Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
Structural Analysis of Composite Materials is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 10.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the mechanical behavior, performance, and design considerations of laminated glass structures under various loading conditions such as blast, impact, and dynamic loads. It includes topics such as the use of structural adhesives, characterization of polyvinyl butyral, finite element modeling for impact simulation, failure analysis, and fracture mechanics. The research also covers the optimization and experimental investigation of laminated glass beams and windows under different loading scenarios.
- Laminated Glass
- Structural Adhesives
- Blast Loading
- Polyvinyl Butyral
- Finite Element Model
- Glass Beams
- Impact Simulation
- Failure Analysis
- Dynamic Response
- Fracture Mechanics
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Structural Analysis of Composite Materials research?
By volume, China and Germany publish the most (481 and 341 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 481 works
- 2 Germany 341 works
- 3 United States 244 works
- 4 Italy 163 works
- 5 India 146 works
- 6 Poland 93 works
- 7 France 87 works
- 8 Russia 80 works
- 9 Japan 74 works
- 10 United Kingdom 71 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 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Technische Universität Darmstadt publishes the most Structural Analysis of Composite Materials research, followed by Technische Universität Dresden and Politecnico di Milano.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany 27 works
- 2 Technische Universität Dresden Germany 20 works
- 3 Politecnico di Milano Italy 19 works
- 4 Delft University of Technology Netherlands 18 works
- 5 Tongji University China 17 works
- 6 RWTH Aachen University Germany 15 works
- 7 Czech Technical University in Prague Czechia 14 works
- 8 University of Trieste Italy 14 works
- 9 Silesian University of Technology Poland 13 works
- 10 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Structural Analysis of Composite Materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural Analysis of Composite Materials include J. N. Reddy, C. Guedes Soares and Hong Hao.
- 1 J. N. Reddy 2.9k citations
- 2 C. Guedes Soares 2.7k citations
- 3 Hong Hao 2.5k citations
- 4 K.M. Liew 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Structural Analysis of Composite Materials research done?
The largest centres of Structural Analysis of Composite Materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Darmstadt, Stuttgart and Dresden.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DarmstadtDE · 31.5 works25×
- StuttgartDE · 26.2 works12×
- DresdenDE · 24.5 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Structural Analysis of Composite Materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Structural Analysis of Composite Materials?
Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Milano, Technische Universität Darmstadt and Delft University 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.
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 | Politecnico di Milano Italy | 70.5 | 10.5% | 10.7× | 19 | +239.7% |
| 2 | Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany | 70.2 | 5.7% | 32.4× | 27 | +296.9% |
| 3 | Delft University of Technology Netherlands | 66.4 | 5.1% | 10.4× | 18 | +235.6% |
| 4 | University of Trieste Italy | 63.4 | 7.8% | 31.6× | 14 | +195.4% |
| 5 | Czech Technical University in Prague Czechia | 55.5 | 1.5% | 23.0× | 14 | +582.5% |
| 6 | University of Naples Federico II Italy | 53.5 | 16.1% | 7.4× | 11 | +101.7% |
| 7 | Technische Universität Dresden Germany | 50.8 | 0.9% | 16.6× | 20 | +35.8% |
| 8 | Silesian University of Technology Poland | 48.8 | 1.9% | 20.8× | 13 | +105.4% |
| 9 | Esslingen University of Applied Sciences Germany | 47.6 | 1.4% | 170.1× | 12 | +330.9% |
| 10 | Universität der Bundeswehr München Germany | 45.1 | 2.4% | 28.7× | 8 | +366.8% |
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 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Structural Analysis of Composite Materials.
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.