Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies is a research topic within Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the rheological behavior of complex fluids and polymers, including topics such as viscoelasticity, thixotropy, large amplitude oscillatory shear, drag reduction, entanglement dynamics, molecular modeling, and microfluidic rheometry.
- Rheology
- Complex Fluids
- Polymers
- Viscoelasticity
- Thixotropy
- Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear
- Drag Reduction
- Entanglement Dynamics
- Molecular Modeling
- Microfluidic Rheometry
- Research works
- 37k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (524 and 438 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 524 works
- 2 United States 438 works
- 3 India 368 works
- 4 France 179 works
- 5 Germany 177 works
- 6 Pakistan 150 works
- 7 Russia 146 works
- 8 Japan 141 works
- 9 United Kingdom 132 works
- 10 Saudi Arabia 90 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 Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies research, followed by COMSATS University Islamabad and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 28 works
- 2 COMSATS University Islamabad Pakistan 16 works
- 3 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States 16 works
- 4 Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan 15 works
- 5 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 14 works
- 6 King Khalid University Saudi Arabia 14 works
- 7 Purdue University West Lafayette United States 14 works
- 8 Zhejiang University China 14 works
- 9 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 13 works
- 10 University of British Columbia Canada 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies include George Em Karniadakis, Tasawar Hayat and P. G. de Gennes.
- 1 George Em Karniadakis 6.3k citations
- 2 Tasawar Hayat 4.6k citations
- 3 P. G. de Gennes 4.3k citations
- 4 Paul J. Flory 3.7k citations
- 5 Kurt Binder 3.5k citations
- 6 J. N. Reddy 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies research done?
The largest centres of Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Islamabad (Pakistan), Paris (France) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Islamabad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IslamabadPK · 62.3 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, King Khalid University, Islamia University of Bahawalpur and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate 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 | King Khalid University Saudi Arabia | 79.8 | 28.3% | 11.3× | 14 | — |
| 2 | Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan | 73.3 | 26.0% | 26.6× | 15 | — |
| 3 | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University Japan | 63.8 | 21.3% | 58.2× | 10 | — |
| 4 | International Islamic University, Islamabad Pakistan | 56.3 | 10.1% | 27.2× | 10 | +164.2% |
| 5 | COMSATS University Islamabad Pakistan | 54.4 | 7.0% | 20.6× | 16 | -4.6% |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States | 52.9 | 21.8% | 5.5× | 16 | +22.3% |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar India | 48.1 | 10.4% | 26.1× | 11 | +76.0% |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur India | 43.6 | 6.1% | 11.5× | 13 | +17.1% |
| 9 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India | 42.0 | 14.4% | 3.7× | 12 | +149.9% |
| 10 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom | 41.6 | 27.3% | 2.4× | 9 | -7.6% |
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 Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies.
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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.