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Simulation and Modeling Applications

Simulation and Modeling Applications is a research topic within Control and Systems Engineering. Science Explorer counts 60k research works in it since 1950. 1.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the simulation and optimization of industrial processes, including the use of virtual reality, training systems, network simulation, collision detection, and tactical communication. It covers topics such as Flexsim, modeling, and industrial enterprise applications.

  • Simulation
  • Optimization
  • Virtual Reality
  • Training System
  • Network Simulation
  • Collision Detection
  • Tactical Communication
  • Modeling
  • Flexsim
  • Industrial Enterprise
Research works
60k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
1.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-68%
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Which countries lead Simulation and Modeling Applications research?

By volume, China and Japan publish the most (2.7k and 151 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.7k works
  2. 2 Japan 151 works
  3. 3 United States 122 works
  4. 4 India 83 works
  5. 5 South Korea 74 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 56 works
  7. 7 ?? 51 works
  8. 8 Russia 46 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 33 works
  10. 10 Malaysia 29 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.

China: 80.6%Japan: 4.5%United States: 3.7%India: 2.5%6 others listed: 8.7%81%largest
China2,686 · 80.6%Japan151 · 4.5%United States122 · 3.7%India83 · 2.5%6 others listed289 · 8.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Simulation and Modeling Applications research?

By volume in 2022–2025, National University of Defense Technology publishes the most Simulation and Modeling Applications research, followed by Beijing Institute of Technology and Wuhan University of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 34 works
  2. 2 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 31 works
  3. 3 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 29 works
  4. 4 Tongji UniversityChina 28 works
  5. 5 Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (China)China 27 works
  6. 6 Beihang UniversityChina 24 works
  7. 7 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 22 works
  8. 8 China Automotive Technology and Research CenterChina 21 works
  9. 9 Chang'an UniversityChina 21 works
  10. 10 Shenyang Jianzhu UniversityChina 21 works

Who are the leading researchers in Simulation and Modeling Applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Simulation and Modeling Applications include Yang Liu.

  1. 1 Yang Liu Singapore 3.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Simulation and Modeling Applications research done?

The largest centres of Simulation and Modeling Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Wuhan (China) and Xi'an (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 496 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 176 works
  3. 3 Wuhan China 149 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 142 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 116 works
  6. 6 Tianjin China 99 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 90 works
  8. 8 Chengdu China 80 works
  9. 9 Chongqing China 80 works
  10. 10 Changsha China 68 works
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Where is the best place to study Simulation and Modeling Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, National University of Defense Technology, Wuhan University of Technology and Beijing Institute of Technology 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 6.21%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →National University of Defense Technology: 34, 6.9%Wuhan University of Technology: 29, 2.7%Beijing Institute of Technology: 31, 5.2%Chang'an University: 21, 2.1%Southwest Jiaotong University: 22, 6.1%Beijing Jiaotong University: 19, 5.2%Tongji University: 28, 3.7%Hubei University of Technology: 16, 2.1%China University of Mining and Technology: 8, 23.9%Beihang University: 24, 4.2%National University …Beijing Institute of…Wuhan University of …Chang'an University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 National University of Defense TechnologyChina 54.56.9%12.4×34 -83.6%
2 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 51.52.7%10.4×29 -85.7%
3 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 48.45.2%7.4×31 -79.5%
4 Chang'an UniversityChina 47.42.1%16.1×21 -74.8%
5 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 46.46.1%8.1×22 -87.2%
6 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 46.05.2%9.0×19 -77.7%
7 Tongji UniversityChina 44.73.7%6.3×28 -83.4%
8 Hubei University of TechnologyChina 41.32.1%18.7×16 -79.5%
9 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 40.823.9%3.0×8 -86.4%
10 Beihang UniversityChina 40.74.2%6.3×24 -77.2%

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 Simulation and Modeling Applications research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2010.

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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.