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Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
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Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 109 98 287 43

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 177
Documents by Best Scientists*: 376
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 12
SCIMAGO H-index: 183
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.589
Impact Factor: 6.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Transportation Research Part B-methodological?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Transport engineering, Simulation and Traffic flow. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Mathematical optimization, it also covered topics in Path (graph theory), Mathematical model and Traffic congestion. The research on Mathematical model discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Econometrics.

The study on Econometrics featured in Transportation Research Part B-methodological expounds on the topic of Logit in particular. Operations research research discussed connects with the study of Scheduling (computing). Transport engineering research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Public transport.

The work on Simulation tackled in it brings together disciplines like Queue and Queueing theory. Integer programming and Linear programming are closely related fields of research discussed in it.

  • Mathematical optimization (34.40%)
  • Operations research (19.76%)
  • Transport engineering (15.26%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE CELL TRANSMISSION MODEL: A DYNAMIC REPRESENTATION OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONSISTENT WITH THE HYDRODYNAMIC THEORY (2139 citations)
  • THE CELL TRANSMISSION MODEL, PART II: NETWORK TRAFFIC (1511 citations)
  • A behavioural car-following model for computer simulation (1404 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Transportation Research Part B-methodological:

The most cited papers cover a variety of subjects, including Mathematical optimization, Simulation, Operations research, Traffic flow and Mathematical model. The works on Mathematical optimization tackled in the most cited papers bring together disciplines like Network planning and design and Traffic congestion. The studies on Operations research discussed at the journal papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Scheduling (computing) and Transport engineering.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Statistics
  • Law
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Transportation Research Part B-methodological primarily tackles Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Integer programming, Routing (electronic design automation) and Traffic flow. The concepts on Mathematical optimization presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Path (graph theory) and Line (geometry). In it, Service (systems architecture), Public transport, Travel time, Value of time and Scheduling (computing) are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Operations research research.

It is mostly focused on Routing (electronic design automation), specifically Vehicle routing problem. The Traffic flow works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Flow (mathematics), Stability (probability), Platoon and Trajectory. Transportation Research Part B-methodological connects research in Linear programming with the related topic of Probabilistic logic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Electric vehicle routing problem with machine learning for energy prediction (7 citations)
  • On string stability of a mixed and heterogeneous traffic flow: A unifying modelling framework (6 citations)
  • Deep neural networks for choice analysis: A statistical learning theory perspective (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Transportation Research Part B-methodological (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hai Yang (88 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Carlos F. Daganzo (72 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Chandra R. Bhat (63 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kam Lo (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Sze Chun Wong (42 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Transportation Research Part B-methodological (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, Berkeley (166 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (142 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (110 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (95 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (90 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.07% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.92% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.83% of all publications and 28.17% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Pricing and equilibrium in on-demand ride-pooling markets

    Jintao Ke;Hai Yang;Xinwei Li;Hai Wang;Hai Wang

    (2020)
    183 Citations
  • On the supply curve of ride-hailing systems

    (2020)
    164 Citations
  • Fifty years of the bottleneck model: A bibliometric review and future research directions

    Zhi-Chun Li;Hai-Jun Huang;Hai Yang

    (2020)
    160 Citations
  • Optimizing matching time interval and matching radius in on-demand ride-sourcing markets

    Hai Yang;Xiaoran Qin;Jintao Ke;Jieping Ye;Jieping Ye

    (2020)
    140 Citations
  • Green technology adoption for fleet deployment in a shipping network

    Lu Zhen;Yiwei Wu;Shuaian Wang;Gilbert Laporte;Gilbert Laporte

    (2020)
    131 Citations
  • Robust optimization models for integrated train stop planning and timetabling with passenger demand uncertainty

    Valentina Cacchiani;Jianguo Qi;Lixing Yang

    (2020)
    128 Citations
  • Integrated reward scheme and surge pricing in a ridesourcing market

    Hai Yang;Chaoyi Shao;Hai Wang;Hai Wang;Jieping Ye

    (2020)
    90 Citations
  • On ride-pooling and traffic congestion

    Jintao Ke;Hai Yang;Zhengfei Zheng

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • Ridesharing user equilibrium problem under OD-based surge pricing strategy

    Jie Ma;Jie Ma;Min Xu;Qiang Meng;Lin Cheng

    (2020)
    88 Citations
  • Dynamic optimization strategies for on-demand ride services platform: Surge pricing, commission rate, and incentives

    Xiqun (Michael) Chen;Hongyu Zheng;Hongyu Zheng;Jintao Ke;Hai Yang

    (2020)
    86 Citations

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