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Transportation Learning Center

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Research works
30
▲ 213% vs 2018-21
Citations
180
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Transportation Learning Center

Not ranked overall: Transportation Learning Center is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Transportation Learning Center work in?

In all years, 75% of research at Transportation Learning Center is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Social Sciences (11%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 75.2% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 53.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTransportationLearning Center30fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1653.4%
    2. Materials Science28.2%
    3. Computer Science25.9%
    4. Environmental Science14.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.4%
    6. Chemistry01.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    8. Energy00.3%
    1. Social Sciences310.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting25.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.4%
    4. Psychology01.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Health Professions12.0%
    2. Medicine00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.43× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.43×3 works
  2. Health Professions3.00×0 works
  3. Psychology1.73×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.64×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.60×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.13×1 works
  7. Materials Science0.30×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Transportation Learning Center?

The most cited paper from Transportation Learning Center is "The stress-strain relationship for the skin" (Pin Tong, Y. C. Fung, 1976), with 298 citations. Next come "100,000-Mile Evaluation of Transit Buses Operated on Biodiesel Blends (B20)" (62) and "The Effect of Mechanical Properties Upon the Performance of Railroad Rails" (20).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The stress-strain relationship for the skin Pin Tong, Y. C. Fung · Journal of Biomechanics 1976 298
2 100,000-Mile Evaluation of Transit Buses Operated on Biodiesel Blends (B20) Kenneth Proc, Robb Allan Barnitt, R. Robert Hayes et al. · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series Conference paperOpen access 16 Oct 2006 62
3 The Effect of Mechanical Properties Upon the Performance of Railroad Rails DH Stone, R K Steele Book chapter 1978 20
4 Estimating choice probabilities among nested alternatives Yosef Sheffi · Transportation Research Part B Methodological Sep 1979 15
5 Multi-Graph Convolutional Recurrent Network for Fine-Grained Lane-Level Traffic Flow Imputation Jingci Ming, Le Zhang, Wei Fan et al. · 2022 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM) Conference paper Nov 2022 14
All 47 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Transportation Learning Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dynamic Deformation, High Strain Rate, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Flow, Travel Behavior, Risk Assessment, Public Transport and Service Quality.

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

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Dynamic Deformation2▲ 231×1 topic
  2. High Strain Rate2▲ 231×1 topic
  3. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Traffic Flow2▲ 117×2 topics
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  6. Travel Behavior2▲ 89×2 topics
  7. Machine Learning2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  8. Neural Networks2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  9. Risk Assessment2▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Public Transport2▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Service Quality2▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Environmental Impacts1▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  14. Urban Traffic1▲ 70×2 topics
  15. Coal Mine1▲ 83×2 topics
  16. Supply Chain1▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Traffic Safety1▲ 73×2 topics
  18. Collision Avoidance1▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Short-Term Forecasting1▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Spatio-Temporal Data1▲ 111×1 topic
  21. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control1▲ 125×1 topic
  22. Maritime Transportation1▲ 101×2 topics
  23. Microscopic Simulation1▲ 125×1 topic
  24. Simulation1▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Sustainability1▲ 1.89×2 topics

Which research topics does Transportation Learning Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, Traffic control and management, Traffic and Road Safety and Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety.

Traffic Prediction and M…0Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksTraffic control and mana…0Traffic control and management: 0 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety0Traffic and Road Safety: 0 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…0Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 0 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 0 fractional worksSafety Warnings and Signage: 0 fractional worksMilitary history and soc…0Military history and social perspectives: 0 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 0 fractional worksTransport and Economic Policies: 0 fractional worksHistory, Culture, and So…0History, Culture, and Society: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionControl and Systems EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 0 works
  2. 2 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  4. 4 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 0 works
  6. 6 Safety Warnings and Signage Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Military history and social perspectives Cultural Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Transport and Economic Policies Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 History, Culture, and Society Speech and Hearing 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Transportation Learning Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 213% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Transportation Learning Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Transportation Learning Center0.000029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Transportation Learning Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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