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ExxonMobil (United States)

In research, ExxonMobil (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,991 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,421 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials — Ocean Engineering is 23.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,488
of 28,054 · #376 all time
Rank in United States
#494
of 4,192
Research works
13k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
482k
37.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is ExxonMobil (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 #1,991 of 12,888 15.2%398 #250
EngineeringField #3,421 of 6,636 12.0%194 #550

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 23.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 53.2 works23×
  2. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 28.3 works9.1×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.03× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.75× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.33× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.96× its world share, 194 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.68× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Lewis J. Fetters, B. Abeles and David J. Lohse lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ExxonMobil (United States).

  1. 1 Lewis J. Fetters United States · #12,879 worldwide 1k citations · 64 works
  2. 2 B. Abeles United States · #36,865 worldwide 548 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 David J. Lohse United States · #53,624 worldwide 494 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Paul B. Weisz United States · #53,719 worldwide 499 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Michael P. Anderson United States · #61,519 worldwide 391 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Brian P. Flannery United States · #65,702 worldwide 7k citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Kevin M. Bohacs United States · #68,622 worldwide 402 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 D. M. Cox United States · #69,753 worldwide 398 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 A. Kaldor United States · #76,795 worldwide 399 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 F. Michael Hoffmann United States · #84,298 worldwide 317 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at ExxonMobil (United States)

Which keywords describe research at ExxonMobil (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Catalysis, Shale Gas, Optimization, Hydraulic Fracturing, Gas Permeability, CO2 Sequestration and Nanopores.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles36▲ 6.6×16 topics
  2. Catalysis25▲ 8.6×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning25▲ 1.73×28 topics
  4. Shale Gas23▲ 42×2 topics
  5. Optimization22▲ 11×13 topics
  6. Hydraulic Fracturing21▲ 43×2 topics
  7. Gas Permeability21▲ 47×2 topics
  8. CO2 Sequestration21▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Nanopores18▲ 43×2 topics
  10. Mudstones18▲ 53×1 topic
  11. Pore Structure18▲ 33×1 topic
  12. Uncertainty Quantification17▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Data Assimilation17▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Ensemble Kalman Filter16▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Closed-Loop Control16▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Well Placement16▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Fracture Propagation16▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Shale Gas Reservoirs16▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Rheological Properties14▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Mechanical Properties13▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. Vibration Analysis13▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Drilling Fluids12▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Well Integrity12▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Geophysical Imaging11▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Porous Media10▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Tectonics10▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Elastic Properties9▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Inverse Problems9▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Monte Carlo Simulation9▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Thermodynamic Properties9▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Biodegradation9▲ 21×4 topics
  32. Natural Gas9▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Full-Waveform Tomography9▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Seismic Waveform Inversion9▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Carbon Dioxide9▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Supercritical Fluids9▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Extraction8▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Reactive Transport8▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Surfactants8▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Predictive Maintenance8▲ 23×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 18 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 16 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…16Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 16 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…12Drilling and Well Engineering: 12 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 9 fractional worksPhase Equilibria and Thermodynamics: 8 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…8Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 8 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…8CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 8 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…7Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 7 fractional worksGeological formations an…7Geological formations and processes: 7 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 18 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 7 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 available10.1%not open89.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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