Offshore Engineering and Technologies
Offshore Engineering and Technologies is a research topic within Ocean Engineering. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 6.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to advancements in subsea oil and gas technology, including subsea systems engineering, flow assurance, renewable energy strategies, valve technology, deepwater challenges, compression, heating systems, and riser design. The papers discuss technical challenges, innovations, and solutions in the field of subsea technology for oil and gas exploration and production.
- Subsea
- Oil and Gas
- Technology
- Flow Assurance
- Renewable Energy
- Valves
- Deepwater
- Compression
- Heating Systems
- Risers
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 881 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Offshore Engineering and Technologies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (437 and 327 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 437 works
- 2 United States 327 works
- 3 United Kingdom 142 works
- 4 Norway 115 works
- 5 Brazil 107 works
- 6 Australia 73 works
- 7 Malaysia 72 works
- 8 Indonesia 53 works
- 9 France 49 works
- 10 India 48 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Offshore Engineering and Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Petrobras (Brazil) publishes the most Offshore Engineering and Technologies research, followed by Petronas (Malaysia) and China University of Petroleum, Beijing.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Petrobras (Brazil) Brazil 45 works
- 2 Petronas (Malaysia) Malaysia 45 works
- 3 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China 35 works
- 4 China University of Petroleum, East China China 28 works
- 5 Abu Dhabi National Oil (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates 22 works
- 6 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 21 works
- 7 Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 17 works
- 8 China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China) China 16 works
- 9 Saudi Aramco (United States) United States 16 works
- 10 Saipem (Italy) Italy 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Offshore Engineering and Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Offshore Engineering and Technologies include C. Guedes Soares and Mark Randolph.
- 1 C. Guedes Soares 2.7k citations
- 2 Mark Randolph 1.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Offshore Engineering and Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Offshore Engineering and Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Houston (United States) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Stavanger.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 119 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 74 works
- 3 Houston United States 64 works
- 4 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 52 works
- 5 Qingdao China 43 works
- 6 London United Kingdom 39 works
- 7 Stavanger Norway 28 works
- 8 Perth Australia 28 works
- 9 Shanghai China 27 works
- 10 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 25 works
Where it is the local speciality
- StavangerNO · 27.9 works75×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Offshore Engineering and Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Offshore Engineering and Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Petroleum, East China, Dalian Maritime University and University of Stavanger score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China University of Petroleum, East China China | 57.0 | 15.2% | 31.3× | 28 | +8.2% |
| 2 | Dalian Maritime University China | 56.9 | 29.8% | 11.5× | 8 | +41.7% |
| 3 | University of Stavanger Norway | 54.3 | 20.4% | 42.3× | 11 | -14.4% |
| 4 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing China | 52.6 | 11.2% | 47.1× | 35 | -62.5% |
| 5 | University of Strathclyde United Kingdom | 50.2 | 8.5% | 19.3× | 10 | +100.9% |
| 6 | Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway | 49.0 | 5.7% | 12.1× | 13 | +63.7% |
| 7 | Southwest Petroleum University China | 48.7 | 18.6% | 24.3× | 15 | -70.0% |
| 8 | Dalian University of Technology China | 47.8 | 33.9% | 6.5× | 12 | -63.4% |
| 9 | Newcastle University United Kingdom | 47.8 | 2.7% | 11.2× | 9 | +169.0% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 47.4 | 2.7% | 14.3× | 21 | +77.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Offshore Engineering and Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2014. The fastest-growing topics are Offshore Engineering and Technologies.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.