Research in Blacksburg
Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Blacksburg. The largest by output are Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.
- Research institutions
- 2
- Research works
- 503 ▲ 14% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.5% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Blacksburg?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech Transportation InstituteResearch facility | 375 | #21,697 all time | |
| 2 | Virginia Agricultural Experiment StationGovernment institution | 127 | #40,338 all time |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
Which keywords describe research in Blacksburg?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Driver Behavior, Spatial Analysis, Injury Severity, Risk Factors, Road Safety, Traffic Accidents and Autonomous Vehicles.
- Fuel Consumption
- Brain Injury
- Time Series Analysis
- Child Injury
- Asphalt
- Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control
- Reinforcement Learning
- Crack Detection
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Image Processing
- Active Travel
- Accessibility
- Trust
- Automation
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Convolutional Neural Networks
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Road Safety
- Injury Severity
- Driver Behavior
- Deep Learning
- Spatial Analysis
- Risk Factors
- Traffic Accidents
- Machine Learning
- Driver Assistance Systems
- Trajectory Prediction
- Traffic Flow
- Transportation
- Health Impact Assessment
- Built Environment
- Defect Detection
- Neural Networks
- Pavement
- Recycled Materials
- Microscopic Simulation
- Bitumen Modification
- Unintentional Injuries
- Urban Traffic
- Eco-Driving
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Deep Learning11▲ 6.2×20 topics
- Driver Behavior10▲ 242×2 topics
- Spatial Analysis7▲ 149×3 topics
- Injury Severity7▲ 165×2 topics
- Risk Factors7▲ 12×2 topics
- Road Safety7▲ 325×1 topic
- Traffic Accidents7▲ 288×1 topic
- Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 62×3 topics
- Machine Learning5▲ 2.9×7 topics
- Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 9.7×5 topics
- Driver Assistance Systems4▲ 122×1 topic
- Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 47×3 topics
- Trajectory Prediction4▲ 122×1 topic
- Automation3▲ 86×1 topic
- Traffic Flow3▲ 55×2 topics
- Trust3▲ 21×1 topic
- Transportation3▲ 28×3 topics
- Accessibility2▲ 56×2 topics
- Health Impact Assessment2▲ 60×2 topics
- Active Travel2▲ 69×1 topic
- Built Environment2▲ 69×1 topic
- Image Processing2▲ 11×2 topics
- Defect Detection2▲ 35×2 topics
- Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 16×3 topics
- Neural Networks2▲ 2.8×7 topics
- Crack Detection2▲ 58×1 topic
- Pavement2▲ 58×1 topic
- Reinforcement Learning2▲ 38×2 topics
- Recycled Materials2▲ 34×2 topics
- Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control2▲ 91×1 topic
- Microscopic Simulation2▲ 91×1 topic
- Asphalt2▲ 108×1 topic
- Bitumen Modification2▲ 108×1 topic
- Child Injury2▲ 110×1 topic
- Unintentional Injuries2▲ 110×1 topic
- Time Series Analysis1▲ 15×2 topics
- Urban Traffic1▲ 19×3 topics
- Brain Injury1▲ 77×2 topics
- Eco-Driving1▲ 40×1 topic
- Fuel Consumption1▲ 28×1 topic
What research is done in Blacksburg?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 works
- 2 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 4 works
- 3 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 3 works
- 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
- 5 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
- 6 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
- 7 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
- 8 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
- 9 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
- 10 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
Research output over time
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