Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues
Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 6k research works in it since 1952. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the global impact of gas flaring, with a specific emphasis on black carbon emissions, environmental and health effects, flare gas recovery technologies, and the economic and sustainability implications. The research encompasses diverse aspects such as greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and the challenges and opportunities related to gas flaring in Nigeria.
- Gas Flaring
- Black Carbon Emissions
- Flare Gas Recovery
- Environmental Impact
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Air Pollution
- Nigeria
- Economic Evaluation
- Health Effects
- Sustainability
- Research works
- 6k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 595 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues research?
By volume, Nigeria and China publish the most (423 and 141 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nigeria 423 works
- 2 China 141 works
- 3 Indonesia 133 works
- 4 United States 131 works
- 5 United Kingdom 61 works
- 6 Russia 60 works
- 7 India 49 works
- 8 Iran 38 works
- 9 Malaysia 32 works
- 10 Iraq 26 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 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Port Harcourt publishes the most Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues research, followed by Rivers State University and University of Nigeria.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Port Harcourt Nigeria 47 works
- 2 Rivers State University Nigeria 31 works
- 3 University of Nigeria Nigeria 16 works
- 4 University of Indonesia Indonesia 15 works
- 5 Delta State University Nigeria 14 works
- 6 Abu Dhabi National Oil (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates 11 works
- 7 Petronas (Malaysia) Malaysia 11 works
- 8 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 11 works
- 9 Lead City University Nigeria 11 works
- 10 Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nigeria 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues include İbrahim Dinçer.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer 5.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues research done?
The largest centres of Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues research in 2022–2025 are Port Harcourt (Nigeria), Beijing (China), Ibadan (Nigeria) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Port Harcourt and Abuja.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Port HarcourtNG · 78.4 works143×
- AbujaNG · 22.8 works55×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Nigeria, University of Port Harcourt and Rivers State University 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 | University of Nigeria Nigeria | 87.6 | 14.2% | 42.1× | 16 | +271.8% |
| 2 | University of Port Harcourt Nigeria | 67.1 | 2.9% | 187.9× | 47 | +180.6% |
| 3 | Rivers State University Nigeria | 49.7 | 0.8% | 121.0× | 31 | +93.8% |
| 4 | Federal University of Technology Owerri Nigeria | 47.4 | 0.7% | 80.2× | 9 | +166.3% |
| 5 | Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia | 46.7 | 5.1% | 11.1× | 11 | — |
| 6 | Lead City University Nigeria | 43.8 | 1.6% | 142.3× | 10 | — |
| 7 | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Indonesia | 42.9 | 0.8% | 12.9× | 8 | +293.8% |
| 8 | Delta State University Nigeria | 42.1 | 2.4% | 74.3× | 14 | +17.4% |
| 9 | University of Calabar Nigeria | 39.5 | 3.4% | 50.2× | 9 | -17.3% |
| 10 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nigeria | 32.8 | 0.0% | 40.5× | 10 | +3.8% |
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 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues.
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.