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title: "China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China)"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China) took part in 25 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (8), operations research (7) and finance (4). 4 of them were published in 2025, against 0 in 2017."
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# China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China)

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Papers in the tracked journals with an author at China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China): per year and category, where they are published, the institutions its researchers write with, and its most-cited papers. A paper counts as corporate when at least one of its authors is affiliated with an institution that OpenAlex classifies as a company; it counts once for each company among its authors' affiliations. Universities are the institutions OpenAlex classifies as education.

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## Key findings

- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China) took part in 25 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (8), operations research (7) and finance (4).
- 4 of them were published in 2025, against 0 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were China University of Petroleum, East China (5), China University of Petroleum, Beijing (4) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (3).
- The journals publishing most of them were Knowledge-Based Systems (2), Expert Systems with Applications (2) and International Review of Economics & Finance (2).
- The most-cited of them is “An improved heuristic mechanism ant colony optimization algorithm for solving path planning” (Knowledge-Based Systems, 2023), with 186 citations.
- Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited 15 of its papers 65 times; 98% of those links came from papers with a university author and 0% from its own papers.
- Its own papers since 2023 cite archived papers 123 times, 3% of them papers with a company author.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China) has 12,740 works with 218,951 citations (h-index 127).
- The tracked journals hold 18 of its 7,244 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (0.2%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (4,259), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (1,910) and Geological Studies and Exploration (1,872).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2 |
| 2 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2 |
| 3 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 2 |
| 4 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 2 |
| 5 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 1 |
| 6 | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 1 |
| 7 | [Information Processing & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-processing-management.md) | 1 |
| 8 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 1 |
| 9 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 1 |
| 10 | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 1 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China University of Petroleum, East China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/china-university-of-petroleum-east-china.md) | 5 |
| 2 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | 4 |
| 3 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 3 |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology | 2 |
| 5 | Macao Polytechnic University | 2 |
| 6 | [Nanyang Technological University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/nanyang-technological-university.md) | 2 |
| 7 | [University of Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 2 |
| 8 | Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science | 1 |
| 9 | [Beijing Institute of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-institute-of-technology.md) | 1 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 19 |
| 2 | Macao | 3 |
| 3 | Singapore | 2 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 |
| 5 | United States | 1 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 3 |
| 2 | Bayesian networks | 2 |
| 3 | [carbon neutrality](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/carbon-neutrality.md) | 2 |
| 4 | energy security | 2 |
| 5 | fault diagnosis | 2 |
| 6 | [multi-objective optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multi-objective-optimization.md) | 2 |
| 7 | AIS data | 1 |
| 8 | AffectNet | 1 |
| 9 | BP neural network | 1 |
| 10 | Bernoulli equation | 1 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 186 | 4.3 | [An improved heuristic mechanism ant colony optimization algorithm for solving path planning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110540) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2023-04-06 | Chao Liu, Lei Wu, Wensheng Xiao et al. |
| 2 | 159 | 3.8 | [Digital twin-driven fault diagnosis method for composite faults by combining virtual and real data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jii.2023.100469) | [Journal of Industrial Information Integration](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-industrial-information-integration.md) | 2023-04-27 | Chao Ying Yang, Baoping Cai, Qibing Wu et al. |
| 3 | 43 | 0.6 | [An integrated MILP model for optimal planning of multi-period onshore gas field gathering pipeline system](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106479) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2020-05-26 | Bingyuan Hong, Xiaoping Li, Guojia Di et al. |
| 4 | 42 | 0.8 | [Condition-based maintenance method for multi-component system based on RUL prediction: Subsea tree system as a case study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2022.108650) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2022-09-14 | Baoping Cai, Yuandong Wang, Yanping Zhang et al. |
| 5 | 28 | 0.3 | [An MILP formulation for optimizing detailed schedules of a multiproduct pipeline network](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2019.01.012) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 2019-02-10 | Haihong Chen, Lili Zuo, Changchun Wu et al. |
| 6 | 23 | 0.5 | [Riding the wave of fashion rental: The role of power structures and green advertising](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2022.102946) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 2022-11-12 | Lina Zhang, Yumeng Zhang, Anshuman Chutani |
| 7 | 22 | 0.5 | [A novel structural damage detection method using a hybrid IDE–BP model](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110606) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2023-05-03 | Jiangtao Mei, Lei Wu, Erqi Chen et al. |
| 8 | 22 | 0.7 | [Three-model-driven fault diagnosis method for complex hydraulic control system: Subsea blowout preventer system as a case study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2024.123297) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2024-01-23 | Xiangdi Kong, Baoping Cai, Zhexian Zou et al. |
| 9 | 19 | 0.2 | [Overflow remote warning using improved fuzzy c-means clustering in IoT monitoring system based on multi-access edge computing](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-019-04540-y) | [Neural Computing and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-computing-and-applications.md) | 2019-10-21 | Haibo Liang, Gang Liu, Jianchong Gao et al. |
| 10 | 15 | 0.6 | [Optimal path of China's economic structure and energy demand to carbon neutrality](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.108046) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2024-11-24 | Ying Peng, Hua Liao, Fangzhi Wang et al. |

## Who cites its research

*Institutions whose papers cite it most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [China University of Petroleum, East China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/china-university-of-petroleum-east-china.md) | University | China | 4 |
| 2 | Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas | University | France | 3 |
| 3 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | Government | France | 3 |
| 4 | [Nanyang Technological University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/nanyang-technological-university.md) | University | Singapore | 3 |
| 5 | Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Modélisation et d'Optimisation des Systèmes | Research facility | France | 3 |
| 6 | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique | University | Morocco | 3 |
| 7 | Laboratoire de recherche en sciences de gestion Panthéon-Assas | Research facility | France | 3 |
| 8 | Université Panthéon-Assas | University | France | 3 |
| 9 | [Qingdao University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/qingdao-university.md) | University | China | 2 |
| 10 | [University of Science and Technology of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-science-and-technology-of-china.md) | University | China | 2 |

## What its papers cite

*Institutions its papers cite most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [China University of Petroleum, East China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/china-university-of-petroleum-east-china.md) | University | China | 6 |
| 2 | [Nanyang Technological University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/nanyang-technological-university.md) | University | Singapore | 5 |
| 3 | [Xiamen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xiamen-university.md) | University | China | 4 |
| 4 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | Government | China | 4 |
| 5 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | University | China | 4 |
| 6 | Institutes of Science and Development | Research facility | China | 4 |
| 7 | [Beijing Institute of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-institute-of-technology.md) | University | China | 3 |
| 8 | [Shandong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shandong-university.md) | University | China | 3 |
| 9 | [Zhongnan University of Economics and Law](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhongnan-university-of-economics-and-law.md) | University | China | 3 |
| 10 | [National University of Singapore](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-university-of-singapore.md) | University | Singapore | 3 |

More: https://scholar4ai.com/corporate-citations.md · https://scholar4ai.com/industry-university.md

## In OpenAlex

*China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China) in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Company |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Also known as | CNOOC, 中海石油研究中心 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 12,740 |
| Citations | 218,951 |
| h-index | 127 |
| i10-index | 5,740 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 2.32 |
| Website | [www.cnooc.com.cn/en](http://www.cnooc.com.cn/en/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/054dq0621](https://ror.org/054dq0621) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795354](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795354) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I158108717](https://openalex.org/I158108717) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 1,138 | 17,714 | 7 | 0.6% |
| 2025 | 1,316 | 19,639 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,226 | 16,726 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2023 | 961 | 13,119 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | 832 | 11,798 | 3 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 765 | 9,583 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 615 | 7,197 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 633 | 5,933 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 519 | 4,573 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 377 | 3,048 | 0 | 0.0% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis | Engineering | 4,259 |
| 2 | Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques | Engineering | 1,910 |
| 3 | Geological Studies and Exploration | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1,872 |
| 4 | Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods | Engineering | 1,760 |
| 5 | Drilling and Well Engineering | Engineering | 1,754 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China). Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/companies/china-national-offshore-oil-corporation-china

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  urldate = {2026-11-05},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).