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Public Works

In research, Public Works stands highest in Medicine (#7,981 of 17,978 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,938 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,775 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,609
of 28,054 · #14,823 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,045
of 1,094
Research works
946
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Public Works 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
MedicineField #7,981 of 17,978 22.0%148
Social SciencesDomain #7,938 of 16,945 14.7%230
Health SciencesDomain #9,775 of 20,462 20.4%172
Social SciencesField #5,038 of 10,206 14.8%134
Physical SciencesDomain #14,188 of 21,541 6.9%503
EngineeringField #10,330 of 11,412 6.5%223
Environmental ScienceField #5,681 of 6,208 5.9%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Public Works 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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.33× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Public Works?

Ranked on the composite score, Toshinori ISHIKAWA, Arthur E. Gorman and Shiho MIYAHARA lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Public Works.

  1. 1 Toshinori ISHIKAWA United Kingdom · #962,251 worldwide 62 citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Arthur E. Gorman United Kingdom · #1,053,415 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Shiho MIYAHARA United Kingdom · #1,204,568 worldwide 34 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Public Works

Which keywords describe research at Public Works?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Risk Management, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Philosophy, RFID Technology, Sustainable Development and IoT.

▲ 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. Climate Change8▲ 2.5×25 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 2.6×20 topics
  3. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.8×14 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.6×10 topics
  5. Risk Management5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  6. Healthcare4▲ 2.9×12 topics
  7. Education4▲ 1.86×15 topics
  8. Philosophy4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  9. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.6×12 topics
  10. Innovation4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  11. RFID Technology3▲ 16×2 topics
  12. History3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  13. Internet of Things3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. IoT3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  15. Community Participation3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  16. Information Technology3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  17. Smart Cities3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Spatial Analysis3▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Construction Projects2▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Driver Behavior2▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Injury Severity2▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Urbanization2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  23. Water Resources2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  24. Cloud Computing2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  25. Geotechnical Engineering2▲ 29×4 topics
  26. Road Safety2▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Traffic Accidents2▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  29. Soil Properties2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Risk Perception2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Cybersecurity2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. Stakeholder Analysis2▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Accident Detection2▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Big Data Analytics2▲ 7.7×1 topic
  35. Smart Vehicle Safety2▲ 88×1 topic
  36. Cost Overruns2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Project Success2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. System Dynamics2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Facilities Management2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Lateritic Soils2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Public Works publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traffic and Road Safety, Internet of Things and AI, IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems and Construction Project Management and Performance.

Traffic and Road Safety2Traffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI2Internet of Things and AI: 2 fractional worksIoT and GPS-based Vehicl…2IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems: 2 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…2Construction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 2 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…1BIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…1Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…1History of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…1Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityInformation SystemsMechanical EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  2. 2 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.8%domestic only41.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Public Works's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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