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New York City Department of Transportation

In research, New York City Department of Transportation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,058 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,681
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,550
of 8,685
Research works
204
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is New York City Department of Transportation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #19,058 of 21,541 13.9%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York City Department of Transportation 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: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.94× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 4.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York City Department of Transportation?

Ranked on the composite score, Hank Dittmar, Robert Ridgway and Bojidar Yanev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York City Department of Transportation.

  1. 1 Hank Dittmar United States · #820,726 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Robert Ridgway United States · #873,007 worldwide 90 citations · 98 works
  3. 3 Bojidar Yanev United States · #1,399,375 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at New York City Department of Transportation

Which keywords describe research at New York City Department of Transportation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Travel Behavior, Service Quality, Public Transport, Route Choice, Transportation, Health Impact Assessment, Physical Activity and Accessibility.

▲ 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. Travel Behavior22▲ 141×2 topics
  2. Service Quality20▲ 58×2 topics
  3. Public Transport20▲ 170×1 topic
  4. Route Choice20▲ 190×1 topic
  5. Deep Learning14▲ 3.4×13 topics
  6. Transportation13▲ 47×3 topics
  7. Health Impact Assessment13▲ 106×2 topics
  8. Physical Activity13▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Sustainability13▲ 3.5×18 topics
  10. Accessibility12▲ 99×2 topics
  11. Active Travel12▲ 130×1 topic
  12. Built Environment12▲ 130×1 topic
  13. Intelligent Transportation Systems11▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Traffic Flow11▲ 87×2 topics
  15. Risk Management9▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Spatial Analysis8▲ 47×3 topics
  17. Urban Traffic8▲ 65×3 topics
  18. Dynamic Interaction8▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Construction8▲ 38×3 topics
  20. Environmental Impacts8▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Neural Networks8▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Time Series Analysis7▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Probabilistic Forecasting7▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Short-Term Forecasting7▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Spatio-Temporal Data7▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Footbridges7▲ 76×1 topic
  27. Vibration Serviceability7▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Injury Severity6▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Driver Behavior6▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Road Safety6▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Traffic Accidents6▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Efficiency6▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Facilities Management5▲ 51×2 topics
  34. BIM5▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Prefabrication5▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Competition5▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Fuel Consumption5▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Privatization5▲ 231×1 topic
  40. Railway Deregulation5▲ 231×1 topic

Which research topics does New York City Department of Transportation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques and RFID technology advancements.

Structural Engineering a…0Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 0 fractional worksTransportation Planning …0Transportation Planning and Optimization: 0 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksRFID technology advancements: 0 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 0 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 0 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 0 fractional worksStructural Integrity and…0Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringTransportationBuilding and ConstructionMedia Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 0 works
  3. 3 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 0 works
  4. 4 RFID technology advancements Media Technology 0 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  6. 6 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 0 works
  7. 7 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  8. 8 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available10.9%not open89.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York City Department of Transportation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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