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Shell (United Kingdom)

In research, Shell (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,708 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#2,795 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,878 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,609
of 28,054 · #5,440 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#792
of 1,094
Research works
1.8k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Shell (United Kingdom) 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 #3,708 of 21,541 19.1%1,356
EngineeringField #2,795 of 11,412 18.4%719
Social SciencesDomain #8,878 of 16,945 24.2%144
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,623 of 2,753 20.8%149
Environmental ScienceField #4,165 of 6,208 18.4%154
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,799 of 2,661 26.4%142
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #625 of 839 9.7%257
Life SciencesDomain #11,307 of 14,347 18.8%183

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shell (United Kingdom) 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 6.00× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.05× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.83× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.44× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× 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, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shell (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger Cracknell, R.I. Taylor and Philip Jonathan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shell (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Roger Cracknell United Kingdom · #176,490 worldwide 241 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 R.I. Taylor United Kingdom · #665,795 worldwide 78 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Philip Jonathan United Kingdom · #723,186 worldwide 188 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Angela Wilkinson United Kingdom · #870,725 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Shell (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Shell (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Hydraulic Fracturing, Data Assimilation, Emissions, Climate Change, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization.

▲ 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. Climate Change5▲ 2.6×18 topics
  2. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 29×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.69×16 topics
  4. Hydraulic Fracturing4▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  6. Data Assimilation3▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Emissions3▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.1×4 topics
  10. Optimization3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  11. Uncertainty Quantification3▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Fracture Propagation3▲ 63×1 topic
  13. Shale Gas Reservoirs3▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Reactive Transport3▲ 71×2 topics
  15. Global Warming2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  16. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Closed-Loop Control2▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Shale Gas2▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Well Placement2▲ 74×1 topic
  21. Carbon Capture2▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Geological Storage2▲ 108×1 topic
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Drilling Fluids2▲ 47×1 topic
  25. Natural Gas2▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Tectonics2▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Well Integrity2▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Geophysical Imaging2▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Combustion2▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Fuel Consumption2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Mudstones2▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Pore Structure2▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Geodetic Measurements1▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Internal Combustion Engines1▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Large-Eddy Simulation1▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Soot Formation1▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Tropical Cyclones1▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Full-Waveform Tomography1▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Pitting Corrosion1▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Shell (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Hydraulic Fracturing and…3Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 3 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…2Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…2CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 2 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…2Drilling and Well Engineering: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…1Combustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringMechanics of Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  7. 7 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 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 available10.3%not open89.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shell (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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