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Bechtel (United States)

In research, Bechtel (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,315 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,732 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,544
of 22,385 · #5,606 all time
Rank in United States
#1,608
of 3,332
Research works
2.6k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Bechtel (United States)

What is Bechtel (United States) 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 #8,315 of 10,670 1.4%96 #3918
EngineeringField #4,732 of 5,901 1.2%70 #3892

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

Which fields of science does Bechtel (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Bechtel (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Social Sciences (11%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 104 fractional works · 56.8% of its workEngineering: 75 fractional works · 40.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 28.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 9.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBechtel (UnitedStates)184fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences28%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7540.8%
    2. Materials Science74.0%
    3. Energy63.3%
    4. Environmental Science52.9%
    5. Computer Science52.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    8. Chemistry10.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    10. Mathematics10.4%
    1. Social Sciences2111.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities189.6%
    3. Psychology52.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting42.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    6. Decision Sciences20.9%
    1. Medicine158.2%
    2. Health Professions41.9%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.4%
    3. Neuroscience21.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.56× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.72× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.34× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.56×6 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.34×18 works
  3. Engineering2.72×75 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.60×2 works
  5. Materials Science1.15×7 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.95×2 works
  7. Psychology0.92×5 works
  8. Social Sciences0.89×21 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×3 works
  10. Health Professions0.73×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×4 works
  12. Neuroscience0.60×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.59×5 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×0 works
  15. Nursing0.49×0 works
  16. Medicine0.43×15 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.40×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.34×5 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×3 works
  21. Mathematics0.31×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×3 works
  24. Veterinary0.27×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.25×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.09×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Yifan Zheng, Luis M. Moreschi and Stewart W. Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bechtel (United States).

  1. 1 Yifan Zheng United States · #333,707 worldwide 5k citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Luis M. Moreschi United States · #1,612,066 worldwide 1.1k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Stewart W. Taylor United States · #1,659,103 worldwide 1.1k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Caspar W. Weinberger United States · #2,309,141 worldwide 461 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Yozo Mikata United States · #2,596,157 worldwide 1.1k citations · 114 works
  6. 6 Sungjin Bae United States · #2,911,788 worldwide 667 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Roger D. Flanagan United States · #2,977,487 worldwide 532 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 B.V. Cockeram United States · #3,155,819 worldwide 2k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 C. Thomas Conroy United States · #3,222,941 worldwide 413 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Peter Q. Leung United States · #3,229,053 worldwide 404 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at Bechtel (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Bechtel (United States)?

The most cited paper from Bechtel (United States) is "Liquefaction Resistance of Soils: Summary Report from the 1996 NCEER and 1998 NCEER/NSF Workshops on Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance of Soils" (T. Leslie Youd et al., 2001), with 2,008 citations. Next come "NGA‐West2 Database" (1,616) and "Compact system for high-speed velocimetry using heterodyne techniques" (869).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Liquefaction Resistance of Soils: Summary Report from the 1996 NCEER and 1998 NCEER/NSF Workshops on Evaluation of Liquefaction Resistance of Soils T. Leslie Youd et al. · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Oct 2001 2,008
2 NGA‐West2 Database Timothy D Ancheta, Robert B. Darragh, Jonathan P. Stewart et al. · Earthquake Spectra 10 Feb 2014 1,616
3 Compact system for high-speed velocimetry using heterodyne techniques Oliver T. Strand, David R. Goosman, Carolyn Martinez et al. · Review of Scientific Instruments Aug 2006 869
4 NGA‐West2 Research Project Yousef Bozorgnia et al. · Earthquake Spectra 10 Feb 2014 682
5 The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph Design Bruce E. Woodgate et al. · Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Open access Oct 1998 385
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bechtel (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Finite Element Analysis, Heat Transfer, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Identity, Energy Storage 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-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. Renewable Energy13▲ 4.9×18 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 2.3×19 topics
  3. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.8×17 topics
  4. Heat Transfer6▲ 7.2×12 topics
  5. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Identity6▲ 4.8×15 topics
  7. Energy Storage6▲ 5.0×4 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency5▲ 2.9×12 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.72×11 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.4×14 topics
  11. Numerical Simulation4▲ 8.3×9 topics
  12. Gender4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  13. Energy Transition4▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Thermodynamic Analysis4▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Cultural Identity3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  16. Failure Analysis3▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  18. Renewable Resources3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  19. Carbon Dioxide Capture3▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Adsorbent Materials3▲ 41×1 topic
  21. CO2 Capture Technology3▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Hydrogen3▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Humanities3▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Intellectual History3▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Cultural History2▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Electrolysis2▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Medieval Architecture2▲ 70×2 topics
  29. Power-to-Gas2▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Loosening Mechanism2▲ 143×1 topic
  31. Medieval Literature2▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Religious Practices2▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Threaded Fasteners2▲ 143×1 topic
  34. Bildung2▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Fatigue Fracture2▲ 105×1 topic
  36. Fracture Mechanisms2▲ 105×1 topic
  37. Organic Rankine Cycle2▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Waste Heat Recovery2▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Autorschaft2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Control Strategies2▲ 8.6×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Engineering Structural Analysis Methods.

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 worksEngineering Structural A…2Engineering Structural Analysis Methods: 2 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exerge…2Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 2 fractional worksMechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation: 2 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksMedieval European Histor…2Medieval European History and Architecture: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 2 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mechanics: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyClassicsLiterature and Literary Theory3 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 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Medieval European History and Architecture Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bechtel (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Bechtel (United States)0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bechtel (United States) 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 2025Bechtel (United States)4.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.9% in 2000.

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