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Weatherford (Norway)

In research, Weatherford (Norway) stands highest in Engineering (#6,347 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,812 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Engineering and Physical Sciences — Ocean Engineering is 114.4× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#27,878
of 28,054 · #28,902 all time
Rank in Norway
#131
of 133
Research works
1.1k
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
1%
world 28%

What is Weatherford (Norway) 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
EngineeringField #6,347 of 6,636 4.4%90 #6004
Physical SciencesDomain #12,812 of 12,888 4.5%95 #15610

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 114.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 57.7 works114×
  2. EngineeringField · 89.8 works6.2×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 95.3 works2.5×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 6.17× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Weatherford (Norway)?

Ranked on the composite score, Kedar Deshpande lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Weatherford (Norway).

  1. 1 Kedar Deshpande Norway · #1,541,475 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Weatherford (Norway)

Which keywords describe research at Weatherford (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Artificial Lift Systems, Fault Diagnosis, CO2 Sequestration, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Hydraulic Fracturing 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. Machine Learning23▲ 7.1×5 topics
  2. Artificial Lift Systems19▲ 669×1 topic
  3. Fault Diagnosis19▲ 136×1 topic
  4. CO2 Sequestration18▲ 96×2 topics
  5. Drilling Fluids18▲ 330×1 topic
  6. Well Integrity18▲ 330×1 topic
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing16▲ 152×1 topic
  8. Shale Gas Reservoirs16▲ 274×1 topic
  9. Ensemble Kalman Filter15▲ 157×1 topic
  10. Optimization15▲ 34×1 topic
  11. Numerical Simulation3▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Porous Media3▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Pore Structure3▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Geological Conditions3▲ 75×2 topics
  15. Risk Assessment3▲ 4.3×2 topics
  16. Mudstones3▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Shale Gas3▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Geophysical Imaging2▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Performance Prediction2▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.79×2 topics
  21. TBM2▲ 97×1 topic
  22. Oil and Gas2▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Subsea2▲ 240×1 topic
  24. Process Monitoring2▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.21×2 topics
  26. Offshore Decommissioning2▲ 191×1 topic
  27. Pore-scale Modeling2▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Ship Recycling2▲ 191×1 topic
  29. X-ray Computed Tomography2▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Diffusion2▲ 129×1 topic
  31. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance2▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Rock Mechanics2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Electrical Resistivity Tomography1▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Magnetotelluric Imaging1▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Control1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  36. Hydraulic Systems1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Fertility Preservation1▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Full-Waveform Tomography1▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Seismic Waveform Inversion1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Weatherford (Norway) publish most on?

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

  1. 1 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  6. 6 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 NMR spectroscopy and applications Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available1.1%not open98.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Weatherford (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower 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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