Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1951. 18.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the strengthening and analysis of masonry structures, particularly in the context of seismic events and historic constructions. It covers topics such as textile reinforced mortar, FRP strengthening, structural assessment, nonlinear behavior, seismic vulnerability, limit analysis, and damage assessment.
- Masonry Strengthening
- Seismic Analysis
- Historic Constructions
- Textile Reinforced Mortar
- FRP Strengthening
- Structural Assessment
- Nonlinear Behavior
- Seismic Vulnerability
- Limit Analysis
- Damage Assessment
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +62% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis research?
By volume, Italy and China publish the most (605 and 597 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Italy 605 works
- 2 China 597 works
- 3 India 311 works
- 4 Türkiye 250 works
- 5 United States 153 works
- 6 Canada 122 works
- 7 United Kingdom 115 works
- 8 Iran 109 works
- 9 Portugal 99 works
- 10 France 93 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 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Politecnico di Milano publishes the most Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis research, followed by University of Naples Federico II and University of Minho.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 81 works
- 2 University of Naples Federico IIItaly 68 works
- 3 University of MinhoPortugal 45 works
- 4 Tongji UniversityChina 40 works
- 5 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 38 works
- 6 Southeast UniversityChina 28 works
- 7 University of FlorenceItaly 26 works
- 8 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 26 works
- 9 University of BolognaItaly 20 works
- 10 Istanbul Technical UniversityTürkiye 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis include Hong Hao, Caijun Shi and Anil K. Chopra.
- 1 Hong Hao Australia 2.5k citations
- 2 Caijun Shi China 2.3k citations
- 3 Anil K. Chopra United States 1.5k citations
- 4 Paulo B. Lourénço Portugal 1.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Milan (Italy), Naples (Italy) and Rome (Italy). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Braga, Pavia and Naples.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BragaPT · 44.8 works30×
- PaviaIT · 36.3 works26×
- NaplesIT · 79.1 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Milano, University of Naples Federico II and University of Minho 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 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 72.5 | 16.3% | 31.9× | 81 | +150.8% |
| 2 | University of Naples Federico IIItaly | 70.0 | 19.2% | 32.1× | 68 | +97.1% |
| 3 | University of MinhoPortugal | 65.7 | 19.5% | 35.4× | 45 | +71.0% |
| 4 | University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Italy | 63.5 | 37.3% | 11.7× | 8 | — |
| 5 | University of CalabriaItaly | 61.9 | 20.0% | 18.0× | 12 | +320.4% |
| 6 | University of SalernoItaly | 61.5 | 24.4% | 10.3× | 11 | +156.1% |
| 7 | University of Chieti-PescaraItaly | 59.6 | 17.2% | 22.5× | 12 | +306.5% |
| 8 | Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di PaviaItaly | 58.5 | 12.7% | 148.1× | 14 | +386.1% |
| 9 | University of FlorenceItaly | 57.4 | 10.7% | 14.2× | 26 | +147.4% |
| 10 | Tongji UniversityChina | 56.5 | 20.0% | 8.6× | 40 | +30.9% |
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 Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis.
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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.