Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 54k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application of guided wave structural health monitoring techniques, particularly using piezoelectric sensors and ultrasonic arrays, for damage detection and assessment in composite structures. The research covers topics such as guided Lamb waves, impedance-based health monitoring, nonlinear ultrasonic techniques, wave propagation in materials, and non-destructive testing methods.
- Guided Lamb Waves
- Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring
- Ultrasonic Arrays
- Nonlinear Ultrasonic Techniques
- Composite Structures
- Damage Detection
- Piezoelectric Sensors
- Wave Propagation
- Structural Impedance Sensors
- Non-Destructive Testing
- Research works
- 54k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.9k and 857 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.9k works
- 2 United States 857 works
- 3 India 474 works
- 4 France 327 works
- 5 Japan 316 works
- 6 Germany 279 works
- 7 United Kingdom 273 works
- 8 Russia 239 works
- 9 Italy 237 works
- 10 South Korea 191 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 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation research, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 75 works
- 2 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 72 works
- 3 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 64 works
- 4 Chongqing UniversityChina 53 works
- 5 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 49 works
- 6 Beihang UniversityChina 49 works
- 7 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 48 works
- 8 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 47 works
- 9 Tianjin UniversityChina 46 works
- 10 Tongji UniversityChina 44 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation include Yonina C. Eldar.
- 1 Yonina C. Eldar Israel 4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation research done?
The largest centres of Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gdańsk.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GdańskPL · 31.7 works7.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Petroleum, East China, Dongguk University and Xiamen 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 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 63.1 | 10.1% | 10.5× | 37 | +229.6% |
| 2 | Dongguk UniversitySouth Korea | 63.1 | 34.3% | 8.6× | 11 | +91.6% |
| 3 | Xiamen UniversityChina | 57.6 | 23.6% | 5.7× | 32 | +125.3% |
| 4 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 57.5 | 16.9% | 6.4× | 52 | +111.1% |
| 5 | Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland | 57.3 | 16.8% | 12.7× | 15 | +98.0% |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina | 56.9 | 10.6% | 9.6× | 64 | +28.3% |
| 7 | Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom | 56.0 | 20.7% | 4.9× | 33 | +95.4% |
| 8 | National Institute of Technology DurgapurIndia | 55.5 | 32.0% | 9.0× | 8 | — |
| 9 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 55.3 | 31.7% | 4.9× | 26 | +19.4% |
| 10 | Indian Institute of Technology DhanbadIndia | 55.2 | 10.0% | 10.1× | 15 | +293.2% |
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 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.