2017年以来，中国工程院启动“全球工程前沿”研究。研究围绕中国工程院9个学部，依托“1+9+1”系列院刊，凝炼93个工程研究前沿和94个工程开发前沿，并重点解读其中关键的28个工程研究前沿和28个工程开发前沿，以中英文形式向全球发布年度报告，旨在研判未来科技发展方向，发挥学术引领作用，引导工程科技创新。
全球工程前沿研究以数据分析为基础，以专家研判为依据，遵从定量研究与定性研究相结合、数据挖掘与专家论证相佐证、工程研究前沿与工程开发前沿并重的原则，尤其注重数据与专家的多轮深度交互，综合集成、逐步迭代，凝练出年度全球工程前沿。在数据分析方面，综合利用期刊论文（SCI/EI收录）、会议论文和全球专利数据，获得了每个领域工程前沿遴选的基础素材，供专家参考。在专家研判方面，文献情报专家以及领域专家全程参与数据源的补充、前沿方向的提炼和修订，以及重点前沿的解读。
本报告由两部分组成，第一部分对研究采用的方法进行说明；第二部分包括机械与运载工程、信息与电子工程、化工冶金与材料工程、能源与矿业工程、土木水利与建筑工程、环境与轻纺工程、农业、医药卫生和工程管理9个领域报告，对每个领域的工程研究前沿和工程开发前沿进行描述和分析，并对重点前沿进行详细解读。

Foreword
Chapter 1 Methodology
1.1 Identification of engineering research fronts
1.1.1 Acquisition and preprocessing of paper data
1.1.2 Mining of clustered literature topics
1.2.3 Determination and interpretation of research fronts
1.2 Identification of engineering development fronts
1.2.1 Acquisition and preprocessing of patent data
1.2.2 Mining of patent topics
1.2.3 Determination and interpretation of development fronts
1.3 Development roadmap
1.4 Terminologies
Chapter 2 Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering Fronts
2.2 Engineering research fronts
2.2.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering research fronts
2.1.2 Interpretations for three key engineering research fronts
2.2 Engineering development fronts
2.2.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering development fronts
2.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering development fronts
Chapter 3 Information and Electronic Engineering Fronts
3.1 Engineering research fronts
3.2.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering research fronts
3.1.2 Interpretations for three key engineering research fronts
3.2 Engineering development fronts
3.2.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering development fronts
3.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering development fronts
Chapter 4 Chemical, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering Fronts
4.1 Engineering research fronts
4.2.1 Trends in Top 11 engineering research fronts
4.1.2 Interpretations for three key engineering research fronts
4.2 Engineering development fronts
4.2.1 Trends in Top 11 engineering development fronts
4.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering development fronts
Chapter 5 Energy and Mining Engineering Fronts
5.1 Engineering research fronts
5.1.1 Trends in Top 12 engineering research fronts
5.1.2 Interpretations for four key engineering research fronts
5.2 Engineering development fronts
5.2.1 Trends in Top 12 engineering development fronts
5.2.2 Interpretations for four key engineering development fronts
Chapter 6 Civil, Hydraulic, and Architectural Engineering Fronts
6.1 Engineering research fronts
6.1.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering research fronts
6.1.2 Interpretations for three key engineering research fronts
6.2 Engineering development fronts
6.2.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering development fronts
6.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering development fronts
Chapter 7 Environmental and Light Textile Engineering Fronts
7.1 Engineering research fronts
7.1.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering research fronts
7.1.2 Interpretations for three key engineering research fronts
7.2 Engineering development fronts
7.2.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering development fronts
7.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering development fronts
Chapter 8 Agriculture Fronts
8.1 Engineering research fronts
8.1.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering research fronts
8.1.2 Interpretations for three key engineering research fronts
8.2 Engineering development fronts
8.2.1 Trends in Top 11 engineering development fronts
8.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering development fronts
Chapter 9 Medicine and Health Fronts
9.1 Engineering research fronts
9.1.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering research fronts
9.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering research fronts
9.2 Engineering development fronts
9.2.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering development fronts
9.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering development fronts
Chapter 10 Engineering Management Fronts
10.1 Engineering research fronts
10.1.1 Trends in Top 10 engineering research fronts
10.1.2 Interpretations for three engineering research fronts
10.2 Engineering development fronts
10.2.2 Trends in Top 10 engineering development fronts
10.2.2 Interpretations for three key engineering develo