Question 1

What is Petronas (Malaysia) known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Petronas (Malaysia) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,192 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#3,469 of 5,901 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#912 of 1,319 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Geology and Geophysics (Ocean Engineering is 60.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Petronas (Malaysia) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Petronas (Malaysia) ranks #6,739 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#7,054 all time), and #53 of 124 in Malaysia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Petronas (Malaysia)?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Mee Kee Wong, Mohanad Kamil Buniya and L. K. Thomas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Petronas (Malaysia).

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Petronas (Malaysia)?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Petronas (Malaysia) is "An overview of degradable and biodegradable polyolefins" (Anne Ammala, Stuart A. Bateman, Katherine Dean et al., 2010), with 592 citations. Next come "The effect of surfactant concentration, salinity, temperature, and pH on surfactant adsorption for chemical enhanced oil recovery: a review" (479) and "Industrial Revolution 4.0 in the construction industry: Challenges and opportunities for stakeholders" (474).

Question 5

Which research topics does Petronas (Malaysia) publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Petronas (Malaysia)?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Uncertainty Quantification, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Well Placement, CO2 Sequestration, Hydraulic Fracturing and Fracture Propagation.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Petronas (Malaysia) work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Petronas (Malaysia) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (60%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (10%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Petronas (Malaysia)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.