{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4412184706","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1061/jccee5.cpeng-6168","title":"Topological Data Analysis for Railway Track Geometry Safety and Maintenance","display_name":"Topological Data Analysis for Railway Track Geometry Safety and Maintenance","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-07-11","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4412184706","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1061/jccee5.cpeng-6168"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1061/jccee5.cpeng-6168","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1061/jccee5.cpeng-6168","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S176637136","display_name":"Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering","issn_l":"0887-3801","issn":["0887-3801","1943-5487"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315747","host_organization_name":"American Society of Civil Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315747"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["American Society of Civil Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5114443551","display_name":"Petros Woldemariam","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I66946132","display_name":"University of Maryland, College Park","ror":"https://ror.org/047s2c258","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66946132"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Petros Woldemariam","raw_affiliation_strings":["Univ. of Maryland, College Park"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Univ. of Maryland, College Park","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I66946132"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5035496450","display_name":"Nii Attoh-Okine","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5328-5538"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I66946132","display_name":"University of Maryland, College Park","ror":"https://ror.org/047s2c258","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I66946132"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nii Attoh-Okine","raw_affiliation_strings":["Univ. of Maryland, College Park"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Univ. of Maryland, College Park","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I66946132"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I66946132"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.7708,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":2,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.86965099,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":97,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"39","issue":"5","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12536","display_name":"Topological and Geometric Data Analysis","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1703","display_name":"Computational Theory and Mathematics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12536","display_name":"Topological and Geometric Data Analysis","score":0.9998000264167786,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1703","display_name":"Computational Theory and Mathematics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/track-geometry","display_name":"Track geometry","score":0.7561687231063843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/track","display_name":"Track (disk drive)","score":0.5812764167785645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.42562994360923767},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/topology","display_name":"Topology (electrical circuits)","score":0.38957351446151733},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.3812715411186218},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/geometry","display_name":"Geometry","score":0.35985785722732544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.23811808228492737},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mechanical-engineering","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","score":0.12431129813194275},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electrical-engineering","display_name":"Electrical engineering","score":0.09330752491950989}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780899546","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10676734","display_name":"Track geometry","level":3,"score":0.7561687231063843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C89992363","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5961558","display_name":"Track (disk drive)","level":2,"score":0.5812764167785645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.42562994360923767},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C184720557","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7825049","display_name":"Topology (electrical circuits)","level":2,"score":0.38957351446151733},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.3812715411186218},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.35985785722732544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.23811808228492737},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.12431129813194275},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.09330752491950989}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1061/jccee5.cpeng-6168","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1061/jccee5.cpeng-6168","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S176637136","display_name":"Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering","issn_l":"0887-3801","issn":["0887-3801","1943-5487"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315747","host_organization_name":"American Society of Civil Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315747"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["American Society of Civil Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Sustainable cities and communities","score":0.44999998807907104,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/11"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":32,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1989757660","https://openalex.org/W2260506337","https://openalex.org/W2293055739","https://openalex.org/W2527487499","https://openalex.org/W2613985007","https://openalex.org/W2624647128","https://openalex.org/W2725792925","https://openalex.org/W2734586944","https://openalex.org/W2892765075","https://openalex.org/W2941806642","https://openalex.org/W2950567576","https://openalex.org/W2976896016","https://openalex.org/W3014671498","https://openalex.org/W3034441720","https://openalex.org/W3048530486","https://openalex.org/W3098455240","https://openalex.org/W3110833271","https://openalex.org/W3112368976","https://openalex.org/W3141649405","https://openalex.org/W3158462621","https://openalex.org/W3165474212","https://openalex.org/W3202868818","https://openalex.org/W4225271072","https://openalex.org/W4254375530","https://openalex.org/W4294690151","https://openalex.org/W4313592093","https://openalex.org/W4323642916","https://openalex.org/W4367395160","https://openalex.org/W4390783935","https://openalex.org/W4390823317","https://openalex.org/W4391904279","https://openalex.org/W4403862708"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2037033201","https://openalex.org/W2006988591","https://openalex.org/W1106826327","https://openalex.org/W815487071","https://openalex.org/W627662506","https://openalex.org/W636861870","https://openalex.org/W2153059284","https://openalex.org/W2499449816","https://openalex.org/W634568734","https://openalex.org/W2188909110"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"paper":[1,47],"explores":[2],"the":[3,30,35,40,53],"use":[4],"of":[5,45,112],"topological":[6],"data":[7],"analysis":[8],"(TDA)":[9],"to":[10,33,83,92,108],"improve":[11,87],"railway":[12,71,80,99,116],"track":[13],"geometry,":[14],"focusing":[15],"on":[16,49],"enhancing":[17],"safety":[18],"and":[19,29,37,52,60,73,86,104],"maintenance.":[20],"It":[21,90],"uses":[22],"methods":[23],"such":[24],"as":[25],"Betti":[26],"numbers,":[27],"homology,":[28],"Mapper":[31,54],"algorithm":[32],"understand":[34],"shape":[36],"connections":[38],"within":[39],"geometry":[41],"data.":[42,63],"The":[43,64],"focus":[44],"this":[46],"is":[48],"persistent":[50],"homology":[51],"algorithm,":[55],"which":[56],"reveal":[57],"consistent":[58],"patterns":[59],"gaps":[61],"in":[62,98],"research":[65],"emphasizes":[66],"TDA\u2019s":[67,113],"practical":[68],"implications":[69],"for":[70,76,95,115],"maintenance":[72],"monitoring,":[74],"advocating":[75],"its":[77],"integration":[78],"into":[79],"engineering":[81],"practices":[82],"address":[84],"challenges":[85],"system":[88],"performance.":[89],"points":[91],"future":[93],"possibilities":[94],"using":[96],"TDA":[97],"engineering,":[100],"providing":[101],"some":[102],"suggestions":[103],"better":[105],"tools":[106],"needed":[107],"take":[109],"full":[110],"advantage":[111],"benefits":[114],"safety.":[117]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}