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Marathon Oil (United States)

In research, Marathon Oil (United States) stands highest in Ocean Engineering (#228 of 839 worldwide), Engineering (#3,471 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,424 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,836
of 28,054 · #11,918 all time
Rank in United States
#4,044
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Marathon Oil (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
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #228 of 839 19.3%401
EngineeringField #3,471 of 11,412 18.0%784
Physical SciencesDomain #7,424 of 21,541 16.5%1,246
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,360 of 2,753 19.1%195
Social SciencesDomain #12,914 of 16,945 17.7%171
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,222 of 2,661 14.8%190
Health SciencesDomain #18,112 of 20,462 7.5%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marathon Oil (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).

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: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marathon Oil (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, William Bosworth, Charles O. Handley and Reid G. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marathon Oil (United States).

  1. 1 William Bosworth United States · #109,501 worldwide 419 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Charles O. Handley United States · #227,852 worldwide 151 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Reid G. Smith United States · #294,538 worldwide 123 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Douglas R. Mader United States · #540,536 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Otto Appenzeller United States · #567,876 worldwide 81 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Jonathan Kalb United States · #768,855 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 John J. Stocken United States · #843,010 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 John Larson United States · #991,599 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Paul D. Crevello United States · #1,157,962 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Lawrence J. Hribar United States · #1,570,897 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Marathon Oil (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Marathon Oil (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Vaccine Development, Vector Control, Rheology and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.75×24 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 1.87×15 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 2.2×20 topics
  4. Deep Learning4▲ 1.24×22 topics
  5. Optimization4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  7. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.4×11 topics
  8. Sustainability3▲ 1.25×9 topics
  9. Public Health2▲ 1.77×13 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  11. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  12. Vaccine Development2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  13. Classification2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  15. Rheology2▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Vector Control2▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Network2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  20. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Citizen Science2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Zika Virus2▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Biodiesel1▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Microbiota1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  25. Emissions1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  26. Real-Time Detection1▲ 28×2 topics
  27. molecular1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Earthquake Detection1▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Investment1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Rheological Properties1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  32. Seismic Signals1▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Trophic Cascades1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Management1▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Hazard1▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Imbalanced Data1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Landslide1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Marine Fisheries1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. SMOTE1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Viscosity1▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Landslides and related hazards and Fire Detection and Safety Systems.

Mosquito-borne diseases …2Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquak…1Seismology and Earthquake Studies: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksFire Detection and Safety Systems: 1 fractional worksImbalanced Data Classification Techniques: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 1 fractional worksSafety Systems Engineeri…1Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthArtificial IntelligenceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality4 others

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

  1. 1 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  4. 4 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  5. 5 Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  9. 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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