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Shell (Japan)

In research, Shell (Japan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,728 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#5,947 of 11,412 worldwide) and Ocean Engineering (#563 of 839 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,393
of 42,892
Rank in Japan
#557
of 2,112
Research works
790
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Shell (Japan) 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 #8,728 of 21,541 15.1%654
EngineeringField #5,947 of 11,412 15.8%393
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #563 of 839 13.8%198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shell (Japan) 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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.09× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.34× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shell (Japan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshiichi Suzuki and Ichiro Kawamura lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shell (Japan).

  1. 1 Yoshiichi Suzuki Japan · #154,196 worldwide 249 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Ichiro Kawamura Japan · #1,554,773 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Shell (Japan)

Which keywords describe research at Shell (Japan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Vibration Analysis, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Artificial Lift Systems, Fault Diagnosis, 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 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles4▲ 10×4 topics
  2. Vibration Analysis3▲ 35×2 topics
  3. Drilling Fluids3▲ 149×1 topic
  4. Machine Learning3▲ 2.5×5 topics
  5. Well Integrity3▲ 149×1 topic
  6. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  7. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 232×1 topic
  8. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 47×1 topic
  9. Data Assimilation2▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Optimization2▲ 12×1 topic
  12. Well Placement2▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Full-Waveform Tomography2▲ 122×1 topic
  14. Seismic Waveform Inversion2▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Oil and Gas2▲ 125×1 topic
  17. Subsea2▲ 502×1 topic
  18. Graphene2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  19. Friction1▲ 72×2 topics
  20. Mechanical Properties1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  21. Sustainability1▲ 1.70×4 topics
  22. Distributed Systems1▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Fracture Propagation1▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Lubricants1▲ 178×1 topic
  25. Shale Gas Reservoirs1▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Tribology1▲ 122×1 topic
  27. Tribological Performance1▲ 58×2 topics

Which research topics does Shell (Japan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Drilling and Well Engineering, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…2Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…2Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 2 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksLubricants and Their Add…1Lubricants and Their Additives: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 1 fractional worksTribology and Lubrication Engineering: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringGeophysicsMechanical EngineeringGeology

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  9. 9 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Tribology and Lubrication Engineering Mechanical Engineering 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 available15.4%not open84.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shell (Japan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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