SPE Production and Operations

Top Research Topics at Spe Production & Operations?

The journal focuses on Petroleum engineering, Mechanics, Geotechnical engineering, Fracture (geology) and Scale (ratio). In addition to Petroleum engineering research, the journal aims to explore topics under Horizontal wells and Submarine pipeline.

• Petroleum engineering (32.69%)
• Mechanics (8.99%)
• Geotechnical engineering (8.51%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• What Is Stimulated Reservoir Volume (605 citations)
• Modeling of Hydraulic-Fracture-Network Propagation in a Naturally Fractured Formation (467 citations)
• Hydraulic-Fracture-Height Growth: Real Data (251 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Spe Production & Operations:

The published articles primarily tackle Petroleum engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Fracture (geology), Hydraulic fracturing and Mechanics. In particular, the Petroleum engineering works presented in the published papers emphasize discussions on Fracturing fluid. The published articles address concerns in Geotechnical engineering which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Horizontal wells and Perforation (oil well).

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

• Mechanical engineering
• Thermodynamics
• Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Petroleum engineering, Mechanics, Field (physics), Sucker rod and Fracture (geology) are the subjects of interest in Spe Production & Operations. The concepts on Petroleum engineering presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Horizontal wells and Demulsifier. While Spe Production & Operations focused on Mechanics, it was also able to explore topics like Slug and Fluid viscosity.

Topics in Sucker rod explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Fault (power engineering), Structural engineering and Computational fluid dynamics. The journal tackles topics on Fracture (geology), which can potentially contribute to the wider field of Geotechnical engineering. The featured Geotechnical engineering studies mainly concentrate on Pulse (physics) but also cover areas of interest in Hydraulic fracturing.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Predicting Sand Production Rate in High-Pressure, High-Temperature Wells in the Tarim Basin (4 citations)
• Experimental Study of Proppant Transport in Complex Fractures with Horizontal Bedding Planes for Slickwater Fracturing (4 citations)
• Sucker Rod Antibuckling System: Development and Field Application (3 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 Spe Production & Operations (based on the number of publications) are:

• Alfred Daniel Hill (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Ding Zhu (29 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• Kenneth Stuart Sorbie (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Mukul M. Sharma (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Spe Production & Operations (based on the number of publications) are:

• Texas A&M University (90 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Halliburton (48 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Heriot-Watt University (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Saudi Aramco (45 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Chevron Corporation (38 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 8.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.92% of all publications and 33.85% 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.