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Road and Bridge Research Institute

In research, Road and Bridge Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,831 of 17,446 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#849 of 1,663 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,686 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 25.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,221
of 22,385 · #14,800 all time
Rank in Poland
#230
of 255
Research works
465
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Road and Bridge Research Institute

What is Road and Bridge Research Institute 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 #7,831 of 17,446 5.0%370
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #849 of 1,663 4.8%199
EngineeringField #5,686 of 9,532 4.8%301

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Road and Bridge Research Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Road and Bridge Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Road and Bridge Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (50%), Social Sciences (13%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 45 fractional works · 67.2% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 49.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 29.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 27.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 10.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRoad and BridgeResearch…68fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3449.9%
    2. Environmental Science69.4%
    3. Materials Science34.2%
    4. Computer Science12.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    6. Chemistry00.6%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences912.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting710.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.5%
    4. Decision Sciences11.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Medicine23.2%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Road and Bridge Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 25.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 20.2 works25×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.33× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.19× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.33×34 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.19×7 works
  3. Environmental Science1.89×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.81×1 works
  5. Materials Science1.21×3 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.19×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.01×9 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.37×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.37×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.27×1 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
  13. Energy0.20×0 works
  14. Medicine0.16×2 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Road and Bridge Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Piotr Olaszek, Agnieszka Łukasiewicz and Adam M. Zofka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Road and Bridge Research Institute.

  1. 1 Piotr Olaszek Poland · #1,560,972 worldwide 556 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Agnieszka Łukasiewicz Poland · #2,775,104 worldwide 192 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Adam M. Zofka Poland · #2,919,943 worldwide 1.9k citations · 111 works
  4. 4 Dominika Maliszewska Poland · #3,142,359 worldwide 131 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Maciej Maliszewski Poland · #3,329,436 worldwide 328 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Beata Gajewska Poland · #3,522,095 worldwide 203 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Lech Krysiński Poland · #3,721,157 worldwide 286 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 MALGORZATA PIASKIEWICZ Poland · #4,050,236 worldwide 93 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Jacek Sudyka Poland · #4,101,823 worldwide 273 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Dariusz Sybilski Poland · #4,151,261 worldwide 727 citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at Road and Bridge Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Road and Bridge Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Road and Bridge Research Institute is "Crystal structure of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in complex with a viral chemokine" (Ling Qin, Irina Kufareva, Lauren G. Holden et al., 2015), with 394 citations. Next come "Smart city as a tool for sustainable mobility and transport decarbonisation" (274) and "Investigation of the dynamic characteristic of bridge structures using a computer vision method" (251).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Crystal structure of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in complex with a viral chemokine Ling Qin, Irina Kufareva, Lauren G. Holden et al. · Science Open access 23 Jan 2015 394
2 Smart city as a tool for sustainable mobility and transport decarbonisation Jakub Zawieska, Jana Pieriegud · Transport Policy Open access 27 Nov 2017 274
3 Investigation of the dynamic characteristic of bridge structures using a computer vision method Piotr Olaszek · Measurement Apr 1999 251
4 Comparing Push and Pull Factors Affecting Migration Mariusz Urbański · Economies Open access 10 Jan 2022 143
5 Factors Influencing Consumer’s Adoption of Renewable Energy William Philip Wall, Bilal Khalid, Mariusz Urbański et al. · Energies Open access 31 Aug 2021 131
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Which keywords describe research at Road and Bridge Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Recycled Materials, Rheology, Labor Market, Life Cycle Assessment, Asphalt, Bitumen Modification and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainable Development7▲ 6.3×10 topics
  2. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.7×14 topics
  3. Recycled Materials5▲ 69×2 topics
  4. Rheology5▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Labor Market4▲ 23×5 topics
  6. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 23×2 topics
  7. Nanomaterials4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  8. Asphalt4▲ 192×1 topic
  9. Bitumen Modification4▲ 192×1 topic
  10. Material Properties4▲ 61×3 topics
  11. Structural Health Monitoring4▲ 76×2 topics
  12. Globalization4▲ 2.8×4 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.4×13 topics
  14. Acoustic Emission3▲ 80×2 topics
  15. Deep Learning3▲ 1.46×4 topics
  16. Geotechnical Engineering3▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Concrete Structures3▲ 1417×1 topic
  18. Railway Bridges3▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Human Capital3▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Crack Detection3▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Pavement3▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Infrastructure3▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Immigration3▲ 36×3 topics
  24. Intelligent Transport Systems2▲ 251×2 topics
  25. Durability Performance2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Urban Underground Space2▲ 214×1 topic
  28. Utility Tunnels2▲ 214×1 topic
  29. Concrete Properties2▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Gender Disparities2▲ 99×1 topic
  31. Recycled Aggregate2▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Women in the Workplace2▲ 906×1 topic
  33. Dynamic Interaction2▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Foreign Direct Investment2▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Institutional Environment2▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Fly Ash1▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Business Strategy1▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Geopolymer1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Network Effects1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Remittances1▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Road and Bridge Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Underground infrastructure and sustainability.

Asphalt Pavement Perform…4Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 4 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Materials Analysis: 3 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 3 fractional worksUnderground infrastructure and sustainability: 2 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 2 fractional worksLabour Market and Migration: 2 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional worksTransportation Safety and Impact Analysis: 1 fractional workstransportation and logistics systems: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionGender StudiesStrategy and Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Structural Engineering and Materials Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 2 works
  6. 6 Labour Market and Migration Gender Studies 2 works
  7. 7 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 transportation and logistics systems Transportation 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Road and Bridge Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Road and Bridge Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Road and Bridge Research Institute0.00035% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Road and Bridge Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Road and Bridge Research Institute2.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.0% in 2017.

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