Author/Authors :
Yuan Wang، نويسنده , , Ruimin Ma، نويسنده , , Tianhao Tang، نويسنده , , Xia Liu، نويسنده , , Ping Xie، نويسنده , , Jianxin Wang، نويسنده , , Jianxiang Liu، نويسنده , , Haideng Zhou، نويسنده , , Siwei Zhang، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
This article explores a method of evaluating the comprehensive competitiveness of American universities in Bridge Engineering, which is beneficial for students’ picking up an ideal university for further study in America. Making use of ESI database, SCI database and EI database as well as the ranking of American universities from U.S. News and World Report, the author evaluates the comprehensive competitiveness of American universities in Bridge Engineering, and then develops the ranking of comprehensive competitiveness of American universities in Bridge Engineering specialty. From the ranking, the author reaches the conclusion that American universities such as University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign and Georgia Institute of Technology and so on, have comparatively higher international influence and competitiveness in the field of Bridge Engineering.