Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
Non-Destructive Testing Techniques is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 12.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on non-destructive techniques based on eddy current testing, including pulsed eddy current and magnetic flux leakage methods. The papers cover topics such as defect detection, sensor design, feature extraction, and material characterization using advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques.
- Eddy Current Testing
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Pulsed Eddy Current
- Magnetic Flux Leakage
- Defect Detection
- Sensor Design
- Feature Extraction
- Pipeline Inspection
- Material Characterization
- Machine Learning
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Non-Destructive Testing Techniques research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.9k and 802 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.9k works
- 2 United States 802 works
- 3 India 527 works
- 4 Japan 366 works
- 5 Germany 322 works
- 6 United Kingdom 307 works
- 7 South Korea 265 works
- 8 France 223 works
- 9 Russia 191 works
- 10 Italy 176 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Non-Destructive Testing Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes the most Non-Destructive Testing Techniques research, followed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 84 works
- 2 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 75 works
- 3 Harbin Institute of Technology China 70 works
- 4 Northeastern University China 64 works
- 5 Beihang University China 60 works
- 6 Chongqing University China 59 works
- 7 Tianjin University China 54 works
- 8 Southeast University China 52 works
- 9 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 52 works
- 10 Zhejiang University China 50 works
Who are the leading researchers in Non-Destructive Testing Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Non-Destructive Testing Techniques include Dierk Raabe.
- 1 Dierk Raabe 4.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Non-Destructive Testing Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Non-Destructive Testing Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Nanjing (China).
Where is the best place to study Non-Destructive Testing Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, Northeastern University, Southwest Jiaotong University and Hunan 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.
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 | Northeastern University China | 65.4 | 26.7% | 8.2× | 64 | +102.8% |
| 2 | Southwest Jiaotong University China | 60.1 | 30.5% | 7.2× | 50 | +49.9% |
| 3 | Hunan University China | 59.3 | 39.7% | 4.1× | 26 | +158.4% |
| 4 | China University of Petroleum, East China China | 58.5 | 17.8% | 9.7× | 41 | +80.8% |
| 5 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 55.5 | 22.2% | 5.8× | 84 | +44.0% |
| 6 | Chongqing Jiaotong University China | 54.9 | 10.4% | 13.8× | 23 | +172.2% |
| 7 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China | 51.9 | 21.5% | 5.3× | 75 | +30.3% |
| 8 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong | 51.8 | 38.4% | 2.6× | 21 | +29.7% |
| 9 | Beihang University China | 51.6 | 21.8% | 6.0× | 60 | +26.2% |
| 10 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing China | 51.4 | 15.1% | 10.6× | 37 | -13.2% |
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 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Non-Destructive Testing Techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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