Geotechnical and construction materials studies
Geotechnical and construction materials studies is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 3.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on geotechnical engineering, with an emphasis on road construction and soil properties. It covers topics such as the characterization of lateritic soils, pavement failures, stabilization techniques, geological identification, and foundation design. The research in this cluster contributes to the understanding and improvement of infrastructure development in various geographical locations.
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Road Construction
- Soil Properties
- Lateritic Soils
- Pavement Failure
- Stabilization Techniques
- Geological Characterization
- Highway Engineering
- Compaction Characteristics
- Foundation Design
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 3.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +154% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geotechnical and construction materials studies research?
By volume, Indonesia and India publish the most (7.8k and 257 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Geotechnical and construction materials studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tarumanagara University publishes the most Geotechnical and construction materials studies research, followed by Lampung University and Diponegoro University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 137 works
- 2 Lampung UniversityIndonesia 127 works
- 3 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia 117 works
- 4 Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaIndonesia 111 works
- 5 University of MataramIndonesia 107 works
- 6 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 104 works
- 7 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 101 works
- 8 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 98 works
- 9 Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia 98 works
- 10 State University of PadangIndonesia 98 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geotechnical and construction materials studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geotechnical and construction materials studies include Mark Randolph.
- 1 Mark Randolph Australia 1.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geotechnical and construction materials studies research done?
The largest centres of Geotechnical and construction materials studies research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Semarang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Garut, Abepura and Parepare.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 793 works
- 2 Surabaya Indonesia 580 works
- 3 Bandung Indonesia 410 works
- 4 Semarang Indonesia 381 works
- 5 Makassar Indonesia 352 works
- 6 Medan Indonesia 343 works
- 7 Padang Indonesia 324 works
- 8 Malang Indonesia 304 works
- 9 Yogyakarta Indonesia 299 works
- 10 Bandar Lampung Indonesia 233 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Garut21.6 works110×
- AbepuraID · 22.7 works76×
- ParepareID · 35.3 works46×
- BalikpapanID · 71.2 works41×
- Bau-BauID · 28.6 works37×
- BojonegoroID · 25.1 works33×
- MajalengkaID · 22.6 works32×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geotechnical and construction materials studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geotechnical and construction materials studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia and Universitas Syiah Kuala score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia | 65.9 | 2.0% | 11.7× | 104 | +518.9% |
| 2 | Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 65.8 | 4.6% | 11.7× | 21 | +448.6% |
| 3 | Universitas Syiah KualaIndonesia | 63.5 | 1.6% | 23.3× | 98 | +291.4% |
| 4 | Lambung Mangkurat UniversityIndonesia | 63.3 | 2.3% | 16.1× | 76 | +578.1% |
| 5 | Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia | 61.5 | 1.0% | 10.8× | 98 | +214.1% |
| 6 | Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan AbdullahMalaysia | 60.9 | 9.9% | 6.4× | 13 | +82.3% |
| 7 | Jakarta State PolytechnicIndonesia | 60.7 | 1.4% | 28.2× | 75 | +311.4% |
| 8 | Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia | 60.6 | 2.1% | 9.6× | 62 | +729.0% |
| 9 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 60.2 | 0.5% | 22.2× | 92 | +248.4% |
| 10 | University of MataramIndonesia | 59.5 | 0.3% | 13.4× | 107 | +432.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Geotechnical and construction materials studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 154% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Geotechnical and construction materials studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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