Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization is a research topic within Aerospace Engineering. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 35.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the aerodynamics and heat transfer phenomena in turbomachinery, with specific emphasis on topics such as turbine performance, film cooling techniques, boundary layer transition modeling, stall and surge control, and separation control. It also includes research on blade tip heat transfer, axial compressor behavior, and the application of large-eddy simulations in understanding complex flow phenomena.
- Turbine
- Film Cooling
- Transition Model
- Axial Compressor
- Heat Transfer
- Stall and Surge
- Boundary Layer
- Separation Control
- Blade Tip
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 35.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 340 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.4k works
- 2 United States 340 works
- 3 Germany 212 works
- 4 United Kingdom 184 works
- 5 India 182 works
- 6 Italy 118 works
- 7 France 76 works
- 8 Japan 68 works
- 9 South Korea 67 works
- 10 Iran 57 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beihang University publishes the most Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization research, followed by Northwestern Polytechnical University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beihang UniversityChina 132 works
- 2 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 123 works
- 3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 108 works
- 4 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 74 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 66 works
- 6 Tsinghua UniversityChina 63 works
- 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 49 works
- 8 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Germany 37 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 34 works
- 10 Institute of Engineering ThermophysicsChina 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization include Parviz Moin, Richard M. Murray and Lin Ye.
- 1 Parviz Moin United States 2.4k citations
- 2 Richard M. Murray United States 1.7k citations
- 3 Lin Ye Australia 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization research done?
The largest centres of Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Genoa, Mianyang and Cologne.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GenoaIT · 24.1 works13×
- MianyangCN · 21.5 works12×
- CologneDE · 38.5 works11×
- Xi'anCN · 251.5 works10×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization?
Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Beihang University and Northwestern Polytechnical 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 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 74.7 | 48.3% | 21.5× | 108 | +40.4% |
| 2 | Beihang UniversityChina | 73.3 | 50.6% | 37.9× | 132 | -22.0% |
| 3 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 72.9 | 49.0% | 34.1× | 123 | -9.9% |
| 4 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 69.0 | 56.4% | 9.4× | 48 | -6.1% |
| 5 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 68.3 | 44.9% | 26.4× | 74 | +22.5% |
| 6 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 67.5 | 44.1% | 10.3× | 63 | +14.7% |
| 7 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 67.1 | 44.7% | 9.8× | 66 | +6.5% |
| 8 | University of BathUnited Kingdom | 62.2 | 42.6% | 18.1× | 13 | +67.7% |
| 9 | Civil Aviation University of ChinaChina | 60.7 | 47.5% | 28.3× | 13 | +100.0% |
| 10 | University of GenoaItaly | 57.4 | 25.8% | 21.2× | 22 | +129.1% |
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 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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