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Sinopec (China)

In research, Sinopec (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#579 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#483 of 6,636 worldwide) and Mechanics of Materials (#41 of 458 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Geology and Mechanics of Materials — Ocean Engineering is 26.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,047
of 28,054 · #2,423 all time
Rank in China
#335
of 3,058
Research works
19k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Sinopec (China) 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 #579 of 12,888 14.4%3,926 #1578
EngineeringField #483 of 6,636 13.3%2,128 #1136
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #41 of 458 15.0%455 #173
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #172 of 1,351 11.4%523 #496
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #42 of 286 11.4%565 #106
Materials ScienceField #393 of 2,468 15.7%372 #1290
ChemistryField #270 of 1,330 15.3%272 #968
Environmental ScienceField #807 of 3,551 17.9%302 #1343
GeophysicsSubfield #56 of 237 12.7%219 #358
Materials ChemistrySubfield #396 of 1,556 14.8%234 #1174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sinopec (China) 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,578 #579
  2. Engineering#1,136 #483
  3. Mechanics of Materials#173 #41
  4. Mechanical Engineering#496 #172
  5. Ocean Engineering#106 #42
  6. Materials Science#1,290 #393
  7. Chemistry#968 #270
  8. Environmental Science#1,343 #807
  9. Geophysics#358 #56
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,174 #396
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Sinopec (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 26.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 564.7 works27×
  2. GeologySubfield · 107.2 works19×
  3. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 454.7 works16×
  4. GeophysicsSubfield · 219.3 works15×
  5. CatalysisSubfield · 82.0 works14×
  6. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 91.4 works12×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.03× its world share, 114 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.25× its world share, 272 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.21× its world share, 460 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.83× its world share, 106 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.48× its world share, 2,128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 302 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.61× its world share, 372 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 15 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 Sinopec (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yanqing Huang, Tonglou Guo and Jian Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sinopec (China).

  1. 1 Yanqing Huang China · #106,033 worldwide 197 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Tonglou Guo China · #118,101 worldwide 294 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jian Zhou China · #172,333 worldwide 196 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Yongsheng Ma China · #220,186 worldwide 199 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Maowen Li China · #239,430 worldwide 309 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Weimin Yang China · #249,746 worldwide 340 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Zaiku Xie China · #250,694 worldwide 276 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Zhijun Jin China · #260,314 worldwide 453 citations · 95 works
  9. 9 Bo Peng China · #262,036 worldwide 135 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Jianhua Zhao China · #308,022 worldwide 147 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Sinopec (China)

Which keywords describe research at Sinopec (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Shale Gas, Pore Structure, Gas Permeability, Nanopores, Mudstones, Thermal Maturity, Hydraulic Fracturing and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Shale Gas387▲ 75×2 topics
  2. Pore Structure385▲ 76×3 topics
  3. Gas Permeability361▲ 88×2 topics
  4. Nanopores352▲ 89×2 topics
  5. Mudstones351▲ 112×1 topic
  6. Thermal Maturity351▲ 112×1 topic
  7. Nanoparticles346▲ 6.8×37 topics
  8. Hydraulic Fracturing339▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Fracture Propagation303▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Shale Gas Reservoirs303▲ 122×1 topic
  11. CO2 Sequestration279▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Catalysis274▲ 10×25 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis206▲ 19×7 topics
  14. Rheological Properties198▲ 27×6 topics
  15. Drilling Fluids192▲ 86×1 topic
  16. Well Integrity192▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Porous Media190▲ 35×5 topics
  18. Surfactants182▲ 46×5 topics
  19. Nanofluids153▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Pore-scale Modeling152▲ 103×1 topic
  21. X-ray Computed Tomography152▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Geophysical Imaging150▲ 69×2 topics
  23. Petroleum130▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Optimization128▲ 6.8×18 topics
  25. Inverse Problems124▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Elastic Properties123▲ 39×3 topics
  27. Full-Waveform Tomography122▲ 72×1 topic
  28. Seismic Waveform Inversion122▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Ionic Liquids122▲ 11×10 topics
  30. Tectonics107▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Continental Margin107▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Crustal Structure107▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Data Assimilation105▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Uncertainty Quantification104▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Ensemble Kalman Filter104▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Closed-Loop Control103▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Well Placement103▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Biodegradation95▲ 24×6 topics
  39. Plate Tectonics91▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Catalytic86▲ 18×5 topics

Which research topics does Sinopec (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques.

Hydrocarbon exploration …351Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 351 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 303 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 192 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 152 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 122 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…103Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 103 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 80 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 79 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 63 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 56 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 351 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 303 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 192 works
  4. 4 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 152 works
  5. 5 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 122 works
  6. 6 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 103 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 80 works
  8. 8 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 79 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 63 works
  10. 10 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 56 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 available18.1%not open81.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sinopec (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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