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In research, Federal Highway Administration stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,404 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 32.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,146
of 22,385 · #10,003 all time
Rank in United States
#2,668
of 3,332
Research works
978
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Federal Highway Administration

What is Federal Highway Administration known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,404 of 10,670 2.9%72 #4964

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Highway Administration 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 Federal Highway Administration work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Federal Highway Administration is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (61%), Environmental Science (10%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 80 fractional works · 79.8% of its workEngineering: 60 fractional works · 60.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 38 fractional works · 38.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFederal HighwayAdministration100fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences15%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6060.5%
    2. Environmental Science1010.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences33.3%
    4. Computer Science22.5%
    5. Materials Science22.2%
    6. Energy11.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences55.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.4%
    3. Psychology33.0%
    4. Decision Sciences21.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Health Professions11.1%
    2. Medicine10.8%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Federal Highway Administration specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 32.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 37.9 works32×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.04× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.05× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.04×60 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.10×3 works
  3. Environmental Science2.05×10 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.88×2 works
  5. Veterinary1.72×0 works
  6. Energy1.09×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×3 works
  8. Psychology0.98×3 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.63×2 works
  11. Social Sciences0.43×6 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.41×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.32×2 works
  15. Nursing0.19×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×1 works
  18. Medicine0.04×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Federal Highway Administration?

Ranked on the quality score, Benjamin A. Graybeal, Audrey R. Copeland and Igor De la Varga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Highway Administration.

  1. 1 Benjamin A. Graybeal United States · #630,369 worldwide 6.4k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Audrey R. Copeland United States · #832,945 worldwide 1.3k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Igor De la Varga United States · #986,042 worldwide 1.5k citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Tom Harman United States · #1,371,469 worldwide 1.2k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Nelson H. Gibson United States · #1,443,347 worldwide 1.5k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Zachary B. Haber United States · #1,846,356 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Nancy McGuckin United States · #1,872,484 worldwide 1.5k citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Raj Dongré United States · #1,993,376 worldwide 1.7k citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Joe G. Bared United States · #2,123,256 worldwide 1.7k citations · 85 works
  10. 10 Pavle Bujanović United States · #2,166,633 worldwide 370 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Highway Administration

What are the most cited papers from Federal Highway Administration?

The most cited paper from Federal Highway Administration is "Airfoil and Bridge Deck Flutter Derivatives" (Robert H. Scanlan, John J. Tomko, 1971), with 962 citations. Next come "Uncovering the Distribution of Motorists' Preferences for Travel Time and Reliability" (578) and "Modeling vehicle accidents and highway geometric design relationships" (546).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Airfoil and Bridge Deck Flutter Derivatives Robert H. Scanlan, John J. Tomko · Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division Dec 1971 962
2 Uncovering the Distribution of Motorists' Preferences for Travel Time and Reliability Kenneth A. Small, Clifford M. Winston, Jia Yan · Econometrica 13 Jun 2005 578
3 Modeling vehicle accidents and highway geometric design relationships Shaw‐Pin Miaou, H S Lum · Accident Analysis & Prevention Dec 1993 546
4 Estimating Safety by the Empirical Bayes Method: A Tutorial Ezra Hauer, D W Harwood, Michael S. Griffith · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2002 436
5 Characterization of Air Void Distribution in Asphalt Mixes using X-ray Computed Tomography Eyad A. Masad, Venkata K. Jandhyala, Nairanjana Dasgupta et al. · Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering Apr 2002 379
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Federal Highway Administration?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Life Cycle Assessment, Recycled Materials, Rheology, Nanomaterials, Asphalt, Bitumen Modification, Image Processing and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning12▲ 3.4×11 topics
  2. Life Cycle Assessment9▲ 34×4 topics
  3. Recycled Materials9▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Rheology9▲ 46×4 topics
  5. Nanomaterials8▲ 7.8×3 topics
  6. Asphalt8▲ 239×1 topic
  7. Bitumen Modification8▲ 239×1 topic
  8. Image Processing8▲ 18×4 topics
  9. Defect Detection8▲ 60×3 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 10×2 topics
  11. Crack Detection7▲ 106×1 topic
  12. Pavement7▲ 106×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact7▲ 4.2×8 topics
  14. Intelligent Transportation Systems5▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Traffic Flow4▲ 40×2 topics
  17. Geopolymer4▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Reinforced Concrete4▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Water Quality3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  20. Cementitious Materials3▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Fly Ash3▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Corrosion3▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Hydraulic Conductivity3▲ 55×2 topics
  24. Liquefaction2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Tunnel2▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Short-Term Forecasting2▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Spatio-Temporal Data2▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Urban Traffic2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Chloride-induced2▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Driver Behavior2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Fiber Reinforcement2▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Structural Reliability2▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Dynamic Behavior2▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Soil Reinforcement2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Damage Detection2▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Geosynthetics2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Stone Columns2▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Highway Administration publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques.

Asphalt Pavement Perform…8Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 8 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…7Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 7 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 2 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 2 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 2 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionControl and Systems EngineeringPollution1 others

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

  1. 1 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 2 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Federal Highway Administration's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Federal Highway Administration as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Federal Highway Administration0.00053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Federal Highway Administration over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Federal Highway Administration4.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2009.

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