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Castrol (United Kingdom)

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Research works
82
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Castrol (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 46.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.34× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 46.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Castrol (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Friction, Ionic Liquids, Graphene, Lubricants, Tribology, Tribological Performance and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles12▲ 12×5 topics
  2. Friction12▲ 207×2 topics
  3. Graphene11▲ 27×2 topics
  4. Ionic Liquids11▲ 43×2 topics
  5. Lubricants11▲ 651×1 topic
  6. Tribology11▲ 363×1 topic
  7. Tribological Performance8▲ 153×2 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties7▲ 9.1×6 topics
  9. Nanocomposites6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  10. Emissions6▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Polymer Composites6▲ 39×3 topics
  12. Polymer Tribology5▲ 225×1 topic
  13. Wear Behavior5▲ 170×1 topic
  14. Renewable Energy5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  15. Oxidation Mechanism5▲ 75×2 topics
  16. Chemical Kinetics4▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Biofuels4▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Combustion4▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Soot Formation4▲ 102×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  21. Friction Reduction3▲ 97×1 topic
  22. Laser Surface Texturing3▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Biodiesel2▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Catalyst2▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Transesterification2▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Eco-Driving2▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  28. Fuel Consumption2▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Technology2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  30. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Electric Submersible Pumps2▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Oil and Gas2▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Subsea2▲ 153×1 topic
  34. Vibration Analysis2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Electric Vehicles2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 8.7×5 topics
  37. Gear Dynamics1▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Mesh Stiffness1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Metal Recovery1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Model Predictive Control1▲ 7.2×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Vehicle emissions and performance, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and Biodiesel Production and Applications.

Advanced Combustion Engi…1Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…1Vehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 0 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 0 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 0 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 0 fractional worksTribology and Lubrication Engineering: 0 fractional worksLubricants and Their Additives: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 0 fractional works
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesAutomotive EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  2. 2 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 0 works
  6. 6 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  7. 7 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 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 available17.9%not open82.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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