Value Engineering and Management
Value Engineering and Management is a research topic within Strategy and Management. Science Explorer counts 5.1k research works in it since 1961. 12.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on value management in the construction industry, with an emphasis on sustainability, knowledge management, risk management, teamwork productivity, and innovation. It explores the application of value engineering techniques and the integration of sustainability concepts to improve project outcomes. The papers also address barriers to implementation and critical success factors for value management in construction.
- Value Management
- Construction Projects
- Sustainability
- Knowledge Management
- Risk Management
- Teamwork Productivity
- Information Technology
- Building Projects
- Innovation
- Sustainable Construction
- Research works
- 5.1k fractional, since 1961
- In the world top 10%
- 638 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Value Engineering and Management research?
By volume, Indonesia and China publish the most (299 and 77 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 299 works
- 2 China 77 works
- 3 Malaysia 58 works
- 4 United States 56 works
- 5 India 39 works
- 6 Nigeria 39 works
- 7 Vietnam 31 works
- 8 Thailand 29 works
- 9 Egypt 23 works
- 10 South Africa 23 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Value Engineering and Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya publishes the most Value Engineering and Management research, followed by Mercu Buana University and Universiti Teknologi MARA.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya Indonesia 25 works
- 2 Mercu Buana University Indonesia 15 works
- 3 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 11 works
- 4 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 10 works
- 5 University of Indonesia Indonesia 10 works
- 6 Tarumanagara University Indonesia 8 works
- 7 Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Indonesia 8 works
- 8 University of Technology Malaysia Malaysia 8 works
- 9 Federal University of Technology Nigeria 7 works
- 10 University of Baghdad Iraq 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Value Engineering and Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Value Engineering and Management include Heng Li, Peter E.D. Love and Albert P.C. Chan.
- 1 Heng Li 2.1k citations
- 2 Peter E.D. Love 1.6k citations
- 3 Albert P.C. Chan 1.3k citations
- 4 Qiping Shen 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Value Engineering and Management research done?
The largest centres of Value Engineering and Management research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Malang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Surabaya.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SurabayaID · 46.5 works9.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Value Engineering and Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Value Engineering and Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Mercu Buana University and Bandung Institute of Technology 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 | Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia | 73.8 | 9.4% | 14.2× | 11 | +151.4% |
| 2 | Mercu Buana University Indonesia | 65.0 | 6.7% | 44.4× | 15 | — |
| 3 | Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia | 52.4 | 1.0% | 16.1× | 10 | +258.3% |
| 4 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Indonesia | 51.1 | 2.1% | 19.5× | 8 | +210.8% |
| 5 | Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya Indonesia | 51.0 | 0.0% | 90.2× | 25 | — |
| 6 | Tarumanagara University Indonesia | 48.2 | 5.2% | 16.4× | 8 | — |
| 7 | University of Indonesia Indonesia | 22.9 | 4.9% | 8.7× | 10 | +134.1% |
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 Value Engineering and Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Value Engineering and Management.
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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.