▁research ▁col lo quia ▁and ▁special ty ▁con ferences . ▁The ▁latter ▁programs ▁attract ▁an ▁international ▁audience . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁U C ▁Ir v ine ▁Transport ation ▁Science ▁gradu ate ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁maintain s ▁a ▁regular ▁publication ▁series ▁which ▁documents ▁research ▁conducted ▁within ▁its ▁programs . ▁The ▁Institute ▁maintain s ▁the ▁Frank ▁Ha ight ▁Memorial ▁Library ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁An te ater ▁Inst ruction al ▁Research ▁Building ▁on ▁campus , ▁named ▁after ▁Emer it us ▁Professor ▁Frank ▁Ha ight , ▁who ▁founded ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁journ als ▁in ▁transport ation ▁research : ▁Transport ation ▁Research ▁Part ▁A ▁and ▁B , ▁and ▁Acc ident ▁Analysis ▁and ▁Pre vention . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁Sign ific ant ▁Research ▁ ▁The ▁significance ▁of ▁research ▁from ▁an ▁institution ▁can ▁be ▁quant ified ▁using ▁the ▁h - index . ▁The ▁h - index ▁value ▁from ▁Web ▁of ▁Science ▁for ▁U CI ▁in ▁transport ation ▁related ▁journ als ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁ 3 1 , ▁which ▁means ▁ 3 1 ▁publications ▁had ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 1 ▁cit ations ▁or ▁more . ▁U CI ▁I TS ▁ranks ▁ 7 th ▁glob ally ▁in ▁transport ation ▁research , ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁nation ally , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁A ▁select ▁number ▁of ▁those ▁publications ▁are ▁listed ▁here ▁in ▁a ▁tim eline ▁format . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁– ▁Charles ▁La ve ▁developed ▁the ▁first ▁disag greg ate ▁autom