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Brian Horsfield

Brian Horsfield

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
74
Citations
15614
World Ranking
773
National Ranking
45

Brian Horsfield publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Horsfield sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 296 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Brian Horsfield D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Horsfield sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian Horsfield is affiliated with GeoS4 in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering, Chemistry, and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Mechanics of Materials, Analytical Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Ocean Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research focuses on topics such as Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Petroleum Processing and Analysis, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Brian Horsfield include:

  • Nicolaj Mahlstedt
  • Shengyu Yang
  • Mareike Noah
  • Kai Mangelsdorf
  • Rolando di Primio

Brian Horsfield has published regularly in several scientific venues, most notably:

  • International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Organic Geochemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • AAPG Bulletin

Important recent publications by Brian Horsfield include:

  • "Molecular hydrogen from organic sources in the deep Songliao Basin, P.R. China," 2022, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Critical review of the uncertainty of Tmax in revealing the thermal maturity of organic matter in sedimentary rocks," 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology

Other related papers that contribute to the broader research themes they engage with include:

  • "Molecular hydrogen from organic sources in geological systems," 2022, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • "Hydrogen-rich gas discovery in continental scientific drilling project of Songliao Basin, Northeast China: new insights into deep Earth exploration," 2022, Science Bulletin
  • "Modelling of hydrogen gas generation from overmature organic matter in the Cooper Basin, Australia," 2023, The APPEA Journal

Best Publications

  • Geochemical evolution of organic-rich shales with increasing maturity: A STXM and TEM study of the Posidonia Shale (Lower Toarcian, northern Germany)

    Sylvain Bernard;Brian Horsfield;Hans-Martin Schulz;Richard Wirth

  • Formation of nanoporous pyrobitumen residues during maturation of the Barnett Shale (Fort Worth Basin)

    Sylvain Bernard;Richard Wirth;Anja Schreiber;Hans-Martin Schulz

  • An investigation of the in-reservoir conversion of oil to gas: compositional and kinetic findings from closed-system programmed-temperature pyrolysis

    B. Horsfield;H.J. Schenk;N. Mills;Dietrich H. Welte

  • Petroleum and Basin Evolution

    Dietrich H. Welte;Brian Horsfield;Donald R. Baker

  • Shale gas potential of the major marine shale formations in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China, Part II: Methane sorption capacity

    Jingqiang Tan;Philipp Weniger;Bernhard Krooss;Alexej Merkel

  • The conversion of oil into gas in petroleum reservoirs. Part 1 : Comparative kinetic investigation of gas generation from crude oils of lacustrine, marine and fluviodeltaic origin by programmed-temperature closed-system pyrolysis

    H.J. Schenk;R. di Primio;Brian Horsfield

  • Practical criteria for classifying kerogens: Some observations from pyrolysis-gas chromatography

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  • The micro-scale simulation of maturation: outline of a new technique and its potential applications

    B. Horsfield;U. Disko;F. Leistner

  • Organic matter maturation under the influence of a deep intrusive heat source: A natural experiment for quantitation of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion from a petroleum source rock (Toarcian shale, northern Germany)

    J Rullkötter;D Leythaeuser;B Horsfield;R Littke

  • The Barnett Shale: Compositional fractionation associated with intraformational petroleum migration, retention, and expulsion

    Yuanjia Han;Nicolaj Mahlstedt;Brian Horsfield

  • Shale Gas Potential of the Major Marine Shale Formations in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China, Part III: Mineralogical, Lithofacial, Petrophysical, and Rock Mechanical Properties

    Jingqiang Tan;Brian Horsfield;Reinhard Fink;Bernhard Krooss

  • The influence of minerals on the pyrolysis of kerogens

    B. Horsfield;A.G. Douglas

  • Kinetics of petroleum generation and cracking by programmed-temperature closed-system pyrolysis of Toarcian Shales

    V. Dieckmann;H.J. Schenk;B. Horsfield;D.H. Welte

  • Critical review of the uncertainty of Tmax in revealing the thermal maturity of organic matter in sedimentary rocks

    Shengyu Yang;Brian Horsfield

  • From petroleum-type organofacies to hydrocarbon phase prediction

    R. di Primio;B. Horsfield

  • Oil retention and porosity evolution in organic rich shales

    Yuanjia Han;Brian Horsfield;Richard Wirth;Nicolaj Mahlstedt

  • Possible origin of n -alkanes in high-wax crude oils

    E. W. Tegelaar;E. W. Tegelaar;R. M. Matthezing;R. M. Matthezing;J. B. H. Jansen;B. Horsfield

  • Organic geochemistry of freshwater and alkaline lacustrine sediments in the Green River Formation of the Washakie Basin, Wyoming, U.S.A.

    B. Horsfield;D.J. Curry;K. Bohacs;R. Littke

  • Three-dimensional modeling study of the low-permeability petroleum system of the Bakken Formation

    Philipp P. Kuhn;Rolando di Primio;Ronald Hill;James R. Lawrence

  • Source Rock Evaluation by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography

    Harry Dembicki;Brian Horsfield;Thomas T. Y. Ho

  • Basin Simulation and the Design of the Conceptual Basin Model

    H. S. Poelchau;D. R. Baker;Th. Hantschel;B. Horsfield

  • Severity and timing of Cenozoic exhumation in the southwestern Barents Sea

    Andrew J. Cavanagh;R. Di Primio;M. Scheck-Wenderoth;B. Horsfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz Wilkes
Heinz Wilkes Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Ralf Littke
Ralf Littke RWTH Aachen University
Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer
Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer University of Leoben
Richard Wirth
Richard Wirth Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Kliti Grice
Kliti Grice Curtin University
Lutz Schirrmeister
Lutz Schirrmeister Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jan Schwarzbauer
Jan Schwarzbauer RWTH Aachen University
Jinchuan Zhang
Jinchuan Zhang China University of Geosciences
Caineng Zou
Caineng Zou China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Detlev Leythaeuser
Detlev Leythaeuser University of Cologne

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