Soil, Finite Element Methods
Soil, Finite Element Methods is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 3.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to the fundamentals and applications of finite element analysis, including optimal control, mechanical properties of materials, slope stability, environmental impact, rock mechanics, structural analysis, numerical simulation, geotechnical engineering, and material behavior.
- Finite Element Method
- Optimal Control
- Mechanical Properties
- Slope Stability
- Environmental Impact
- Rock Mechanics
- Structural Analysis
- Numerical Simulation
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Material Behavior
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 340 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 3.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -66% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Soil, Finite Element Methods research?
By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (282 and 105 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 282 works
- 2 Indonesia 105 works
- 3 United States 33 works
- 4 Japan 23 works
- 5 India 20 works
- 6 Russia 11 works
- 7 Germany 8 works
- 8 United Kingdom 8 works
- 9 Vietnam 7 works
- 10 France 7 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 Soil, Finite Element Methods research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation (China) publishes the most Soil, Finite Element Methods research, followed by Dalian University of Technology and China National Petroleum Corporation (China).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation (China)China 5 works
- 2 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 5 works
- 3 China National Petroleum Corporation (China)China 4 works
- 4 Tongji UniversityChina 4 works
- 5 Hohai UniversityChina 4 works
- 6 Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 4 works
- 7 State University of MalangIndonesia 4 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 3 works
- 9 PowerChina (China)China 3 works
- 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 3 works
Who are the leading researchers in Soil, Finite Element Methods?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Soil, Finite Element Methods include O. C. Zienkiewicz.
- 1 O. C. Zienkiewicz United Kingdom 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Soil, Finite Element Methods research done?
The largest centres of Soil, Finite Element Methods research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Beijing.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BeijingCN · 64.1 works3.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Soil, Finite Element Methods than the world average.
Is Soil, Finite Element Methods research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 66% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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