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Bechtel (United States)

In research, Bechtel (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,567 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,538 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,503
of 28,054 · #6,560 all time
Rank in United States
#3,845
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Bechtel (United States) 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 #12,567 of 12,888 1.9%96 #4141
EngineeringField #6,538 of 6,636 2.1%70 #3052

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bechtel (United States) 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.83× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.84× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.75× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.48× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bechtel (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yifan Zheng, Karl Heinz Roth and Albrecht Funk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bechtel (United States).

  1. 1 Yifan Zheng United States · #158,543 worldwide 156 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Karl Heinz Roth United States · #572,894 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Albrecht Funk United States · #591,619 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 B.V. Cockeram United States · #607,231 worldwide 106 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Cyrus B. Meher-Homji United States · #744,615 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 N. Lewis United States · #925,555 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 D. Droemer United States · #932,617 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jerome Blair United States · #1,110,790 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Holger M. Jaenisch United States · #1,276,998 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Leon Awerbuch United States · #1,331,537 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Bechtel (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Bechtel (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Heat Transfer, Finite Element Analysis, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Energy Storage, Identity and Numerical Simulation.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy13▲ 5.3×17 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 2.3×18 topics
  3. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.9×15 topics
  4. Heat Transfer6▲ 7.7×11 topics
  5. Energy Storage6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  6. Identity6▲ 4.7×13 topics
  7. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 14×8 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.82×10 topics
  10. Numerical Simulation4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  12. Energy Transition4▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Thermodynamic Analysis4▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Failure Analysis3▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 10.0×4 topics
  16. Renewable Resources3▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Carbon Dioxide Capture3▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Adsorbent Materials3▲ 48×1 topic
  19. CO2 Capture Technology3▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  21. Hydrogen3▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Cultural History2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Electrolysis2▲ 23×1 topic
  24. Medieval Architecture2▲ 73×2 topics
  25. Power-to-Gas2▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Medieval Literature2▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Religious Practices2▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Bildung2▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Fatigue Fracture2▲ 114×1 topic
  30. Fracture Mechanisms2▲ 114×1 topic
  31. Organic Rankine Cycle2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Waste Heat Recovery2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Autorschaft2▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Control Strategies2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  35. Literaturkritik2▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Castle Construction2▲ 137×1 topic
  37. Loosening Mechanism2▲ 131×1 topic
  38. Teutonic Order2▲ 137×1 topic
  39. Threaded Fasteners2▲ 131×1 topic
  40. Catalytic2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Bechtel (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation.

Carbon Dioxide Capture T…3Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …2Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksMechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation: 2 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksEngineering Structural Analysis Methods: 2 fractional worksMedieval European Histor…2Medieval European History and Architecture: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 2 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyClassicsLiterature and Literary Theory2 others

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

  1. 1 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available18.2%not open81.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bechtel (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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.

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