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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

In research, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute stands highest in Engineering (#5,701 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,829 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,697
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#349
of 1,041
Research works
375
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
33.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Virginia Tech Transportation 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
EngineeringField #5,701 of 11,412 30.8%197
Physical SciencesDomain #12,829 of 21,541 30.7%257

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Tech Transportation 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.48× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.18× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Driver Behavior, Spatial Analysis, Injury Severity, Risk Factors, Road Safety, Traffic Accidents and Autonomous Vehicles.

▲ 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 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 Learning11▲ 6.2×20 topics
  2. Driver Behavior10▲ 242×2 topics
  3. Spatial Analysis7▲ 149×3 topics
  4. Injury Severity7▲ 165×2 topics
  5. Risk Factors7▲ 12×2 topics
  6. Road Safety7▲ 325×1 topic
  7. Traffic Accidents7▲ 288×1 topic
  8. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 62×3 topics
  9. Machine Learning5▲ 2.9×7 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  11. Driver Assistance Systems4▲ 122×1 topic
  12. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 47×3 topics
  13. Trajectory Prediction4▲ 122×1 topic
  14. Automation3▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Traffic Flow3▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Trust3▲ 21×1 topic
  17. Transportation3▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Accessibility2▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Health Impact Assessment2▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Active Travel2▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Built Environment2▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Image Processing2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Defect Detection2▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Neural Networks2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  26. Crack Detection2▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Pavement2▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Reinforcement Learning2▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Recycled Materials2▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control2▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Microscopic Simulation2▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Asphalt2▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Bitumen Modification2▲ 108×1 topic
  34. Child Injury2▲ 110×1 topic
  35. Unintentional Injuries2▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Time Series Analysis1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Urban Traffic1▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Brain Injury1▲ 77×2 topics
  39. Eco-Driving1▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Fuel Consumption1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Tech Transportation Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traffic and Road Safety, Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Traffic and Road Safety7Traffic and Road Safety: 7 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…4Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 4 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…3Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 3 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksTraffic control and mana…2Traffic control and management: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAutomotive EngineeringSocial PsychologyTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 works
  2. 2 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  5. 5 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Tech Transportation Institute'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.

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