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Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

In research, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario stands highest in Engineering (#4,386 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,333 of 21,541 worldwide) and Civil and Structural Engineering (#1,005 of 1,685 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#21,276
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#453
of 896
Research works
799
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Transportation of Ontario 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 #4,386 of 11,412 14.8%442
Physical SciencesDomain #12,333 of 21,541 15.3%658
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1,005 of 1,685 17.3%197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Transportation of Ontario 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).

What does Ministry of Transportation of Ontario specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 26.4 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.73× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry of Transportation of Ontario?

Ranked on the composite score, D.N. May, Baidar Bakht and D G Manning lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.

  1. 1 D.N. May Canada · #623,736 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Baidar Bakht Canada · #982,600 worldwide 89 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 D G Manning Canada · #1,258,719 worldwide 24 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Willem F. Vlotman Canada · #1,340,125 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 J R Billing Canada · #1,507,905 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 T Kazmierowski Canada · #1,528,159 worldwide 11 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 J J Hajek Canada · #1,589,145 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Transportation of Ontario?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Defect Detection, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Processing, Crack Detection, Pavement, Reinforced Concrete and Construction.

▲ 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 Learning5▲ 3.2×14 topics
  2. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  3. Defect Detection3▲ 53×2 topics
  4. Image Processing3▲ 15×2 topics
  5. Crack Detection3▲ 88×1 topic
  6. Pavement3▲ 88×1 topic
  7. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 62×2 topics
  8. Construction2▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Chloride-induced2▲ 82×1 topic
  10. Corrosion2▲ 32×1 topic
  11. Dynamic Interaction2▲ 63×2 topics
  12. Recycled Materials2▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Durability Performance2▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  15. Driver Behavior2▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Footbridges2▲ 91×1 topic
  17. Vibration Serviceability2▲ 91×1 topic
  18. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Neural Networks2▲ 2.2×7 topics
  20. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  21. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.6×8 topics
  22. Transportation2▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Injury Severity1▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Intelligent Transportation Systems1▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Traffic Accidents1▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Asphalt1▲ 84×1 topic
  28. Bitumen Modification1▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Civil Engineering1▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Traffic Flow1▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Urban Traffic1▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Damage Detection1▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Environmental Impact Assessment1▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Environmental Impacts1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Travel Behavior1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Concrete Properties1▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Public Transport1▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Recycled Aggregate1▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Service Quality1▲ 7.9×1 topic
  40. Terrestrial Laser Scanning1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Transportation of Ontario publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Concrete Corrosion and Durability, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis and Traffic and Road Safety.

Infrastructure Maintenan…3Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 3 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 2 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…2Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety1Traffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 1 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 1 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concr…1Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 1 fractional worksCivil and Structural Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 1 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityTransportationBuilding and Construction2 others

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  5. 5 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 1 works
  7. 7 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 1 works
  10. 10 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Transportation of Ontario's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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