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36
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8722
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David S. Schechter publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David S. Schechter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 205 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

David S. Schechter D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David S. Schechter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

David S. Schechter is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Engineering. Their work includes significant contributions to Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Analytical Chemistry, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's research focuses on various topics related to petroleum and reservoir engineering. These include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Petroleum Processing and Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David S. Schechter demonstrate a focus on enhanced oil recovery and related methods. Publications include:

  • Surfactant selection for enhanced oil recovery based on surfactant molecular structure in unconventional liquid reservoirs (2020, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering)
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery in the Wolfcamp Shale by Carbon Dioxide or Nitrogen Injection: An Experimental Investigation (2020, SPE Journal)
  • The Influence of Oil Composition, Rock Mineralogy, Aging Time, and Brine Pre-soak on Shale Wettability (2021, ACS Omega)
  • Gas/water foams stabilized with a newly developed anionic surfactant for gas mobility control applications (2020, Petroleum Science)
  • Gas and foam injection with CO2 and enriched NGL's for enhanced oil recovery in unconventional liquid reservoirs (2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering)

David S. Schechter frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • SPE Journal
  • SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Journal of the American College of Surgeons
  • ACS Omega

Co-authorship appears as a consistent element of Schechter's research collaborations. Frequent co-authors include:

  • I. W. Saputra
  • Isaiah Z. Ataceri
  • Azalia Avila
  • Monique Motta
  • Shenae Samuels

Best Publications

  • Low IFT drainage and imbibition

    D.S Schechter;D Zhou;F.M Orr

  • Wettability Alteration and Spontaneous Imbibition in Unconventional Liquid Reservoirs by Surfactant Additives

    Johannes O. Alvarez;David S. Schechter

  • Naturally Fractured Reservoir Characterization

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  • The effect of nanoparticle aggregation on surfactant foam stability.

    Zuhair A. AlYousef;Mohammed A. Almobarky;David S. Schechter

  • Enhancing the Stability of Foam by the Use of Nanoparticles

    Zuhair AlYousef;Mohammed Almobarky;David Schechter

  • Experimental Investigation of Enhanced Recovery in Unconventional Liquid Reservoirs using CO2: A Look Ahead to the Future of Unconventional EOR

    Francisco D. Tovar;Oyvind Eide;Arne Graue;David S. Schechter

  • Optimization-Based Unstructured Meshing Algorithms for Simulation of Hydraulically and Naturally Fractured Reservoirs With Variable Distribution of Fracture Aperture, Spacing, Length, and Strike

    Jianlei Sun;David Schechter

  • The Impact of Surfactant Imbibition and Adsorption for Improving Oil Recovery in the Wolfcamp and Eagle Ford Reservoirs

    Johannes O. Alvarez;I. W. R. Saputra;David S. Schechter

  • Impact of Surfactants for Wettability Alteration in Stimulation Fluids and the Potential for Surfactant EOR in Unconventional Liquid Reservoirs

    Johannes O. Alvarez;Anirban Neog;Afif Jais;David S. Schechter

  • Microemulsion formation with branched tail polyoxyethylene sulfonate surfactants

    Masahiko Abe;David Schechter;R.S Schechter;W.H Wade

  • Investigating the Effect of Improved Fracture Conductivity on Production Performance of Hydraulically Fractured Wells: Field-Case Studies and Numerical Simulations

    Jianlei Sun;David Schechter

  • Capillary Imbibition and Gravity Segregation in Low IFT Systems

    D.S. Schechter;Zhou Denqen;F.M. Orr

  • State of the Industry in CO2 Floods

    Reid B. Grigg;David S. Schechter

  • Numerical simulation of CO2 huff-n-puff in complex fracture networks of unconventional liquid reservoirs

    Jianlei Sun;Amy Zou;Edith Sotelo;David Schechter

  • Altering Wettability in Bakken Shale by Surfactant Additives and Potential of Improving Oil Recovery During Injection of Completion Fluids

    J. O. Alvarez;D. S. Schechter

  • Potential of Improving Oil Recovery with Surfactant Additives to Completion Fluids for the Bakken

    Johannes O. Alvarez;I. Wayan Rakananda Saputra;David S. Schechter

  • Estimation of Fracture Porosity of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs With No Matrix Porosity Using Fractal Discrete Fracture Networks

    Tae H. Kim;David S. Schechter

  • An integrated workflow for characterization and simulation of complex fracture networks utilizing microseismic and horizontal core data

    Jianlei Sun;Edith Sotelo Gamboa;David Schechter;Zhenhua Rui

  • Parachors based on modern physics and their uses in IFT prediction of reservoir fluids

    D.S. Schechter;B. Guo

  • Surfactant selection for enhanced oil recovery based on surfactant molecular structure in unconventional liquid reservoirs

    Weidong Chen;David S. Schechter

  • Mathematical Modeling of Gravity Drainage After Gas Injection into Fractured Reservoirs

    D.S. Schechter;B. Guo

  • Application of wettability alteration in the exploitation of unconventional liquid resources

    J O Alvarez;D S Schechter

  • Gas Injection for EOR in Organic Rich Shale. Part I: Operational Philosophy

    Francisco D. Tovar;Maria A. Barrufet;David S. Schechter

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver C. Mullins
Oliver C. Mullins Schlumberger (United States)
Franklin M. Orr
Franklin M. Orr Stanford University
Ding Zhu
Ding Zhu Texas A&M University
Zhenhua Rui
Zhenhua Rui China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Jens Birkholzer
Jens Birkholzer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
George J. Moridis
George J. Moridis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din
Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din Texas A&M University
Ruud Weijermars
Ruud Weijermars King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Alfred Daniel Hill
Alfred Daniel Hill Texas A&M University
Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University

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