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Federal Highway Administration

In research, Federal Highway Administration stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,761 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 31.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,419
of 28,054 · #17,717 all time
Rank in United States
#2,823
of 4,192
Research works
978
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Federal Highway Administration known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,761 of 12,888 12.0%72 #10680

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Federal Highway Administration specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 31.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 33.8 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: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.09× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Highway Administration?

Ranked on the composite score, Benjamin A. Graybeal, Nelson Gibson and R Dongré lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Highway Administration.

  1. 1 Benjamin A. Graybeal United States · #118,154 worldwide 432 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Nelson Gibson United States · #308,353 worldwide 92 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 R Dongré United States · #460,058 worldwide 113 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Jack Youtcheff United States · #629,731 worldwide 50 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Joe Bared United States · #801,152 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Harold R. Bosch United States · #889,430 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 George K. Chang United States · #1,032,080 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 T Harman United States · #1,130,587 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Khamis Haramy United States · #1,150,256 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Naser Abu-Hejleh United States · #1,201,235 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Highway Administration

Which keywords describe research at Federal Highway Administration?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Life Cycle Assessment, Recycled Materials, Rheology, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Asphalt, Bitumen Modification and Image Processing.

▲ 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. Deep Learning11▲ 3.4×11 topics
  2. Life Cycle Assessment9▲ 34×4 topics
  3. Recycled Materials8▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Rheology8▲ 46×4 topics
  5. Nanomaterials7▲ 7.6×3 topics
  6. Asphalt7▲ 237×1 topic
  7. Bitumen Modification7▲ 237×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact7▲ 4.5×8 topics
  9. Image Processing7▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Defect Detection7▲ 57×3 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks7▲ 10×2 topics
  12. Crack Detection6▲ 101×1 topic
  13. Pavement6▲ 101×1 topic
  14. Intelligent Transportation Systems5▲ 35×3 topics
  15. Traffic Flow4▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Geopolymer4▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Reinforced Concrete4▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Remote Sensing3▲ 3.0×11 topics
  19. Water Quality3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  20. Cementitious Materials3▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Fly Ash3▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Corrosion3▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Liquefaction2▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Tunnel2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Short-Term Forecasting2▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Spatio-Temporal Data2▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Urban Traffic2▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Chloride-induced2▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Structural Reliability2▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Driver Behavior2▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  32. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Damage Detection2▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Dynamic Behavior2▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Hydraulic Conductivity2▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control2▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Fiber Reinforcement2▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Microscopic Simulation2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Soil Properties2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 8.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Highway Administration publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques.

Asphalt Pavement Perform…7Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 7 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…6Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 6 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and M…2Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…2Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 2 fractional worksTraffic control and mana…2Traffic control and management: 2 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 2 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionControl and Systems EngineeringOcean Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 6 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 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Highway Administration's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower 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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