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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 38.7 works67×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 4.5×
- Engineering 3.8×
- Decision Sciences 1.9×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Dentistry 1.0×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Social Sciences 0.7×
- Health Professions 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Arts and Humanities 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Energy 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
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 Martin B. Dines United States · #638,650 worldwide 122 citations · 15 works
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.
- Oil and Gas
- Compression
- Instructional Design
- Distance Education
- Reactive Transport
- Seismic Waveform Inversion
- Geophysical Imaging
- Digital Literacy
- Student Satisfaction
- Technology
- Pore Structure
- Shale Gas
- Online Learning
- Well Integrity
- Nanoparticles
- Fracture Propagation
- CO2 Sequestration
- Artificial Lift Systems
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Machine Learning
- Optimization
- Data Assimilation
- Predictive Maintenance
- Fault Diagnosis
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Drilling Fluids
- Educational Technology
- E-Learning
- Mudstones
- Porous Media
- Pore-scale Modeling
- X-ray Computed Tomography
- Elastic Properties
- Full-Waveform Tomography
- Technology Integration
- Blended Learning
- Community of Inquiry
- Carbon Capture
- Geological Storage
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
- Optimization15▲ 29×2 topics
- Machine Learning15▲ 4.0×14 topics
- Data Assimilation14▲ 83×1 topic
- Ensemble Kalman Filter14▲ 128×1 topic
- Predictive Maintenance10▲ 114×2 topics
- Artificial Lift Systems10▲ 304×1 topic
- Fault Diagnosis10▲ 62×1 topic
- CO2 Sequestration10▲ 44×3 topics
- Hydraulic Fracturing9▲ 75×2 topics
- Fracture Propagation9▲ 132×1 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs9▲ 132×1 topic
- Nanoparticles8▲ 5.5×3 topics
- Drilling Fluids8▲ 123×1 topic
- Well Integrity8▲ 123×1 topic
- Educational Technology6▲ 4.4×12 topics
- Online Learning5▲ 5.5×5 topics
- E-Learning5▲ 4.5×7 topics
- Shale Gas5▲ 34×2 topics
- Mudstones4▲ 53×1 topic
- Pore Structure4▲ 33×1 topic
- Porous Media4▲ 24×3 topics
- Technology4▲ 5.9×4 topics
- Pore-scale Modeling3▲ 82×1 topic
- Student Satisfaction3▲ 16×2 topics
- X-ray Computed Tomography3▲ 82×1 topic
- Digital Literacy3▲ 4.5×4 topics
- Elastic Properties3▲ 34×2 topics
- Geophysical Imaging3▲ 48×2 topics
- Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 59×1 topic
- Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 59×1 topic
- Technology Integration3▲ 7.5×5 topics
- Reactive Transport2▲ 43×2 topics
- Blended Learning2▲ 15×2 topics
- Distance Education2▲ 10×2 topics
- Community of Inquiry2▲ 30×1 topic
- Instructional Design2▲ 23×1 topic
- Carbon Capture2▲ 41×1 topic
- Compression2▲ 68×2 topics
- Geological Storage2▲ 61×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 14 works
- 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 10 works
- 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 9 works
- 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 8 works
- 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
- 6 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
- 7 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 3 works
- 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
- 9 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
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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