Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 13.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the finite element simulation, experimental validation, and various aspects of fretting wear, including wear mechanisms, high-temperature sliding wear, fretting fatigue, surface modification technologies, oxidational wear, corrosion fatigue, and wire rope behavior.
- Fretting Wear
- Finite Element Simulation
- Experimental Validation
- Wear Mechanisms
- High-Temperature Sliding Wear
- Fretting Fatigue
- Surface Modification Technologies
- Oxidational Wear
- Corrosion Fatigue
- Wire Rope
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.4k and 266 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.4k works
- 2 United States 266 works
- 3 India 214 works
- 4 Germany 205 works
- 5 Japan 178 works
- 6 United Kingdom 143 works
- 7 France 125 works
- 8 Italy 105 works
- 9 Russia 82 works
- 10 South Korea 76 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Southwest Jiaotong University publishes the most Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis research, followed by Tongji University and Chongqing University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 144 works
- 2 Tongji UniversityChina 57 works
- 3 Chongqing UniversityChina 43 works
- 4 Tianjin UniversityChina 42 works
- 5 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 41 works
- 6 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 38 works
- 7 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 35 works
- 8 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 35 works
- 9 Northeastern UniversityChina 34 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 34 works
Who are the leading researchers in Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis include Lei Jiang, Yang Liu and John W. Hutchinson.
- 1 Lei Jiang China 3.8k citations
- 2 Yang Liu Singapore 3.4k citations
- 3 John W. Hutchinson United States 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis research done?
The largest centres of Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chengdu (China), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China).
Where is the best place to study Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Southwest Jiaotong University, Northeastern University and Hong Kong Polytechnic 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina | 65.8 | 23.4% | 39.1× | 144 | -8.2% |
| 2 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 55.6 | 28.9% | 8.1× | 34 | +14.3% |
| 3 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 50.4 | 27.0% | 3.4× | 14 | +130.6% |
| 4 | Tongji UniversityChina | 50.3 | 13.8% | 9.3× | 57 | -24.3% |
| 5 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 49.2 | 15.4% | 8.2× | 43 | +24.6% |
| 6 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 49.0 | 25.3% | 5.3× | 17 | +87.7% |
| 7 | Dalian University of TechnologyChina | 48.4 | 15.6% | 9.0× | 41 | -14.2% |
| 8 | Shanghai UniversityChina | 47.3 | 41.8% | 4.6× | 16 | -28.1% |
| 9 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 46.3 | 24.4% | 6.5× | 36 | -22.6% |
| 10 | Tianjin UniversityChina | 45.7 | 14.5% | 7.4× | 42 | +18.5% |
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 stress and fatigue analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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