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Unconventional Resources
H-index 7

Unconventional Resources

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 482 8 9 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 15
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 13
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.828
Impact Factor: 4.6

Top Publications

  • Pore structure characterization and its significance for gas adsorption in coals: A comprehensive review

    (2022)
    49 Citations
  • Water-methane interactions in coal: Insights from molecular simulation

    (2023)
    13 Citations
  • Genesis and energy significance of natural hydrogen

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Application of molecular simulation in coalbed methane reservoirs: A systematic review

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Identification of lithofacies and prediction of mineral composition in shales – A case study of the Shahejie Formation in the Bozhong Sag

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Fracture prediction of tight sandstone reservoirs using outcrops and log curve-based extremum method: A case study of the Chang 7 Member of the Yanchang Formation in Block X, Ordos Basin

    (2023)
    8 Citations
  • Modeling wellbore instability in hot dry rock under various temperature conditions

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Mechanistic controls on permeability evolution in thermally-upgraded low-maturity oil shales: application of machine learning outputs

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • CH4 adsorption capacity of coalbed methane reservoirs induced by microscopic differences in pore structure

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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