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Shell (United States)

In research, Shell (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,646 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,063 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 29.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,278
of 28,054 · #2,249 all time
Rank in United States
#1,672
of 4,192
Research works
3.2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Shell (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,646 of 12,888 12.4%192 #1529
EngineeringField #4,063 of 6,636 12.3%110 #2368

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 29.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 33.2 works30×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 29.1 works7.4×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.02× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.07× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.64× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.43× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.57× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, A. Bondì, C. D. Wagner and Ronny Hofmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shell (United States).

  1. 1 A. Bondì United States · #66,404 worldwide 3.1k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 C. D. Wagner United States · #106,868 worldwide 319 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Ronny Hofmann United States · #154,553 worldwide 131 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 D. P. Stevenson United States · #224,587 worldwide 176 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Michael A. Reynolds United States · #268,645 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Carlos Pirmez United States · #310,378 worldwide 171 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Frank D. Mango United States · #397,503 worldwide 164 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Arturo Cattaneo United States · #649,096 worldwide 2 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Frederic Fischer United States · #682,365 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Ram R. Ratnakar United States · #736,915 worldwide 60 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Shell (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Shell (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, CO2 Sequestration, Nanoparticles, Renewable Energy, Data Assimilation, Uncertainty Quantification, Ensemble Kalman Filter and Closed-Loop Control.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 1.94×20 topics
  2. Nanoparticles13▲ 4.9×8 topics
  3. Renewable Energy13▲ 4.2×18 topics
  4. Optimization13▲ 13×9 topics
  5. CO2 Sequestration11▲ 27×2 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties10▲ 4.9×14 topics
  7. Data Assimilation10▲ 29×4 topics
  8. Uncertainty Quantification10▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Closed-Loop Control9▲ 93×1 topic
  10. Ensemble Kalman Filter9▲ 43×2 topics
  11. Well Placement9▲ 93×1 topic
  12. Hydraulic Fracturing9▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Fracture Propagation8▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Shale Gas Reservoirs8▲ 63×1 topic
  15. Vibration Analysis8▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Rheological Properties8▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Drilling Fluids7▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Well Integrity7▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Geophysical Imaging7▲ 62×2 topics
  20. Full-Waveform Tomography7▲ 74×1 topic
  21. Seismic Waveform Inversion7▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Hydrogen Embrittlement6▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Catalysis6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  24. Microstructure6▲ 5.5×8 topics
  25. Energy Storage6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  26. Corrosion Behavior6▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Pitting Corrosion6▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Grain Boundary Engineering5▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Fault Diagnosis5▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Passive Films5▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Stainless Steels5▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Porous Media5▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Catalysts5▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Predictive Maintenance5▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Reactive Transport5▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Artificial Lift Systems4▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Electric Submersible Pumps4▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Carbon Capture4▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Oil and Gas4▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Subsea4▲ 205×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 9 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 8 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…7Drilling and Well Engineering: 7 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…7Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 7 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 5 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 4 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and…4Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 4 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 4 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 3 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeophysicsMetals and Alloys2 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 7 works
  5. 5 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 5 works
  6. 6 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 3 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 available11.4%not open88.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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