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Schlumberger (United States)

In research, Schlumberger (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#5,916 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,793 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,700
of 28,054 · #2,741 all time
Rank in United States
#3,714
of 4,192
Research works
3.1k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
41.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Schlumberger (United States) 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
EngineeringField #5,916 of 6,636 11.4%64 #1652
Physical SciencesDomain #11,793 of 12,888 12.0%103 #1748

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Schlumberger (United States) 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.45× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.37× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.84× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Schlumberger (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, David Linton Johnson, Pabitra N. Sen and David Wilkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Schlumberger (United States).

  1. 1 David Linton Johnson United States · #16,583 worldwide 776 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Pabitra N. Sen United States · #74,958 worldwide 329 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 David Wilkinson United States · #117,031 worldwide 163 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 J.S. Schweitzer United States · #126,755 worldwide 296 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Lawrence M. Schwartz United States · #130,948 worldwide 307 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Robert Burridge United States · #134,472 worldwide 211 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Robert Kleinberg United States · #159,172 worldwide 182 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Michael Oristaglio United States · #159,912 worldwide 201 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Jorge F. Willemsen United States · #199,480 worldwide 275 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Anthony R. H. Goodwin United States · #329,204 worldwide 185 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Schlumberger (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Schlumberger (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Nanoparticles, Vibration Analysis, Rheological Properties, Hydraulic Fracturing, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity and Fracture Propagation.

▲ 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 Sequestration10▲ 40×4 topics
  2. Nanoparticles10▲ 6.0×10 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 2.2×26 topics
  4. Vibration Analysis8▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Hydraulic Fracturing8▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Rheological Properties8▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Drilling Fluids8▲ 111×1 topic
  8. Well Integrity8▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Mechanical Properties7▲ 5.5×14 topics
  10. Fracture Propagation6▲ 85×1 topic
  11. Shale Gas Reservoirs6▲ 85×1 topic
  12. Inverse Problems6▲ 46×3 topics
  13. Geophysical Imaging6▲ 89×2 topics
  14. Shale Gas6▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Full-Waveform Tomography5▲ 101×1 topic
  16. Seismic Waveform Inversion5▲ 101×1 topic
  17. Gas Permeability5▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Non-Destructive Testing4▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Pore Structure4▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Mudstones4▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Thermal Maturity4▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Porous Media4▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 35×3 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Optimization3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Tomography3▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Data Assimilation3▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Petroleum3▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Pore-scale Modeling3▲ 62×1 topic
  30. X-ray Computed Tomography3▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Seismic Noise3▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Surface Wave3▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Well Placement3▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Asphaltenes3▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Naphthenic Acids3▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Grain Boundary Engineering2▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Wave Propagation2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Passive Films2▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Schlumberger (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 8 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 6 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…5Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 5 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …4Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…3Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 3 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 3 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…3Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 3 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 2 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeophysicsMechanics of Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 5 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  5. 5 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 2 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 2 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 available12.7%not open87.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Schlumberger (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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