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Korea Transport Institute

In research, Korea Transport Institute stands highest in Engineering (#7,603 of 11,412 worldwide), Social Sciences (#12,947 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,474 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,546
of 28,054 · #33,606 all time
Rank in South Korea
#415
of 417
Research works
374
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Korea Transport Institute 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 #7,603 of 11,412 25.7%183
Social SciencesDomain #12,947 of 16,945 30.2%134
Physical SciencesDomain #19,474 of 21,541 23.1%225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Korea Transport Institute 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.

Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Korea Transport Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jutaek Oh and Hanseon Cho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Korea Transport Institute.

  1. 1 Jutaek Oh South Korea · #1,034,577 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Hanseon Cho South Korea · #1,410,043 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Korea Transport Institute

Which keywords describe research at Korea Transport Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Flow, Travel Behavior, Deep Learning, User Satisfaction, Public Transport, Service Quality and Driver Behavior.

▲ 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 Learning9▲ 4.2×11 topics
  2. Intelligent Transportation Systems8▲ 91×3 topics
  3. Traffic Flow8▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Travel Behavior7▲ 126×2 topics
  5. User Satisfaction6▲ 51×2 topics
  6. Public Transport6▲ 164×1 topic
  7. Service Quality6▲ 35×1 topic
  8. Machine Learning5▲ 2.6×9 topics
  9. Neural Networks5▲ 5.0×3 topics
  10. Sustainability4▲ 2.9×7 topics
  11. Driver Behavior4▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Pedestrian Safety4▲ 143×2 topics
  13. Traffic Accidents4▲ 143×2 topics
  14. Urban Traffic4▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Short-Term Forecasting4▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Spatio-Temporal Data4▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Environmental Impacts4▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Risk Factors4▲ 5.3×2 topics
  20. Collision Avoidance4▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control4▲ 138×1 topic
  22. Microscopic Simulation4▲ 138×1 topic
  23. Physical Activity4▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Injury Severity3▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Road Safety3▲ 133×1 topic
  26. Active Travel3▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Built Environment3▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Driver Assistance Systems3▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Trajectory Prediction3▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Ridesharing3▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Shared Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Big Data2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  33. Electric Vehicles2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  34. Data Analysis2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Text Mining2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. GPS Data1▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Human Mobility1▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Supply Chain1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Quality Management1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Korea Transport Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Transportation Planning and Optimization, Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, Traffic control and management and Traffic and Road Safety.

Transportation Planning …6Transportation Planning and Optimization: 6 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 4 fractional worksTraffic control and mana…4Traffic control and management: 4 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety3Traffic and Road Safety: 3 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 3 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…3Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 3 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 1 fractional worksTechnology and Data Analysis: 1 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transport Logistics: 1 fractional works
TransportationBuilding and ConstructionControl and Systems EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality2 others

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

  1. 1 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 6 works
  2. 2 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 4 works
  3. 3 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  5. 5 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 3 works
  6. 6 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Korea Transport Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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