Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis
Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 11.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the modeling, risk analysis, and reliability assessment of corrosion in steel pipelines, particularly addressing pitting corrosion. It covers topics such as the effect of corrosion on pipeline integrity, reliability assessment methodology for pipelines with active corrosion defects, and the development of new models for predicting corrosion damage. The research also delves into the impact of corrosion on offshore and marine steel structures, as well as the use of advanced techniques such as finite element analysis and fuzzy inference systems for pipeline risk assessment.
- Corrosion
- Pipeline
- Risk Analysis
- Reliability Assessment
- Pitting Corrosion
- Steel Structures
- Offshore
- Failure Pressure
- Finite Element Analysis
- Natural Gas
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +33% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 289 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 289 works
- 3 Indonesia 134 works
- 4 United Kingdom 133 works
- 5 Türkiye 104 works
- 6 India 104 works
- 7 Canada 93 works
- 8 Brazil 91 works
- 9 South Korea 91 works
- 10 Japan 80 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Wuhan University of Technology publishes the most Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis research, followed by China University of Petroleum, Beijing and Southwest Petroleum University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Wuhan University of Technology China 53 works
- 2 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China 48 works
- 3 Southwest Petroleum University China 43 works
- 4 Harbin Engineering University China 38 works
- 5 Dalian University of Technology China 38 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 38 works
- 7 Dalian Maritime University China 37 works
- 8 China University of Petroleum, East China China 31 works
- 9 Tianjin University China 30 works
- 10 Jiangsu University of Science and Technology China 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis include Zdeněk P. Bažant, C. Guedes Soares and Hong Hao.
- 1 Zdeněk P. Bažant 2.8k citations
- 2 C. Guedes Soares 2.7k citations
- 3 Hong Hao 2.5k citations
- 4 Enrico Zio 2.4k citations
- 5 Dan M. Frangopol 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Wuhan (China) and Dalian (China).
Where is the best place to study Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Wuhan University of Technology, Dalian Maritime University and Shanghai Ocean 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 | Wuhan University of Technology China | 68.4 | 19.9% | 18.2× | 53 | +94.6% |
| 2 | Dalian Maritime University China | 68.3 | 32.9% | 27.7× | 37 | +22.3% |
| 3 | Shanghai Ocean University China | 67.8 | 45.2% | 18.9× | 16 | +13.9% |
| 4 | University of Lisbon Portugal | 66.4 | 25.3% | 10.7× | 24 | +78.7% |
| 5 | China University of Petroleum, East China China | 63.4 | 23.8% | 18.2× | 31 | +64.5% |
| 6 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing China | 62.5 | 20.9% | 34.5× | 48 | +0.6% |
| 7 | University of Strathclyde United Kingdom | 60.2 | 20.6% | 16.0× | 15 | +99.7% |
| 8 | University of Stavanger Norway | 59.7 | 26.7% | 28.2× | 14 | +50.8% |
| 9 | Harbin Engineering University China | 57.5 | 19.2% | 20.5× | 38 | -17.7% |
| 10 | Southwest Petroleum University China | 57.2 | 15.5% | 37.1× | 43 | -1.2% |
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 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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