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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Influence of dynamic properties of rail pad on vibration characteristics of E-type fastener clip	85
Towards digital twin trains: implementing a cloud-based framework for railway vehicle dynamics simulation	38
Construction of a track irregularity spectrum for Chinese metros and its influence on vehicle dynamic performance	35
Reliability assessment of vibration damping track system based on integrated improved SE-U-Net and PDEM	30
Experimental evaluation on dynamic performance of medium–low-speed maglev vehicle running on low-positioned subgrade	27
Rail surface damage management through monitoring and modelling	26
Aerodynamic noise analysis of the skirting board under an ultra-high-speed train based on bidimensional empirical mode decomposition	22
Leveraging machine learning to predict rail corrugation level from axle-box acceleration measurements on commercial vehicles	20
Mechanism of high-speed train carbody shaking due to degradation of wheel-rail contact geometry	17
Effect of bogie compartment covering on flow and heat dissipation of high-speed trains	16
An improved full Fourier series method approaching the stitched catenary in high-speed railway	15
Two-stage optimization method for real-time rescheduling and track reallocation at large high-speed railway station under equipment failure	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	14
Investigating the effect of using softer rail-pads on ground-borne vibration from underground railways	14
Mechanism of rail corrugation formation on metro curves with a type of floating-slab track	13
Friction and vibration behaviours of high-speed train brake system excited by wheel flats	13
Train operation conflict detection for high-speed railways: a naïve Bayes approach	13
Wheel wear and rolling contact fatigue evolution under interaction of abrasive block and wheel–rail contact: results from field test	13
Experiment and analysis of train-induced metro depot vibration	12
Metro train delay-recovery strategy considering passenger waiting time and energy consumption: a real-world case study	12
Probabilistic machine learning approach to reliability analysis of a bogie frame under dynamic loading	12
Railway transition zones: evaluation of existing transition structures and a newly proposed transition structure	12
Experimental investigation of wheel rail adhesion under leaf contamination conditions	12
Field measurements of aerodynamic pressures induced by suburban rail transit train passing through double-track tunnel with mid-partition wall	12

Energy-efficient train control considering on-board energy storage based on convex optimization	12
An experimental analysis of dynamic deformation and settlement resistance in a novel prestressed railway subgrade	11
Load characteristics investigation on a rack vehicle under tractive conditions on large slope line	11
Dynamic stray current evaluation model of metro system considering reversible DC traction power system	11
Flexural wave suppression in periodic rails with Acoustic Black Hole absorbers	11
Modelling and optimization of constrained alignments for existing railway reconstruction	10
Acoustic optimization design for the laying schemes on the composite roof structure of high-speed train	10
Unsteady aerodynamic behaviour of high-speed maglev trains during plate braking in tailwind and headwind opening configurations	10
Study on driving safety of vehicle-bridge interaction system based on ultra-high-dimensional point-selected extremum methods	10
Acoustic–vibration characteristics and low–structural–noise optimization design of upright sound barrier for rail transit	10
Research and practice on a new flexible quasi-static test platform for railway vehicle anti-collision posts	10
Numerical study on the quadrupole sound source in aerodynamic noise of high-speed pantographs	9
2D and 3D soil finite/infinite element models: modelling, comparison and application in vehicle-track dynamic interaction	9
Effect of seat direction on sitting occupant injury risk and improving strategy in the commuter train frontal crash	8
Rethinking tunnel-soil relative stiffness: insights from interactions between tunnels and strata subjected to ground surcharge	8
Numerical and experimental investigation of reduced temperature effect on asphalt concrete waterproofing layer in high-speed railway	8
Ballast fouling inspection and quantification with ground penetrating radar (GPR)	8
Reliability assessment of freight wagon passing through railway turnouts using adaptive Kriging surrogate model	8
Fluctuating wind pressure on vertical sound barrier during two high-speed trains passing each other	8
Performance evaluation of a short-distance transition subgrade with pile-plank structures in high-speed railway	8
Reinforcement mechanisms and settlement behaviour of aeolian sand subgrades in desert railways	8
Overdrive characteristics based fault tolerant control method for active steering bogie with switchable control structure	7
An energy-saving strategy for the high-speed railway with gradient-based trajectory optimization and regenerative energy storage technologies	7
Integrated train routing and timetabling problem in a multi-station high-speed railway hub	7
On the vibration induced by train operations in tunnels: a comparative study of different track systems through experiments and numerical simulations	7
Serviceability of railway slab track foundations with retaining walls under train loading	7
Availability of five hydraulic damper models for dynamics simulation and application of two types of high-speed electrical multiple units	7
Two-dimensional characterization of railway subgrade using full-waveform inversion of elastic waves	7
Multi-objective optimization of electro-pneumatic braking process with fuzzy logic control for heavy haul railway applications	7
The sleeper group influences on lateral resistance and stability of ballast bed	7
A statistical evaluation of multiple regression models for contact dynamics in rail vehicles using roller rig data	7