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Center for Construction Research and Training

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Research works
114
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Center for Construction Research and Training

Not ranked overall: Center for Construction Research and Training is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Center for Construction Research and Training work in?

In all years, 54% of research at Center for Construction Research and Training is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Health Professions (28%), Medicine (23%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 61 fractional works · 53.6% of its workHealth Professions: 32 fractional works · 28.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 23 fractional works · 19.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 23.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 10.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCenter forConstruction…114fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Health Professions3228.1%
    2. Medicine2723.4%
    3. Dentistry21.9%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Social Sciences97.8%
    2. Psychology75.9%
    3. Decision Sciences54.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    1. Engineering1210.9%
    2. Environmental Science54.3%
    3. Materials Science21.5%
    4. Energy11.2%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Computer Science00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.4%
    2. Neuroscience21.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 9.49× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.99× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions9.49×5 works
  2. Psychology3.99×2 works
  3. Dentistry2.45×0 works
  4. Nursing2.42×0 works
  5. Neuroscience2.03×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.98×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.84×0 works
  8. Environmental Science1.25×1 works
  9. Medicine0.98×4 works
  10. Social Sciences0.98×2 works
  11. Materials Science0.76×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×0 works
  13. Engineering0.49×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Center for Construction Research and Training?

Ranked on the quality score, Xuanwen Wang, Xiuwen Sue Dong and Laura S. Welch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Construction Research and Training.

  1. 1 Xuanwen Wang United States · #718,950 worldwide 1k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Xiuwen Sue Dong United States · #734,341 worldwide 2.2k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Laura S. Welch United States · #909,498 worldwide 3.9k citations · 124 works
  4. 4 Julie A. Largay United States · #1,929,299 worldwide 406 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 James W. Platner United States · #2,494,910 worldwide 401 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Chris Trahan Cain United States · #2,610,855 worldwide 245 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Clayton Sinyai United States · #2,948,207 worldwide 111 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Knut Ringen United States · #3,045,939 worldwide 2.2k citations · 103 works
  9. 9 Tomás Jiménez United States · #4,372,068 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Scott Haas United States · #4,578,513 worldwide 289 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Construction Research and Training

What are the most cited papers from Center for Construction Research and Training?

The most cited paper from Center for Construction Research and Training is "The Worldwide Pandemic of Asbestos-Related Diseases" (Leslie Thomas Stayner, Laura S. Welch, Richard A. Lemen, 2013), with 264 citations. Next come "Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low‐income workers: Applying a social ecological framework" (182) and "Long workhours, work scheduling and work-related injuries among construction workers in the United States" (149).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Worldwide Pandemic of Asbestos-Related Diseases Leslie Thomas Stayner, Laura S. Welch, Richard A. Lemen · Annual Review of Public Health Review 9 Jan 2013 264
2 Promoting integrated approaches to reducing health inequities among low‐income workers: Applying a social ecological framework Sherry Baron, Sharon D. Beard, Letitia Davis et al. · American Journal of Industrial Medicine Open access 26 Mar 2013 182
3 Long workhours, work scheduling and work-related injuries among construction workers in the United States Xiuwen Sue Dong · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health Open access Oct 2005 149
4 Fatal falls among Hispanic construction workers Xiuwen Sue Dong, Alissa Fujimoto, Knut Ringen et al. · Accident Analysis & Prevention 2 Jul 2009 132
5 Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in the United States from 1992 to 2014 Xuanwen Wang, Xiuwen Sue Dong, Sang D. Choi et al. · Occupational and Environmental Medicine 30 Dec 2016 123
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Center for Construction Research and Training?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Accident Prevention, Safety Culture, Risk Perception, Construction Safety, Workplace Safety, Occupational Safety, Organizational Culture and Safety Climate.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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
  1. Accident Prevention24▲ 340×2 topics
  2. Safety Culture24▲ 340×2 topics
  3. Construction Safety23▲ 362×2 topics
  4. Risk Perception23▲ 105×2 topics
  5. Workplace Safety23▲ 224×2 topics
  6. Occupational Safety23▲ 276×2 topics
  7. Organizational Culture23▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Employee Behavior23▲ 343×1 topic
  9. Safety Climate23▲ 269×2 topics
  10. Safety Management23▲ 333×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology12▲ 2.5×11 topics
  12. Global Burden11▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Mental Health8▲ 5.9×12 topics
  14. Musculoskeletal Disorders7▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Psychological Factors7▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Clinical Trials7▲ 9.3×4 topics
  17. Health Impact6▲ 111×2 topics
  18. Disability6▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Chronic Pain6▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Measurement Properties6▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Health Effects5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Occupational Health5▲ 48×5 topics
  24. Immunotherapy4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  25. Radiation Therapy4▲ 26×2 topics
  26. BAP1 mutations4▲ 156×1 topic
  27. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma4▲ 156×1 topic
  28. Occupational Asthma4▲ 232×1 topic
  29. Work-Related Exposure4▲ 232×1 topic
  30. Risk Factors4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  31. Injury Prevention4▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Child Injury4▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Unintentional Injuries4▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Bayesian Networks3▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Fault Tree Analysis3▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Mortality3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  37. Suicide3▲ 66×2 topics
  38. Attachment3▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Depressive Symptoms3▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Injury Severity3▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Center for Construction Research and Training publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Occupational Health and Safety Research, Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Occupational Health and …4Occupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksOccupational and environmental lung diseases: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksOccupational exposure and asthma: 0 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 0 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPolitical Science and International RelationsPharmacologyClinical Psychology6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  2. 2 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Center for Construction Research and Training's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Center for Construction Research and Training as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Center for Construction Research and Training0.000047% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Center for Construction Research and Training over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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