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KazMunayGas (Kazakhstan)

In research, KazMunayGas (Kazakhstan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,756 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,398 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,586
of 28,054 · #31,935 all time
Rank in Kazakhstan
#44
of 84
Research works
436
▲ 256% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is KazMunayGas (Kazakhstan) 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 #8,756 of 12,888 9.0%142 #17993
EngineeringField #5,398 of 6,636 10.4%86 #10278

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works19×
← 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: 2.10× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.67× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.66× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at KazMunayGas (Kazakhstan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy Efficiency, Optimization, Petroleum, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter and Well Placement.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development15▲ 4.5×22 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.73×26 topics
  3. Climate Change11▲ 1.86×32 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency10▲ 4.9×18 topics
  5. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.6×21 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries9▲ 9.9×4 topics
  7. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.7×12 topics
  8. Optimization8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  9. Antioxidant7▲ 5.0×12 topics
  10. Petroleum7▲ 69×2 topics
  11. Data Assimilation7▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 31×1 topic
  13. Well Placement7▲ 68×1 topic
  14. Continental Margin6▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Crustal Structure6▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Predictive Maintenance6▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Fault Diagnosis6▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Digital Economy6▲ 15×9 topics
  19. Microbial Communities6▲ 6.4×6 topics
  20. Data Analytics6▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Artificial Lift Systems6▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Electric Submersible Pumps6▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Tectonics6▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Arctic6▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Cathode Materials6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Digital Transformation6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  27. Circular Economy5▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Hydraulic Fracturing5▲ 21×2 topics
  29. geology5▲ 95×1 topic
  30. sedimentary basins5▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Fracture Propagation5▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Medicinal Plants5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Shale Gas Reservoirs5▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Rock Mechanics4▲ 21×2 topics
  35. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Carbon Sequestration4▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Hydrogen Initiatives4▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Shale Gas4▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Mudstones4▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Pore Structure4▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does KazMunayGas (Kazakhstan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Geological Studies and Exploration and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Reservoir Engineering an…7Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 7 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…6Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 6 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…5Geological Studies and Exploration: 5 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…5Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 5 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomech…4Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 4 fractional worksMining and Gasification …3Mining and Gasification Technologies: 3 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bio…3Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 3 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…3Drilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringGeologyMechanical EngineeringMechanics of Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 5 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  8. 8 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 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 available69.8%not open30.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has KazMunayGas (Kazakhstan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 256% 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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