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Aker BP (Norway)

In research, Aker BP (Norway) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,966 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,401 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Ocean Engineering is 57.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,436
of 22,385 · #24,293 all time
Rank in Norway
#93
of 123
Research works
335
▲ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Aker BP (Norway)

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

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,966 of 10,670 3.9%156 #7938
EngineeringField #4,401 of 5,901 2.7%86 #6503

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Aker BP (Norway) work in?

In 2022-now, 96% of research at Aker BP (Norway) is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (53%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (26%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 172 fractional works · 95.8% of its workEngineering: 96 fractional works · 53.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 54 fractional works · 30.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 46 fractional works · 25.8% of its workGeophysics: 30 fractional works · 16.9% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAker BP (Norway)179fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences96%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9653.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4625.8%
    3. Environmental Science137.4%
    4. Computer Science105.7%
    5. Materials Science21.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.0%
    2. Decision Sciences10.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine10.6%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Aker BP (Norway) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 57.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 53.9 works58×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 30.3 works48×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 46.2 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.46× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.56× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences16.46×46 works
  2. Engineering3.56×96 works
  3. Environmental Science1.49×13 works
  4. Computer Science0.74×10 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.58×1 works
  6. Chemistry0.51×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.45×2 works
  8. Materials Science0.34×2 works
  9. Mathematics0.22×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×2 works
  11. Energy0.14×0 works
  12. Nursing0.13×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.08×2 works
  16. Psychology0.07×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  19. Medicine0.03×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aker BP (Norway)?

Ranked on the quality score, David Milton-Tayler, Joachim Rinna and Israel Polonio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aker BP (Norway).

  1. 1 David Milton-Tayler Norway · #2,732,428 worldwide 531 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Joachim Rinna Norway · #2,879,322 worldwide 1k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Israel Polonio Norway · #3,308,342 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jon Erik Skeie Norway · #3,529,953 worldwide 316 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Laurent Delabroy Norway · #4,140,575 worldwide 287 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 N. Haller Norway · #4,887,193 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Edmary Altamiranda Norway · #4,915,850 worldwide 74 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Tron Golder Kristiansen Norway · #5,310,158 worldwide 1k citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Artur Kotwicki Norway · #5,359,810 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Yngve Bolstad Johansen Norway · #5,452,866 worldwide 117 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Aker BP (Norway)

What are the most cited papers from Aker BP (Norway)?

The most cited paper from Aker BP (Norway) is "Rapid microbial methanogenesis during CO2 storage in hydrocarbon reservoirs" (Rebecca Tyne, Peter H. Barry, Michael J. Lawson et al., 2021), with 190 citations. Next come "Asphaltene Deposition in Production Facilities" (149) and "Dietary Krill Oil Supplementation Reduces Hepatic Steatosis, Glycemia, and Hypercholesterolemia in High-Fat-Fed Mice" (137).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid microbial methanogenesis during CO2 storage in hydrocarbon reservoirs Rebecca Tyne, Peter H. Barry, Michael J. Lawson et al. · Nature Open access 22 Dec 2021 190
2 Asphaltene Deposition in Production Facilities Ruksana Thawer, D.C.A. Nicoll, Graeme Dick · SPE Production Engineering Nov 1990 149
3 Dietary Krill Oil Supplementation Reduces Hepatic Steatosis, Glycemia, and Hypercholesterolemia in High-Fat-Fed Mice Sally Tandy, Rosanna W. S. Chung, Elaine Wat et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 17 Sep 2009 137
4 Updated criterion to select particle size distribution of lost circulation materials for an effective fracture sealing Mortadha Alsaba, Mohammed F. Al Dushaishi, Runar Nygaard et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 19 Oct 2016 125
5 Design and model test of a soft-connected lattice-structured floating solar photovoltaic concept for harsh offshore conditions Zhiyu Jiang, Jian Dai, Simone Saettone et al. · Marine Structures Open access 13 Apr 2023 119
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aker BP (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geophysical Imaging, Machine Learning, Inverse Problems, CO2 Sequestration, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, 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-now 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 Learning24▲ 4.1×17 topics
  2. Geophysical Imaging18▲ 191×2 topics
  3. CO2 Sequestration18▲ 51×4 topics
  4. Inverse Problems18▲ 89×2 topics
  5. Full-Waveform Tomography18▲ 237×1 topic
  6. Seismic Waveform Inversion18▲ 237×1 topic
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing17▲ 91×2 topics
  8. Optimization16▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Data Assimilation16▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Drilling Fluids16▲ 169×1 topic
  11. Ensemble Kalman Filter16▲ 87×1 topic
  12. Well Integrity16▲ 169×1 topic
  13. Well Placement16▲ 198×1 topic
  14. Fracture Propagation16▲ 148×1 topic
  15. Shale Gas Reservoirs16▲ 148×1 topic
  16. Fault Diagnosis12▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Predictive Maintenance12▲ 89×2 topics
  18. Artificial Lift Systems12▲ 235×1 topic
  19. Electric Submersible Pumps12▲ 235×1 topic
  20. Tomography10▲ 32×4 topics
  21. Seismic Noise9▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Surface Wave9▲ 108×1 topic
  23. Shale Gas6▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Microbial Communities6▲ 7.2×2 topics
  25. Anaerobic6▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Methane Oxidation6▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Tectonics5▲ 24×3 topics
  28. Marine Sediments5▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Pore Structure5▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Gas Permeability5▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Mudstones5▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Thermal Maturity5▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Acoustic Techniques4▲ 74×1 topic
  34. Seafloor Mapping4▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Oil and Gas4▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Subsea4▲ 239×1 topic
  37. Continental Margin3▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Crustal Structure3▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Plate Tectonics3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Porous Media3▲ 14×3 topics

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

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

Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 18 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 16 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…16Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 16 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…16Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 16 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 12 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 9 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 6 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 5 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 Techniques Geophysics 18 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  5. 5 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 9 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  9. 9 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aker BP (Norway) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00094% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Aker BP (Norway)0.00078% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Aker BP (Norway) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Aker BP (Norway)5.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.8% in 2019.

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