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Virginia Transportation Research Council

In research, Virginia Transportation Research Council stands highest in Engineering (#7,679 of 11,412 worldwide), Civil and Structural Engineering (#1,178 of 1,685 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,951 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 37.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,520
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,147
of 8,685
Research works
389
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Virginia Transportation Research Council 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 #7,679 of 11,412 20.9%276
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1,178 of 1,685 18.4%157
Physical SciencesDomain #17,951 of 21,541 20.3%318

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 37.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 25.0 works37×
  2. EngineeringField · 43.4 works5.1×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 5.07× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× 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, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Transportation Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael D. Fontaine, Ilker Boz and John S. Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Transportation Research Council.

  1. 1 Michael D. Fontaine United States · #765,938 worldwide 87 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Ilker Boz United States · #918,819 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 John S. Miller United States · #1,019,250 worldwide 46 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Edward J. Hoppe United States · #1,094,575 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Kevin K. McGhee United States · #1,255,317 worldwide 21 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Celik Ozyildirim United States · #1,285,423 worldwide 36 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 N K Vaswani United States · #1,286,462 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Brian K. Diefenderfer United States · #1,292,597 worldwide 37 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Michael M Sprinkel United States · #1,293,833 worldwide 36 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Michael C. Brown United States · #1,526,342 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Transportation Research Council

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Transportation Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Recycled Materials, Rheology, Defect Detection, Nanomaterials, Life Cycle Assessment, Crack Detection, Pavement and Asphalt.

▲ 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. Recycled Materials10▲ 148×2 topics
  2. Deep Learning8▲ 4.0×3 topics
  3. Rheology8▲ 69×2 topics
  4. Defect Detection6▲ 84×3 topics
  5. Nanomaterials6▲ 11×2 topics
  6. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 40×3 topics
  7. Crack Detection6▲ 150×1 topic
  8. Pavement6▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Asphalt6▲ 312×1 topic
  10. Bitumen Modification6▲ 312×1 topic
  11. Geopolymer5▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  13. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  14. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Fiber Reinforced Concrete4▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Ultra-High Performance Concrete4▲ 81×1 topic
  17. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 33×3 topics
  18. Fly Ash3▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Nanotechnology3▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Alkali-Activated Materials3▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Cementitious Materials3▲ 65×1 topic
  22. 3D Printing3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Driver Behavior2▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Travel Behavior2▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Public Transport2▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Service Quality2▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Intelligent Transportation Systems2▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Active Travel2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Built Environment2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Concrete Extrusion2▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Construction Automation2▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Sensors2▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Weigh-in-Motion2▲ 529×1 topic
  36. Injury Severity2▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Liquefaction2▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Traffic Accidents2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Traffic Flow2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Tunnel2▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Virginia Transportation Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Concrete and Cement Materials Research.

Infrastructure Maintenan…6Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 6 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 6 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 4 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete …2Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 2 fractional worksTransport Systems and Technology: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringTransportationBuilding and ConstructionMechanical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 2 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Transport Systems and Technology Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures 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 available12.5%not open87.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Transportation Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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