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Institute of Transport Economics

In research, Institute of Transport Economics stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,527 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,159 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation — Transportation is 51.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,454
of 28,054 · #13,605 all time
Rank in Norway
#85
of 133
Research works
840
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Institute of Transport Economics 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,527 of 10,521 31.8%100 #3186
Physical SciencesDomain #11,159 of 12,888 19.4%76 #14129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Transport Economics 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 Institute of Transport Economics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 51.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 34.6 works52×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.31× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.89× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.09× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.18× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Transport Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Fridulv Sagberg, Torkel Bjørnskau and Rune Elvik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Transport Economics.

  1. 1 Fridulv Sagberg Norway · #244,978 worldwide 152 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Torkel Bjørnskau Norway · #302,002 worldwide 95 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Rune Elvik Norway · #381,189 worldwide 204 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Randi Hjorthol Norway · #607,311 worldwide 57 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jan Vidar Haukeland Norway · #653,237 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Arvid Strand Norway · #843,558 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Nils Fearnley Norway · #913,538 worldwide 80 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Tor‐Olav Nævestad Norway · #1,162,422 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Aslak Fyhri Norway · #1,163,312 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Oddgeir Osland Norway · #1,204,592 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Transport Economics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Transport Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Driver Behavior, Accessibility, Urban Design, Transportation, Health Impact Assessment, Active Travel and Built Environment.

▲ 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. Physical Activity24▲ 25×4 topics
  2. Driver Behavior23▲ 149×2 topics
  3. Accessibility22▲ 123×2 topics
  4. Urban Design22▲ 99×2 topics
  5. Sustainability21▲ 4.4×17 topics
  6. Transportation21▲ 58×2 topics
  7. Health Impact Assessment21▲ 125×2 topics
  8. Active Travel21▲ 152×1 topic
  9. Built Environment21▲ 152×1 topic
  10. Spatial Analysis18▲ 101×2 topics
  11. Risk Factors18▲ 8.3×2 topics
  12. Injury Severity18▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Traffic Accidents18▲ 200×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impacts16▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Travel Behavior12▲ 64×2 topics
  16. Risk Perception12▲ 22×5 topics
  17. Public Transport11▲ 94×1 topic
  18. Service Quality11▲ 20×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.1×7 topics
  20. Crowdsourcing8▲ 60×3 topics
  21. E-commerce8▲ 6.7×2 topics
  22. Ridesharing8▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Shared Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 72×1 topic
  24. City Logistics8▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Last Mile Delivery8▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Occupational Safety8▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Organizational Culture8▲ 9.8×2 topics
  28. Safety Climate8▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Safety Culture8▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Electric Vehicles7▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Trust6▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Battery Technology6▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. COVID-19 Impact5▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Charging Infrastructure5▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Human Factors5▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Vehicle-to-Grid5▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Automation5▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Driver Distraction5▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Transport Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Traffic and Road Safety, Transportation Planning and Optimization and Transportation and Mobility Innovations.

Urban Transport and Acce…21Urban Transport and Accessibility: 21 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety18Traffic and Road Safety: 18 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 11 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 8 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transport Logistics: 8 fractional worksOccupational Health and …8Occupational Health and Safety Research: 8 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 5 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 5 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 4 fractional works
TransportationSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAutomotive EngineeringBuilding and Construction5 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 21 works
  2. 2 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 18 works
  3. 3 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 11 works
  4. 4 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 8 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 works
  7. 7 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  10. 10 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Transport Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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