Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability
Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability is a research topic within Ocean Engineering. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 12.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the comprehensive analysis, verification, and validation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for ship hydrodynamics. It covers topics such as ship maneuvering, hydrodynamic optimization, added resistance, numerical uncertainty estimation, propeller performance, wave interactions, maneuvering coefficients, and ship motion prediction. The papers also delve into the hydroelastic effects of ships in various sea conditions.
- CFD Simulations
- Ship Maneuvering
- Hydrodynamic Optimization
- Added Resistance
- Numerical Uncertainty
- Propeller Performance
- Wave Interactions
- Maneuvering Coefficients
- Ship Motion Prediction
- Hydroelastic Effects
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +46% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 157 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 United States 157 works
- 3 Indonesia 149 works
- 4 South Korea 116 works
- 5 Japan 95 works
- 6 United Kingdom 94 works
- 7 Italy 92 works
- 8 India 80 works
- 9 Norway 75 works
- 10 Türkiye 63 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 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Engineering University publishes the most Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability research, followed by Wuhan University of Technology and Dalian Maritime University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 86 works
- 2 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 86 works
- 3 Dalian Maritime UniversityChina 80 works
- 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 58 works
- 5 Wuhan Ship Development & Design InstituteChina 40 works
- 6 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway 39 works
- 7 Shanghai Maritime UniversityChina 39 works
- 8 Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 33 works
- 9 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 32 works
- 10 Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyChina 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability include Seyedali Mirjalili, C. Guedes Soares and Hui Li.
- 1 Seyedali Mirjalili Australia 7.6k citations
- 2 C. Guedes Soares Portugal 2.7k citations
- 3 Hui Li China 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability research done?
The largest centres of Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability research in 2022–2025 are Wuhan (China), Shanghai (China), Dalian (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Trondheim, Dalian and Busan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TrondheimNO · 48.0 works22×
- DalianCN · 117.8 works17×
- BusanKR · 38.7 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Lisbon, University of Strathclyde and Dalian Maritime 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 | University of LisbonPortugal | 71.1 | 29.9% | 11.3× | 19 | +227.3% |
| 2 | University of StrathclydeUnited Kingdom | 68.0 | 27.1% | 35.3× | 26 | +122.2% |
| 3 | Dalian Maritime UniversityChina | 64.6 | 24.5% | 80.0× | 80 | +42.7% |
| 4 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina | 62.3 | 19.8% | 39.1× | 86 | +25.2% |
| 5 | Harbin Engineering UniversityChina | 61.2 | 20.9% | 60.5× | 86 | +4.9% |
| 6 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 60.5 | 17.6% | 26.4× | 39 | +10.6% |
| 7 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 60.2 | 20.1% | 9.8× | 58 | +31.2% |
| 8 | Aalto UniversityFinland | 60.0 | 38.7% | 12.5× | 10 | -8.8% |
| 9 | Institute of Marine EngineeringItaly | 57.8 | 33.6% | 385.4× | 10 | — |
| 10 | Chalmers University of TechnologySweden | 57.6 | 27.3% | 21.7× | 15 | +0.3% |
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 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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