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Western Transportation Institute

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World rank, all time
#26,598
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,705
of 8,685
Research works
125
▼ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
40.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.00× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.82× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western Transportation Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Population Dynamics, Water Quality, Habitat Connectivity, Road Ecology, Carbon Nanotubes, Habitat Selection and Freshwater Salinization.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact22▲ 14×7 topics
  2. Population Dynamics10▲ 25×5 topics
  3. Water Quality10▲ 18×4 topics
  4. Habitat Connectivity9▲ 651×1 topic
  5. Road Ecology9▲ 651×1 topic
  6. Carbon Nanotubes9▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Habitat Selection9▲ 76×2 topics
  8. Freshwater Salinization8▲ 283×1 topic
  9. Road Salt8▲ 283×1 topic
  10. Climate Change8▲ 2.5×15 topics
  11. Trophic Cascades8▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Animal Movement8▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Occupancy Rates8▲ 104×1 topic
  14. Deep Learning7▲ 2.8×5 topics
  15. Driver Behavior6▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Injury Severity6▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Corrosion6▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Reinforced Concrete6▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Chloride-induced6▲ 113×1 topic
  20. Road Safety6▲ 143×1 topic
  21. Structural Reliability6▲ 113×1 topic
  22. Traffic Accidents6▲ 125×1 topic
  23. Image Processing6▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Crack Detection5▲ 108×1 topic
  25. Pavement5▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Mechanical Properties5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  27. Microstructure5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  28. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Conservation4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  30. Cementitious Materials4▲ 64×1 topic
  31. Geopolymer4▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Invasive Species4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Finite Element Simulation4▲ 87×2 topics
  34. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  35. Crash Tests4▲ 323×1 topic
  36. Guardrail Systems4▲ 323×1 topic
  37. Intelligent Transportation Systems3▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Recycled Materials3▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Traffic Flow3▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Icing Mitigation3▲ 194×1 topic

Which research topics does Western Transportation Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Traffic and Road Safety.

Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transport Logistics: 1 fractional worksTransportation Safety an…0Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis: 0 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 0 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 0 fractional worksTraffic control and management: 0 fractional works
EcologyCivil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityBuilding and Construction1 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  5. 5 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 0 works
  8. 8 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Transportation Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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