Process Optimization and Integration
Process Optimization and Integration is a research topic within Control and Systems Engineering. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 19.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers the state-of-the-art in process optimization under uncertainty, focusing on areas such as process intensification, scheduling, distillation, supply chain optimization, and the application of mathematical programming techniques. It also explores energy efficiency, water network synthesis, and sustainability metrics in the context of chemical processes.
- Optimization
- Process Intensification
- Scheduling
- Distillation
- Supply Chain
- Uncertainty
- Mathematical Programming
- Energy Efficiency
- Water Network Synthesis
- Sustainability Metrics
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Process Optimization and Integration research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (884 and 426 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 884 works
- 2 United States 426 works
- 3 India 271 works
- 4 Germany 228 works
- 5 Russia 172 works
- 6 United Kingdom 144 works
- 7 Brazil 130 works
- 8 Iran 129 works
- 9 Indonesia 112 works
- 10 France 106 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 Process Optimization and Integration research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Qingdao University of Science and Technology publishes the most Process Optimization and Integration research, followed by East China University of Science and Technology and Tianjin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 46 works
- 2 East China University of Science and Technology China 36 works
- 3 Tianjin University China 26 works
- 4 Texas A&M University United States 24 works
- 5 Imperial College London United Kingdom 24 works
- 6 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 23 works
- 7 Universidad de Guanajuato Mexico 23 works
- 8 RWTH Aachen University Germany 23 works
- 9 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China 22 works
- 10 Diponegoro University Indonesia 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Process Optimization and Integration?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Process Optimization and Integration include Kalyanmoy Deb, İbrahim Dinçer and MengChu Zhou.
- 1 Kalyanmoy Deb 6.7k citations
- 2 İbrahim Dinçer 5.9k citations
- 3 MengChu Zhou 4.4k citations
- 4 Manfred Morari 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Process Optimization and Integration research done?
The largest centres of Process Optimization and Integration research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Shanghai (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guanajuato City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Guanajuato CityMX · 22.6 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Process Optimization and Integration than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Process Optimization and Integration?
Among universities, judged by research, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Changzhou University and Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus 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 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China | 70.0 | 32.9% | 30.1× | 46 | +15.2% |
| 2 | Changzhou University China | 63.8 | 49.3% | 12.8× | 14 | -23.7% |
| 3 | Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus Malaysia | 63.2 | 34.0% | 81.9× | 9 | — |
| 4 | China University of Petroleum, East China China | 58.6 | 20.9% | 10.9× | 21 | +85.8% |
| 5 | Universidad de Guanajuato Mexico | 57.6 | 15.6% | 37.9× | 23 | +92.9% |
| 6 | Imperial College London United Kingdom | 55.8 | 22.5% | 6.5× | 24 | +47.0% |
| 7 | East China University of Science and Technology China | 54.8 | 15.7% | 17.5× | 36 | -24.6% |
| 8 | Texas A&M University United States | 53.5 | 21.1% | 7.8× | 24 | +39.6% |
| 9 | Carnegie Mellon University United States | 51.8 | 12.1% | 12.0× | 20 | +30.4% |
| 10 | Technical University of Denmark Denmark | 51.5 | 9.3% | 9.3× | 20 | +29.5% |
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 Process Optimization and Integration research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Process Optimization and Integration.
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.