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Shell (Netherlands)

In research, Shell (Netherlands) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,768 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#2,505 of 5,901 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#585 of 1,088 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Ocean Engineering is 40.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,458
of 22,385 · #4,430 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#39
of 197
Research works
12k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
329k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Shell (Netherlands)

What is Shell (Netherlands) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,768 of 10,670 5.9%565 #2921
EngineeringField #2,505 of 5,901 4.8%321 #2095
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #585 of 1,088 9.0%72 #829
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #855 of 1,319 4.6%71 #1109
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #227 of 301 3.1%142 #301

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shell (Netherlands) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,921 #1,768
  2. Engineering#2,095 #2,505
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#829 #585
  4. Mechanical Engineering#1,109 #855
  5. Ocean Engineering#301 #227
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Shell (Netherlands) work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Shell (Netherlands) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 632 fractional works · 86.1% of its workEngineering: 357 fractional works · 48.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 154 fractional works · 21.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 77 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 28 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 81 fractional works · 11.1% of its workGeophysics: 53 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 68 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 31 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCatalysis: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShell(Netherlands)734fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering35748.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences8111.1%
    3. Environmental Science689.2%
    4. Computer Science344.7%
    5. Materials Science314.2%
    6. Energy223.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering141.9%
    8. Chemistry121.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy91.2%
    10. Mathematics30.4%
    1. Social Sciences162.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities101.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.1%
    4. Decision Sciences60.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting50.7%
    6. Psychology30.4%
    1. Medicine223.0%
    2. Health Professions71.0%
    3. Nursing10.1%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology111.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences81.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.3%
    4. Neuroscience10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Shell (Netherlands) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 40.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 154.1 works40×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 52.6 works21×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 81.3 works7.1×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.43× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.06× its world share, 81 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.33× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 357 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.06×81 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.43×14 works
  3. Energy3.33×22 works
  4. Engineering3.24×357 works
  5. Environmental Science1.86×68 works
  6. Materials Science1.19×30 works
  7. Chemistry1.07×12 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.91×6 works
  9. Computer Science0.60×34 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.55×9 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×8 works
  12. Veterinary0.48×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.46×10 works
  14. Mathematics0.38×3 works
  15. Health Professions0.36×7 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×11 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×8 works
  19. Nursing0.24×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×5 works
  22. Social Sciences0.17×16 works
  23. Medicine0.15×22 works
  24. Psychology0.14×3 works
  25. Neuroscience0.11×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shell (Netherlands)?

Ranked on the quality score, Steffen Berg, Erik W. Tegelaar and Stephen Bourne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shell (Netherlands).

  1. 1 Steffen Berg Netherlands · #26,733 worldwide 9.9k citations · 221 works
  2. 2 Erik W. Tegelaar Netherlands · #144,535 worldwide 4k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Stephen Bourne Netherlands · #186,771 worldwide 2.7k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Maja Rücker Netherlands · #236,822 worldwide 2k citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Niels J. Brussee Netherlands · #298,857 worldwide 2.5k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Andrew D. Horton Netherlands · #421,448 worldwide 2.6k citations · 85 works
  7. 7 James S Eldrett Netherlands · #451,064 worldwide 2.7k citations · 118 works
  8. 8 Delina Y. Lyon Netherlands · #492,489 worldwide 13k citations · 114 works
  9. 9 Sander H. J. M. van den Boorn Netherlands · #591,952 worldwide 1.5k citations · 18 works
  10. 10 R. B. de Boer Netherlands · #650,249 worldwide 2.5k citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Shell (Netherlands)

What are the most cited papers from Shell (Netherlands)?

The most cited paper from Shell (Netherlands) is "Partitioning procedures for solving mixed-variables programming problems" (J. F. Benders, 1962), with 3,886 citations. Next come "Simulating Microscopic Hydrodynamic Phenomena with Dissipative Particle Dynamics" (3,833) and "Determination of Integrated Molar Extinction Coefficients for Infrared Absorption Bands of Pyridine Adsorbed on Solid Acid Catalysts" (3,085).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Partitioning procedures for solving mixed-variables programming problems J. F. Benders · Numerische Mathematik Dec 1962 3,886
2 Simulating Microscopic Hydrodynamic Phenomena with Dissipative Particle Dynamics P. J. Hoogerbrugge, J. M. V. A. Koelman · Europhysics Letters (EPL) Jun 1992 3,833
3 Determination of Integrated Molar Extinction Coefficients for Infrared Absorption Bands of Pyridine Adsorbed on Solid Acid Catalysts C.A. Emeis · Journal of Catalysis Jun 1993 3,085
4 87Sr/86Sr, δ13C and δ18O evolution of Phanerozoic seawater Ján Veizer, Davin Ala, Karem Azmy et al. · Chemical Geology Open access Sep 1999 2,685
5 Fundamentals of the hydrodynamic mechanism of splitting in dispersion processes J. O. Hinze · AIChE Journal Sep 1955 2,644
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shell (Netherlands)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Data Assimilation, Uncertainty Quantification, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Closed-Loop Control, Well Placement, CO2 Sequestration 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-now 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. Optimization60▲ 18×11 topics
  2. Data Assimilation56▲ 46×4 topics
  3. Uncertainty Quantification56▲ 96×2 topics
  4. Ensemble Kalman Filter55▲ 74×2 topics
  5. Closed-Loop Control55▲ 168×1 topic
  6. Well Placement55▲ 168×1 topic
  7. CO2 Sequestration51▲ 36×4 topics
  8. Machine Learning51▲ 2.1×46 topics
  9. Hydraulic Fracturing50▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Fracture Propagation46▲ 106×1 topic
  11. Shale Gas Reservoirs46▲ 106×1 topic
  12. Renewable Energy41▲ 3.9×32 topics
  13. Nanoparticles41▲ 4.4×13 topics
  14. Inverse Problems33▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Vibration Analysis32▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Geophysical Imaging32▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Elastic Properties30▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Full-Waveform Tomography30▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Seismic Waveform Inversion30▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Drilling Fluids30▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Well Integrity30▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Porous Media24▲ 24×5 topics
  23. Reactive Transport24▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Fault Diagnosis23▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Data Analytics23▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Predictive Maintenance23▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Artificial Lift Systems22▲ 112×1 topic
  28. Electric Submersible Pumps22▲ 112×1 topic
  29. Surfactants22▲ 30×5 topics
  30. Carbon Capture21▲ 64×2 topics
  31. Geological Storage21▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Mineral Carbonation21▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Shale Gas20▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Nanofluids20▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Pore-scale Modeling20▲ 71×1 topic
  36. X-ray Computed Tomography20▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Gas Permeability18▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Nanopores17▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Mudstones17▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Pore Structure17▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Reservoir Engineering an…55Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 55 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 46 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…30Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 30 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…30Drilling and Well Engineering: 30 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 22 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 21 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…20Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 20 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 17 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 13 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 11 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeophysicsEnvironmental Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 55 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 46 works
  3. 3 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 30 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 30 works
  5. 5 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 22 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 21 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 20 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 17 works
  9. 9 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 13 works
  10. 10 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 11 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 available11.9%not open88.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shell (Netherlands) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0028% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Shell (Netherlands)0.0031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shell (Netherlands) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Shell (Netherlands)5.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 1990.

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