American Bureau of Shipping
In research, American Bureau of Shipping stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,785 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,546 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #29,552 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #6,331 of 8,685
- Research works
- 452 ▼ 34% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 4.4k 9.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 16.3% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 8% world 28%
What is American Bureau of Shipping known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #15,785 of 21,541 | 10.7% | 401 | |
| EngineeringField | #8,546 of 11,412 | 9.9% | 333 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Bureau of Shipping 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).
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at American Bureau of Shipping?
Ranked on the composite score, Lyuben D. Ivanov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Bureau of Shipping.
- 1 Lyuben D. Ivanov United States · #1,432,315 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
Which keywords describe research at American Bureau of Shipping?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Renewable Energy, Air Quality, Climate Change, Alternative Fuels, Emissions and Supply Chain Management.
- Machine Learning
- Digital Twin
- Hydrogen
- Knowledge Sharing
- Finite Element Analysis
- Wave Energy
- Numerical Simulation
- Offshore Decommissioning
- Subsea
- Marine Pollution
- Fuel Consumption
- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
- Supply Chain Management
- Alternative Fuels
- Climate Change
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Air Quality
- Emissions
- Cryogenic Storage
- Maritime Transportation
- Shipping
- Oil and Gas
- Big Data
- Ship Recycling
- Power Take-Off
- Energy Storage
- IT Governance
- Electrolysis
- Heat Transfer
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Smart Manufacturing
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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 33 words, with their numbers
- Sustainability6▲ 8.2×10 topics
- Environmental Impact6▲ 11×8 topics
- Renewable Energy6▲ 13×6 topics
- Climate Change4▲ 4.6×7 topics
- Air Quality3▲ 54×3 topics
- Alternative Fuels3▲ 230×2 topics
- Emissions3▲ 42×2 topics
- Supply Chain Management2▲ 8.6×4 topics
- Cryogenic Storage2▲ 260×1 topic
- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)2▲ 260×1 topic
- Maritime Transportation2▲ 140×2 topics
- Fuel Consumption2▲ 92×1 topic
- Shipping2▲ 135×1 topic
- Marine Pollution2▲ 334×2 topics
- Oil and Gas2▲ 168×1 topic
- Subsea2▲ 672×1 topic
- Big Data2▲ 5.9×2 topics
- Offshore Decommissioning2▲ 622×1 topic
- Ship Recycling2▲ 622×1 topic
- Numerical Simulation2▲ 16×6 topics
- Power Take-Off1▲ 251×1 topic
- Wave Energy1▲ 251×1 topic
- Energy Storage1▲ 6.6×2 topics
- Finite Element Analysis1▲ 18×3 topics
- IT Governance1▲ 242×2 topics
- Knowledge Sharing1▲ 27×2 topics
- Electrolysis1▲ 62×1 topic
- Hydrogen1▲ 48×1 topic
- Heat Transfer1▲ 7.2×4 topics
- Digital Twin1▲ 24×1 topic
- Fluid-Structure Interaction1▲ 22×3 topics
- Machine Learning1◆ 0.98×5 topics
- Smart Manufacturing1▲ 37×1 topic
Which research topics does American Bureau of Shipping publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Offshore Engineering and Technologies and Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
- 2 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 2 works
- 3 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 works
- 4 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
- 5 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
- 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
- 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
- 8 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 1 works
- 9 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 10 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 1 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has American Bureau of Shipping's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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