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Colin M. Sayers 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 Colin M. Sayers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 247 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Colin M. Sayers 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 Colin M. Sayers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Colin M. Sayers is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on the subfields of Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research covers a range of topics with particular emphasis on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Landslides and related hazards.

Colin M. Sayers has a significant number of publications in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geophysical Prospecting
  • The Leading Edge
  • Geophysics
  • Journal of Applied Geophysics
  • Second International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy

Among recent papers authored by Colin M. Sayers are:

  • Elastic anisotropy of the Marcellus Shale (2021, Geophysical Prospecting)
  • Porosity variation of elastic wave velocities in clean sandstones (2021, Geophysical Prospecting)
  • Mechanical properties of grain contacts in unconsolidated sands (2020, Geophysics)
  • Porosity dependence of elastic moduli of snow and firn (2021, Journal of Glaciology)
  • Elastic wave velocities in a granitic geothermal reservoir (2022, Geophysical Prospecting)

Throughout these studies, the focus spans the measurement and interpretation of elastic properties in various geological materials, with applications to seismic methods and reservoir engineering.

Colin M. Sayers frequently collaborates with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Sagnik Dasgupta
  • Lennert D. den Boer
  • W. Scott Leaney
  • Tom Bratton
  • Edan Gofer

Best Publications

  • Seismic anisotropy of fractured rock

    Michael Schoenberg;Colin M. Sayers

  • Microcrack-induced elastic wave anisotropy of brittle rocks

    C. M. Sayers;M. Kachanov

  • Seismic anisotropy of shales

    C.M. Sayers

  • The elastic anisotrophy of shales

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  • A simple technique for finding effective elastic constants of cracked solids for arbitrary crack orientation statistics

    C.M. Sayers;M. Kachanov

  • Seismic Anisotropy of Fractured Rocks

    Michael Schoenberg;Colin M. Sayers

  • Predrill pore-pressure prediction using seismic data

    C. M. Sayers;G. M. Johnson;G. Denyer

  • The effect of kerogen on the elastic anisotropy of organic-rich shales

    Colin M. Sayers

  • Propagation of ultrasound through hydrating cement pastes at early times

    C.M. Sayers;A. Dahlin

  • The effect of anisotropy on the Young's moduli and Poisson's ratios of shales

    Colin M. Sayers

  • Predrill pore-pressure prediction using seismic dataSeismic Pore-Pressure Prediction

    C. M. Sayers;G. M. Johnson;G. Denyer

  • Introducing ANNIE: A simple three parameter anisotropic velocity model for shales

    M. Schoenberg;F. Muir;C. Sayers

  • Stress-dependent elastic anisotropy of sandstones

    Colin M. Sayers

  • Stress‐dependent seismic anisotropy of shales

    Colin M. Sayers

  • Stress-induced ultrasonic anisotrophy in Berea sandstone

    C.M. Sayers;J.G. Van Munster;M.S. King

  • On the role of d-d electron correlations in the cohesion and ferromagnetism of transition metals

    J. Friedel;C.M. Sayers

  • Geophysics Under Stress: Geomechanical Applications of Seismic and Borehole Acoustic Waves

    Colin M. Sayers

  • The elastic properties of carbonates

    Colin M. Sayers

  • Rock properties in low-porosity/low-permeability sandstones

    Tad M. Smith;Colin M. Sayers;Carl H. Sondergeld

  • The propagation of ultrasound in porous media

    C.M. Sayers;R.L. Smith

  • Stress-induced ultrasonic wave velocity anisotropy in fractured rock

    C.M. Sayers

  • Azimuthal variation in AVO response for fractured gas sands

    Colin M. Sayers;James E. Rickett

  • Seismic characterization of reservoirs containing multiple fracture sets

    Colin M. Sayers

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris Gurevich
Boris Gurevich Curtin University
Alberto Malinverno
Alberto Malinverno Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Mark Kachanov
Mark Kachanov Tufts University
De-hua Han
De-hua Han University of Houston
John J. Walsh
John J. Walsh University College Dublin
Masahiko Hirao
Masahiko Hirao University of Tokyo
Bikash K. Sinha
Bikash K. Sinha Schlumberger (United States)
Carl H. Sondergeld
Carl H. Sondergeld University of Oklahoma
Tariq Alkhalifah
Tariq Alkhalifah King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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