Traffic Flow Theory

Traffic Flow Theory is a branch of transportation engineering that mathematically models the movement of vehicles on road networks to understand and predict traffic behavior under various conditions.

14.8K

Publications

793.4K

Citations

23.9K

Authors

3.9K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4.6K

Parents

TransportationTransportation Engineering

Children

Capacity DropCar-following ModelsCell Transmission ModelCongestion FormationContinuum Traffic ModelsFundamental DiagramHighway Traffic FlowKinematic Wave TheoryLane-changing ModelsMacroscopic Traffic Models

Publications

14.8K

W.E. Leland, Murad S. Taqqu, Walter Willinger et al. · IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking · 1994 · 5.3K citations

Computing, Computer Engineering, Computer Science +17

On kinematic waves II. A theory of traffic flow on long crowded roads

M. J. Lighthill, G. B. Whitham · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1955 · 4.6K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Transport +14

Congested traffic states in empirical observations and microscopic simulations

Martin Treiber, Ansgar Hennecke, Dirk Helbing · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2000 · 4.6K citations · Full text

Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Complex Systems +14

Shock Waves on the Highway

P.I. Richards · Operations Research · 1956 · 3.6K citations

Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering +17

Dirk Helbing · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2001 · 3.3K citations · Full text

Engineering, Physics, Dynamical Systems +14

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Authors

23.9K

MP
Markos Papageorgiou
Technical University of Crete, Greece
136 publications · 11.5K citations
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DH
Dirk Helbing
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
62 publications · 16.7K citations
47
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HS
Hani S. Mahmassani
Northwestern University, United States
81 publications · 7.3K citations
44
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TN
Takashi Nagatani
Shizuoka University, Japan
105 publications · 7.6K citations
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SH
Serge Hoogendoorn
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
134 publications · 6.7K citations
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Institutions

3.9K

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Venues

Transportation Research Part B Methodological
456 publications · 51.9K citations
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Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies
512 publications · 47.2K citations
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Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
TRR · 1.3K publications · 57.4K citations
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IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
493 publications · 38.2K citations
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Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
604 publications · 31.2K citations
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