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Virginia Department of Transportation

In research, Virginia Department of Transportation stands highest in Engineering (#10,002 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,768 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#38,474
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#777
of 1,041
Research works
174
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Virginia Department of Transportation 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 #10,002 of 11,412 15.3%126
Physical SciencesDomain #19,768 of 21,541 15.6%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Department of Transportation 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 Virginia Department of Transportation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 21.2 works4.9×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.90× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Department of Transportation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Recycled Materials, Traffic Flow, Convolutional Neural Networks, Crack Detection, Pavement and Rheology.

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

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  2. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 50×4 topics
  3. Recycled Materials2▲ 61×2 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  5. Traffic Flow2▲ 62×2 topics
  6. Crack Detection2▲ 86×1 topic
  7. Pavement2▲ 86×1 topic
  8. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Nanomaterials2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  10. Rheology2▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Asphalt2▲ 162×1 topic
  12. Bitumen Modification2▲ 162×1 topic
  13. Driver Behavior2▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Risk Factors2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  15. Liquefaction1▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Pedestrian Safety1▲ 109×2 topics
  17. Pipeline1▲ 44×3 topics
  18. Traffic Accidents1▲ 109×2 topics
  19. Tunnel1▲ 56×2 topics
  20. Analysis1▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Injury Severity1▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Road Safety1▲ 114×1 topic
  23. Transportation1▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Active Travel1▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Built Environment1▲ 61×1 topic
  26. Geosynthetics1▲ 80×1 topic
  27. Public Transport1▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Soil Reinforcement1▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Travel Behavior1▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Earthquake1▲ 64×1 topic
  31. Eco-Driving1▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Environmental Impacts1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Fuel Consumption1▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Seismic1▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Urban Traffic1▲ 33×3 topics
  36. Liquefaction Resistance1▲ 134×1 topic
  37. Particle Shape Effects1▲ 134×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Department of Transportation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Traffic and Road Safety and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Infrastructure Maintenan…2Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Perform…2Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 1 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 1 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityTransportationAutomotive Engineering

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 1 works
  7. 7 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive 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 available13.2%not open86.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Department of Transportation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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