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Department for Transport

In research, Department for Transport stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,952 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,360 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,722 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,622
of 28,054 · #23,022 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#793
of 1,094
Research works
472
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Department for Transport 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,952 of 16,945 18.0%224
Physical SciencesDomain #14,360 of 21,541 15.6%190
EngineeringField #9,722 of 11,412 14.9%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department for Transport 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.44× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department for Transport?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Logistics, Transportation, Physical Activity, Accessibility, Supply Chain, Urban Design and Environmental Impacts.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Sustainability8▲ 3.5×22 topics
  2. Deep Learning6▲ 1.81×19 topics
  3. Logistics5▲ 30×5 topics
  4. Physical Activity5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  5. Transportation5▲ 26×3 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.7×10 topics
  7. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.4×20 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 2.5×8 topics
  9. Accessibility4▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Supply Chain4▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Urban Design4▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impacts3▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Health Impact Assessment3▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Active Travel3▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Built Environment3▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Intelligent Transportation Systems3▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Digital Technologies3▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Urban Traffic3▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Risk Assessment3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Driver Behavior3▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Service Quality3▲ 10.0×2 topics
  22. User Satisfaction3▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Big Data2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  24. Simulation2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  25. Public Transport2▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Spatial Analysis2▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Travel Behavior2▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Traffic Flow2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Ridesharing2▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Shared Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Injury Severity2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Traffic Accidents2▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Collision Avoidance2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Electric Vehicles2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Workplace Safety2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Modeling2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  38. Time Series Analysis2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Infrastructure2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Legislation2▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Department for Transport publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Transportation and Mobility Innovations and Traffic and Road Safety.

Urban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 2 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…2Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety2Traffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logis…1Maritime Ports and Logistics: 1 fractional worksTransport and Logistics Innovations: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional works
TransportationAutomotive EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 3 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 2 works
  3. 3 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  5. 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Transport Systems Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department for Transport's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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