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Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

In research, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center stands highest in Engineering (#6,584 of 11,412 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#1,068 of 1,685 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,222 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#27,616
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,921
of 8,685
Research works
297
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 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
EngineeringField #6,584 of 11,412 26.3%219
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1,068 of 1,685 24.9%127
Physical SciencesDomain #15,222 of 21,541 25.2%255

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center 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).

What does Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 28.6 works5.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.19× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 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: Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Aroon Shenoy, Jennifer Nicks and R A Krammes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.

  1. 1 Aroon Shenoy United States · #252,468 worldwide 161 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Jennifer Nicks United States · #740,447 worldwide 53 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 R A Krammes United States · #809,389 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Michael T. Adams United States · #1,251,132 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Recycled Materials, Defect Detection, Rheology, Nanomaterials, Asphalt, Bitumen Modification, Image Processing and Convolutional Neural Networks.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Recycled Materials5▲ 116×2 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 3.2×6 topics
  3. Defect Detection4▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Rheology4▲ 54×3 topics
  5. Nanomaterials4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  6. Asphalt3▲ 281×1 topic
  7. Bitumen Modification3▲ 281×1 topic
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Environmental Impact3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  10. Image Processing3▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Crack Detection3▲ 120×1 topic
  12. Pavement3▲ 120×1 topic
  13. Geopolymer3▲ 52×2 topics
  14. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Fly Ash2▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 69×3 topics
  17. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Alkali-Activated Materials2▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Cementitious Materials2▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Chloride-induced2▲ 128×1 topic
  21. Corrosion2▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Mechanical Properties2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  23. Liquefaction2▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Piezoelectric Sensors2▲ 112×2 topics
  25. Tunnel2▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Damage Detection2▲ 72×2 topics
  27. Fiber Reinforced Concrete2▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Ultra-High Performance Concrete2▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Durability Performance1▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Ground-Penetrating Radar1▲ 88×1 topic
  32. Sedimentology1▲ 88×1 topic
  33. Sustainability1▲ 1.55×5 topics
  34. Fiber Reinforcement1▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Construction1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites1▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Analysis1▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Seismic1▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Concrete and Cement Materials Research and Concrete Corrosion and Durability.

Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 3 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 3 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…2Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 2 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…2Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 2 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 2 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 1 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…1Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringOcean EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionMechanics of Materials

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

  1. 1 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization 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 available9.3%not open90.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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