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BP (United States)

In research, BP (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,245 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 60.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#20,627
of 28,054 · #15,166 all time
Rank in United States
#3,038
of 4,192
Research works
694
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is BP (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 #10,245 of 12,888 10.7%69 #8983

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

What does BP (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 60.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 23.7 works60×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.29× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.13× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John Etgen and Philippe Jeanjean lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BP (United States).

  1. 1 John Etgen United States · #144,016 worldwide 205 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Philippe Jeanjean United States · #498,770 worldwide 53 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at BP (United States)

Which keywords describe research at BP (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydraulic Fracturing, CO2 Sequestration, Fracture Propagation, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Vibration Analysis, Optimization, 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. Hydraulic Fracturing8▲ 101×2 topics
  2. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 55×3 topics
  3. Fracture Propagation8▲ 169×1 topic
  4. Shale Gas Reservoirs8▲ 169×1 topic
  5. Vibration Analysis7▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Optimization7▲ 20×2 topics
  7. Data Assimilation7▲ 58×1 topic
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 91×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles7▲ 7.3×3 topics
  10. Machine Learning7▲ 2.7×9 topics
  11. Drilling Fluids7▲ 159×1 topic
  12. Well Integrity7▲ 159×1 topic
  13. Predictive Maintenance5▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Fault Diagnosis5▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Geophysical Imaging5▲ 113×2 topics
  16. Artificial Lift Systems4▲ 200×1 topic
  17. Electric Submersible Pumps4▲ 200×1 topic
  18. Full-Waveform Tomography4▲ 130×1 topic
  19. Seismic Waveform Inversion4▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Shale Gas2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  22. Porous Media2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Bayesian Networks2▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Fault Tree Analysis2▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Reactive Transport2▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Mudstones2▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Pore Structure2▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  29. Oil and Gas2▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Pore-scale Modeling2▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Seismic Noise2▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Subsea2▲ 236×1 topic
  34. Surface Wave2▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Tomography2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. X-ray Computed Tomography2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Tectonics2▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Corrosion Behavior1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Carbon Capture1▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does BP (United States) 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.

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 4 works
  6. 6 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  8. 8 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean 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 available10.2%not open89.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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