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Equinor (Norway)

In research, Equinor (Norway) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,115 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,908 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ocean Engineering is 34.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,430
of 28,054 · #3,953 all time
Rank in Norway
#64
of 133
Research works
4.5k
▼ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
90k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Equinor (Norway) 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 #7,115 of 12,888 12.1%225 #2677
EngineeringField #4,908 of 6,636 8.6%128 #1635

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Equinor (Norway) 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 Equinor (Norway) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 34.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 46.2 works34×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 42.9 works10×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.40× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.49× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.28× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Equinor (Norway)?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen N. Ehrenberg, Martin Hovland and Jonny Hesthammer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Equinor (Norway).

  1. 1 Stephen N. Ehrenberg Norway · #115,942 worldwide 186 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Martin Hovland Norway · #179,147 worldwide 208 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Jonny Hesthammer Norway · #252,959 worldwide 133 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Olav Walderhaug Norway · #305,154 worldwide 151 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Glenn‐Ole Kaasa Norway · #312,126 worldwide 100 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Erik Lundin Norway · #344,854 worldwide 121 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Arne Reitan Norway · #432,319 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Daniel Karunakaran Norway · #677,467 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Sverre Haver Norway · #692,496 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Dirk Knaust Norway · #795,586 worldwide 146 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Equinor (Norway)

Which keywords describe research at Equinor (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, CO2 Sequestration, Vibration Analysis, Hydraulic Fracturing, Nanoparticles, Technology, Rheological Properties and Optimization.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy20▲ 5.4×18 topics
  2. CO2 Sequestration16▲ 32×4 topics
  3. Climate Change15▲ 2.1×24 topics
  4. Nanoparticles15▲ 4.6×9 topics
  5. Machine Learning14▲ 1.61×24 topics
  6. Vibration Analysis12▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing12▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Technology11▲ 8.1×5 topics
  9. Rheological Properties11▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Drilling Fluids11▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Optimization11▲ 9.2×8 topics
  12. Well Integrity11▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Data Assimilation11▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Ensemble Kalman Filter10▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Uncertainty Quantification10▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Fracture Propagation10▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Oil and Gas10▲ 102×2 topics
  18. Shale Gas Reservoirs10▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Flow Assurance10▲ 405×1 topic
  20. Subsea10▲ 405×1 topic
  21. Tectonics10▲ 32×3 topics
  22. Shale Gas10▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Closed-Loop Control10▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Well Placement10▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Pore Structure8▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 13×6 topics
  27. Sedimentation8▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Pitting Corrosion8▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Fluvial Systems8▲ 113×1 topic
  30. Gas Permeability8▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Mudstones8▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Sequence Stratigraphy8▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Corrosion8▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Natural Gas7▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Pipeline7▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Inverse Problems6▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Geophysical Imaging6▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Holocene6▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Sea Level6▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Glacial Cycles6▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Equinor (Norway) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Offshore Engineering and Technologies and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Drilling and Well Engine…11Drilling and Well Engineering: 11 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…10Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 10 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and…10Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 10 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…10Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 10 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 8 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 8 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…6Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…6Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 6 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…5Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 5 fractional worksStructural Integrity and…5Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 5 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsEarth-Surface Processes3 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  6. 6 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 8 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  8. 8 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 6 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 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 available11.6%not open88.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.5%domestic only73.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Equinor (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% 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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