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State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan)

In research, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,291 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,519 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 51.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,812
of 28,054 · #27,399 all time
Rank in Azerbaijan
#29
of 42
Research works
455
▲ 138% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan) 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 #10,291 of 12,888 3.2%123 #14802
EngineeringField #6,519 of 6,636 3.1%79 #10260

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan) 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 State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 51.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 39.4 works52×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.94× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.99× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.86× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.61× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.62× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hyunhee Chung and Baghir A. Suleimanov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan).

  1. 1 Hyunhee Chung Azerbaijan · #843,968 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Baghir A. Suleimanov Azerbaijan · #1,521,776 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan)

Which keywords describe research at State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Hydraulic Fracturing, Data Assimilation, Petroleum, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Well Placement, Fracture Propagation and Shale Gas Reservoirs.

▲ 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. Optimization14▲ 21×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 2.9×10 topics
  3. Hydraulic Fracturing13▲ 80×2 topics
  4. Data Assimilation12▲ 54×2 topics
  5. Petroleum12▲ 174×2 topics
  6. Ensemble Kalman Filter12▲ 83×1 topic
  7. Well Placement12▲ 180×1 topic
  8. Fracture Propagation12▲ 136×1 topic
  9. Shale Gas Reservoirs12▲ 136×1 topic
  10. Fault Diagnosis11▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Predictive Maintenance11▲ 98×2 topics
  12. Artificial Lift Systems11▲ 262×1 topic
  13. Electric Submersible Pumps11▲ 262×1 topic
  14. Tectonics10▲ 57×3 topics
  15. Surfactants9▲ 64×4 topics
  16. Porous Media9▲ 46×3 topics
  17. Continental Margin9▲ 94×2 topics
  18. Crustal Structure9▲ 94×2 topics
  19. Arctic8▲ 51×1 topic
  20. geology8▲ 234×1 topic
  21. Nanoparticles8▲ 4.6×10 topics
  22. Pore-scale Modeling8▲ 147×1 topic
  23. X-ray Computed Tomography8▲ 147×1 topic
  24. CO2 Sequestration7▲ 27×4 topics
  25. Shale Gas7▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Rheological Properties7▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Pore Structure7▲ 36×3 topics
  28. Gas Permeability6▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Mudstones6▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Vibration Analysis6▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Drilling Fluids6▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Well Integrity6▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Energy Efficiency6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  34. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.8×8 topics
  35. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.5×7 topics
  36. Biodegradation4▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Asphaltenes4▲ 111×1 topic
  38. Naphthenic Acids4▲ 111×1 topic
  39. Sedimentation3▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Corrosion3▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Oil and Gas Production Techniques and Geological Studies and Exploration.

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 12 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 12 fractional worksOil and Gas Production T…11Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 11 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…8Geological Studies and Exploration: 8 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 8 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 6 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …6Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 6 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 4 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 3 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeologyMechanics of Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 8 works
  5. 5 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  8. 8 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 2 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijan)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 138% 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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