Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
Structural Load-Bearing Analysis is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 47k research works in it since 1950. 15.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the developments and advanced applications of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) structures, including the behavior of CFST members under various loading conditions, use of high-strength materials, finite element modelling, and the performance of composite columns. It also covers topics such as stainless steel in construction, axial compression, buckling behavior, and the use of shear connectors in CFST structures.
- Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes
- Structural Engineering
- High-Strength Materials
- Finite Element Modelling
- Composite Columns
- Stainless Steel
- Axial Compression
- Buckling Behavior
- Shear Connectors
- Cold-Formed Steel
- Research works
- 47k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +29% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Structural Load-Bearing Analysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.6k and 659 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.6k works
- 2 India 659 works
- 3 United States 367 works
- 4 Japan 303 works
- 5 Iran 289 works
- 6 Iraq 263 works
- 7 Türkiye 250 works
- 8 United Kingdom 236 works
- 9 Italy 220 works
- 10 Egypt 217 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Structural Load-Bearing Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Structural Load-Bearing Analysis research, followed by Chongqing University and Southeast University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji UniversityChina 160 works
- 2 Chongqing UniversityChina 120 works
- 3 Southeast UniversityChina 106 works
- 4 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 97 works
- 5 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 89 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 82 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 82 works
- 8 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 75 works
- 9 Chang'an UniversityChina 67 works
- 10 Central South UniversityChina 64 works
Who are the leading researchers in Structural Load-Bearing Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural Load-Bearing Analysis include Victor C. Li, J. N. Reddy and Zdeněk P. Bažant.
- 1 Victor C. Li United States 3k citations
- 2 J. N. Reddy United States 2.9k citations
- 3 Zdeněk P. Bažant United States 2.8k citations
- 4 C. Guedes Soares Portugal 2.7k citations
- 5 Hao Chen China 2.6k citations
- 6 Tuan Ngo Australia 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Structural Load-Bearing Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Structural Load-Bearing Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China).
Where is the best place to study Structural Load-Bearing Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chongqing University and University of Waikato 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 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 75.1 | 26.6% | 9.7× | 75 | +47.3% |
| 2 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 70.4 | 23.4% | 12.3× | 120 | +73.4% |
| 3 | University of WaikatoNew Zealand | 68.1 | 38.3% | 11.8× | 12 | — |
| 4 | Kafrelsheikh UniversityEgypt | 66.7 | 39.0% | 11.8× | 12 | -10.3% |
| 5 | Jordan University of Science and TechnologyJordan | 65.3 | 36.7% | 9.2× | 13 | +38.4% |
| 6 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 65.2 | 39.5% | 4.9× | 35 | +35.9% |
| 7 | University of CanterburyNew Zealand | 63.9 | 21.6% | 9.4× | 14 | +193.6% |
| 8 | University of GuilanIran | 62.2 | 32.7% | 7.8× | 9 | +301.9% |
| 9 | Southeast UniversityChina | 62.0 | 18.0% | 8.8× | 106 | +54.7% |
| 10 | Tongji UniversityChina | 58.2 | 13.1% | 14.0× | 160 | -34.2% |
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 Load-Bearing Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Structural Load-Bearing Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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