Mechanical Behavior of Composites
Mechanical Behavior of Composites is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 46k 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 advances in composite materials and structures, with a particular emphasis on topics such as delamination, cohesive zone models, fiber-reinforced composites, finite element analysis, adhesive joints, ballistic impact, damage modeling, fracture mechanics, and textile composites. The papers cover a wide range of research areas including simulation, experimental analysis, and mechanical behavior of composite materials.
- Delamination
- Cohesive Zone Models
- Fiber-Reinforced Composites
- Finite Element Analysis
- Adhesive Joints
- Ballistic Impact
- Damage Modeling
- Fracture Mechanics
- Textile Composites
- Mechanical Behavior
- Research works
- 46k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mechanical Behavior of Composites research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.5k and 670 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.5k works
- 2 India 670 works
- 3 United States 560 works
- 4 Germany 369 works
- 5 Türkiye 301 works
- 6 United Kingdom 271 works
- 7 France 262 works
- 8 Japan 244 works
- 9 Italy 223 works
- 10 Iran 220 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 Mechanical Behavior of Composites research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics publishes the most Mechanical Behavior of Composites research, followed by Northwestern Polytechnical University and Harbin Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 102 works
- 2 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 101 works
- 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 88 works
- 4 Donghua UniversityChina 60 works
- 5 Beihang UniversityChina 54 works
- 6 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 52 works
- 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 50 works
- 8 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 46 works
- 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 44 works
- 10 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 40 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mechanical Behavior of Composites?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mechanical Behavior of Composites include Seeram Ramakrishna, Lei Jiang and Soo‐Jin Park.
- 1 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 5.1k citations
- 2 Lei Jiang China 3.8k citations
- 3 Soo‐Jin Park South Korea 3.2k citations
- 4 John W. Hutchinson United States 3.2k citations
- 5 A.G. Evans United States 3.2k citations
- 6 Victor C. Li United States 3k citations
- 7 J. N. Reddy United States 2.9k citations
- 8 Zdeněk P. Bažant United States 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mechanical Behavior of Composites research done?
The largest centres of Mechanical Behavior of Composites research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China).
Where is the best place to study Mechanical Behavior of Composites?
Among universities, judged by research, Lublin University of Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 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 | Lublin University of TechnologyPoland | 66.9 | 29.7% | 32.8× | 22 | +194.8% |
| 2 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 65.6 | 27.2% | 12.0× | 101 | +12.3% |
| 3 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 61.5 | 15.4% | 15.5× | 102 | +59.3% |
| 4 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 59.2 | 33.9% | 7.3× | 88 | -14.8% |
| 5 | Hunan UniversityChina | 57.2 | 33.8% | 5.1× | 26 | +199.2% |
| 6 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 57.1 | 23.5% | 8.1× | 40 | +46.5% |
| 7 | Zagazig UniversityEgypt | 56.6 | 54.1% | 4.2× | 12 | +120.9% |
| 8 | Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates | 55.5 | 28.0% | 6.2× | 11 | +204.9% |
| 9 | Donghua UniversityChina | 55.1 | 16.9% | 22.5× | 60 | +0.8% |
| 10 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 54.3 | 26.9% | 5.9× | 52 | +100.4% |
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 Mechanical Behavior of Composites research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mechanical Behavior of Composites.
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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.