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Water Systems and Optimization

Water Systems and Optimization is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 16.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the design, management, and optimization of water distribution networks. It covers topics such as leak detection, resilience analysis, pipe friction modeling, sensor placement, genetic algorithms, transient flow analysis, infrastructure condition assessment, and pressure control in water distribution systems.

  • Water Distribution Networks
  • Leak Detection
  • Optimization
  • Resilience Analysis
  • Pipe Friction Modeling
  • Sensor Placement
  • Genetic Algorithms
  • Transient Flow Analysis
  • Infrastructure Condition Assessment
  • Pressure Control
Research works
29k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+30%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Water Systems and Optimization research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 576 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.5k works
  2. 2 United States 576 works
  3. 3 India 435 works
  4. 4 Brazil 193 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 171 works
  6. 6 Iran 171 works
  7. 7 Italy 162 works
  8. 8 Canada 140 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 127 works
  10. 10 Germany 105 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: 42.6%United States: 15.9%India: 12.0%Brazil: 5.3%6 others listed: 24.2%43%largest
China1,546 · 42.6%United States576 · 15.9%India435 · 12.0%Brazil193 · 5.3%6 others listed877 · 24.2%

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

Which institutions lead Water Systems and Optimization research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Hohai University publishes the most Water Systems and Optimization research, followed by Tsinghua University and Harbin Institute of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Hohai UniversityChina 49 works
  2. 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 41 works
  3. 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 29 works
  4. 4 Xi'an University of TechnologyChina 28 works
  5. 5 Jiangsu UniversityChina 28 works
  6. 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 27 works
  7. 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 26 works
  8. 8 Wuhan UniversityChina 26 works
  9. 9 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 24 works
  10. 10 Tongji UniversityChina 24 works

Who are the leading researchers in Water Systems and Optimization?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Water Systems and Optimization include Marimuthu Palaniswami and James C. Bezdek.

  1. 1 Marimuthu Palaniswami Australia 3.8k citations
  2. 2 James C. Bezdek United States 3.7k citations

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

Where is Water Systems and Optimization research done?

The largest centres of Water Systems and Optimization research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 292 works
  2. 2 Wuhan China 109 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 104 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 83 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 80 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 77 works
  7. 7 Tehran Iran 69 works
  8. 8 Chengdu China 65 works
  9. 9 Harbin China 53 works
  10. 10 Tianjin China 48 works
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Where is the best place to study Water Systems and Optimization?

Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hohai University and University of Exeter 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%60%mean 23.76%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Hong Kong Polytechnic University: 24, 49.1%Hohai University: 49, 19.0%University of Exeter: 20, 22.0%Xi'an University of Technology: 28, 16.6%Xihua University: 13, 28.3%China University of Petroleum, Beijing: 24, 17.1%Universitat Politècnica de València: 20, 5.8%Jiangsu University: 28, 21.2%Dalian University of Technology: 23, 24.5%Northeast Petroleum University: 8, 34.0%Hong Kong Polytechni…University of ExeterHohai UniversityXi'an University of …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 70.049.1%5.1×24 +59.8%
2 Hohai UniversityChina 59.919.0%16.4×49 -19.5%
3 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom 55.222.0%8.8×20 +27.7%
4 Xi'an University of TechnologyChina 53.616.6%15.6×28 +31.1%
5 Xihua UniversityChina 53.328.3%14.6×13 +35.0%
6 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 50.217.1%11.3×24 -16.3%
7 Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaSpain 49.25.8%10.1×20 +74.7%
8 Jiangsu UniversityChina 47.321.2%6.8×28 +1.7%
9 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 47.024.5%4.4×23 +118.3%
10 Northeast Petroleum UniversityChina 46.634.0%12.5×8 -80.9%

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 Water Systems and Optimization research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Water Systems and Optimization.

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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.

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.