Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 19.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on soil mechanics in geotechnical engineering practice, with a particular emphasis on topics such as liquefaction resistance, particle shape effects on soil behavior, deformation measurement techniques, shear deformation of granular media, cone penetration tests, breakage mechanics, assessment of soil liquefaction potential, numerical simulations of granular media behavior, pile foundation design, and geotechnical centrifuge modelling.
- Liquefaction Resistance
- Particle Shape Effects
- Deformation Measurement
- Shear Deformation
- Cone Penetration Tests
- Breakage Mechanics
- Soil Liquefaction Potential
- Granular Media Simulation
- Pile Foundation Design
- Geotechnical Centrifuge Modelling
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +54% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.2k and 480 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.2k works
- 2 India 480 works
- 3 United States 429 works
- 4 Indonesia 214 works
- 5 United Kingdom 185 works
- 6 Japan 173 works
- 7 Iran 164 works
- 8 Australia 149 works
- 9 Canada 140 works
- 10 Türkiye 132 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics research, followed by Zhejiang University and Hohai University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji University China 101 works
- 2 Zhejiang University China 65 works
- 3 Hohai University China 62 works
- 4 Tianjin University China 56 works
- 5 Southeast University China 47 works
- 6 Chongqing University China 41 works
- 7 Dalian University of Technology China 41 works
- 8 Central South University China 40 works
- 9 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 37 works
- 10 Beijing University of Technology China 36 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics include O. C. Zienkiewicz.
- 1 O. C. Zienkiewicz 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics research done?
The largest centres of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Roorkee.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RoorkeeIN · 39.1 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Geosciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chang'an University 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 | China University of Geosciences China | 72.4 | 35.7% | 9.4× | 24 | +83.5% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong | 68.5 | 24.2% | 7.8× | 37 | +83.6% |
| 3 | Chang'an University China | 68.0 | 21.4% | 14.7× | 30 | +163.5% |
| 4 | National Institute of Technology Patna India | 64.3 | 34.3% | 16.6× | 13 | — |
| 5 | Tongji University China | 63.9 | 14.1% | 14.4× | 102 | +34.7% |
| 6 | Beijing University of Technology China | 61.7 | 17.3% | 9.2× | 36 | +139.9% |
| 7 | Chongqing University China | 61.5 | 17.7% | 6.9× | 41 | +787.8% |
| 8 | Wenzhou University China | 59.5 | 19.6% | 13.5× | 16 | +127.2% |
| 9 | Hohai University China | 57.4 | 12.3% | 20.4× | 62 | +19.3% |
| 10 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee India | 56.3 | 13.3% | 14.1× | 35 | +74.0% |
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 Soil Mechanics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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