Metadata Analysis Reveals Major Worldwide Trends in Industrial and Academic Geophysics

Timofey Eltsov, Maxim Yutkin and Tadeusz W. Patzek
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Timofey Eltsov: Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 3220 Building 5 (Seaside), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
Maxim Yutkin: Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 3220 Building 5 (Seaside), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
Tadeusz W. Patzek: Ali I. Al-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 3220 Building 5 (Seaside), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia

Energies, 2020, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: We summarize our metadata analysis of the last 38 well-attended annual conferences, organized by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. In 2018, Schlumberger and Saudi Aramco had the highest number of publications among service and production companies. In 2019, BGP and PetroChina took the lead. Throughout history, US academics have had the highest number of publications, but in 2019 Chinese academia came close to taking the lead. Analysis of the publication activity of oil-producing and oilfield service companies provides insights into the state of geophysical research. The number of publications from industrial companies in the energy sector reflects their financial standing and aspirations for the near future. Publications from academia in different countries tell us about state and private funding of research in each country, and indirectly reflect the geopolitical situation in the world. The changing number of publications over time reflects the dynamics of the transformation of research in geophysics, and allows us to understand better what is happening and make forecasts.

Keywords: geophysics; web data analysis; data mining; limited computing power; information abundance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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