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Federal Railroad Administration

In research, Federal Railroad Administration stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,698 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#11,202 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,602
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,535
of 8,685
Research works
220
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Federal Railroad Administration 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 #20,698 of 21,541 4.5%149
EngineeringField #11,202 of 11,412 3.9%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Railroad 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).

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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.36× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Railroad Administration?

Ranked on the composite score, William Morris, Thomas G. Raslear and Mahmood Fateh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Railroad Administration.

  1. 1 William Morris United States · #520,151 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Thomas G. Raslear United States · #635,325 worldwide 19 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Mahmood Fateh United States · #973,696 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Railroad Administration

Which keywords describe research at Federal Railroad Administration?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Speed Trains, Dynamic Interaction, Rolling Contact Fatigue, Ground Vibration, Railway Dynamics, Competition, Efficiency and Privatization.

▲ 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. High-Speed Trains28▲ 217×3 topics
  2. Dynamic Interaction26▲ 177×2 topics
  3. Rolling Contact Fatigue25▲ 221×2 topics
  4. Ground Vibration24▲ 481×1 topic
  5. Railway Dynamics24▲ 481×1 topic
  6. Competition19▲ 101×2 topics
  7. Efficiency18▲ 31×2 topics
  8. Privatization18▲ 834×1 topic
  9. Railway Deregulation18▲ 834×1 topic
  10. Finite Element Simulation13▲ 158×2 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency10▲ 6.0×5 topics
  12. Traffic Management9▲ 151×2 topics
  13. Railway Timetabling9▲ 326×1 topic
  14. Train Scheduling9▲ 326×1 topic
  15. Risk Perception9▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Crash Tests9▲ 419×1 topic
  17. Guardrail Systems9▲ 419×1 topic
  18. Defect Detection8▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties8▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Bayesian Networks7▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Fault Tree Analysis7▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Non-Destructive Testing7▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Wave Propagation6▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  25. Occupational Safety6▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Accident Prevention6▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Safety Culture6▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Damage Detection6▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Guided Lamb Waves6▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring6▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Safety Climate6▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Workplace Safety6▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Eddy Current Testing5▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Non-Destructive Evaluation5▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Analysis5▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Driver Behavior5▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Failure Analysis4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 8.5×5 topics
  39. Pipeline4▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Experimental Validation4▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Railroad Administration publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Transport and Economic Policies.

Railway Engineering and …2Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…1Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional worksTransport and Economic P…1Transport and Economic Policies: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksPower Line Communications and Noise: 0 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and M…0Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 0 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 0 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceCivil and Structural EngineeringStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Transport and Economic Policies Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  6. 6 Power Line Communications and Noise Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 0 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 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 available7.6%not open92.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Railroad Administration's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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