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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× 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 John E. Evans United States · #568,282 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
- 2 Peter Vovsha United States · #574,165 worldwide 99 citations · 24 works
- 3 Michael J. Abrahams United States · #967,658 worldwide 61 citations · 18 works
- 4 David C. Froehlich United States · #1,409,939 worldwide 38 citations · 30 works
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.
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Construction Projects
- Numerical Simulation
- Urban Underground Space
- Health Impact Assessment
- Infrastructure
- BIM
- RFID Technology
- Spatial Variability
- Bayesian Optimization
- Sustainability Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Soil Properties
- Seismic
- Analysis
- Finite Element Analysis
- Public Transport
- Service Quality
- Risk Management
- Liquefaction
- Sustainability
- Tunnel
- Travel Behavior
- User Satisfaction
- Route Choice
- Pipeline
- Earthquake
- Construction
- Supply Chain Management
- Reliability Analysis
- Dynamic Interaction
- Slope Stability Analysis
- Environmental Impacts
- Facilities Management
- Prefabrication
- Spatial Planning
- Urban Resilience
- Utility Tunnels
- Transportation
- Project Success
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
- Sustainability56▲ 4.0×31 topics
- Liquefaction52▲ 88×2 topics
- Tunnel52▲ 88×2 topics
- Risk Management47▲ 17×6 topics
- Travel Behavior40▲ 69×2 topics
- Service Quality40▲ 30×2 topics
- User Satisfaction40▲ 35×2 topics
- Public Transport40▲ 89×1 topic
- Route Choice40▲ 99×1 topic
- Finite Element Analysis39▲ 22×5 topics
- Pipeline39▲ 54×2 topics
- Analysis37▲ 43×2 topics
- Earthquake35▲ 86×1 topic
- Seismic35▲ 86×1 topic
- Construction32▲ 40×3 topics
- Soil Properties31▲ 26×3 topics
- Supply Chain Management30▲ 7.5×10 topics
- Risk Assessment29▲ 6.3×11 topics
- Reliability Analysis28▲ 36×2 topics
- Sustainability Assessment28▲ 34×6 topics
- Dynamic Interaction27▲ 53×2 topics
- Bayesian Optimization26▲ 53×2 topics
- Slope Stability Analysis26▲ 127×1 topic
- Spatial Variability26▲ 66×1 topic
- Environmental Impacts25▲ 15×5 topics
- RFID Technology24▲ 26×2 topics
- Facilities Management23▲ 59×2 topics
- BIM23▲ 74×1 topic
- Prefabrication23▲ 74×1 topic
- Infrastructure23▲ 27×4 topics
- Spatial Planning23▲ 30×3 topics
- Health Impact Assessment23▲ 49×3 topics
- Urban Resilience23▲ 206×2 topics
- Urban Underground Space22▲ 303×1 topic
- Utility Tunnels22▲ 303×1 topic
- Numerical Simulation22▲ 8.5×8 topics
- Transportation21▲ 20×4 topics
- Construction Projects20▲ 73×2 topics
- Project Success20▲ 81×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
- 2 Economic and Technological Innovation Economics and Econometrics 0 works
- 3 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
- 4 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
- 5 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 0 works
- 6 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 0 works
- 7 Civil and Structural Engineering Research Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
- 8 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 0 works
- 9 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.