Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis is a research topic within Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 22.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on geotechnical engineering, particularly on factors of safety and reliability. It covers topics such as slope stability analysis, spatial variability of soil properties, probabilistic methods for stability analysis, tunneling effects, and ground movements due to excavation. The papers also delve into finite element analysis, Bayesian optimization for predicting soil properties, and the impact of tunneling on existing infrastructure.
- Slope Stability Analysis
- Spatial Variability
- Probabilistic Methods
- Tunneling
- Soil Properties
- Reliability Analysis
- Finite Element Analysis
- Bayesian Optimization
- Ground Movements
- Excavation
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +75% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (4.3k and 679 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 4.3k works
- 2 India 679 works
- 3 United States 400 works
- 4 Iran 192 works
- 5 Türkiye 180 works
- 6 United Kingdom 149 works
- 7 Australia 148 works
- 8 Italy 143 works
- 9 Indonesia 135 works
- 10 Canada 133 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.
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Which institutions lead Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis research, followed by Southwest Jiaotong University and Central South University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji University China 185 works
- 2 Southwest Jiaotong University China 148 works
- 3 Central South University China 144 works
- 4 China University of Mining and Technology China 106 works
- 5 Hohai University China 97 works
- 6 Chang'an University China 79 works
- 7 Beijing Jiaotong University China 73 works
- 8 China Railway Group (China) China 71 works
- 9 Chongqing University China 63 works
- 10 China University of Geosciences China 62 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis include Zdeněk P. Bažant and Dan M. Frangopol.
- 1 Zdeněk P. Bažant 2.8k citations
- 2 Dan M. Frangopol 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Wuhan (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fuxin, Dhanbad and Xuzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FuxinCN · 24.1 works17×
- DhanbadIN · 26.5 works15×
- XuzhouCN · 109.3 works15×
- PatnaIN · 43.5 works13×
- RoorkeeIN · 46.0 works12×
- YichangCN · 22.1 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Chang'an University, China University of Mining and Technology and China University of Geosciences 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 | Chang'an University China | 74.2 | 33.7% | 26.3× | 80 | +183.6% |
| 2 | China University of Mining and Technology China | 70.6 | 23.1% | 16.8× | 106 | +237.5% |
| 3 | China University of Geosciences China | 70.4 | 46.6% | 17.0× | 62 | +6.6% |
| 4 | Beijing University of Technology China | 68.8 | 37.1% | 10.8× | 61 | +98.5% |
| 5 | Central South University China | 67.3 | 29.4% | 10.9× | 144 | +42.9% |
| 6 | Southwest Jiaotong University China | 66.1 | 30.5% | 23.8× | 148 | +17.8% |
| 7 | Tongji University China | 65.2 | 24.9% | 18.0× | 185 | +18.3% |
| 8 | Thammasat University Thailand | 64.6 | 42.2% | 17.0× | 23 | — |
| 9 | National Institute of Technology Patna India | 64.0 | 42.2% | 27.6× | 32 | — |
| 10 | Chongqing University China | 63.3 | 33.0% | 7.2× | 63 | +153.3% |
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 Engineering and Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 75% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis.
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.