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BP (Germany)

In research, BP (Germany) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,141 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#6,949 of 11,412 worldwide) and Ocean Engineering (#548 of 839 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,156
of 42,892
Rank in Germany
#958
of 2,077
Research works
495
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
4%
world 28%

What is BP (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #11,141 of 21,541 17.0%446
EngineeringField #6,949 of 11,412 18.1%289
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #548 of 839 18.3%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BP (Germany) 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 7.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 9.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at BP (Germany)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Data Assimilation, Uncertainty Quantification, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Closed-Loop Control, Well Placement, Hydraulic Fracturing and Fracture Propagation.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Optimization62▲ 23×7 topics
  2. Data Assimilation58▲ 63×4 topics
  3. Uncertainty Quantification57▲ 118×2 topics
  4. Ensemble Kalman Filter57▲ 99×2 topics
  5. Closed-Loop Control57▲ 209×1 topic
  6. Well Placement57▲ 209×1 topic
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing48▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Machine Learning47▲ 4.4×16 topics
  9. Fracture Propagation47▲ 157×1 topic
  10. Shale Gas Reservoirs47▲ 157×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles45▲ 6.9×8 topics
  12. CO2 Sequestration39▲ 57×3 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis38▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Drilling Fluids38▲ 146×1 topic
  15. Well Integrity38▲ 146×1 topic
  16. Predictive Maintenance31▲ 85×2 topics
  17. Fault Diagnosis30▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Artificial Lift Systems30▲ 199×1 topic
  19. Electric Submersible Pumps30▲ 199×1 topic
  20. Renewable Energy22▲ 4.5×10 topics
  21. Sustainability21▲ 2.4×21 topics
  22. Geophysical Imaging19▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Full-Waveform Tomography17▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Seismic Waveform Inversion17▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Porous Media15▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Shale Gas14▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Technology14▲ 6.6×3 topics
  28. Oil and Gas14▲ 86×2 topics
  29. Flow Assurance14▲ 205×1 topic
  30. Subsea14▲ 205×1 topic
  31. Pore Structure14▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Surfactants13▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Gas Permeability13▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Mudstones13▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Tectonics12▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Pore-scale Modeling12▲ 71×1 topic
  37. X-ray Computed Tomography12▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Marine Pollution11▲ 103×2 topics
  39. Petroleum10▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Biodegradation10▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does BP (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography and Surfactants and Colloidal Systems.

Global Energy and Sustai…0Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 0 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…0Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 0 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…0Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 0 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloida…0Surfactants and Colloidal Systems: 0 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Chemistry and Analysis: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Queuing Theory …0Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging…0Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 0 fractional worksDigital Holography and M…0Digital Holography and Microscopy: 0 fractional worksParasites and Host Inter…0Parasites and Host Interactions: 0 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical EngineeringSpectroscopyOrganic Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 0 works
  4. 4 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Environmental Chemistry and Analysis Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis Management Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 0 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 available4.5%not open95.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BP (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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