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College Track

In research, College Track stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,122 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,485 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#17,010
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,542
of 7,310
Research works
343
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
College Track

What is College Track known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #14,122 of 17,446 8.1%166
Social SciencesDomain #12,485 of 14,833 8.6%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where College Track sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does College Track work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at College Track is in Physical Sciences, 40% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Social Sciences (17%), Computer Science (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 72 fractional works · 44.7% of its workEngineering: 41 fractional works · 25.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 64 fractional works · 40.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCollege Track161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences40%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4125.4%
    2. Computer Science127.2%
    3. Environmental Science106.4%
    4. Energy31.7%
    5. Materials Science21.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2817.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting127.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities106.1%
    4. Psychology64.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance63.7%
    6. Decision Sciences31.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences84.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine95.7%
    2. Health Professions21.4%
    3. Nursing00.1%
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: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting2.24×12 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.12×10 works
  3. Energy1.87×3 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.75×3 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×6 works
  6. Engineering1.70×41 works
  7. Social Sciences1.37×28 works
  8. Psychology1.31×6 works
  9. Environmental Science1.30×10 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.00×8 works
  11. Computer Science0.93×12 works
  12. Health Professions0.54×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.48×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.47×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.41×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×3 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.35×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×0 works
  20. Medicine0.30×9 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  23. Nursing0.14×0 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at College Track?

Ranked on the quality score, Doug Koplow, Hiroo Kataoka and Katsumi Muramoto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College Track.

  1. 1 Doug Koplow United States · #2,570,664 worldwide 658 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Hiroo Kataoka United States · #3,937,616 worldwide 92 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Katsumi Muramoto United States · #3,988,548 worldwide 60 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Atsushi Furukawa United States · #4,043,874 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Etsuo SEKINE United States · #4,088,623 worldwide 415 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Irina Yaroshevich United States · #6,842,413 worldwide 4 citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at College Track

What are the most cited papers from College Track?

The most cited paper from College Track is "Measuring Energy Subsidies Using the Price-Gap Approach: What Does it Leave Out?" (Doug Koplow, 2010), with 104 citations. Next come "Why fossil fuel producer subsidies matter" (90) and "Development of Slab Tracks for Hokuriku Shinkansen Line" (88).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measuring Energy Subsidies Using the Price-Gap Approach: What Does it Leave Out? Doug Koplow · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2010 104
2 Why fossil fuel producer subsidies matter Peter A. Erickson, Harro van Asselt, Doug Koplow et al. · Nature Open access 5 Feb 2020 90
3 Development of Slab Tracks for Hokuriku Shinkansen Line Katsutoshi ANDO, Makoto Sunaga, Hifumi AOKI et al. · Quarterly Report of RTRI Open access 2001 88
4 Outcomes in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Without Acute Intracranial Traumatic Injury Debbie Y. Madhok et al. · JAMA Network Open Open access 17 Aug 2022 82
5 F EDERAL F OSSIL F UEL S UBSIDIES AND G REENHOUSE G AS E MISSIONS : A Case Study of Increasing Transparency for Fiscal Policy Doug Koplow, John C. Dernbach · Annual Review of Energy and the Environment Nov 2001 76
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at College Track?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dynamic Interaction, High-Speed Trains, Ground Vibration, Railway Dynamics, Sustainability, Leadership, Development and Numerical Simulation.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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. Sustainability9▲ 2.4×25 topics
  2. Dynamic Interaction9▲ 84×2 topics
  3. High-Speed Trains9▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Ground Vibration8▲ 184×1 topic
  5. Railway Dynamics8▲ 184×1 topic
  6. Climate Change7▲ 1.65×19 topics
  7. Education6▲ 2.3×14 topics
  8. Globalization6▲ 1.92×18 topics
  9. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.4×12 topics
  10. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.0×16 topics
  11. Leadership5▲ 6.5×9 topics
  12. Development5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  13. Information Technology4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  14. Renewable Energy4▲ 1.87×10 topics
  15. Numerical Simulation4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  16. Educational Technology4▲ 2.1×10 topics
  17. Innovation4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  18. Nigeria4▲ 109×3 topics
  19. E-Learning4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  20. Gender Equality4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  21. Feminism4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  22. Teacher Education3▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Digital Transformation3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  24. Security3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  25. Structural Analysis3▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Technology3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  27. Air Quality3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  28. Professional Development3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  29. Optimal Control3▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Thermal Analysis3▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Failure Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Quality Assurance2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  33. Human Resource Management2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Postcolonialism2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Youth Unemployment2▲ 117×1 topic
  36. Customer Experience2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Railway Timetabling2▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Train Scheduling2▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Workplace2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Fatigue Analysis2▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does College Track publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Railway Engineering and Dynamics, African Education and Politics, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency and Engineering Applied Research.

Railway Engineering and …8Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 8 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 2 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 2 fractional worksLiterary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics: 2 fractional worksSeismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings: 1 fractional worksSolar Energy Systems and Technologies: 1 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 1 fractional worksCivil and Geotechnical Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksManagement and Performance Evaluation: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringEducationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  3. 3 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Seismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Solar Energy Systems and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research General Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Management and Performance Evaluation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 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 available68.2%not open31.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has College Track's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% 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 College Track as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%College Track0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of College Track over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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