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Illinois Department of Transportation

In research, Illinois Department of Transportation stands highest in Engineering (#9,983 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,832 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,343
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,058
of 8,685
Research works
205
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Illinois Department of Transportation 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 #9,983 of 11,412 18.3%133
Physical SciencesDomain #19,832 of 21,541 19.5%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois Department of Transportation 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 5.00× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Illinois Department of Transportation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Defect Detection, Crack Detection, Pavement, Deep Learning, Nanomaterials, Recycled Materials, Asphalt and Bitumen Modification.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  2. Defect Detection3▲ 95×3 topics
  3. Crack Detection2▲ 144×1 topic
  4. Pavement2▲ 144×1 topic
  5. Nanomaterials2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  6. Recycled Materials2▲ 72×2 topics
  7. Asphalt2▲ 221×1 topic
  8. Bitumen Modification2▲ 221×1 topic
  9. Liquefaction2▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Tunnel2▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Climate Change1▲ 1.84×8 topics
  12. Geosynthetics1▲ 99×2 topics
  13. Fiber Reinforcement1▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Soil Reinforcement1▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Illinois Department of Transportation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures.

Infrastructure Maintenan…2Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and …1Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 1 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…0Drilling and Well Engineering: 0 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 0 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 0 fractional worksTransportation Safety and Impact Analysis: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringOcean EngineeringPollutionEcology1 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 Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 0 works
  8. 8 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available8.4%not open91.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois Department of Transportation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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