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Structural Response to Dynamic Loads

Structural Response to Dynamic Loads is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the progressive collapse of structures, particularly in relation to blast loading, reinforced concrete behavior, and building design. It covers topics such as dynamic behavior under impact, evaluation of robustness, and the use of polyurea coatings for blast resistance. The research also includes investigations into bridge collapses and the response of structures to column removal scenarios.

  • Progressive Collapse
  • Blast Loading
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Response
  • Building Design
  • Column Removal
  • Dynamic Behavior
  • Polyurea Coatings
  • Robustness Evaluation
  • Bridge Collapse
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+24%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
59% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Structural Response to Dynamic Loads

Which countries lead Structural Response to Dynamic Loads research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (3.3k and 555 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 3.3k works
  2. 2 India 555 works
  3. 3 United States 506 works
  4. 4 Italy 270 works
  5. 5 Iran 206 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 193 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 171 works
  8. 8 Russia 154 works
  9. 9 South Korea 143 works
  10. 10 Canada 137 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.

China: 58.6%India: 9.8%United States: 9.0%Italy: 4.8%6 others listed: 17.8%59%largest
China3,302 · 58.6%India555 · 9.8%United States506 · 9.0%Italy270 · 4.8%6 others listed1,005 · 17.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Structural Response to Dynamic Loads research?

By volume in 2022-now, Tongji University publishes the most Structural Response to Dynamic Loads research, followed by Nanjing University of Science and Technology and Beijing Institute of Technology.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Tongji UniversityChina 149 works
  2. 2 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 108 works
  3. 3 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 88 works
  4. 4 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 87 works
  5. 5 Southeast UniversityChina 84 works
  6. 6 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 71 works
  7. 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 63 works
  8. 8 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 51 works
  9. 9 PLA Army Engineering UniversityChina 48 works
  10. 10 Central South UniversityChina 47 works

Who are the leading researchers in Structural Response to Dynamic Loads?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Structural Response to Dynamic Loads include Xiaogang Wang, Kai You Wang and Lei Jiang.

  1. 1 Xiaogang Wang China 260k citations
  2. 2 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  3. 3 Lei Jiang China 214k citations
  4. 4 Qiang Zhang China 184k citations
  5. 5 Huan Liu Australia 148k citations
  6. 6 Hao Chen China 118k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Structural Response to Dynamic Loads?

The most cited paper in Structural Response to Dynamic Loads is "Theoretical Stress‐Strain Model for Confined Concrete" (J.B. Mander, M. J. N. Priestley, R. Park, 1988), with 8,474 citations. Next come "Analysis of crack formation and crack growth in concrete by means of fracture mechanics and finite elements" (6,876) and "Failure Criteria for Unidirectional Fiber Composites" (4,592).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Theoretical Stress‐Strain Model for Confined Concrete J.B. Mander, M. J. N. Priestley, R. Park · Journal of Structural Engineering Sep 1988 8,474
2 Analysis of crack formation and crack growth in concrete by means of fracture mechanics and finite elements Arne Hillerborg, Mats Modéer, Per-Erik Petersson · Cement and Concrete Research Nov 1976 6,876
3 Failure Criteria for Unidirectional Fiber Composites Zvi Hashin · Journal of Applied Mechanics Jun 1980 4,592
4 A plastic-damage model for concrete J. Lubliner, J. Oliver, Sergio Oller et al. · International Journal of Solids and Structures Open access 1989 4,387
5 Plastic-Damage Model for Cyclic Loading of Concrete Structures Jee-Ho Lee, Gregory L. Fenves · Journal of Engineering Mechanics Aug 1998 4,035
All 99 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Structural Response to Dynamic Loads research done?

The largest centres of Structural Response to Dynamic Loads research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Roorkee, Xuzhou and Huainan.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 567 works
  2. 2 NanjingChina 344 works
  3. 3 ShanghaiChina 242 works
  4. 4 Xi'anChina 224 works
  5. 5 WuhanChina 161 works
  6. 6 HarbinChina 132 works
  7. 7 ChangshaChina 112 works
  8. 8 GuangzhouChina 86 works
  9. 9 ChongqingChina 84 works
  10. 10 TehranIran 83 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. RoorkeeIN · 39.5 works11×
  2. XuzhouCN · 72.3 works11×
  3. HuainanCN · 22.6 works11×
  4. MianyangCN · 34.1 works8.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Structural Response to Dynamic Loads than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Structural Response to Dynamic Loads?

Among universities, judged by research, Southeast University, Curtin 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.

0%20%40%mean 22.08%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Curtin UniversitySoutheast UniversityBeijing University o…Tongji University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Southeast UniversityChina 72.319.9%8.8×84 +86.0%
2Curtin UniversityAustralia 67.424.7%10.7×21 -16.5%
3Tongji UniversityChina 67.213.6%15.2×149 +83.9%
4Beijing University of TechnologyChina 65.015.7%19.5×87 +91.4%
5University of Technology SydneyAustralia 65.027.2%5.0×14 +33.5%
6Central South UniversityChina 64.723.2%3.8×47 +57.1%
7PLA Army Engineering UniversityChina 64.424.9%64.5×48 +21.8%
8Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing JabalpurIndia 63.833.9%31.5×11 +480.7%
9China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 63.217.2%14.0×71 +39.0%
10Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina 62.420.5%4.2×23 +50.5%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Structural Response to Dynamic Loads, country by country

Is Structural Response to Dynamic Loads research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Structural Response to Dynamic Loads.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Structural Response to Dynamic Loads as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.032% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Structural Response to Dynamic Loads0.030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Structural Response to Dynamic Loads over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Structural Response to Dynamic Loads9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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