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McDermott International (United States)

In research, McDermott International (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,228 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#10,567 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#14,234
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,112
of 8,685
Research works
337
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is McDermott International (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
Physical SciencesDomain #16,228 of 21,541 7.0%216
EngineeringField #10,567 of 11,412 6.6%184

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 20.1 works3.0×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.05× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at McDermott International (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Oil and Gas, Subsea, Sustainability, Pitting Corrosion, Offshore Decommissioning, Ship Recycling and Finite Element Analysis.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Renewable Energy5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  2. Oil and Gas4▲ 249×1 topic
  3. Subsea4▲ 997×1 topic
  4. Sustainability4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  5. Machine Learning3▲ 1.89×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  7. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 105×2 topics
  8. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Offshore Decommissioning2▲ 511×1 topic
  10. Ship Recycling2▲ 511×1 topic
  11. Pipeline2▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Risk Analysis2▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Defect Detection2▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Deep Learning2◆ 0.98×6 topics
  15. Fault Diagnosis1▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Artificial Lift Systems1▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Corrosion1▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Electric Submersible Pumps1▲ 103×1 topic
  19. Neural Networks1▲ 1.96×4 topics
  20. Reliability Assessment1▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Control Strategies1▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Passive Films1▲ 69×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Offshore Engineering and Technologies, Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies, Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis and Oil and Gas Production Techniques.

Offshore Engineering and…4Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 4 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engi…2Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 2 fractional worksStructural Integrity and…1Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 1 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 1 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 1 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…1Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 1 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 1 fractional worksEngineering Structural Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksHandwritten Text Recognition Techniques: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMetals and AlloysMechanics of Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 1 works
  7. 7 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Handwritten Text Recognition Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 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 available17.9%not open82.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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