Structural mechanics and materials
Structural mechanics and materials is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 9.7k research works in it since 1950. 7.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Research works
- 9.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 718 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +161% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Structural mechanics and materials research?
By volume, Russia and Ukraine publish the most (1k and 310 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 1k works
- 2 Ukraine 310 works
- 3 Uzbekistan 101 works
- 4 United States 91 works
- 5 China 88 works
- 6 Kazakhstan 62 works
- 7 Vietnam 58 works
- 8 Poland 45 works
- 9 India 44 works
- 10 Belarus 38 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 Structural mechanics and materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering publishes the most Structural mechanics and materials research, followed by Don State Technical University and Moscow Aviation Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringRussia 163 works
- 2 Don State Technical UniversityRussia 37 works
- 3 Moscow Aviation InstituteRussia 33 works
- 4 Kyiv National University of Construction and ArchitectureUkraine 29 works
- 5 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 27 works
- 6 Belgorod State Technological UniversityRussia 25 works
- 7 Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine 24 works
- 8 Petersburg State Transport UniversityRussia 23 works
- 9 Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil EngineeringRussia 21 works
- 10 National Academy of Sciences of UkraineUkraine 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Structural mechanics and materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural mechanics and materials include F. Erdoğan.
- 1 F. Erdoğan United States 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Structural mechanics and materials research done?
The largest centres of Structural mechanics and materials research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Belgorod.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 383 works
- 2 Kyiv Ukraine 106 works
- 3 Saint Petersburg Russia 80 works
- 4 Tashkent Uzbekistan 55 works
- 5 Rostov-on-Don Russia 54 works
- 6 Kazan’ Russia 49 works
- 7 Novosibirsk Russia 38 works
- 8 Lviv Ukraine 38 works
- 9 Kharkiv Ukraine 37 works
- 10 Weatherford United States 27 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BelgorodRU · 25.8 works79×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Structural mechanics and materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Structural mechanics and materials?
Among universities, judged by research, Vladimir State University, Moscow State University of Civil Engineering and Lviv Polytechnic National 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 | Vladimir State UniversityRussia | 73.2 | 35.3% | 94.2× | 10 | +733.3% |
| 2 | Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringRussia | 63.9 | 2.7% | 554.2× | 163 | +633.7% |
| 3 | Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine | 60.7 | 11.7% | 42.5× | 24 | +233.5% |
| 4 | Moscow Aviation InstituteRussia | 55.3 | 5.1% | 99.5× | 33 | +1459.5% |
| 5 | Kyiv National University of Construction and ArchitectureUkraine | 53.3 | 1.4% | 238.5× | 29 | +270.1% |
| 6 | Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction SciencesRussia | 52.5 | 6.7% | 557.2× | 13 | +1518.4% |
| 7 | Petersburg State Transport UniversityRussia | 51.9 | 4.3% | 163.2× | 23 | +1079.2% |
| 8 | Kazan Federal UniversityRussia | 51.9 | 6.0% | 22.5× | 13 | +1147.0% |
| 9 | National University of Water and Environmental EngineeringUkraine | 51.8 | 8.5% | 110.3× | 10 | +503.4% |
| 10 | Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and ArchitectureUkraine | 51.4 | 4.3% | 451.9× | 17 | +986.0% |
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 mechanics and materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 161% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Structural mechanics and materials.
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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.