Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Topic · Civil and Structural Engineering

Geotechnical and Mining Engineering

Geotechnical and Mining Engineering is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 3k research works in it since 1957. 6.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the effects of mining activities on surface deformations, environmental impact, subsidence forecasting, building damage, vibrational comfort, soil quality assessment, geotechnical engineering, and seismic activity in mining areas.

  • Mining Deformations
  • Surface Monitoring
  • Environmental Impact
  • Subsidence Forecasting
  • Geological Conditions
  • Building Damage
  • Vibrational Comfort
  • Soil Quality Assessment
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Seismic Activity
Research works
3k
fractional, since 1957
In the world top 10%
193
per year above
Top-10% rate
6.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-64%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Geotechnical and Mining Engineering research?

By volume, Poland and China publish the most (143 and 15 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Poland 143 works
  2. 2 China 15 works
  3. 3 Ukraine 6 works
  4. 4 United States 5 works
  5. 5 Russia 4 works
  6. 6 Czechia 4 works
  7. 7 Romania 3 works
  8. 8 India 3 works
  9. 9 Vietnam 3 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 2 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Poland: 76.0%China: 8.1%Ukraine: 3.4%United States: 2.9%6 others listed: 9.6%76%largest
Poland143 · 76.0%China15 · 8.1%Ukraine6 · 3.4%United States5 · 2.9%6 others listed18 · 9.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Geotechnical and Mining Engineering research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Silesian University of Technology publishes the most Geotechnical and Mining Engineering research, followed by AGH University of Krakow and Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland 17 works
  2. 2 AGH University of KrakowPoland 13 works
  3. 3 Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyPoland 13 works
  4. 4 Poznań University of TechnologyPoland 5 works
  5. 5 Warsaw University of TechnologyPoland 5 works
  6. 6 Central Mining InstitutePoland 4 works
  7. 7 Poltegor InstitutePoland 4 works
  8. 8 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 4 works
  9. 9 Polish Geological InstitutePoland 3 works
  10. 10 Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland 3 works

Where is Geotechnical and Mining Engineering research done?

The largest centres of Geotechnical and Mining Engineering research in 2022–2025 are Krakow (Poland), Warsaw (Poland), Wrocław (Poland) and Gliwice (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wrocław, Krakow and Warsaw.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Krakow Poland 27 works
  2. 2 Warsaw Poland 26 works
  3. 3 Wrocław Poland 21 works
  4. 4 Gliwice Poland 17 works
  5. 5 Katowice Poland 10 works
  6. 6 Poznań Poland 9 works
  7. 7 Lublin Poland 5 works
  8. 8 Gdańsk Poland 4 works
  9. 9 Beijing China 4 works
  10. 10 Białystok Poland 3 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. WrocławPL · 20.6 works139×
  2. KrakowPL · 26.5 works79×
  3. WarsawPL · 25.9 works42×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geotechnical and Mining Engineering than the world average.

See Geotechnical and Mining Engineering on the map

Where is the best place to study Geotechnical and Mining Engineering?

Among universities, judged by research, Silesian University of Technology, AGH University of Krakow and Wrocław University of Science and Technology 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Silesian University of TechnologyPoland 44.42.0%332.0×16 +105.1%
2 AGH University of KrakowPoland 41.84.4%169.8×13 +61.6%
3 Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyPoland 10.00.9%386.6×13 +56.7%

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 Mining Engineering research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Geotechnical and Mining Engineering.

19801990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.