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Highways England

In research, Highways England stands highest in Engineering (#7,665 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,920 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#36,373
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,948
of 2,253
Research works
264
▲ 110% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Highways England 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
EngineeringField #7,665 of 11,412 8.5%138
Physical SciencesDomain #19,920 of 21,541 8.7%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Highways England 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 Highways England specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 21.3 works3.6×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.62× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Highways England?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Environmental Impact, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Recycled Materials, Traffic Flow, Life Cycle Assessment, Rheology and Convolutional Neural Networks.

▲ 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 Learning4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  2. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  3. Intelligent Transportation Systems3▲ 45×4 topics
  4. Recycled Materials3▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Traffic Flow2▲ 51×2 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  7. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Rheology2▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Crack Detection2▲ 63×1 topic
  10. Pavement2▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Asphalt2▲ 122×1 topic
  12. Bitumen Modification2▲ 122×1 topic
  13. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  14. Neural Networks2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  16. Liquefaction1▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Tunnel1▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Analysis1▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Driver Behavior1▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Risk Perception1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Seismic1▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Urban Traffic1▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Fiber Reinforcement1▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Geosynthetics1▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Infrastructure1▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Injury Severity1▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Occupational Safety1▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Safety Culture1▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Short-Term Forecasting1▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Soil Reinforcement1▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Spatio-Temporal Data1▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Supply Chain Management1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  33. Traffic Accidents1▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Construction1▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control1▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Habitat Connectivity1▲ 152×1 topic
  37. Microscopic Simulation1▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Nationalism1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  39. Road Ecology1▲ 152×1 topic
  40. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Highways England publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Occupational Health and Safety Research.

Infrastructure Maintenan…2Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Perform…2Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety1Traffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 1 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactio…1Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 1 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityBuilding and Construction2 others

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Highways England's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 110% 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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