OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Rail Transportation is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of dynamic properties of rail pad on vibration characteristics of E-type fastener clip	36
Construction of a track irregularity spectrum for Chinese metros and its influence on vehicle dynamic performance	33
3-D numerical study of drag coefficient change for a moving train inside a tunnel	24
Towards digital twin trains: implementing a cloud-based framework for railway vehicle dynamics simulation	22
Wheel-rail elasto-plastic cyclic rolling-sliding-impact behaviour under thermo-mechanical loading	20
Leveraging machine learning to predict rail corrugation level from axle-box acceleration measurements on commercial vehicles	19
Dynamic behaviour of rack vehicle considering traction characteristics in mountainous region	19
Aerodynamic noise analysis of the skirting board under an ultra-high-speed train based on bidimensional empirical mode decomposition	18
Reliability assessment of vibration damping track system based on integrated improved SE-U-Net and PDEM	18
Experimental evaluation on dynamic performance of medium–low-speed maglev vehicle running on low-positioned subgrade	17
An improved full Fourier series method approaching the stitched catenary in high-speed railway	16
Rail surface damage management through monitoring and modelling	16
Investigation on the distortion of compression wave and sonic boom in an extra-long tunnel with different high-speed trains	15
Effect of bogie compartment covering on flow and heat dissipation of high-speed trains	15
Numerical study of aerodynamic noise induced by high-speed trains passing through underground stations	15
An accurate detection and segmentation model of traction substation equipment for high-speed railway based on cascade query embedding	15
Curve squeal of modern tramcars: comparison between independently rotating wheels and solid axles	15
Mechanism of rail corrugation formation on metro curves with a type of floating-slab track	15
Friction and vibration behaviours of high-speed train brake system excited by wheel flats	14
Two-stage optimization method for real-time rescheduling and track reallocation at large high-speed railway station under equipment failure	13
Investigating the effect of using softer rail-pads on ground-borne vibration from underground railways	13
Wheel wear and rolling contact fatigue evolution under interaction of abrasive block and wheel–rail contact: results from field test	13
Field measurements of aerodynamic pressures induced by suburban rail transit train passing through double-track tunnel with mid-partition wall	12
Experiment and analysis of train-induced metro depot vibration	11
Calculation model for the lifting effect of foamed polyurethane grouting on the subgrade settlement of high-speed railway ballastless track	11

An experimental analysis of dynamic deformation and settlement resistance in a novel prestressed railway subgrade	11
Probabilistic machine learning approach to reliability analysis of a bogie frame under dynamic loading	11
Energy-efficient train control considering on-board energy storage based on convex optimization	11
Dynamic stray current evaluation model of metro system considering reversible DC traction power system	10
Experimental investigation of wheel rail adhesion under leaf contamination conditions	9
Railway capacity analysis: impact of platooning under modular pods operations	9
Multi-objective optimization and multicriteria decision-making for vibro-acoustic design of long-span steel-concrete composite bridges	9
Metro train delay-recovery strategy considering passenger waiting time and energy consumption: a real-world case study	9
Flexural wave suppression in periodic rails with Acoustic Black Hole absorbers	9
Numerical investigation of sleeper geometry effects on ballast longitudinal resistance using a coupled DEM-MBD approach	9
Railway transition zones: evaluation of existing transition structures and a newly proposed transition structure	9
Load characteristics investigation on a rack vehicle under tractive conditions on large slope line	9
Acoustic optimization design for the laying schemes on the composite roof structure of high-speed train	8
Improvement of the fictitious pile-based model for more efficiently predicting ground vibration from a pile-plank high-speed railway track	8
Acoustic–vibration characteristics and low–structural–noise optimization design of upright sound barrier for rail transit	8
Study on driving safety of vehicle-bridge interaction system based on ultra-high-dimensional point-selected extremum methods	8
Unsteady aerodynamic behaviour of high-speed maglev trains during plate braking in tailwind and headwind opening configurations	8
Numerical study on the quadrupole sound source in aerodynamic noise of high-speed pantographs	8
Accelerated life testing for freight railcar systems based on damage compression and excitation reconstruction: method and application	8
Research and practice on a new flexible quasi-static test platform for railway vehicle anti-collision posts	8
Reinforcement mechanisms and settlement behaviour of aeolian sand subgrades in desert railways	8
Availability of five hydraulic damper models for dynamics simulation and application of two types of high-speed electrical multiple units	7
Effect of seat direction on sitting occupant injury risk and improving strategy in the commuter train frontal crash	7
Serviceability of railway slab track foundations with retaining walls under train loading	7
Rethinking tunnel-soil relative stiffness: insights from interactions between tunnels and strata subjected to ground surcharge	7
Reliability assessment of freight wagon passing through railway turnouts using adaptive Kriging surrogate model	7
Two-dimensional characterization of railway subgrade using full-waveform inversion of elastic waves	7
Investigation on the far-field aerodynamic noise and flow field of high-speed trains running on the slab tracks	7
Performance evaluation of a short-distance transition subgrade with pile-plank structures in high-speed railway	7