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Petroleum Technology Research Centre

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Research works
110
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Petroleum Technology Research Centre

Not ranked overall: Petroleum Technology Research Centre is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Petroleum Technology Research Centre work in?

In all years, 96% of research at Petroleum Technology Research Centre is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (60%), Environmental Science (14%), Chemistry (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 106 fractional works · 96.2% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 59.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 35 fractional works · 32.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 7.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPetroleumTechnology…110fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences96%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6659.9%
    2. Environmental Science1614.3%
    3. Chemistry98.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences76.0%
    5. Computer Science21.9%
    6. Materials Science21.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    8. Energy11.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    10. Mathematics10.6%
    1. Social Sciences11.2%
    2. Decision Sciences11.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.94× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.94× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.02× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.20×1 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.31×2 works
  3. Environmental Science4.02×4 works
  4. Energy3.94×1 works
  5. Engineering2.94×9 works
  6. Chemistry1.83×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.59×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.43×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.41×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.29×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Petroleum Technology Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Erik Nickel, Kyle Worth and Leo A. Giangiacomo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Petroleum Technology Research Centre.

  1. 1 Erik Nickel Canada · #2,776,239 worldwide 733 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Kyle Worth Canada · #3,608,525 worldwide 274 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Leo A. Giangiacomo Canada · #4,328,904 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Petroleum Technology Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from Petroleum Technology Research Centre?

The most cited paper from Petroleum Technology Research Centre is "Effects of asphaltene content on the heavy oil viscosity at different temperatures" (Peng Luo, Yongan Gu, 2006), with 289 citations. Next come "Oil recovery mechanisms and asphaltene precipitation phenomenon in immiscible and miscible CO2 flooding processes" (254) and "Interfacial Tensions of the Crude Oil + Reservoir Brine + CO 2 Systems at Pressures up to 31 MPa and Temperatures of 27 °C and 58 °C" (217).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of asphaltene content on the heavy oil viscosity at different temperatures Peng Luo, Yongan Gu · Fuel 22 Nov 2006 289
2 Oil recovery mechanisms and asphaltene precipitation phenomenon in immiscible and miscible CO2 flooding processes Meng Cao, Yongan Gu · Fuel 30 Jan 2013 254
3 Interfacial Tensions of the Crude Oil + Reservoir Brine + CO 2 Systems at Pressures up to 31 MPa and Temperatures of 27 °C and 58 °C Daoyong Tony Yang, Paitoon PT Tontiwachwuthikul, Yongan Gu · Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 18 May 2005 217
4 Diffusion coefficients and oil swelling factors of carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, and their mixtures in heavy oil Chaodong Yang, Yongan Gu · Fluid Phase Equilibria 8 Mar 2006 183
5 Measurements of Molecular Diffusion Coefficients of Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Propane in Heavy Oil under Reservoir Conditions Asok Kumar Tharanivasan, Chaodong Yang, Yongan Gu · Energy & Fuels Open access 7 Oct 2006 182
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Petroleum Technology Research Centre?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surfactants, Porous Media, Pore-scale Modeling, X-ray Computed Tomography, Shale Gas, Pore Structure, Data Assimilation and Ensemble Kalman Filter.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Surfactants19▲ 144×4 topics
  2. Porous Media19▲ 110×3 topics
  3. Pore-scale Modeling18▲ 496×1 topic
  4. X-ray Computed Tomography18▲ 496×1 topic
  5. Shale Gas13▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Pore Structure12▲ 100×2 topics
  7. Data Assimilation12▲ 57×2 topics
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter12▲ 91×2 topics
  9. Gas Permeability12▲ 110×2 topics
  10. CO2 Sequestration12▲ 75×3 topics
  11. Uncertainty Quantification12▲ 107×2 topics
  12. Closed-Loop Control11▲ 190×1 topic
  13. Mudstones11▲ 139×1 topic
  14. Thermal Maturity11▲ 139×1 topic
  15. Well Placement11▲ 190×1 topic
  16. Hydraulic Fracturing11▲ 86×2 topics
  17. Fracture Propagation10▲ 148×1 topic
  18. Shale Gas Reservoirs10▲ 148×1 topic
  19. Reactive Transport10▲ 160×2 topics
  20. Carbon Capture9▲ 206×1 topic
  21. Geological Storage9▲ 418×1 topic
  22. Biodegradation9▲ 73×2 topics
  23. Asphaltenes8▲ 300×1 topic
  24. Petroleum8▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Machine Learning6▲ 2.4×8 topics
  26. Nanoparticles5▲ 3.6×7 topics
  27. Geophysical Imaging3▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Artificial Lift Systems3▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Fault Diagnosis3▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Thermodynamic Properties2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Elastic Properties2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Tomography2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Full-Waveform Tomography2▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Rheological Properties2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Seismic Waveform Inversion2▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Drilling Fluids2▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Extraction2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  38. Seismic Noise2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Surface Wave2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Well Integrity2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Petroleum Technology Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…1Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …1Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…1Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 1 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 1 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringOcean EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsManagement Information Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  5. 5 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 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 available21.1%not open78.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Petroleum Technology Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Petroleum Technology Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000090% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Petroleum Technology Research Centre0.000096% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Petroleum Technology Research Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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