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K2

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Research works
45
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
K2

Not ranked overall: K2 is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does K2 work in?

In all years, 66% of research at K2 is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (48%), Engineering (26%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 30 fractional works · 66.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 48.4% of its workTransportation: 16 fractional works · 34.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 30.9% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 25.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 11.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKK245fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences66%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 3 domains and 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2248.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting48.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance36.6%
    4. Decision Sciences12.0%
    5. Psychology01.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Engineering1225.9%
    2. Environmental Science24.4%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Energy00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Health Professions12.6%
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.

Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.66× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 3.43× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.43×7 works
  2. Engineering2.66×7 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.16×1 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.57×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.02×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.87×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.41×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.34×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.10×0 works

What are the most cited papers from K2?

The most cited paper from K2 is "Mobility as a Service: Development scenarios and implications for public transport" (Göran Smith, Jana Sochor, MariAnne Karlsson, 2018), with 245 citations. Next come "Development and implementation of Mobility-as-a-Service – A qualitative study of barriers and enabling factors" (210) and "Preferences in regional public transport: a literature review" (138).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mobility as a Service: Development scenarios and implications for public transport Göran Smith, Jana Sochor, MariAnne Karlsson · Research in Transportation Economics 24 Apr 2018 245
2 Development and implementation of Mobility-as-a-Service – A qualitative study of barriers and enabling factors MariAnne Karlsson, Dalia Mukhtar‐Landgren, Göran Smith et al. · Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice Open access 28 Sep 2019 210
3 Preferences in regional public transport: a literature review Joel Hansson, Fredrik Pettersson, Helena Svensson et al. · European Transport Research Review Open access 22 Jul 2019 138
4 Exploring public transport as an element of older persons' mobility: A Capability Approach perspective Jean Ryan, Anders Wretstrand, Steven Schmidt · Journal of Transport Geography 4 Sep 2015 132
5 Public–private innovation: barriers in the case of mobility as a service in West Sweden Göran Smith, Jana Sochor, MariAnne Karlsson · Public Management Review Open access 4 May 2018 120
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at K2?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Impact Assessment, Physical Activity, Accessibility, Transportation, Active Travel, Built Environment, Travel Behavior and User Satisfaction.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Health Impact Assessment9▲ 322×2 topics
  2. Physical Activity9▲ 51×2 topics
  3. Accessibility8▲ 302×2 topics
  4. Transportation8▲ 139×2 topics
  5. Active Travel8▲ 399×1 topic
  6. Built Environment8▲ 399×1 topic
  7. Travel Behavior7▲ 218×2 topics
  8. User Satisfaction6▲ 98×2 topics
  9. Public Transport6▲ 246×1 topic
  10. Service Quality6▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Environmental Impacts5▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Ridesharing5▲ 327×1 topic
  13. Shared Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 327×1 topic
  14. Sustainability2▲ 2.9×9 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  16. Railway Timetabling2▲ 286×1 topic
  17. Train Scheduling2▲ 286×1 topic
  18. Globalization1▲ 1.73×2 topics
  19. Regulation1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  20. Conjoint Analysis1▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Discrete Choice Models1▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Institutional Theory1▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Performance Measurement1▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Quality of Life1▲ 1.91×3 topics
  25. Rural Development1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  26. Self-Regulation1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Spatial Planning1▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Collaborative Governance1▲ 90×1 topic
  29. High-Speed Trains1▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Public Management Reform1▲ 116×1 topic
  31. Deep Learning1◆ 1.07×5 topics
  32. GPS Data1▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Human Mobility1▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Older Adults1▲ 93×2 topics
  35. Public Health1▲ 1.66×3 topics
  36. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.3×3 topics

Which research topics does K2 publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Transportation and Mobility Innovations and Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency.

Urban Transport and Acce…3Urban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional worksTransportation Planning …2Transportation Planning and Optimization: 2 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 2 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 1 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 0 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 0 fractional worksTransport and Economic Policies: 0 fractional worksE-Government and Public Services: 0 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 0 fractional works
TransportationAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 3 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 2 works
  3. 3 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Transport and Economic Policies Strategy and Management 0 works
  9. 9 E-Government and Public Services Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 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 available75.8%not open24.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has K2's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% 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 K2 as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000074% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%K20.000033% in 20252020

Fractional works of K2 over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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