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Shell (Malaysia)

In research, Shell (Malaysia) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,985 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#10,370 of 11,412 worldwide) and Ocean Engineering (#787 of 839 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#32,167
of 42,892
Rank in Malaysia
#107
of 155
Research works
336
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Shell (Malaysia) 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 #17,985 of 21,541 9.9%314
EngineeringField #10,370 of 11,412 6.3%231
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #787 of 839 5.2%164

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 29.4 works4.2×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.31× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.25× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shell (Malaysia)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oil and Gas, Subsea, CO2 Sequestration, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Optimization and Hydraulic Fracturing.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Oil and Gas5▲ 305×1 topic
  2. Subsea5▲ 1221×1 topic
  3. CO2 Sequestration5▲ 55×2 topics
  4. Drilling Fluids5▲ 181×1 topic
  5. Well Integrity5▲ 181×1 topic
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 2.7×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 69×1 topic
  9. Hydraulic Fracturing3▲ 62×1 topic
  10. Optimization3▲ 15×1 topic
  11. Shale Gas Reservoirs3▲ 112×1 topic
  12. Artificial Lift Systems3▲ 228×1 topic
  13. Fault Diagnosis3▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Sustainability3▲ 2.3×2 topics
  15. Offshore Decommissioning2▲ 601×1 topic
  16. Ship Recycling2▲ 601×1 topic
  17. Continental Margin2▲ 68×2 topics
  18. Crustal Structure2▲ 68×2 topics
  19. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  20. Cenozoic Evolution1▲ 81×1 topic
  21. Plate Tectonics1▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Microbial Communities1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  23. Anaerobic1▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Coastal Dynamics1▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Economic Growth1▲ 2.5×2 topics
  27. Financial Performance1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  28. Methane Oxidation1▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 19×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Offshore Engineering and Technologies, Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 5 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 5 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 3 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…3Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…3Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 3 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeologyEarth-Surface Processes1 others

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

  1. 1 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean 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 available6.1%not open93.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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