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Queensland Rail

In research, Queensland Rail stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,645 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,362
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#416
of 656
Research works
194
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Queensland Rail 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 #12,645 of 21,541 22.6%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queensland 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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.04× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.84× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queensland Rail?

Ranked on the composite score, Lloyd Ross lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queensland Rail.

  1. 1 Lloyd Ross Australia · #784,992 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Queensland Rail

Which keywords describe research at Queensland Rail?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Speed Trains, Quantum Information, Quantum Simulation, Bose-Einstein Condensation, Ultracold Gases, Dynamic Interaction, Ground Vibration and Railway Dynamics.

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning2▲ 1.70×7 topics
  2. High-Speed Trains2▲ 87×2 topics
  3. Quantum Information2▲ 48×2 topics
  4. Quantum Simulation2▲ 70×2 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.84×17 topics
  6. Bose-Einstein Condensation2▲ 136×1 topic
  7. Dynamic Interaction2▲ 72×2 topics
  8. Ultracold Gases2▲ 180×1 topic
  9. Ground Vibration2▲ 163×1 topic
  10. Railway Dynamics2▲ 163×1 topic
  11. Sustainability2▲ 1.70×9 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  13. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  14. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  15. Defect Detection1▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Epidemiology1◆ 0.87×12 topics
  17. Crack Detection1▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Machine Learning1◆ 0.92×8 topics
  19. Pavement1▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Railway Timetabling1▲ 183×1 topic
  21. Train Scheduling1▲ 183×1 topic
  22. Distributed Systems1▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Infrastructure1▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Neural Networks1▲ 1.79×6 topics
  25. Security1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Energy Transition1▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Geodetic1▲ 376×1 topic
  28. Monitoring1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Queensland Rail publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Railway Engineering and Dynamics, Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency and Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring.

Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 2 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksRailway Systems and Ener…1Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…1Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional worksGeodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and T…1Advanced Frequency and Time Standards: 1 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 1 fractional worksElectrical Contact Performance and Analysis: 0 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 0 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  2. 2 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queensland Rail's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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