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Occidental Petroleum (United States)

In research, Occidental Petroleum (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,581 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,246 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 66.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#20,356
of 28,054 · #18,056 all time
Rank in United States
#2,986
of 4,192
Research works
843
▲ 182% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Occidental Petroleum (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 #10,581 of 12,888 4.7%88 #10080
EngineeringField #6,246 of 6,636 5.2%64 #7527

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 66.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 38.7 works67×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.45× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.83× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Occidental Petroleum (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin B. Dines lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Occidental Petroleum (United States).

  1. 1 Martin B. Dines United States · #638,650 worldwide 122 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Occidental Petroleum (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Occidental Petroleum (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Machine Learning, Predictive Maintenance, Artificial Lift Systems, Fault Diagnosis and CO2 Sequestration.

▲ 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. Optimization15▲ 29×2 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 4.0×14 topics
  3. Data Assimilation14▲ 83×1 topic
  4. Ensemble Kalman Filter14▲ 128×1 topic
  5. Predictive Maintenance10▲ 114×2 topics
  6. Artificial Lift Systems10▲ 304×1 topic
  7. Fault Diagnosis10▲ 62×1 topic
  8. CO2 Sequestration10▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Hydraulic Fracturing9▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Fracture Propagation9▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Shale Gas Reservoirs9▲ 132×1 topic
  12. Nanoparticles8▲ 5.5×3 topics
  13. Drilling Fluids8▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Well Integrity8▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Educational Technology6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  16. Online Learning5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  17. E-Learning5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  18. Shale Gas5▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Mudstones4▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Pore Structure4▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Porous Media4▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Technology4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  23. Pore-scale Modeling3▲ 82×1 topic
  24. Student Satisfaction3▲ 16×2 topics
  25. X-ray Computed Tomography3▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Digital Literacy3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  27. Elastic Properties3▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Geophysical Imaging3▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Technology Integration3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Reactive Transport2▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Blended Learning2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Distance Education2▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Community of Inquiry2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Instructional Design2▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Carbon Capture2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Compression2▲ 68×2 topics
  39. Geological Storage2▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Oil and Gas2▲ 43×1 topic

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

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  6. 6 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  9. 9 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 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 available14.6%not open85.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 182% 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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