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Repsol (Spain)

In research, Repsol (Spain) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,466 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,520 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ocean Engineering is 40.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,278
of 28,054 · #14,255 all time
Rank in Spain
#396
of 658
Research works
1.2k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Repsol (Spain) 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 #8,466 of 12,888 4.3%156 #8593
EngineeringField #6,520 of 6,636 2.2%81 #7214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Repsol (Spain) 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 Repsol (Spain) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 40.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 36.6 works41×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 28.6 works10×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.76× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.50× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.40× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.09× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Repsol (Spain)?

Ranked on the composite score, Pedro Navascués Palacio, Gustavo Olivieri and Pilar Lafuente lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Repsol (Spain).

  1. 1 Pedro Navascués Palacio Spain · #345,040 worldwide 5 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Gustavo Olivieri Spain · #454,217 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Pilar Lafuente Spain · #466,845 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Óscar Fernández Spain · #1,322,121 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Virendra Singh Spain · #1,356,534 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Eduardo Breda Spain · #1,620,716 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Rafael Valladares de Almeida Spain · #1,620,966 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Repsol (Spain)

Which keywords describe research at Repsol (Spain)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Optimization, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Propagation, Shale Gas Reservoirs and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. CO2 Sequestration17▲ 51×4 topics
  2. Optimization16▲ 20×4 topics
  3. Data Assimilation16▲ 58×1 topic
  4. Ensemble Kalman Filter16▲ 90×1 topic
  5. Hydraulic Fracturing14▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Renewable Energy14▲ 5.5×19 topics
  7. Sustainability13▲ 3.0×15 topics
  8. Nanoparticles12▲ 5.6×8 topics
  9. Fracture Propagation12▲ 114×1 topic
  10. Shale Gas Reservoirs12▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Machine Learning11▲ 2.0×17 topics
  12. Vibration Analysis10▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Rheological Properties10▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Drilling Fluids10▲ 101×1 topic
  15. Well Integrity10▲ 101×1 topic
  16. Climate Change9▲ 1.96×13 topics
  17. Shale Gas8▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Subduction8▲ 63×3 topics
  19. Reactive Transport8▲ 85×2 topics
  20. Pore Structure7▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Gas Permeability7▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Carbon Capture7▲ 98×2 topics
  23. Mudstones7▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Thermal Maturity7▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Geological Storage7▲ 142×1 topic
  26. Mineral Carbonation7▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Tectonic Evolution6▲ 165×2 topics
  28. Tectonics6▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Plate Tectonics6▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Porous Media6▲ 25×4 topics
  31. Energy Transition6▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Surfactants5▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Nanofluids5▲ 36×2 topics
  34. EROI5▲ 85×1 topic
  35. Fossil Fuels5▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Pore-scale Modeling5▲ 79×1 topic
  37. X-ray Computed Tomography5▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Geophysical Imaging5▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Full-Waveform Tomography4▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Seismic Waveform Inversion4▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Repsol (Spain) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Reservoir Engineering an…16Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 16 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 12 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 10 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 7 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 7 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…5Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 5 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 5 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 4 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 4 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 4 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  5. 5 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 4 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 available16.5%not open83.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Repsol (Spain)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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.

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