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Aker BP (Norway)

In research, Aker BP (Norway) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,960 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,715 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ocean Engineering is 57.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,379
of 28,054 · #34,450 all time
Rank in Norway
#105
of 133
Research works
335
▲ 545% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Aker BP (Norway) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,960 of 12,888 9.0%156 #18684
EngineeringField #5,715 of 6,636 10.2%86 #9671

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aker BP (Norway) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Aker BP (Norway) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 57.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 48.5 works57×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 28.6 works50×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 41.9 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.45× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.53× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Aker BP (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Geophysical Imaging, Inverse Problems, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, CO2 Sequestration, Hydraulic Fracturing and Optimization.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning23▲ 4.3×16 topics
  2. Geophysical Imaging17▲ 198×2 topics
  3. Inverse Problems17▲ 98×2 topics
  4. Full-Waveform Tomography17▲ 248×1 topic
  5. Seismic Waveform Inversion17▲ 248×1 topic
  6. CO2 Sequestration16▲ 51×4 topics
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing16▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Optimization15▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Data Assimilation15▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Ensemble Kalman Filter15▲ 89×1 topic
  11. Well Placement15▲ 193×1 topic
  12. Drilling Fluids14▲ 158×1 topic
  13. Well Integrity14▲ 158×1 topic
  14. Fracture Propagation14▲ 139×1 topic
  15. Shale Gas Reservoirs14▲ 139×1 topic
  16. Fault Diagnosis11▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Predictive Maintenance11▲ 85×2 topics
  18. Artificial Lift Systems11▲ 224×1 topic
  19. Electric Submersible Pumps11▲ 224×1 topic
  20. Tomography10▲ 33×4 topics
  21. Seismic Noise9▲ 111×1 topic
  22. Surface Wave9▲ 111×1 topic
  23. Shale Gas6▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Microbial Communities5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  25. Anaerobic5▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Methane Oxidation5▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Marine Sediments5▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Pore Structure5▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Gas Permeability4▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Mudstones4▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Thermal Maturity4▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Tectonics4▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Acoustic Techniques4▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Seafloor Mapping4▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Oil and Gas4▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Subsea4▲ 248×1 topic
  37. Continental Margin3▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Crustal Structure3▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Plate Tectonics3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Non-Destructive Testing3▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Aker BP (Norway) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Drilling and Well Engineering and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 17 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 15 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…14Drilling and Well Engineering: 14 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…14Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 14 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 11 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 9 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 5 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 4 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringEnvironmental Chemistry2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesGeophysics 17 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsOcean Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well EngineeringOcean Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Oil and Gas Production TechniquesOcean Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and AnalysisGeophysics 9 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Chemistry 5 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMechanics of Materials 4 works
  9. 9 Underwater Acoustics ResearchOceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Offshore Engineering and TechnologiesOcean Engineering 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aker BP (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 545% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.