Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 12.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on advancements in grouting technology, particularly in the context of tunnel construction and soil stabilization. It covers topics such as cementitious grouts, colloidal silica, polyurethane, rock fractures, and permeation grouting for mitigating liquefaction risk.
- Grouting
- Tunnel
- Cementitious
- Colloidal Silica
- Liquefaction
- Polyurethane
- Rock Fractures
- Soil Stabilization
- Hydraulic Grouts
- Permeation Grouting
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +34% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.4k and 477 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.4k works
- 2 India 477 works
- 3 United States 334 works
- 4 Iran 168 works
- 5 Japan 131 works
- 6 Türkiye 120 works
- 7 Iraq 113 works
- 8 Indonesia 107 works
- 9 United Kingdom 90 works
- 10 France 87 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Mining and Technology publishes the most Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics research, followed by Tongji University and Hohai University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China University of Mining and Technology China 133 works
- 2 Tongji University China 102 works
- 3 Hohai University China 75 works
- 4 Central South University China 74 works
- 5 Chang'an University China 60 works
- 6 Southwest Jiaotong University China 51 works
- 7 Southeast University China 51 works
- 8 Chongqing University China 47 works
- 9 Shandong University of Science and Technology China 46 works
- 10 Shandong University China 45 works
Who are the leading researchers in Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics include Xiaogang Wang, Y. Arai and Karen Scrivener.
- 1 Xiaogang Wang 13k citations
- 2 Y. Arai 6k citations
- 3 Karen Scrivener 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics research done?
The largest centres of Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fuxin, Xuzhou and Jiaozuo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FuxinCN · 34.0 works32×
- XuzhouCN · 140.3 works25×
- JiaozuoCN · 44.4 works23×
- HuainanCN · 39.7 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Guilan, China University of Mining and Technology and Tongji 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 | University of Guilan Iran | 74.3 | 66.2% | 13.6× | 11 | +400.0% |
| 2 | China University of Mining and Technology China | 55.5 | 17.4% | 27.7× | 133 | -20.4% |
| 3 | Tongji University China | 54.6 | 20.2% | 13.2× | 102 | -43.3% |
| 4 | Chang'an University China | 54.1 | 28.5% | 26.1× | 60 | -42.7% |
| 5 | Hohai University China | 49.8 | 15.7% | 22.4× | 75 | -49.6% |
| 6 | Southwest Jiaotong University China | 49.2 | 22.0% | 10.9× | 51 | -63.7% |
| 7 | Shandong University of Science and Technology China | 48.6 | 18.1% | 15.4× | 46 | -12.0% |
| 8 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore | 47.4 | 32.2% | 3.8× | 19 | +117.0% |
| 9 | University of Technology - Iraq Iraq | 46.2 | 7.9% | 12.1× | 17 | +127.9% |
| 10 | Southeast University China | 46.1 | 29.2% | 6.2× | 51 | -12.8% |
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 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics.
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.