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VicRoads

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World rank, all time
#35,982
of 42,892
Rank in Australia
#609
of 656
Research works
192
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

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: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VicRoads?

Ranked on the composite score, F Andrews-Phaedonos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VicRoads.

  1. 1 F Andrews-Phaedonos Australia · #1,621,048 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at VicRoads

Which keywords describe research at VicRoads?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Deep Learning, Driver Behavior, Convolutional Neural Networks, Dynamic Interaction, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Defect Detection and Spatial Analysis.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning12▲ 2.9×16 topics
  2. Risk Factors10▲ 4.8×11 topics
  3. Climate Change8▲ 1.56×35 topics
  4. Driver Behavior7▲ 62×2 topics
  5. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 8.0×5 topics
  6. Dynamic Interaction6▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Defect Detection6▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Intelligent Transportation Systems6▲ 36×3 topics
  9. Spatial Analysis6▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Crack Detection6▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Image Processing6▲ 9.7×2 topics
  12. Injury Severity6▲ 43×1 topic
  13. Pavement6▲ 79×1 topic
  14. Traffic Accidents6▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Quality of Life6▲ 2.2×13 topics
  16. Traffic Flow6▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Health Impact Assessment5▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Footbridges5▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Vibration Serviceability5▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  21. Service Quality4▲ 13×2 topics
  22. User Satisfaction4▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Construction4▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Health Outcomes4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Public Transport4▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Travel Behavior4▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Physical Activity4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Visual Impairment4▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Self-Regulation4▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Driving Cessation4▲ 222×1 topic
  31. Mobility4▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Active Travel3▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Built Environment3▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Reinforcement Learning3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Durability Performance3▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control3▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Microscopic Simulation3▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Urban Traffic3▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Concrete Strengthening3▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites3▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does VicRoads publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Academic Publishing and Open Access, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Library Science and Administration and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Academic Publishing and …0Academic Publishing and Open Access: 0 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…0Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…0Library Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…0Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 0 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 0 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…0Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksRailway Engineering and Dynamics: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 0 fractional worksModernist Literature and…0Modernist Literature and Criticism: 0 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementBuilding and ConstructionLibrary and Information SciencesGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 0 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 0 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  5. 5 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  8. 8 Railway Engineering and Dynamics Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  10. 10 Modernist Literature and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VicRoads's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.