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Metro Transit

In research, Metro Transit stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,983 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,593 of 16,945 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,407 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,526
of 28,054 · #30,851 all time
Rank in United States
#3,686
of 4,192
Research works
491
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Metro Transit 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
Social SciencesField #4,983 of 10,206 18.4%125
Social SciencesDomain #8,593 of 16,945 16.9%191
EngineeringField #9,407 of 11,412 6.5%187
Physical SciencesDomain #19,704 of 21,541 7.5%246

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metro Transit 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Metro Transit?

Ranked on the composite score, D G Stuart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metro Transit.

  1. 1 D G Stuart United States · #1,341,759 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Metro Transit

Which keywords describe research at Metro Transit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Travel Behavior, Data Analysis, Quantitative, Service Quality, Normalization, Real-Time PCR, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Public Transport.

▲ 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 Learning3▲ 1.30×11 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 1.87×10 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 1.53×12 topics
  4. Data Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  5. Quantitative3▲ 39×2 topics
  6. Travel Behavior3▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Gene Expression2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 1.97×10 topics
  9. Autism Spectrum Disorders2▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Gender2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  11. Normalization2▲ 53×1 topic
  12. Physical Activity2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  13. Real-Time PCR2▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Service Quality2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  15. Public Transport2▲ 44×1 topic
  16. Route Choice2▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Dissolved Gas Analysis2▲ 104×1 topic
  18. Feeding Problems2▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Frequency Response Analysis2▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Health Effects2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  21. Sensory Sensitivity2▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Transportation2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Urban Traffic2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Islam2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  25. Migration2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  26. Analysis1▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Liquefaction1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Research1▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Tunnel1▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Accessibility1▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Dielectrics1▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Graph Convolutional Networks1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Intelligent Transportation Systems1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Pipeline1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Traffic Flow1▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Earthquake1▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Environmental Exposure1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Seismic1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Short-Term Forecasting1▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Spatio-Temporal Data1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Metro Transit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues.

Molecular Biology Techni…2Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksTransportation Planning …2Transportation Planning and Optimization: 2 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagno…2Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feed…2Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 2 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…1Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyTransportationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 2 works
  3. 3 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Metro Transit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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