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Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela)

In research, Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,781 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#6,633 of 11,412 worldwide) and Ocean Engineering (#609 of 839 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,869
of 42,892
Rank in Venezuela
#10
of 49
Research works
1.2k
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela) 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 #10,781 of 21,541 7.4%1,052
EngineeringField #6,633 of 11,412 8.1%682
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #609 of 839 7.2%369
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,469 of 2,753 7.7%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela) 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.43× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.64× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela)?

Ranked on the composite score, Lante Carbognani and Lawrence Shaw Mayo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela).

  1. 1 Lante Carbognani Venezuela · #409,832 worldwide 111 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Lawrence Shaw Mayo Venezuela · #1,156,388 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela)

Which keywords describe research at Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Economic Impact, Psychopharmacology Education, Urban Development, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Optimization and Fault Diagnosis.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Small and Medium Enterprises3▲ 65×2 topics
  2. Digital Marketing2▲ 23×2 topics
  3. Economic Impact2▲ 17×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  5. Psychopharmacology Education2▲ 135×1 topic
  6. Urban Development2▲ 25×1 topic
  7. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 85×1 topic
  8. Optimization2▲ 18×1 topic
  9. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Predictive Maintenance2▲ 88×2 topics
  11. Artificial Lift Systems1▲ 203×1 topic
  12. Electric Submersible Pumps1▲ 203×1 topic
  13. Sustainability1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  14. Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Shale Gas Reservoirs1▲ 83×1 topic
  16. Andean Geodynamics1▲ 611×1 topic
  17. Caribbean Plate Boundary1▲ 611×1 topic
  18. Quality of Life1▲ 2.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela) publish most on?

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

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …1Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 1 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 0 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 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 available9.9%not open90.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.