OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Transportation Engineering Part B-Pavements is 4. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A Statistical Principal Component Regression-Based Approach to Modeling the Degradative Effects of Local Climate and Traffic on Airfield Pavement Performance	26
Evaluation of Impact of Mixing Method on Laboratory- and Plant-Produced Fiber-Reinforced Asphalt Mixture	21
Development of a Method for Assessing Metrological Traceability in 3D Pavement Texture Measurements	20
Characterization of Intermediate Temperature Fracture Properties of Asphalt Mixtures as Measured with Different Tests	19
Detection of Unreported Treatments in Pavement Management System of Iowa DOT Using Machine Learning Classification Algorithm	17
Evaluation of Work Zone Road User Cost of Pavements Based on Rehabilitation Strategy Approach	15
Impact of Pavement Roughness on Fuel Consumption for a Range of Vehicle Types	14
Effects of Nonuniform Tire Contact Pressures on Near-Surface Pavement Response	14
Fast Calculation Method for Mechanical Response at the Surface of Asphalt Pavement under an Elliptical Load	14
Optimal Change-Point Analysis of Pavement Condition Data for Identification of Homogeneous Sections	13
PITTRIGID ME: Simplified Mechanistic-Empirical Design Tool for Pennsylvania Rigid Pavements Design and Analysis	13
Nanosilica Types and Their Influences on the Rheological Properties of Bitumen	12
An ANN-Based Approach for Nondestructive Asphalt Road Density Measurement	12
A Probabilistic Understanding of the Effect of Voids and Layer Thickness on Interconnectivity of Voids in Asphalt Mixes: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach	12
Fatigue Damage Prediction for Superload Vehicles in Pennsylvania on Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements	12
Hydroplaning Effects of Tread Patterns of Motorcycle Tires	11
Using a 2D Profilometer to Determine Volume and Thickness of Stockpiles and Ground Layers of Roads	11
Secondary-Reaction Method to Improve Performance of a Compound Modified Rubber Asphalt after Short-Term Aging	10
Estimation of Resilient Modulus Constitutive Model Parameters for Unbound Coarse Materials for MEPDG	10
Machine Learning Approach to Predict International Roughness Index Using Long-Term Pavement Performance Data	10
Integrating Skid Resistance and Safety Benefits into Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Pavement Surface Treatment Selection	9
3D Visualization of Airport Pavement Quality Based on BIM and WebGL Integration	9
Implementing Traffic Speed Deflection Measurements for Network Level Pavement Management in Virginia	9
Feasibility of Using Recycled Combined Construction and Demolition Waste for Road Base and Subbase in Fooladshahr, Isfahan Province, Iran: A Case Study	9
Skeleton Filling System Evaluation Method of Asphalt Mixture Based on Compressible Packing Model	9

Heat Conduction Behaviors in Semiflexible Pavements Using Discrete-Element Method	9
Accuracy of Pavement ME Methodology in Predicting Strain Responses under Multiple Axle Loadings in Flexible Pavements	9
Cracking Performance Evaluation of RAP Mixes	9
Relationship between Foreign Object Debris, Roughness, and Friction	9
Effects of Liquefied Waste Plastics on Chemical and Rheological Properties of Bitumen	8
Postflooding Asphalt Pavement Condition Assessment for Roadway Operation Strategy	8
Pavement Safety Characteristics Evaluation Utilizing Crowdsourced Vehicular and Cellular Sensor Data	8
Multivariate Life Cycle Cost Analysis Related to Fatigue Cracking in Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements Subjected to Superloads	8
Evaluation of Cracking Resistance of Tire Rubber–Modified Asphalt Mixtures	8
Drones for Road Condition Monitoring: Applications and Benefits	8
Monitoring of Vertical Displacement of Concrete Slab End at Pavement Joint Based on FBG-Dowel Bar Signal	8
Determination of Optimal Characteristic Point Positions for Modulus Back-Calculation of Layered Pavement Structure	7
Evaluation of the Minnesota Asphalt Mixtures Based on Balanced Mix-Design Approach	7
Skid Resistance Performance Analysis and Driving Safety Evaluation in the Full Life Cycle of Asphalt Pavement	7
Statistical Analysis of Ordered Pavement Roughness Perceptions with Two-Group Random Effects	7
Integration of Pavement Roughness into Safety Performance Functions of Two-Lane Rural Roads in Pennsylvania	7
Mechanical and Functional Self-Healing Characteristics of Hot-Poured Crack Sealant Exploiting Dynamic Shear Rheometer and Low-Temperature Tensile Tester	7
Performance Improvement of Cold Recycled Bitumen Emulsion Mixture with Multicomponent Filler	7
Development and Use of Salt-Storage Additives in Asphalt Pavement for Anti-Icing: Literature Review	7
Effects of Pavement Texture Characteristics on Tire–Pavement Noise from Dense-Graded Asphalt Concrete Pavement	7
Optimization-Based Decision-Making Approach for Incorporating the Length Constraint of Preventive Maintenance into Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Planning	7
Microscopic Mechanism of Direct-Input Waste Plastic Modified Asphalt	6
Impact of Asphalt Concrete Properties on the Illinois Flexibility Index Cracking and Hamburg Wheel Tracking Test Rutting Potential	6
Relating Weather Conditions, Drivers’ Behavior, and Tire-Pavement Friction to the Analysis of Microscopic Simulated Vehicular Conflicts	6
Use of Extreme Value Distributions in Describing the Overloaded Axle Load Data from Pavements	6
Fatigue Performance of Concrete–Polyurethane Composite Materials under Compression	6
Effect of Aging on Physical, Chemical, and Thermal Properties of Bitumen	6
Mechanistic Characterization of Fatigue Damage Process and Failure Predictions of Asphalt Binders	6
Improving Data Quality of Automated Pavement Condition Data Collection: Summary of State of the Practices of Transportation Agencies and Views of Professionals	6
Modeling the Impacts of Fixed-Path Truck Platooning on Pavement Performance: Texas IH 35 Case Study	6
Study on Vehicle Vibration Response under the Condition of 3D Tire–Pavement Contact for Unmanned Driving	6
Validation of a Novel Sensing Approach for Continuous Pavement Monitoring Using Full-Scale APT Testing	5
Reflective Cracking Performance Evaluations of Highly Polymer-Modified Asphalt Mixture	5
Design, Construction, and In-Service Causes of Premature Pavement Deterioration: A Fuzzy Delphi Application	5
Crack Detection of Asphalt Concrete Using Combined Fracture Mechanics and Digital Image Correlation	5
Modulus Improvement Factor-Based Design Coefficients for Geogrid- and Geocell-Reinforced Bases	5
Road Surface Condition Monitoring in Extreme Weather Using a Feature-Learning Enhanced Mask–RCNN	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
Modeling Pavement Performance Indices in Harsh Climate Regions	5
Survival Analysis of Fatigue Crack Initiation in Thin Asphalt Surfaces Based on In-Service Pavement Data	5
RoadID: A Dedicated Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Multipavement Distress Detection	5
Ranking of the Commonly Used Aggregate and Asphalt Binder Systems in Arkansas	5
Field Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness of Cement-Stabilized Full-Depth Reclamation of Asphalt Pavements in Hot and Humid Climates	5
Proposing Load Transfer Efficiency as Criterion for Repairing Longitudinal and Transverse Cracks of Asphalt Pavements	5
The Neutral Axis Concept in Asphalt Pavement Analysis	5
Effects of Periodically Changing Temperatures on the Bond Interface between Crack Sealant and Repaired Pavement	4
Dynamic Analysis of Viscoelastic Asphalt Pavement under Vehicle–Bridge Interaction Load	4
Influence of Air Void Content and Loading Frequency on Fatigue Test Results of Bituminous Mixtures	4
Determination of the Cracking Resistance of Hot-Mix Asphalt Prepared with Capsules Containing Waste Oil	4
Raster-Based Point Cloud Mapping of Defective Road Marking: Toward Automated Road Inspection via Airborne LiDAR	4

Investigation of Permeability Persistence of Porous Asphalt Concrete under Coupled Conditions of Clogging and Cleaning	4
Mechanical Behavior of Doweled Joints in Concrete Pavements: A Review	4
A Multitask Fusion Network for Region-Level and Pixel-Level Pavement Distress Detection	4
Quantifying and Incorporating the Benefits of Wicking Geotextile into Pavement Design	4
Effect of Shear Stresses on Asphalt Pavement Performance and Evaluating Debonding Potential under Repeated Loading: Numerical Study	4
PCDNet: Seed Operation–Based Deep Learning Model for Pavement Crack Detection on 3D Asphalt Surface	4
Automated Pixel-Wise Pavement Crack Detection by Classification-Segmentation Networks	4
Compaction Quality Assurance Specifications of Unbound Materials	4
Pavement Monitoring Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Overview	4
Characteristics of Resilient Modulus of Weathered Phyllite Subgrade during Saturation Process	4
Development of Dynamic Modulus Prediction Model Using Artificial Neural Networks for Colombian Mixtures	4
Field and Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Cement Treated Cold Recycled Asphalt Pavement Mixtures	4
Comparing the Effect of Moisture on Different Fatigue and Cracking Behaviors of RAP–WMA	4
Robust Random Forest Model for Faulting Prediction in Jointed Concrete Pavement	4
Deep Learning–Based Autonomous Road Condition Assessment Leveraging Inexpensive RGB and Depth Sensors and Heterogeneous Data Fusion: Pothole Detection and Quantification	4