OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Transportation Engineering Part B-Pavements is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
A Statistical Principal Component Regression-Based Approach to Modeling the Degradative Effects of Local Climate and Traffic on Airfield Pavement Performance	34
Evaluation of Impact of Mixing Method on Laboratory- and Plant-Produced Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Mixture	30
Illinois Flexibility Index Test: Effect of Specimen Geometry and Test Configuration on the Asphalt Concrete Damage Zone	26
Characterization of Intermediate Temperature Fracture Properties of Asphalt Mixtures as Measured with Different Tests	20
Detection of Unreported Treatments in Pavement Management System of Iowa DOT Using Machine Learning Classification Algorithm	19
Evaluation of Work Zone Road User Cost of Pavements Based on Rehabilitation Strategy Approach	18
Effects of Nonuniform Tire Contact Pressures on Near-Surface Pavement Response	17
Impact of Pavement Roughness on Fuel Consumption for a Range of Vehicle Types	15
Development of a Method for Assessing Metrological Traceability in 3D Pavement Texture Measurements	14
PITTRIGID ME: Simplified Mechanistic-Empirical Design Tool for Pennsylvania Rigid Pavements Design and Analysis	13
Fast Calculation Method for Mechanical Response at the Surface of Asphalt Pavement under an Elliptical Load	13
A Probabilistic Understanding of the Effect of Voids and Layer Thickness on Interconnectivity of Voids in Asphalt Mixes: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach	12
Optimal Change-Point Analysis of Pavement Condition Data for Identification of Homogeneous Sections	12
Nanosilica Types and Their Influences on the Rheological Properties of Bitumen	12
Fatigue Damage Prediction for Superload Vehicles in Pennsylvania on Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements	11
An ANN-Based Approach for Nondestructive Asphalt Road Density Measurement	11
Effects of Liquefied Waste Plastics on Chemical and Rheological Properties of Bitumen	11
Estimation of Resilient Modulus Constitutive Model Parameters for Unbound Coarse Materials for MEPDG	10
Using a 2D Profilometer to Determine Volume and Thickness of Stockpiles and Ground Layers of Roads	10
Secondary-Reaction Method to Improve Performance of a Compound Modified Rubber Asphalt after Short-Term Aging	10
Machine Learning Approach to Predict International Roughness Index Using Long-Term Pavement Performance Data	9
Skeleton Filling System Evaluation Method of Asphalt Mixture Based on Compressible Packing Model	9
Implementing Traffic Speed Deflection Measurements for Network Level Pavement Management in Virginia	9
3D Visualization of Airport Pavement Quality Based on BIM and WebGL Integration	9
Relationship between Foreign Object Debris, Roughness, and Friction	9

Heat Conduction Behaviors in Semiflexible Pavements Using Discrete-Element Method	9
Effect of Soy-Based Asphalt Rejuvenators on Asphalt Binders of Different Performance Grades	9
Predicting Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test Fracture Temperatures Using the Dissipated Pseudo Strain Energy Criterion	9
Feasibility of Using Recycled Combined Construction and Demolition Waste for Road Base and Subbase in Fooladshahr, Isfahan Province, Iran: A Case Study	8
Survival Analysis of Fatigue Crack Initiation in Thin Asphalt Surfaces Based on In-Service Pavement Data	8
Cracking Performance Evaluation of RAP Mixes	8
Estimation of Equivalent Modulus of Fine-Grained Subgrade Soil from Numerical Model	8
Statistical Analysis of Ordered Pavement Roughness Perceptions with Two-Group Random Effects	8
Integrating Skid Resistance and Safety Benefits into Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Pavement Surface Treatment Selection	8
Evaluation of Cracking Resistance of Tire Rubber–Modified Asphalt Mixtures	8
Pavement Safety Characteristics Evaluation Utilizing Crowdsourced Vehicular and Cellular Sensor Data	8
Effects of Pavement Texture Characteristics on Tire–Pavement Noise from Dense-Graded Asphalt Concrete Pavement	7
PCDNet: Seed Operation–Based Deep Learning Model for Pavement Crack Detection on 3D Asphalt Surface	7
Validation of a Novel Sensing Approach for Continuous Pavement Monitoring Using Full-Scale APT Testing	7
Determination of Optimal Characteristic Point Positions for Modulus Back-Calculation of Layered Pavement Structure	7
Modeling Pavement Performance Indices in Harsh Climate Regions	7
Monitoring of Vertical Displacement of Concrete Slab End at Pavement Joint Based on FBG-Dowel Bar Signal	7
Integration of Pavement Roughness into Safety Performance Functions of Two-Lane Rural Roads in Pennsylvania	7
Effect of Shear Stresses on Asphalt Pavement Performance and Evaluating Debonding Potential under Repeated Loading: Numerical Study	7
Proposing Load Transfer Efficiency as Criterion for Repairing Longitudinal and Transverse Cracks of Asphalt Pavements	7
Performance Improvement of Cold Recycled Bitumen Emulsion Mixture with Multicomponent Filler	7
Modulus Improvement Factor-Based Design Coefficients for Geogrid- and Geocell-Reinforced Bases	6
Estimating the Contribution of Suction on the Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils Using Capillary Saturation	6
Relating Weather Conditions, Drivers’ Behavior, and Tire-Pavement Friction to the Analysis of Microscopic Simulated Vehicular Conflicts	6
Compaction Quality Assurance Specifications of Unbound Materials	6
Mechanistic Characterization of Fatigue Damage Process and Failure Predictions of Asphalt Binders	6
Modeling the Impacts of Fixed-Path Truck Platooning on Pavement Performance: Texas IH 35 Case Study	6
The Neutral Axis Concept in Asphalt Pavement Analysis	6
Microscopic Mechanism of Direct-Input Waste Plastic Modified Asphalt	6
Investigation of Permeability Persistence of Porous Asphalt Concrete under Coupled Conditions of Clogging and Cleaning	6
Fatigue Performance of Concrete–Polyurethane Composite Materials under Compression	5
Evaluation of the Accuracy of Pavement ME Methodology in Calculating Equivalent Loading Frequency and Its Effect on Strain Response Predictions in Flexible Pavements	5
RoadID: A Dedicated Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Multipavement Distress Detection	5
Deep Learning–Based Autonomous Road Condition Assessment Leveraging Inexpensive RGB and Depth Sensors and Heterogeneous Data Fusion: Pothole Detection and Quantification	5
Field and Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Cement Treated Cold Recycled Asphalt Pavement Mixtures	5
Mechanical Behavior of Doweled Joints in Concrete Pavements: A Review	5
Crack Detection of Asphalt Concrete Using Combined Fracture Mechanics and Digital Image Correlation	5
Impact of Asphalt Concrete Properties on the Illinois Flexibility Index Cracking and Hamburg Wheel Tracking Test Rutting Potential	5
Field Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness of Cement-Stabilized Full-Depth Reclamation of Asphalt Pavements in Hot and Humid Climates	5
Reflective Cracking Performance Evaluations of Highly Polymer-Modified Asphalt Mixture	5
Effect of Aging on Physical, Chemical, and Thermal Properties of Bitumen	5
Ranking of the Commonly Used Aggregate and Asphalt Binder Systems in Arkansas	5
A Multitask Fusion Network for Region-Level and Pixel-Level Pavement Distress Detection	5
Determination of the Cracking Resistance of Hot-Mix Asphalt Prepared with Capsules Containing Waste Oil	5
Improving Data Quality of Automated Pavement Condition Data Collection: Summary of State of the Practices of Transportation Agencies and Views of Professionals	5
Design, Construction, and In-Service Causes of Premature Pavement Deterioration: A Fuzzy Delphi Application	5
Use of Extreme Value Distributions in Describing the Overloaded Axle Load Data from Pavements	5
Recommended Calibration Procedure of MEPDG Asphalt Rutting Model Using Repeated Load Permanent Deformation and Confined and Unconfined Dynamic Modulus Data	5
Road Surface Condition Monitoring in Extreme Weather Using a Feature-Learning Enhanced Mask–RCNN	5
Automated Pixel-Wise Pavement Crack Detection by Classification-Segmentation Networks	5