Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1951. 23.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in structural vibration control systems, including the use of magnetorheological fluids, passive and active vibration isolators, nonlinear energy sinks, tuned mass dampers, inerter-based devices, electrorheological fluids, vibration absorbers, smart material composites, and seismic control.
- Magnetorheological Fluids
- Passive Vibration Isolators
- Active Suspension Systems
- Nonlinear Energy Sinks
- Tuned Mass Dampers
- Inerter-based Devices
- Electrorheological Fluids
- Vibration Absorbers
- Smart Material Composites
- Seismic Control
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.4k and 388 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.4k works
- 2 India 388 works
- 3 United States 231 works
- 4 Japan 186 works
- 5 Iran 171 works
- 6 Italy 140 works
- 7 South Korea 116 works
- 8 United Kingdom 100 works
- 9 Germany 93 works
- 10 Türkiye 88 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 Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Chongqing University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji UniversityChina 80 works
- 2 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 72 works
- 3 Chongqing UniversityChina 54 works
- 4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 51 works
- 5 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 46 works
- 6 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 44 works
- 7 Southeast UniversityChina 44 works
- 8 Shanghai UniversityChina 43 works
- 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 41 works
- 10 Northeastern UniversityChina 40 works
Who are the leading researchers in Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids include Guanrong Chen, Peng Shi and Qing‐Long Han.
- 1 Guanrong Chen Hong Kong 5.4k citations
- 2 Peng Shi Australia 5k citations
- 3 Qing‐Long Han Australia 3.8k citations
- 4 Huijun Gao China 2.8k citations
- 5 Hong Hao Australia 2.5k citations
- 6 Dennis S. Bernstein United States 2.3k citations
- 7 Daniel J. Inman United States 2.3k citations
- 8 Masayoshi Tomizuka United States 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids research done?
The largest centres of Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Qinhuangdao and Zhenjiang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- QinhuangdaoCN · 22.4 works11×
- ZhenjiangCN · 45.2 works8.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids?
Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai University, Hong Kong Polytechnic 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.
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 | Shanghai UniversityChina | 79.9 | 37.5% | 12.3× | 43 | +172.6% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 73.6 | 39.5% | 8.4× | 35 | +18.6% |
| 3 | Tongji UniversityChina | 72.9 | 23.7% | 12.9× | 80 | +128.2% |
| 4 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 71.9 | 33.8% | 9.4× | 40 | +128.8% |
| 5 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina | 68.0 | 34.2% | 13.4× | 46 | +14.7% |
| 6 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 65.9 | 24.3% | 9.2× | 51 | +116.7% |
| 7 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 64.3 | 26.8% | 9.1× | 72 | +11.7% |
| 8 | Guangzhou UniversityChina | 63.4 | 31.5% | 17.8× | 32 | -0.3% |
| 9 | Harbin Engineering UniversityChina | 61.8 | 26.9% | 12.0× | 30 | +63.7% |
| 10 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 59.9 | 20.8% | 10.3× | 54 | +7.3% |
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 Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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