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National Transportation Safety Board

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World rank, all time
#24,563
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,274
of 8,685
Research works
229
▼ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.56× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 4.80× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 7.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Transportation Safety Board?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bayesian Networks, Fault Tree Analysis, Accident Prevention, Safety Culture, Risk Perception, Occupational Safety, Safety Climate and Workplace Safety.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Bayesian Networks31▲ 160×1 topic
  2. Fault Tree Analysis31▲ 294×1 topic
  3. Accident Prevention31▲ 221×2 topics
  4. Safety Culture31▲ 221×2 topics
  5. Risk Perception24▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Occupational Safety24▲ 141×2 topics
  7. Safety Climate22▲ 128×2 topics
  8. Workplace Safety22▲ 104×2 topics
  9. Construction Safety21▲ 166×1 topic
  10. Safety Management21▲ 157×1 topic
  11. Driver Behavior21▲ 152×2 topics
  12. Risk Assessment19▲ 14×9 topics
  13. Autonomous Vehicles17▲ 52×3 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties14▲ 6.3×14 topics
  15. Occupational Health14▲ 64×4 topics
  16. Human Factors13▲ 105×2 topics
  17. Cognitive Load13▲ 144×2 topics
  18. Automation12▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Trust12▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Biomechanics10▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Chemical Management10▲ 426×1 topic
  22. Laboratory Safety10▲ 426×1 topic
  23. Injury Severity9▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Brain Injury9▲ 126×1 topic
  25. Head Impact9▲ 331×1 topic
  26. Risk Factors9▲ 3.9×5 topics
  27. Collision Avoidance9▲ 34×3 topics
  28. Road Safety9▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Traffic Accidents9▲ 107×1 topic
  30. Flight Control6▲ 81×2 topics
  31. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles6▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Air Traffic Management6▲ 145×1 topic
  33. Conflict Resolution6▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Dynamic Soaring5▲ 142×1 topic
  35. Wind Estimation5▲ 142×1 topic
  36. Finite Element Simulation5▲ 62×2 topics
  37. Detonation Propulsion5▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Pulse Detonation Engines5▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Crash Tests5▲ 225×1 topic
  40. Guardrail Systems5▲ 225×1 topic

Which research topics does National Transportation Safety Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Safety Research, Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation and Robotics and Automated Systems.

Occupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mechanics: 1 fractional worksMechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation: 1 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 0 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 0 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 0 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyMechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  7. 7 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 0 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 available13.7%not open86.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Transportation Safety Board's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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