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Instytut Transportu Samochodowego

In research, Instytut Transportu Samochodowego stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,701 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,192 of 14,833 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,137 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,126
of 22,385 · #10,809 all time
Rank in Poland
#186
of 255
Research works
978
▼ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Instytut Transportu Samochodowego

What is Instytut Transportu Samochodowego 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 #6,701 of 17,446 3.7%644
Social SciencesDomain #8,192 of 14,833 6.9%287
EngineeringField #6,137 of 9,532 3.9%458
Automotive EngineeringSubfield #451 of 648 3.4%234
Social SciencesField #7,645 of 9,330 6.9%179

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instytut Transportu Samochodowego 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instytut Transportu Samochodowego work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Instytut Transportu Samochodowego is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Social Sciences (13%), Psychology (6%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 62.7% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 48.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 18.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 25.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.8% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstytutTransportu…92fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4548.9%
    2. Computer Science44.5%
    3. Environmental Science22.4%
    4. Materials Science22.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering22.2%
    6. Energy21.8%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Social Sciences1212.8%
    2. Psychology55.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting55.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine55.5%
    2. Health Professions33.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.9%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.26× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.26× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering6.26×2 works
  2. Engineering3.26×45 works
  3. Energy1.99×2 works
  4. Psychology1.93×5 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.78×5 works
  6. Health Professions1.39×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.01×12 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.66×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.58×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.49×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  16. Medicine0.29×5 works
  17. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instytut Transportu Samochodowego?

Ranked on the quality score, Ilona Buttler, Dagmara Jankowska-Karpa and Anna Zielińska lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instytut Transportu Samochodowego.

  1. 1 Ilona Buttler Poland · #2,632,763 worldwide 292 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Dagmara Jankowska-Karpa Poland · #3,197,464 worldwide 171 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Anna Zielińska Poland · #3,318,656 worldwide 361 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Wojciech Przybylski Poland · #3,563,301 worldwide 92 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Aleksandra Rodak Poland · #3,564,884 worldwide 59 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Piotr Krzysztof Wiśniowski Poland · #3,631,673 worldwide 214 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Anna Niedzicka Poland · #3,682,249 worldwide 33 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Justyna Wacowska-Ślęzak Poland · #4,015,075 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ewa Rostek Poland · #4,209,544 worldwide 99 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 A. Siewiorek Poland · #4,280,702 worldwide 222 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Instytut Transportu Samochodowego

What are the most cited papers from Instytut Transportu Samochodowego?

The most cited paper from Instytut Transportu Samochodowego is "Pedestrian fatality risk in accidents at unsignalized zebra crosswalks in Poland" (Piotr S. Olszewski, Piotr Szagała, Maciej Wolański et al., 2015), with 157 citations. Next come "Functional photocatalytically active and scratch resistant antireflective coating based on TiO 2 and SiO 2" (112) and "Vulnerable road users: Cross-cultural perspectives on performance and attitudes" (97).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pedestrian fatality risk in accidents at unsignalized zebra crosswalks in Poland Piotr S. Olszewski, Piotr Szagała, Maciej Wolański et al. · Accident Analysis & Prevention 31 Aug 2015 157
2 Functional photocatalytically active and scratch resistant antireflective coating based on TiO 2 and SiO 2 M. Mazur, Damian Wojcieszak, Danuta Kaczmarek et al. · Applied Surface Science 28 Jan 2016 112
3 Vulnerable road users: Cross-cultural perspectives on performance and attitudes George Yannis, Dimitrios Nikolaou, Alexandra Laiou et al. · IATSS Research Open access 2 Sep 2020 97
4 Analysis of amorphous tungsten oxide thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering for application in transparent electronics M. Mazur, Damian Wojcieszak, Artur Wiatrowski et al. · Applied Surface Science Open access 3 Sep 2021 75
5 Towards testing auditory–vocal interfaces and detecting distraction while driving: A comparison of eye-movement measures in the assessment of cognitive workload Michał Niezgoda, Adam Tarnowski, Mikołaj Kruszewski et al. · Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 17 May 2015 74
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instytut Transportu Samochodowego?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Logistics, Energy Efficiency, Driver Behavior, Intelligent Transport Systems, Public Transport, Urban Mobility, Risk Factors and Sustainability.

▲ 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-now 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. Logistics10▲ 73×5 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 4.2×11 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency9▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Driver Behavior8▲ 116×2 topics
  5. Environmental Impact8▲ 5.2×8 topics
  6. Intelligent Transport Systems8▲ 743×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors7▲ 7.3×3 topics
  8. Sustainable Development7▲ 5.2×7 topics
  9. Public Transport7▲ 142×2 topics
  10. Urban Mobility7▲ 142×2 topics
  11. Fuel Consumption6▲ 96×2 topics
  12. Infrastructure6▲ 58×2 topics
  13. European Transport Policy6▲ 2673×1 topic
  14. Rail Transport6▲ 2673×1 topic
  15. Eco-Driving6▲ 136×1 topic
  16. Vehicle Emissions6▲ 136×1 topic
  17. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Renewable Energy6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  19. Control Systems5▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles5▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Efficiency5▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Injury Severity5▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Traffic Accidents5▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Vehicle Diagnostics5▲ 352×2 topics
  25. Simulation4▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Common Rail Injectors4▲ 1273×1 topic
  27. Fuel Emissions4▲ 1273×1 topic
  28. Human Factors4▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Automation4▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Supply Chain4▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Trust4▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Management4▲ 5.1×2 topics
  33. Digitalization4▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Occupational Health4▲ 34×4 topics
  35. Artificial Neural Network3▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Human Resource3▲ 146×1 topic
  37. Maintenance3▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Transport3▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Electromagnetic Interference3▲ 982×1 topic
  40. Transportation3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Instytut Transportu Samochodowego publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: transportation and logistics systems, Vehicle emissions and performance, Traffic and Road Safety and Engine and Fuel Emissions.

transportation and logistics systems: 6 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 6 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety5Traffic and Road Safety: 5 fractional worksEngine and Fuel Emissions4Engine and Fuel Emissions: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksTransport and Logistics Innovations: 3 fractional worksTransportation Systems a…3Transportation Systems and Safety: 3 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 2 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 2 fractional works
TransportationAutomotive EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 transportation and logistics systems Transportation 6 works
  2. 2 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  4. 4 Engine and Fuel Emissions Automotive Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Transportation Systems and Safety Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 3 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.6%domestic only96.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instytut Transportu Samochodowego's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instytut Transportu Samochodowego as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Instytut Transportu Samochodowego0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instytut Transportu Samochodowego over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Instytut Transportu Samochodowego10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2025.

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