Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
Metal Forming Simulation Techniques is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 12.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of ductile fracture in sheet metal forming processes, with an emphasis on anisotropic yield functions, plasticity, and fracture mechanics. It covers topics such as incremental forming, formability, triaxial loading effects, void growth, microforming, and springback simulation.
- Ductile Fracture
- Sheet Metal Forming
- Anisotropic Yield Function
- Plasticity and Fracture
- Incremental Forming
- Formability
- Triaxial Loading
- Void Growth
- Microforming
- Springback Simulation
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Metal Forming Simulation Techniques research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.7k and 529 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 India 529 works
- 3 Germany 396 works
- 4 United States 344 works
- 5 Japan 292 works
- 6 South Korea 151 works
- 7 Russia 150 works
- 8 Iran 139 works
- 9 France 138 works
- 10 Indonesia 134 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.
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Which institutions lead Metal Forming Simulation Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes the most Metal Forming Simulation Techniques research, followed by Central South University and Harbin Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 69 works
- 2 Central South UniversityChina 53 works
- 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 50 works
- 4 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 50 works
- 5 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 47 works
- 6 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 44 works
- 7 Yanshan UniversityChina 43 works
- 8 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 36 works
- 9 Northeastern UniversityChina 35 works
- 10 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in Metal Forming Simulation Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Metal Forming Simulation Techniques include Dierk Raabe, Ted Belytschko and John W. Hutchinson.
- 1 Dierk Raabe Germany 4.5k citations
- 2 Ted Belytschko United States 4.1k citations
- 3 John W. Hutchinson United States 3.2k citations
- 4 Terence G. Langdon United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Metal Forming Simulation Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Metal Forming Simulation Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Paderborn, Qinhuangdao and Aachen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PaderbornDE · 23.0 works25×
- QinhuangdaoCN · 43.5 works20×
- AachenDE · 47.1 works10.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Metal Forming Simulation Techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Metal Forming Simulation Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, Taiyuan University of Technology, Universität der Bundeswehr München and Imperial College London 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 | Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina | 64.0 | 23.5% | 9.9× | 22 | -17.2% |
| 2 | Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenGermany | 63.5 | 20.6% | 15.8× | 10 | +143.6% |
| 3 | Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom | 59.5 | 19.8% | 4.3× | 21 | +149.6% |
| 4 | RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany | 56.6 | 7.4% | 11.5× | 44 | +19.9% |
| 5 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 55.4 | 14.7% | 6.0× | 69 | -9.3% |
| 6 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 55.1 | 9.7% | 11.8× | 50 | -40.8% |
| 7 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 55.0 | 17.4% | 7.4× | 35 | -11.1% |
| 8 | Central South UniversityChina | 54.5 | 18.0% | 6.1× | 54 | -43.4% |
| 9 | Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran | 54.4 | 12.8% | 10.1× | 15 | +65.6% |
| 10 | University of New HampshireUnited States | 53.1 | 13.4% | 22.4× | 11 | +66.0% |
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 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Metal Forming Simulation Techniques.
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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.