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Inpex (Japan)

In research, Inpex (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,924 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,185 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 34.4× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#17,543
of 28,054 · #26,266 all time
Rank in Japan
#472
of 1,070
Research works
697
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Inpex (Japan) 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 #10,924 of 12,888 4.3%152 #15463
EngineeringField #6,185 of 6,636 5.7%65 #10138

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 34.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 23.1 works34×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 29.7 works30×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 33.4 works11×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.09× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.37× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.27× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.07× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Inpex (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Susumu Hirano, Hideharu Yonebayashi and Yuki Kobayashi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inpex (Japan).

  1. 1 Susumu Hirano Japan · #1,003,483 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Hideharu Yonebayashi Japan · #1,433,555 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Yuki Kobayashi Japan · #1,487,963 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Inpex (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Inpex (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Propagation, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Ensemble Kalman Filter 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. CO2 Sequestration14▲ 39×3 topics
  2. Full-Waveform Tomography13▲ 163×1 topic
  3. Seismic Waveform Inversion13▲ 163×1 topic
  4. Hydraulic Fracturing12▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Fracture Propagation11▲ 95×1 topic
  6. Shale Gas Reservoirs11▲ 95×1 topic
  7. Climate Change10▲ 1.97×24 topics
  8. Nanoparticles10▲ 4.2×5 topics
  9. Machine Learning9▲ 1.48×13 topics
  10. Ensemble Kalman Filter9▲ 47×1 topic
  11. Optimization9▲ 10×1 topic
  12. Rheological Properties9▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis9▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Drilling Fluids9▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Well Integrity9▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Shale Gas9▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Pore Structure8▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.9×13 topics
  19. Nanopores8▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Gas Permeability8▲ 40×1 topic
  21. Mudstones8▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Sustainability8▲ 1.65×11 topics
  23. Tomography7▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Seismic Noise7▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Surface Wave7▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Surfactants6▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Porous Media6▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Carbon Capture5▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Geological Storage5▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Pore-scale Modeling5▲ 74×1 topic
  31. X-ray Computed Tomography5▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Corrosion Inhibitors5▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Metal Corrosion5▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Energy Transition4▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Biodegradation4▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Corrosion4▲ 16×4 topics
  37. EROI4▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Fossil Fuels4▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Plate Tectonics4▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Methane Oxidation3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Inpex (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Drilling and Well Engineering.

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  7. 7 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 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 available37.9%not open62.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.8%domestic only73.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inpex (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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