Traffic and Road Safety
Traffic and Road Safety is a research topic within Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Science Explorer counts 35k research works in it since 1950. 26.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of traffic safety, driver behavior, and injury severity in road accidents. It covers topics such as crash prediction models, risk factors for traffic accidents, pedestrian safety, spatial analysis of road accidents, and the impact of traffic congestion on road safety.
- Traffic Accidents
- Driver Behavior
- Injury Severity
- Road Safety
- Pedestrian Safety
- Crash Prediction Models
- Risk Factors
- Spatial Analysis
- Traffic Congestion
- Simulation Models
- Research works
- 35k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +51% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Traffic and Road Safety research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 United States 1.6k works
- 3 India 620 works
- 4 Australia 293 works
- 5 United Kingdom 283 works
- 6 Canada 272 works
- 7 Germany 241 works
- 8 Japan 194 works
- 9 South Korea 182 works
- 10 Iran 176 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Traffic and Road Safety research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Traffic and Road Safety research, followed by Southeast University and Chang'an University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji University China 93 works
- 2 Southeast University China 72 works
- 3 Chang'an University China 64 works
- 4 Tsinghua University China 63 works
- 5 Delft University of Technology Netherlands 50 works
- 6 University of Central Florida United States 48 works
- 7 Queensland University of Technology Australia 45 works
- 8 Wuhan University of Technology China 45 works
- 9 Southwest Jiaotong University China 40 works
- 10 Central South University China 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Traffic and Road Safety?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Traffic and Road Safety include Ted R. Miller and Samath Dhamminda Dharmaratne.
- 1 Ted R. Miller 8.1k citations
- 2 Samath Dhamminda Dharmaratne 5.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Traffic and Road Safety research done?
The largest centres of Traffic and Road Safety research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China).
Where is the best place to study Traffic and Road Safety?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Central Florida, Delft University of Technology and University of the Sunshine Coast score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Central Florida United States | 75.3 | 38.9% | 15.5× | 48 | +137.6% |
| 2 | Delft University of Technology Netherlands | 72.2 | 43.3% | 9.1× | 50 | +29.1% |
| 3 | University of the Sunshine Coast Australia | 70.7 | 41.5% | 19.4× | 15 | +164.0% |
| 4 | Queensland University of Technology Australia | 69.2 | 38.9% | 16.1× | 45 | -2.2% |
| 5 | Tongji University China | 68.8 | 30.9% | 8.8× | 93 | +69.6% |
| 6 | Texas State University United States | 68.7 | 33.1% | 20.2× | 20 | +234.1% |
| 7 | Universität Ulm Germany | 64.9 | 52.0% | 9.1× | 11 | — |
| 8 | Chang'an University China | 64.3 | 16.9% | 20.6× | 64 | +136.1% |
| 9 | Wuhan University of Technology China | 63.8 | 32.9% | 6.7× | 44 | +175.6% |
| 10 | Southeast University China | 63.0 | 32.8% | 6.5× | 72 | +86.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Traffic and Road Safety research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Traffic and Road Safety.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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