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Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom)

In research, Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,770 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 73.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,748
of 28,054 · #19,789 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,088
of 1,094
Research works
964
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom) 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 #12,770 of 12,888 0.5%112 #12367

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom) 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 Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 73.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 31.7 works74×
  2. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 28.3 works44×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 46.7 works24×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24.22× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.45× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.21× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 24.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Walter Söllner, Alejandro Valenciano and John Brittan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Walter Söllner United Kingdom · #592,692 worldwide 87 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Alejandro Valenciano United Kingdom · #638,750 worldwide 51 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 John Brittan United Kingdom · #784,238 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Nizar Chemingui United Kingdom · #787,858 worldwide 49 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 M. Widmaier United Kingdom · #971,100 worldwide 21 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 C. Reiser United Kingdom · #1,283,743 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 A. Goertz United Kingdom · #1,315,193 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Sangram Biradar United Kingdom · #1,317,266 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 J. Ramos-Martínez United Kingdom · #1,323,129 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Roald van Borselen United Kingdom · #1,506,095 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geophysical Imaging, Inverse Problems, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Optimization, Hydraulic Fracturing 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. Geophysical Imaging24▲ 362×2 topics
  2. Inverse Problems23▲ 176×2 topics
  3. Full-Waveform Tomography23▲ 446×1 topic
  4. Seismic Waveform Inversion23▲ 446×1 topic
  5. Ensemble Kalman Filter18▲ 143×1 topic
  6. Optimization18▲ 31×1 topic
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing9▲ 66×2 topics
  8. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Fracture Propagation8▲ 111×1 topic
  10. Shale Gas Reservoirs8▲ 111×1 topic
  11. Tomography8▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Machine Learning8▲ 1.94×8 topics
  13. Seismic Noise8▲ 131×1 topic
  14. Surface Wave8▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Data Integration6▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Geological Mapping5▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Shale Gas5▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Geological Modeling5▲ 252×1 topic
  19. Reactive Transport5▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Uncertainty Analysis5▲ 252×1 topic
  21. Carbon Capture4▲ 91×1 topic
  22. Geological Storage4▲ 134×1 topic
  23. Mudstones4▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Pore Structure4▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.7×2 topics
  26. Drilling Fluids4▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Well Integrity4▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Continental Margin4▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Crustal Structure4▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Plate Tectonics3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Tectonics3▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Acoustic Techniques3▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Cenozoic Evolution3▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Rifting3▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Seafloor Mapping3▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Anaerobic3▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Methane Oxidation3▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Earthquake Detection3▲ 104×1 topic
  39. Seismic Signals3▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Sedimentation2▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Seismic Imaging and Inve…23Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 23 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…18Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 18 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 8 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 8 fractional worksGeological Modeling and …5Geological Modeling and Analysis: 5 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 4 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 4 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeochemistry and Petrology4 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 23 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 8 works
  5. 5 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 5 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  7. 7 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 3 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 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 available7.0%not open93.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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