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Parsons Brinckerhoff

In research, Parsons Brinckerhoff stands highest in Engineering (#7,099 of 11,412 worldwide), Social Sciences (#12,888 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,351 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#30,262
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,489
of 8,685
Research works
777
▼ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Parsons Brinckerhoff 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 #7,099 of 11,412 11.1%460
Social SciencesDomain #12,888 of 16,945 21.7%175
Physical SciencesDomain #17,351 of 21,541 10.3%577
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1,386 of 1,685 10.9%189

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Parsons Brinckerhoff 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.

Computer Science: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 5.84× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.72× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Parsons Brinckerhoff?

Ranked on the composite score, John E. Evans, Peter Vovsha and Michael J. Abrahams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parsons Brinckerhoff.

  1. 1 John E. Evans United States · #568,282 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Peter Vovsha United States · #574,165 worldwide 99 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Michael J. Abrahams United States · #967,658 worldwide 61 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 David C. Froehlich United States · #1,409,939 worldwide 38 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Parsons Brinckerhoff

Which keywords describe research at Parsons Brinckerhoff?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Liquefaction, Tunnel, Risk Management, Sustainability, Travel Behavior, Service Quality, User Satisfaction and Public Transport.

▲ 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. Sustainability56▲ 4.0×31 topics
  2. Liquefaction52▲ 88×2 topics
  3. Tunnel52▲ 88×2 topics
  4. Risk Management47▲ 17×6 topics
  5. Travel Behavior40▲ 69×2 topics
  6. Service Quality40▲ 30×2 topics
  7. User Satisfaction40▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Public Transport40▲ 89×1 topic
  9. Route Choice40▲ 99×1 topic
  10. Finite Element Analysis39▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Pipeline39▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Analysis37▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Earthquake35▲ 86×1 topic
  14. Seismic35▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Construction32▲ 40×3 topics
  16. Soil Properties31▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management30▲ 7.5×10 topics
  18. Risk Assessment29▲ 6.3×11 topics
  19. Reliability Analysis28▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Sustainability Assessment28▲ 34×6 topics
  21. Dynamic Interaction27▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Bayesian Optimization26▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Slope Stability Analysis26▲ 127×1 topic
  24. Spatial Variability26▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Environmental Impacts25▲ 15×5 topics
  26. RFID Technology24▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Facilities Management23▲ 59×2 topics
  28. BIM23▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Prefabrication23▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Infrastructure23▲ 27×4 topics
  31. Spatial Planning23▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Health Impact Assessment23▲ 49×3 topics
  33. Urban Resilience23▲ 206×2 topics
  34. Urban Underground Space22▲ 303×1 topic
  35. Utility Tunnels22▲ 303×1 topic
  36. Numerical Simulation22▲ 8.5×8 topics
  37. Transportation21▲ 20×4 topics
  38. Construction Projects20▲ 73×2 topics
  39. Project Success20▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Stakeholder Analysis20▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Parsons Brinckerhoff publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Noise Effects and Management, Economic and Technological Innovation, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research and Structural Health Monitoring Techniques.

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  2. 2 Economic and Technological Innovation Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  3. 3 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 0 works
  6. 6 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  10. 10 Digital Filter Design and Implementation Signal Processing 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 available9.2%not open90.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Parsons Brinckerhoff's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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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