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Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation

Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 5.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the failure analysis, fracture mechanisms, and fatigue fractures of mechanical components such as crankshafts, connecting rods, and shafts. It covers stress analysis, root cause analysis, and corrosion failures in various industrial applications.

  • Failure Analysis
  • Fracture Mechanisms
  • Fatigue Fracture
  • Crankshaft Failure
  • Connecting Rod
  • Stress Analysis
  • Fractography
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Corrosion Failures
  • Metal Fatigue
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
831
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+7%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation research?

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (906 and 227 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 906 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 227 works
  3. 3 United States 211 works
  4. 4 India 200 works
  5. 5 Germany 112 works
  6. 6 Russia 71 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 64 works
  8. 8 Japan 60 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 57 works
  10. 10 South Korea 44 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.

China: 46.4%Indonesia: 11.6%United States: 10.8%India: 10.3%6 others listed: 20.9%46%largest
China906 · 46.4%Indonesia227 · 11.6%United States211 · 10.8%India200 · 10.3%6 others listed408 · 20.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (China) publishes the most Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation research, followed by Northwestern Polytechnical University and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (China) China 20 works
  2. 2 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 19 works
  3. 3 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 19 works
  4. 4 Beihang University China 18 works
  5. 5 Chongqing University China 13 works
  6. 6 Southwest Jiaotong University China 13 works
  7. 7 Wuhan University of Technology China 12 works
  8. 8 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 12 works
  9. 9 University of Singaperbangsa Karawang Indonesia 11 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang University China 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation include Robert O. Ritchie.

  1. 1 Robert O. Ritchie 2.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation research done?

The largest centres of Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mumbai, Shenyang and Dalian.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 168 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 82 works
  3. 3 Xi'an China 56 works
  4. 4 Wuhan China 42 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 41 works
  6. 6 Chengdu China 39 works
  7. 7 Hangzhou China 33 works
  8. 8 Jakarta Indonesia 31 works
  9. 9 Chongqing China 27 works
  10. 10 Shenyang China 27 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MumbaiIN · 24.2 works4.0×
  2. ShenyangCN · 26.8 works3.8×
  3. DalianCN · 21.2 works3.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation?

Among universities, judged by research, Chongqing University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Southwest Petroleum 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.

0%20%40%mean 15.17%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chongqing University: 13, 40.2%Northwestern Polytechnical University: 19, 14.2%Southwest Petroleum University: 10, 17.7%Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics: 19, 9.5%Lanzhou University of Technology: 10, 24.8%Beihang University: 18, 7.5%Xi'an Jiaotong University: 12, 21.4%Southwest Jiaotong University: 13, 11.6%University of Singaperbangsa Karawang: 11, 0.0%Harbin Engineering University: 10, 4.8%Chongqing UniversitySouthwest Petroleum …Northwestern Polytec…Nanjing University o…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Chongqing University China 58.140.2%5.0×13 -45.6%
2Northwestern Polytechnical University China 52.614.2%6.8×19 -29.0%
3Southwest Petroleum University China 51.917.7%12.4×10 +3.9%
4Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 51.19.5%8.6×19 -47.7%
5Lanzhou University of Technology China 50.624.8%12.5×10 -74.6%
6Beihang University China 46.87.5%6.7×18 -18.6%
7Xi'an Jiaotong University China 45.421.4%3.0×12 +62.0%
8Southwest Jiaotong University China 40.911.6%6.9×13 -42.7%
9University of Singaperbangsa Karawang Indonesia 38.20.0%11.4×11 —
10Harbin Engineering University China 36.24.8%8.2×10 -20.8%

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 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation.

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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.