Petroleum Exploration and Development

Top Research Topics at Petroleum Exploration and Development?

Petroleum Exploration and Development is organized to address concerns in the fields of Petroleum engineering, Structural basin, Geochemistry, Petrology and Source rock. The research on Petroleum engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Fossil fuel, Petroleum, Drilling and Permeability (earth sciences). Concepts in Porosity, as well as related topics in Mineralogy, are covered in the Permeability (earth sciences) research presented in it.

The journal focuses on Structural basin but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Sedimentary rock, Fault (geology), Tectonics and Cretaceous. In the journal, Oil shale, Natural gas, Facies, Geomorphology and Sedimentary depositional environment are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Geochemistry research. Petroleum Exploration and Development centers on topics in Natural gas, with a focus on Natural gas field.

The studies in Petrology featured incorporate elements of Diagenesis and Paleogene. While Source rock is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Tight oil, Hydrocarbon and Maturity (geology). The Geotechnical engineering research dealing mostly with Fracture (geology) is the focus of the journal.

• Petroleum engineering (34.81%)
• Structural basin (22.34%)
• Geochemistry (20.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Geological characteristics and resource potential of shale gas in China (600 citations)
• Unconventional hydrocarbon resources in China and the prospect of exploration and development (418 citations)
• Formation and enrichment mode of Jiaoshiba shale gas field, Sichuan Basin (343 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Petroleum Exploration and Development:

The most cited articles mostly deal with topics like Petroleum engineering, Geochemistry, Source rock, Oil shale and Structural basin. The most cited publications explore issues in Petroleum engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Permeability (earth sciences), Natural gas, Fossil fuel, Unconventional oil and Tight oil. The most cited articles focus on Geochemistry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Facies, Sedimentary depositional environment and Geomorphology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Composite material
• Mechanical engineering
• Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Geochemistry, Structural basin, Oil shale, Fracture (geology) and Sedimentary rock are the subjects of interest in Petroleum Exploration and Development. The study of Geochemistry encompasses disciplines such as Source rock, as well as fields such as Caprock, all of which overlap with one another. The study of Petrology and how it intertwines with concepts under Natural gas field were explored in the presented Structural basin research.

It focuses on Oil shale but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Porosity, Hydrocarbon, Maturity (geology) and Paleogene. In addition to Fracture (geology) research, the journal aims to explore topics under Matrix (geology), Hydraulic fracturing, Petroleum engineering, Characterization (materials science) and Mechanics. The journal explores topics in Petroleum engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Underground gas storage and Unconventional oil.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Reservoir space and enrichment model of shale oil in the first member of Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation in the Changling Sag, southern Songliao Basin, NE China (27 citations)
• Anisotropy of crack initiation strength and damage strength of coal reservoirs (21 citations)
• The role of new energy in carbon neutral (15 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Petroleum Exploration and Development (based on the number of publications) are:

• Caineng Zou (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Wenzhi Zhao (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Suyun Hu (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Zhi Yang (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Rukai Zhu (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Petroleum Exploration and Development (based on the number of publications) are:

• PetroChina (953 papers) published 43 papers at the last edition, 32 less than at the previous edition,
• China University of Petroleum (375 papers) published 21 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Sinopec (216 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• China National Petroleum Corporation (188 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 9 less than at the previous edition,
• Southwest Petroleum University (104 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.66% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 89.87% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.80% of all publications and 5.06% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.