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Development of a Decision Making Algorithm for Traffic Jams Reduction Applied to Intelligent Transportation Systems

Publicated to: Journal of Sensors. 2016 (9271986): 9271986- - 2016-01-01 2016(9271986), DOI: 10.1155/2016/9271986

Authors:

Gómez, D; Martínez, JF; Sendra, J; Rubio, G
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ingn Telemat & Elect, Madrid 28031, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Matemat Aplicada TIC, Madrid 28031, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Res Ctr Software Technol & Multimedia Syst Sustai, Madrid 28031, Spain - Author
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Abstract

This paper is aimed at developing a decision making algorithm for traffic jams reduction that can be applied to Intelligent Transportation Systems. To do so, these algorithms must address two main challenges that arise in this context. On one hand, there are uncertainties in the data received from sensor networks produced by incomplete information or because the information loses some of the precision during information processing and display. On the other hand, there is the variability of the context in which these types of systems are operating. More specifically, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) algorithm has been adapted to ITS, taking into account the mentioned challenges. After explaining the proposed decision making method, it is validated in a specific scenario: a smart traffic management system.
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Keywords

AhpAnalytic hierarchy processEnvironmentFuzzy

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal of Sensors due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position 126/262, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Control and Systems Engineering.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • Google Scholar: 6
  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 7
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 24.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 22 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 14.
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/43309/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 644
  • Downloads: 382
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GOMEZ SANCHEZ-PASCUALA, DAVID) and Last Author (RUBIO CIFUENTES, GREGORIO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GOMEZ SANCHEZ-PASCUALA, DAVID.

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Awards linked to the item

The European project Adaptive Cooperative Control in Urban (sub) Systems (ACCUS) (Project Code: ARTEMIS 333020) and the Spanish Ministerio de Industria, Energia y Turismo (ProjectCode: ART-010000-2013-2), have supported this work. J. Sendra was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad and by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), under Project MTM2014-54141P.
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