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BP (United Kingdom)

In research, BP (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,041 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 35.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,804
of 28,054 · #2,723 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#536
of 1,094
Research works
4.1k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
22.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is BP (United Kingdom) 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 #8,041 of 12,888 9.6%108 #1807

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does BP (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 35.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 26.3 works36×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.60× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.21× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.40× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.79× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BP (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, D.G. Roberts, William Clarke and W. F. Maddams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BP (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 D.G. Roberts United Kingdom · #82,220 worldwide 364 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 William Clarke United Kingdom · #194,033 worldwide 82 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 W. F. Maddams United Kingdom · #195,770 worldwide 144 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 J. Barker United Kingdom · #209,122 worldwide 356 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 John H. Clint United Kingdom · #227,727 worldwide 320 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Simon A. Stewart United Kingdom · #344,223 worldwide 77 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 D.L. Gerrard United Kingdom · #378,363 worldwide 94 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 W. H. Blow United Kingdom · #396,987 worldwide 80 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 A. R. Fraser United Kingdom · #407,926 worldwide 134 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Peter R. King United Kingdom · #429,292 worldwide 224 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at BP (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at BP (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Hydraulic Fracturing, CO2 Sequestration, Optimization, Fracture Propagation, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Data Assimilation and Ensemble Kalman Filter.

▲ 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. Machine Learning12▲ 2.5×18 topics
  2. Nanoparticles11▲ 6.2×8 topics
  3. Hydraulic Fracturing10▲ 62×2 topics
  4. CO2 Sequestration9▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Optimization8▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Fracture Propagation8▲ 97×1 topic
  7. Shale Gas Reservoirs8▲ 97×1 topic
  8. Data Assimilation8▲ 37×3 topics
  9. Ensemble Kalman Filter8▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Uncertainty Quantification8▲ 68×1 topic
  11. Well Placement8▲ 119×1 topic
  12. Vibration Analysis8▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Drilling Fluids7▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Well Integrity7▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Sustainability6▲ 1.71×15 topics
  16. Fault Diagnosis5▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Elastic Properties5▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Geophysical Imaging5▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Shale Gas5▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Artificial Lift Systems5▲ 116×1 topic
  21. Electric Submersible Pumps5▲ 116×1 topic
  22. Full-Waveform Tomography5▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Inverse Problems5▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Seismic Waveform Inversion5▲ 80×1 topic
  25. Catalysis4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  26. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  28. Mudstones4▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Pore Structure4▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Organizational Culture3▲ 5.2×2 topics
  31. Porous Media3▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Surfactants3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Work-Life Balance3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Catalytic2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Pore-scale Modeling2▲ 49×1 topic
  36. X-ray Computed Tomography2▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Leadership Style2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Ceria2▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Oxidation2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Renewable Fuels2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does BP (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Drilling and Well Engineering and Oil and Gas Production Techniques.

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 8 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 8 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 7 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 5 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 5 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …4Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 2 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringGeophysicsMechanics of Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 5 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 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 available7.6%not open92.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BP (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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