Rail Accident Analysis

Rail Accident Analysis is a systematic investigative methodology within rail transportation safety research that identifies causal factors, failure mechanisms, and operational deficiencies in railway incidents to inform preventive strategies and improve system resilience.

326

Publications

12.7K

Citations

779

Authors

269

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

134

Parents

Rail Transportation

Publications

326

Rail defects: an overview

D. F. Cannon, Karl-Otto Edel, Stuart L. Grassie et al. · Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures · 2003 · 430 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering +16

Understanding the human factors contribution to railway accidents and incidents in Australia

Melissa Baysari, Andrew S. McIntosh, John R. Wilson · Accident Analysis & Prevention · 2008 · 276 citations

Public Health, Risk Management, Transportation Planning +12

Analysis of Causes of Major Train Derailment and Their Effect on Accident Rates

Xiang Liu, M. Rapik Saat, Christopher P. L. Barkan · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 2012 · 264 citations

Public Health, Automotive Engineering, Transport +15

Accident Prediction Accuracy Assessment for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Using Random Forest Algorithm Compared with Decision Tree

Xiaoyi Zhou, Pan Lu, Zijian Zheng et al. · Reliability Engineering & System Safety · 2020 · 249 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Data Mining +13

Failures of mainline railway sleepers and suggested remedies – Review of current practice

Wahid Ferdous, Allan Manalo · Engineering Failure Analysis · 2014 · 204 citations

Public Health, Construction Management, Transport +9

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Authors

779

CP
Christopher P. L. Barkan
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
15 publications · 902 citations
12
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MR
M. Rapik Saat
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
10 publications · 589 citations
10
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SK
Sakdirat Kaewunruen
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
8 publications · 254 citations
8
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KL
Keping Li
Beijing Jiaotong University, China
6 publications · 342 citations
6
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GJ
Gemma J. M. Read
University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia
6 publications · 372 citations
6
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Institutions

269

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Venues

Safety Science
26 publications · 1.4K citations
22
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Accident Analysis & Prevention
20 publications · 1.6K citations
18
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Reliability Engineering & System Safety
18 publications · 1.2K citations
17
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
17 publications · 426 citations
15
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Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
TRR · 22 publications · 1K citations
15
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