BP (United Kingdom)
In research, BP (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,590 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,311 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 30.3× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,802 of 22,385 · #3,853 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #244 of 862
- Research works
- 6k ▲ 5% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 128k 21.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.90× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 10% world 40%
- International
- 26% world 18%
What is BP (United Kingdom) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,590 of 10,670 | 6.8% | 220 | #2684 | |
| EngineeringField | #3,311 of 5,901 | 7.0% | 128 | #1941 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where BP (United Kingdom) 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 BP (United Kingdom) work in?
In 2022-now, 69% of research at BP (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Medicine (13%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences25768.9%
- Engineering14037.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences4612.4%
- Environmental Science236.1%
- Materials Science133.5%
- Computer Science123.4%
- Chemical Engineering61.6%
- Energy61.5%
- Chemistry51.3%
- Physics and Astronomy41.2%
- Mathematics10.3%
- Health Sciences6016.1%
- Medicine4712.6%
- Health Professions112.9%
- Dentistry10.3%
- Veterinary10.3%
- Nursing00.1%
- Social Sciences369.7%
- Life Sciences195.2%
What does BP (United Kingdom) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 30.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 58.6 works30×
- GeophysicsSubfield · 27.4 works21×
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 46.3 works7.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Earth and Planetary Sciences7.93×46 works
- Chemical Engineering4.64×6 works
- Engineering2.51×140 works
- Veterinary1.85×1 works
- Energy1.65×6 works
- Decision Sciences1.26×4 works
- Environmental Science1.22×23 works
- Health Professions1.10×11 works
- Materials Science1.00×13 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×7 works
- Chemistry0.82×5 works
- Medicine0.66×47 works
- Dentistry0.56×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.54×4 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×9 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×1 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.45×2 works
- Computer Science0.43×12 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×7 works
- Social Sciences0.35×16 works
- Psychology0.31×4 works
- Arts and Humanities0.26×3 works
- Nursing0.24×0 works
- Mathematics0.23×1 works
- Neuroscience0.19×1 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.17×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 7.9×
- Chemical Engineering 4.6×
- Engineering 2.5×
- Veterinary 1.9×
- Energy 1.6×
- Decision Sciences 1.3×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Materials Science 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Dentistry 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Psychology 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Nursing 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at BP (United Kingdom)?
Ranked on the quality score, Glenn J. Sunley, Leslie W. Bolton and Anthony R. Fraser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BP (United Kingdom).
- 1
Glenn J. Sunley
United Kingdom · #501,515 worldwide 5.1k citations · 131 works
- 2
Leslie W. Bolton
United Kingdom · #902,472 worldwide 857 citations · 15 works
- 3
Anthony R. Fraser
United Kingdom · #1,189,921 worldwide 4.2k citations · 78 works
- 4
Gary Russell Jerauld
United Kingdom · #1,241,656 worldwide 3.2k citations · 64 works
- 5
Corneliu Buda
United Kingdom · #1,250,614 worldwide 2.4k citations · 55 works
- 6
Peter J. Maddox
United Kingdom · #1,472,357 worldwide 3.4k citations · 45 works
- 7
Richard J. Dixon
United Kingdom · #1,678,732 worldwide 15k citations · 56 works
- 8
Trevor P. Burchette
United Kingdom · #1,814,494 worldwide 4.5k citations · 33 works
- 9
Robert C. Pitkethly
United Kingdom · #2,062,343 worldwide 902 citations · 28 works
- 10
Roberto Morana
United Kingdom · #2,096,396 worldwide 1.4k citations · 59 works
Which keywords describe research at BP (United Kingdom)?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydraulic Fracturing, CO2 Sequestration, Optimization, Fracture Propagation, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter and Uncertainty Quantification.
- Reactive Transport
- Oil and Gas
- Pore-scale Modeling
- Surfactants
- Thermal Maturity
- Pore Structure
- Surface Wave
- Tomography
- Electric Submersible Pumps
- Predictive Maintenance
- Seismic Waveform Inversion
- Elastic Properties
- Well Integrity
- Geophysical Imaging
- Vibration Analysis
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Data Assimilation
- Fracture Propagation
- CO2 Sequestration
- Nanoparticles
- Machine Learning
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Optimization
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Well Placement
- Rheological Properties
- Drilling Fluids
- Inverse Problems
- Full-Waveform Tomography
- Fault Diagnosis
- Artificial Lift Systems
- Shale Gas
- Seismic Noise
- Gas Permeability
- Mudstones
- Porous Media
- Carbon Dioxide
- X-ray Computed Tomography
- Subsea
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
- Machine Learning24▲ 1.95×30 topics
- Nanoparticles22▲ 4.6×16 topics
- Hydraulic Fracturing21▲ 52×2 topics
- CO2 Sequestration19▲ 26×4 topics
- Optimization19▲ 11×5 topics
- Fracture Propagation18▲ 82×1 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs18▲ 82×1 topic
- Data Assimilation18▲ 30×4 topics
- Ensemble Kalman Filter18▲ 47×2 topics
- Uncertainty Quantification17▲ 59×1 topic
- Well Placement17▲ 104×1 topic
- Vibration Analysis17▲ 17×4 topics
- Rheological Properties16▲ 24×3 topics
- Geophysical Imaging16▲ 79×2 topics
- Drilling Fluids16▲ 80×1 topic
- Well Integrity16▲ 80×1 topic
- Inverse Problems16▲ 37×2 topics
- Elastic Properties15▲ 52×2 topics
- Full-Waveform Tomography15▲ 97×1 topic
- Seismic Waveform Inversion15▲ 97×1 topic
- Fault Diagnosis11▲ 20×4 topics
- Predictive Maintenance10▲ 38×2 topics
- Artificial Lift Systems10▲ 95×1 topic
- Electric Submersible Pumps10▲ 95×1 topic
- Shale Gas9▲ 20×2 topics
- Tomography9▲ 13×3 topics
- Seismic Noise8▲ 44×1 topic
- Surface Wave8▲ 44×1 topic
- Gas Permeability7▲ 18×2 topics
- Pore Structure6▲ 14×2 topics
- Mudstones6▲ 24×1 topic
- Thermal Maturity6▲ 24×1 topic
- Porous Media6▲ 12×4 topics
- Surfactants6▲ 16×4 topics
- Carbon Dioxide6▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Pore-scale Modeling5▲ 37×1 topic
- X-ray Computed Tomography5▲ 37×1 topic
- Oil and Gas5▲ 37×1 topic
- Subsea5▲ 140×1 topic
- Reactive Transport5▲ 23×2 topics
Which research topics does BP (United Kingdom) publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Drilling and Well Engineering and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 18 works
- 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 17 works
- 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 16 works
- 4 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 15 works
- 5 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 10 works
- 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 8 works
- 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 6 works
- 8 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 5 works
- 9 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 5 works
- 10 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has BP (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 BP (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.
Fractional works of BP (United Kingdom) 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 1990.
Other research institutions in London
- University College London
- Imperial College London
- King's College London
- Queen Mary University of London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University of London
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Brunel University of London
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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