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Michigan Department of Transportation

In research, Michigan Department of Transportation stands highest in Engineering (#5,314 of 11,412 worldwide), Social Sciences (#10,728 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,798 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,515
of 28,054 · #20,905 all time
Rank in United States
#3,525
of 4,192
Research works
653
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Michigan Department of Transportation 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 #5,314 of 11,412 28.3%257
Social SciencesDomain #10,728 of 16,945 33.6%145
Physical SciencesDomain #14,798 of 21,541 26.1%337
Health SciencesDomain #15,335 of 20,462 29.5%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Michigan Department of Transportation 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.92× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.84× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Michigan Department of Transportation?

Ranked on the composite score, Brandon Schoettle, David J. LeBlanc and Kathleen D. Klinich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Michigan Department of Transportation.

  1. 1 Brandon Schoettle United States · #298,000 worldwide 141 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 David J. LeBlanc United States · #502,101 worldwide 123 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Kathleen D. Klinich United States · #504,146 worldwide 39 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 P F Waller United States · #652,398 worldwide 77 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Michigan Department of Transportation

Which keywords describe research at Michigan Department of Transportation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Driver Behavior, Deep Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Injury Severity, Risk Factors, Road Safety, Traffic Accidents and Intelligent Transportation Systems.

▲ 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 Learning12▲ 4.6×22 topics
  2. Driver Behavior10▲ 170×2 topics
  3. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 46×3 topics
  4. Injury Severity6▲ 103×2 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 7.6×3 topics
  6. Road Safety6▲ 202×1 topic
  7. Traffic Accidents6▲ 179×1 topic
  8. Intelligent Transportation Systems6▲ 53×3 topics
  9. Machine Learning6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  10. Traffic Flow5▲ 70×2 topics
  11. Human Factors4▲ 76×2 topics
  12. Neural Networks4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  13. Automation4▲ 77×1 topic
  14. Traumatic Brain Injury4▲ 59×2 topics
  15. Trust4▲ 19×1 topic
  16. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  17. Obesity4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  18. Biomechanics4▲ 16×1 topic
  19. Brain Injury4▲ 172×1 topic
  20. Graph Convolutional Networks4▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Driver Assistance Systems3▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Trajectory Prediction3▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Short-Term Forecasting3▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Spatio-Temporal Data3▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Older Adults2▲ 92×2 topics
  27. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control2▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Health Outcomes2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Microscopic Simulation2▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Reinforcement Learning2▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Self-Regulation2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Image Processing2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Driving Cessation2▲ 304×1 topic
  34. Mobility2▲ 163×1 topic
  35. Crack Detection2▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Environmental Impacts2▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Pavement2▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Ridesharing2▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Shared Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Travel Behavior2▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Michigan Department of Transportation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traffic and Road Safety, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety.

Traffic and Road Safety6Traffic and Road Safety: 6 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksAutomotive and Human Inj…4Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics: 4 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…3Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 3 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 2 fractional worksOlder Adults Driving Stu…2Older Adults Driving Studies: 2 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySocial PsychologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  2. 2 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 3 works
  6. 6 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Older Adults Driving Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  8. 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Michigan Department of Transportation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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