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Devon Energy (United States)

In research, Devon Energy (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#2,933 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,735 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,404
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,402
of 7,310
Research works
547
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Devon Energy (United States)

What is Devon Energy (United States) 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
EngineeringField #2,933 of 9,532 12.9%235
Physical SciencesDomain #6,735 of 17,446 12.7%406

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Devon Energy (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Devon Energy (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Devon Energy (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (10%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 72.9% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 40.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 11.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDevon Energy(United States)67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences14%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2740.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences69.7%
    3. Computer Science58.0%
    4. Environmental Science46.2%
    5. Materials Science34.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Energy00.8%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences46.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    4. Decision Sciences11.4%
    5. Psychology00.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine57.5%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Dentistry00.6%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.19× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.73× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.19×6 works
  2. Engineering2.73×27 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.13×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.47×1 works
  5. Materials Science1.40×3 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.29×2 works
  7. Environmental Science1.25×4 works
  8. Dentistry1.24×0 works
  9. Computer Science1.03×5 works
  10. Energy0.82×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.78×1 works
  12. Veterinary0.74×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.60×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.53×4 works
  15. Chemistry0.50×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×1 works
  17. Medicine0.39×5 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  20. Nursing0.20×0 works
  21. Psychology0.19×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Devon Energy (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Jackson Haffener and B. M. Davidson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Devon Energy (United States).

  1. 1 Stanford R. Ovshinsky United States · #685,087 worldwide 13k citations · 285 works
  2. 2 Jackson Haffener United States · #1,908,305 worldwide 797 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 B. M. Davidson United States · #2,268,604 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Dennis W. Tafoya United States · #2,430,625 worldwide 85 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Hamilton Stuart Dove United States · #2,513,154 worldwide 38 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Mike Ammerman United States · #2,629,807 worldwide 493 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Jon Roberts United States · #2,636,979 worldwide 219 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Michael Carroll United States · #3,051,751 worldwide 317 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 H. Stuart Dove United States · #3,235,502 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Paul Cullen United States · #3,336,253 worldwide 276 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Devon Energy (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Devon Energy (United States)?

The most cited paper from Devon Energy (United States) is "Simple Band Model for Amorphous Semiconducting Alloys" (Morrel H. Cohen, H. Fritzsche, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, 1969), with 1,037 citations. Next come "Shale Gas-in-Place Calculations Part I: New Pore-Scale Considerations" (656) and "Optimizing Horizontal Completion Techniques in the Barnett Shale Using Microseismic Fracture Mapping" (533).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Simple Band Model for Amorphous Semiconducting Alloys Morrel H. Cohen, H. Fritzsche, Stanford R. Ovshinsky · Physical Review Letters 19 May 1969 1,037
2 Shale Gas-in-Place Calculations Part I: New Pore-Scale Considerations Ray J. Ambrose, Robert C. Hartman, Mery Diaz-Campos et al. · SPE Journal 7 Nov 2011 656
3 Optimizing Horizontal Completion Techniques in the Barnett Shale Using Microseismic Fracture Mapping M. K. Fisher, J. R. Heinze, Chris Harris et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Conference paper 26 Sep 2004 533
4 Micro-Structural Studies of Gas Shales Carl Sondergeld, Richard J. Ambrose, Chandra Rai et al. Conference paper 23 Feb 2010 513
5 New Pore-scale Considerations for Shale Gas in Place Calculations Ray J. Ambrose, Robert C. Hartman, Mery Diaz-Campos et al. Conference paper 23 Feb 2010 480
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Devon Energy (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Vibration Analysis, CO2 Sequestration, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Propagation and Shale Gas Reservoirs.

▲ 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-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
  1. Nanoparticles8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  2. Vibration Analysis8▲ 43×2 topics
  3. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 58×3 topics
  4. Drilling Fluids7▲ 206×1 topic
  5. Hydraulic Fracturing7▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Well Integrity7▲ 206×1 topic
  7. Fracture Propagation7▲ 180×1 topic
  8. Shale Gas Reservoirs7▲ 180×1 topic
  9. Optimization3▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Geophysical Imaging3▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Human Rights3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  12. Data Assimilation3▲ 27×1 topic
  13. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 103×1 topic
  15. Machine Learning3▲ 1.26×11 topics
  16. Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Sustainability2▲ 1.55×10 topics
  18. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.0×8 topics
  19. International Law2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  20. Big Data2▲ 2.3×4 topics
  21. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.34×7 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management1▲ 2.3×3 topics
  23. Internet of Things1▲ 2.3×3 topics
  24. Legal Regulation1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  25. Tectonics1▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Mental Health1▲ 1.28×3 topics
  27. Shale Gas1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Mudstones1▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Pore Structure1▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Reactive Transport1▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Security1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  32. Artificial Lift Systems1▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Ethical Dilemmas1▲ 59×2 topics
  34. Fault Diagnosis1▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Fluvial Systems1▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Patient Rights1▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Sedimentation1▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Development1◆ 0.96×2 topics
  40. Thermal Management1▲ 4.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Devon Energy (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

Drilling and Well Engine…7Drilling and Well Engineering: 7 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…7Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 7 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 3 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeophysicsMechanics of Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  9. 9 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 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 available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Devon Energy (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Devon Energy (United States)0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Devon Energy (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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