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Shell (Qatar)

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Research works
67
▲ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
511
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
Shell (Qatar)

Not ranked overall: Shell (Qatar) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 86% of research at Shell (Qatar) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Materials Science (16%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 86.3% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 54.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 27.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMetals and Alloys: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKShell (Qatar)67fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3654.6%
    2. Materials Science1015.6%
    3. Environmental Science45.6%
    4. Energy23.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering22.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.2%
    7. Chemistry11.5%
    8. Computer Science11.1%
    1. Decision Sciences34.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    3. Social Sciences00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Health Professions22.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 12.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 6.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.24× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.36× its world share, 5 worksMaterials Science1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering12.69×1 works
  2. Materials Science8.36×5 works
  3. Energy6.47×1 works
  4. Engineering3.24×8 works
  5. Chemistry1.69×0 works
  6. Environmental Science0.78×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shell (Qatar)?

Ranked on the quality score, Nicholas J. Laycock lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shell (Qatar).

  1. 1 Nicholas J. Laycock Qatar · #1,462,135 worldwide 3.2k citations · 109 works
All ranked researchers at Shell (Qatar)

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

The most cited paper from Shell (Qatar) is "Roles of Gibberellins and Abscisic Acid in Regulating Germination of Suaeda salsa Dimorphic Seeds Under Salt Stress" (Weiqiang Li, Shinjiro Yamaguchi, M. Ajmal Khan et al., 2016), with 97 citations. Next come "Catalytic Methane Decomposition to Carbon Nanostructures and COx-Free Hydrogen: A Mini-Review" (95) and "Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation" (93).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Roles of Gibberellins and Abscisic Acid in Regulating Germination of Suaeda salsa Dimorphic Seeds Under Salt Stress Weiqiang Li, Shinjiro Yamaguchi, M. Ajmal Khan et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science Open access 13 Jan 2016 97
2 Catalytic Methane Decomposition to Carbon Nanostructures and COx-Free Hydrogen: A Mini-Review Ahmed Gamal, Kamel Eid, Muftah H. El-Naas et al. · Nanomaterials ReviewOpen access 6 May 2021 95
3 Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation Zainul Abideen, Hans‐Werner Koyro, Bernhard Huchzermeyer et al. · Environmental and Experimental Botany 28 Apr 2014 93
4 Monitoring of under deposit corrosion for the oil and gas industry: A review Mostafa H. Sliem, Eman M. Fayyad, Aboubakr Moustafa Abdullah et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Apr 2021 83
5 Electrochemical system design for CO2 conversion: A comprehensive review M.S. Sajna, Sifani Zavahir, Anton Popelka et al. · Journal of environmental chemical engineering Open access 29 Jun 2023 82
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shell (Qatar)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, CO2 Sequestration, Nanoparticles, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity and Pitting Corrosion.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Optimization8▲ 22×2 topics
  2. Data Assimilation8▲ 64×1 topic
  3. Ensemble Kalman Filter8▲ 102×1 topic
  4. Nanoparticles5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  5. CO2 Sequestration5▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 3.1×6 topics
  7. Drilling Fluids4▲ 123×1 topic
  8. Well Integrity4▲ 123×1 topic
  9. Corrosion Inhibitors4▲ 99×1 topic
  10. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  11. Metal Corrosion4▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Pitting Corrosion4▲ 107×2 topics
  13. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 50×3 topics
  14. Passive Films3▲ 134×1 topic
  15. Stainless Steels3▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Sustainability3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  17. Predictive Maintenance3▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  19. Corrosion3▲ 35×4 topics
  20. Fault Diagnosis3▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Electric Submersible Pumps2▲ 126×1 topic
  23. Chloride-induced2▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Oil and Gas2▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Subsea2▲ 201×1 topic
  27. Offshore Decommissioning2▲ 234×1 topic
  28. Ship Recycling2▲ 234×1 topic
  29. Bayesian Networks2▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Fault Tree Analysis2▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Carbon Dioxide Capture2▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Adsorbent Materials1▲ 88×1 topic
  33. CO2 Capture Technology1▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  35. Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Shale Gas Reservoirs1▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Pore Structure1▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Shale Gas1▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Workplace Safety1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Carbon Dioxide1▲ 14×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Concrete Corrosion and Durability and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Hydrogen embrittlement a…2Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 2 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and I…2Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 2 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 1 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…1Drilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…0Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 0 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques…0CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 0 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 0 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 0 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 0 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mechanics: 0 fractional works
Metals and AlloysMaterials ChemistryCivil and Structural EngineeringOcean Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 2 works
  2. 2 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.4%domestic only41.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shell (Qatar) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Shell (Qatar)0.000093% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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