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Transport Systems and Technology

Transport Systems and Technology is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 7.4k research works in it since 1950. 9.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) technology, including the development and application of sensors, dynamic compensation methods, vehicle weight enforcement systems, axle load sensors, and traffic monitoring systems. It also explores the use of piezoelectric sensors and intelligent transport systems for accurate measurement and enforcement of vehicle weights on highways.

  • Weigh-in-Motion
  • Sensors
  • Dynamic Compensation
  • Vehicle Weight Enforcement
  • Axle Load Sensors
  • Traffic Monitoring Systems
  • Piezoelectric Sensors
  • Dynamic Weighing System
  • Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Highway Vehicles
Research works
7.4k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
677
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+7%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Transport Systems and Technology research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (328 and 156 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 328 works
  2. 2 United States 156 works
  3. 3 India 119 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 44 works
  5. 5 Brazil 43 works
  6. 6 Poland 30 works
  7. 7 Germany 27 works
  8. 8 Iraq 23 works
  9. 9 Malaysia 23 works
  10. 10 Italy 22 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 40.3%United States: 19.2%India: 14.6%Indonesia: 5.3%6 others listed: 20.6%40%largest
China328 · 40.3%United States156 · 19.2%India119 · 14.6%Indonesia44 · 5.3%6 others listed168 · 20.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Transport Systems and Technology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chang'an University publishes the most Transport Systems and Technology research, followed by Tongji University and Southeast University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chang'an UniversityChina 16 works
  2. 2 Tongji UniversityChina 14 works
  3. 3 Southeast UniversityChina 13 works
  4. 4 Changsha University of Science and TechnologyChina 12 works
  5. 5 Jilin UniversityChina 6 works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 6 works
  7. 7 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 6 works
  8. 8 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 6 works
  9. 9 University of Technology - IraqIraq 5 works
  10. 10 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States 5 works

Where is Transport Systems and Technology research done?

The largest centres of Transport Systems and Technology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xi'an.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 46 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 28 works
  3. 3 Xi'an China 25 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 23 works
  5. 5 Changsha China 19 works
  6. 6 Wuhan China 16 works
  7. 7 Jinan China 14 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou China 12 works
  9. 9 Chongqing China 12 works
  10. 10 Baghdad Iraq 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Xi'anCN · 25.0 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Transport Systems and Technology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Transport Systems and Technology?

Among universities, judged by research, Chang'an University, Southeast University and Tongji University 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.

0%10%20%mean 17.85%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chang'an University: 16, 23.1%Southeast University: 13, 18.8%Tongji University: 14, 16.3%Changsha University of Science and Technology: 12, 13.2%Chang'an UniversitySoutheast UniversityTongji UniversityChangsha University …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Chang'an UniversityChina 79.823.1%37.1×16 -45.7%
2 Southeast UniversityChina 45.318.8%8.1×13 +15.2%
3 Tongji UniversityChina 38.216.3%9.2×14 -51.1%
4 Changsha University of Science and TechnologyChina 25.013.2%41.4×12 -70.6%

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 Transport Systems and Technology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Transport Systems and Technology.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.