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Network Rail

In research, Network Rail stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,544 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,853
of 28,054 · #29,288 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,001
of 1,094
Research works
655
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Network Rail known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #12,544 of 12,888 7.0%74 #16665

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Network Rail 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.42× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Network Rail?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Langdon and L. D. L. Nguyen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Network Rail.

  1. 1 Mark Langdon United Kingdom · #1,488,469 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 L. D. L. Nguyen United Kingdom · #1,605,321 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Network Rail

Which keywords describe research at Network Rail?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Speed Trains, Dynamic Interaction, Rolling Contact Fatigue, Ground Vibration, Railway Dynamics, Energy Efficiency, Traffic Management and Railway Timetabling.

▲ 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. High-Speed Trains10▲ 152×3 topics
  2. Dynamic Interaction9▲ 137×2 topics
  3. Rolling Contact Fatigue8▲ 142×2 topics
  4. Ground Vibration8▲ 305×1 topic
  5. Railway Dynamics8▲ 305×1 topic
  6. Energy Efficiency7▲ 7.7×11 topics
  7. Deep Learning6▲ 1.81×15 topics
  8. Traffic Management5▲ 111×2 topics
  9. Railway Timetabling5▲ 291×1 topic
  10. Train Scheduling5▲ 291×1 topic
  11. Sustainability5▲ 2.0×12 topics
  12. Image Processing4▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Climate Change4▲ 1.61×14 topics
  14. Machine Learning4▲ 1.25×11 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  16. Defect Detection4▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Efficiency3▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Crack Detection3▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Pavement3▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Smart Grid3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  21. Risk Management3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Analysis2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Competition2▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  25. Railway Deregulation2▲ 345×1 topic
  26. Security2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  27. Construction2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  30. Engineering2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Facilities Management2▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Monitoring2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Stability Analysis2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Experimental Study1▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Research1▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Deformation Quantization1▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Event-Triggered Control1▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Innovation Ecosystem1▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Model Checking1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Networked Control Systems1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Network Rail publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Transport and Economic Policies.

Railway Engineering and …8Railway Engineering and Dynamics: 8 fractional worksRailway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 5 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 3 fractional worksTransport and Economic Policies: 2 fractional worksCivil and Geotechnical Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksStability and Control of Uncertain Systems: 1 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verification: 1 fractional worksHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology: 1 fractional worksGlobal Urban Networks and Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Transport and Economic Policies Strategy and Management 2 works
  5. 5 Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research General Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Formal Methods in Verification Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology Mathematical Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Global Urban Networks and Dynamics Urban Studies 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Network Rail's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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