Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 47k 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 vibration serviceability of footbridges, particularly under human-induced excitation and pedestrian loads. It covers topics such as lateral vibration, dynamic interaction, crowd-structure interaction, modal analysis, and active vibration control. The cluster also discusses the specific challenges related to suspension bridges and the optimization of cable forces.
- Footbridges
- Vibration Serviceability
- Human-Induced Excitation
- Pedestrian Loads
- Lateral Vibration
- Dynamic Interaction
- Crowd-Structure Interaction
- Modal Analysis
- Active Vibration Control
- Suspension Bridges
- Research works
- 47k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.1k and 513 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.1k works
- 2 India 513 works
- 3 United States 489 works
- 4 Italy 338 works
- 5 Japan 296 works
- 6 United Kingdom 242 works
- 7 Brazil 241 works
- 8 Indonesia 219 works
- 9 Iran 191 works
- 10 Canada 187 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis research, followed by Southeast University and Chongqing University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji UniversityChina 160 works
- 2 Southeast UniversityChina 97 works
- 3 Chongqing UniversityChina 86 works
- 4 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 72 works
- 5 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 66 works
- 6 Central South UniversityChina 64 works
- 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 60 works
- 8 Chang'an UniversityChina 48 works
- 9 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 47 works
- 10 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 45 works
Who are the leading researchers in Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis include Yang Liu and Zdeněk P. Bažant.
- 1 Yang Liu Singapore 3.4k citations
- 2 Zdeněk P. Bažant United States 2.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Chongqing (China).
Where is the best place to study Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Gdańsk University of Technology, Chongqing University and Tongji 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 | Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland | 65.5 | 25.2% | 9.7× | 12 | +223.9% |
| 2 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 61.1 | 21.0% | 9.9× | 86 | -6.4% |
| 3 | Tongji UniversityChina | 58.6 | 15.0% | 15.7× | 160 | -56.0% |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 57.1 | 30.2% | 5.5× | 38 | -28.0% |
| 5 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina | 55.5 | 20.2% | 11.7× | 66 | -59.2% |
| 6 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 54.5 | 13.1% | 8.1× | 45 | +106.4% |
| 7 | Southeast UniversityChina | 54.0 | 13.7% | 9.1× | 97 | -24.0% |
| 8 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 52.8 | 40.1% | 1.7× | 11 | +112.9% |
| 9 | Guangzhou UniversityChina | 52.0 | 17.8% | 13.7× | 40 | -79.7% |
| 10 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina | 49.9 | 11.6% | 11.8× | 72 | -66.5% |
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 Engineering and Vibration Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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