Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics is a research topic within Control and Systems Engineering. Science Explorer counts 34k research works in it since 1950. 10.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics, control, and applications of magnetic levitation systems, including maglev trains, bearingless motors, active magnetic bearings, spacecraft attitude control using control moment gyros, vibration analysis of rotor systems, and fault diagnosis in rotating machinery.
- Magnetic Levitation
- Control Systems
- Active Magnetic Bearings
- Rotor Dynamics
- Nonlinear Control
- Maglev Transportation
- Vibration Analysis
- Bearingless Motors
- Spacecraft Attitude Control
- Fault Diagnosis
- Research works
- 34k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.9k and 380 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.9k works
- 2 India 380 works
- 3 United States 272 works
- 4 Japan 264 works
- 5 South Korea 197 works
- 6 Indonesia 149 works
- 7 United Kingdom 143 works
- 8 Germany 128 works
- 9 Italy 110 works
- 10 Iran 108 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics research, followed by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Southwest Jiaotong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 114 works
- 2 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 106 works
- 3 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 96 works
- 4 Southeast UniversityChina 96 works
- 5 Jiangsu UniversityChina 89 works
- 6 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 77 works
- 7 Tongji UniversityChina 67 works
- 8 Beihang UniversityChina 65 works
- 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 61 works
- 10 Shenyang University of TechnologyChina 55 works
Who are the leading researchers in Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics include Frede Blaabjerg, T.Α. Lipo and Z. Q. Zhu.
- 1 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark 12k citations
- 2 T.Α. Lipo United States 3.5k citations
- 3 Z. Q. Zhu United Kingdom 3.4k citations
- 4 Hirofumi Akagi Japan 3.3k citations
- 5 Roland Siegwart Switzerland 3.3k citations
- 6 Bhim Singh India 3.3k citations
- 7 Johann W. Kolar Switzerland 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhenjiang, Ganzhou and Harbin.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZhenjiangCN · 93.6 works15×
- GanzhouCN · 25.8 works12×
- HarbinCN · 167.0 works7.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, Southwest Jiaotong University, Tongji University and Northeastern 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 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina | 63.3 | 14.3% | 21.8× | 96 | +19.6% |
| 2 | Tongji UniversityChina | 62.5 | 14.3% | 9.1× | 67 | +83.7% |
| 3 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 60.6 | 31.0% | 6.8× | 34 | -12.3% |
| 4 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 60.4 | 11.9% | 8.5× | 77 | +104.5% |
| 5 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 59.5 | 9.2% | 12.1× | 114 | +15.2% |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 58.6 | 9.2% | 20.8× | 106 | +13.5% |
| 7 | Jiangsu UniversityChina | 57.6 | 10.5% | 20.8× | 89 | -18.4% |
| 8 | Southeast UniversityChina | 57.3 | 4.9% | 12.5× | 96 | +46.2% |
| 9 | Beihang UniversityChina | 56.5 | 11.0% | 10.2× | 65 | +7.3% |
| 10 | Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina | 54.0 | 13.8% | 8.7× | 12 | +197.2% |
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 Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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