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National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory

In research, National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory stands highest in Engineering (#6,752 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,233 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#31,046
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#1,275
of 2,112
Research works
426
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory 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 #6,752 of 11,412 5.3%270
Physical SciencesDomain #16,233 of 21,541 5.9%352

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.46× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.42× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Masuhisa TANIMOTO, Yasuhiro Sato and Matsuo Odaka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory.

  1. 1 Masuhisa TANIMOTO Japan · #320,984 worldwide 87 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Yasuhiro Sato Japan · #650,485 worldwide 109 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Matsuo Odaka Japan · #685,059 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Yasuhiro Matsui Japan · #932,966 worldwide 64 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Daisuke Kawano Japan · #1,004,761 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Takeshi Mizuma Japan · #1,073,730 worldwide 8 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Kazumoto Morita Japan · #1,278,863 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Hiroyuki Yamada Japan · #1,334,633 worldwide 32 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Michiaki Sekine Japan · #1,418,834 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Norifumi Mizushima Japan · #1,425,151 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Driver Behavior, Autonomous Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Injury Severity, Traffic Accidents, Electric Vehicles, Traffic Management and Numerical Simulation.

▲ 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. Driver Behavior5▲ 144×2 topics
  2. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 41×4 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  4. Injury Severity3▲ 93×1 topic
  5. Traffic Accidents3▲ 167×1 topic
  6. Electric Vehicles3▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Deep Learning3▲ 1.89×6 topics
  8. Traffic Management3▲ 136×2 topics
  9. Numerical Simulation3▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Railway Timetabling3▲ 341×1 topic
  11. Train Scheduling3▲ 341×1 topic
  12. Model Predictive Control2▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Control Systems2▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Rolling Contact Fatigue2▲ 82×2 topics
  15. Structural Analysis2▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Design Optimization2▲ 112×1 topic
  17. Finite Element Method2▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Eco-Driving2▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Fuel Consumption2▲ 57×1 topic
  21. High-Speed Trains2▲ 63×3 topics
  22. Traffic Flow2▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Optimization2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  24. Automation2▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Ground Vibration2▲ 137×1 topic
  26. Railway Dynamics2▲ 137×1 topic
  27. Trust2▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Tool Wear1▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Vehicle Dynamics1▲ 56×2 topics
  30. Active Steering1▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Control Strategies1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Forest Carbon Stocks1▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Lidar Remote Sensing1▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Tire-Road Friction Estimation1▲ 107×1 topic
  35. Data Analysis1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Energy Storage Systems1▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Hybrid Vehicles1▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  39. Traffic Signs1▲ 320×1 topic
  40. Warning Design1▲ 320×1 topic

Which research topics does National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traffic and Road Safety, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, Engineering Applied Research and Vehicle emissions and performance.

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  2. 2 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Safety Warnings and Signage Social Psychology 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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