National Transportation Research Center
In research, National Transportation Research Center stands highest in Engineering (#3,261 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,286 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 7.4× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #14,003 of 28,054 · #9,002 all time
- Rank in United States
- #1,953 of 4,192
- Research works
- 730 ▲ 116% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 26k 35.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 17.3% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 56% world 28%
What is National Transportation Research Center known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #3,261 of 6,636 | 17.0% | 143 | #2552 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,286 of 12,888 | 17.1% | 189 | #5367 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Transportation Research Center 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 National Transportation Research Center specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 27.9 works7.4×
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 44.8 works6.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Chemical Engineering 6.0×
- Engineering 4.7×
- Energy 3.2×
- Materials Science 1.9×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Decision Sciences 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at National Transportation Research Center?
Ranked on the composite score, Shih-Miao Chin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Transportation Research Center.
- 1 Shih-Miao Chin United States · #994,593 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at National Transportation Research Center?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Energy Efficiency, Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid and Microstructure.
- Traffic Flow
- Power Systems
- Control Systems
- Efficiency Optimization
- Voltage Control
- Energy Simulation
- Process Parameters
- Heat Transfer
- Fused Deposition Modeling
- Challenges
- Electric Vehicle Charging
- Materials
- Applications
- Polymer Composites
- Model Predictive Control
- Electric Vehicles
- Smart Grid
- Sustainability
- Mechanical Properties
- Energy Efficiency
- Power Electronics
- Renewable Energy
- Additive Manufacturing
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Microstructure
- Thermal Management
- Wireless Power Transfer
- Energy Management
- 3D Printing
- Control Strategies
- Ceramics
- Energy Storage Systems
- Thermal Comfort
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Smart Grid Applications
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Fault Detection
- Sensor Networks
- HVDC Transmission
- RFID Technology
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
- Power Electronics20▲ 29×8 topics
- Energy Efficiency17▲ 8.8×19 topics
- Renewable Energy14▲ 4.9×24 topics
- Mechanical Properties14▲ 7.0×23 topics
- Additive Manufacturing13▲ 20×5 topics
- Sustainability12▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 17×5 topics
- Smart Grid10▲ 14×6 topics
- Microstructure10▲ 9.1×12 topics
- Electric Vehicles10▲ 16×4 topics
- Thermal Management10▲ 14×5 topics
- Model Predictive Control9▲ 17×5 topics
- Wireless Power Transfer9▲ 46×2 topics
- Polymer Composites8▲ 16×7 topics
- Energy Management8▲ 23×2 topics
- Applications8▲ 14×5 topics
- 3D Printing8▲ 16×2 topics
- Materials7▲ 15×5 topics
- Control Strategies7▲ 24×3 topics
- Electric Vehicle Charging7▲ 37×2 topics
- Ceramics6▲ 21×2 topics
- Challenges6▲ 27×1 topic
- Energy Storage Systems6▲ 23×2 topics
- Fused Deposition Modeling6▲ 28×1 topic
- Thermal Comfort6▲ 23×2 topics
- Heat Transfer6▲ 6.1×12 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 6.8×4 topics
- Process Parameters6▲ 25×3 topics
- Smart Grid Applications6▲ 21×2 topics
- Energy Simulation6▲ 29×2 topics
- Intelligent Transportation Systems5▲ 18×3 topics
- Voltage Control5▲ 37×2 topics
- Fault Detection5▲ 18×3 topics
- Efficiency Optimization5▲ 53×2 topics
- Sensor Networks5▲ 10×2 topics
- Control Systems5▲ 13×6 topics
- HVDC Transmission5▲ 48×2 topics
- Power Systems5▲ 22×2 topics
- RFID Technology5▲ 14×2 topics
- Traffic Flow5▲ 23×2 topics
Which research topics does National Transportation Research Center publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 6 works
- 2 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
- 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 5 works
- 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 5 works
- 5 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
- 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
- 7 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 8 Wireless Power Transfer Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 9 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
- 10 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has National Transportation Research Center's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 116% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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