Urban Transport and Accessibility
Urban Transport and Accessibility is a research topic within Transportation. Science Explorer counts 51k research works in it since 1954. 37.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the influence of the built environment on active travel, focusing on factors such as neighborhood walkability, accessibility, and environmental correlates. It delves into the impact of urban design, transportation infrastructure, and health impact assessments on promoting physical activity through active modes of travel.
- Built Environment
- Active Travel
- Physical Activity
- Transportation
- Urban Design
- Health Impact Assessment
- Bike Sharing
- Neighborhood Walkability
- Accessibility
- Environmental Correlates
- Research works
- 51k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 19k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 37.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +68% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Urban Transport and Accessibility research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.5k and 2.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.5k works
- 2 United States 2.2k works
- 3 United Kingdom 698 works
- 4 India 541 works
- 5 Canada 507 works
- 6 Australia 497 works
- 7 Japan 429 works
- 8 Germany 425 works
- 9 Brazil 390 works
- 10 Italy 346 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Urban Transport and Accessibility research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Urban Transport and Accessibility research, followed by Southeast University and Peking University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji UniversityChina 99 works
- 2 Southeast UniversityChina 97 works
- 3 Peking UniversityChina 82 works
- 4 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina 77 works
- 5 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 65 works
- 6 Wuhan UniversityChina 64 works
- 7 University of Hong KongHong Kong 62 works
- 8 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 61 works
- 9 University of TorontoCanada 56 works
- 10 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 52 works
Who are the leading researchers in Urban Transport and Accessibility?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Urban Transport and Accessibility include Michelle L. Bell and David C. Schwebel.
- 1 Michelle L. Bell United States 5.1k citations
- 2 David C. Schwebel United States 5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Urban Transport and Accessibility research done?
The largest centres of Urban Transport and Accessibility research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Champs-sur-Marne, Kumasi and Delft.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Champs-sur-MarneFR · 43.5 works12×
- KumasiGH · 25.1 works7.1×
- DelftNL · 64.6 works5.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Urban Transport and Accessibility than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Urban Transport and Accessibility?
Among universities, judged by research, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Beijing Jiaotong University and Delft University of Technology 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 71.3 | 63.9% | 3.5× | 35 | +208.2% |
| 2 | Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina | 66.7 | 37.7% | 8.7× | 77 | +98.5% |
| 3 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 66.1 | 49.8% | 6.4× | 61 | +66.7% |
| 4 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 66.0 | 52.3% | 5.1× | 62 | +46.2% |
| 5 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 64.5 | 48.8% | 4.2× | 52 | +105.6% |
| 6 | Chang'an UniversityChina | 64.1 | 26.8% | 8.8× | 48 | +194.7% |
| 7 | Southeast UniversityChina | 62.8 | 36.9% | 5.0× | 97 | +151.5% |
| 8 | Wuhan UniversityChina | 61.8 | 44.7% | 3.7× | 64 | +270.3% |
| 9 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong | 60.9 | 49.9% | 2.8× | 23 | +272.2% |
| 10 | Tongji UniversityChina | 60.5 | 39.0% | 5.4× | 99 | +85.0% |
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 Urban Transport and Accessibility research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Urban Transport and Accessibility.
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.