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Erik H. Saenger 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 Erik H. Saenger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 276 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik H. Saenger 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 Erik H. Saenger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Erik H. Saenger is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Their research spans the intersection of engineering and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics and its applications.

Their work covers multiple specialized subfields including:

  • Geophysics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

The thematic topics explored in their publications revolve around:

  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with Saenger are:

  • Martin Balcewicz
  • Mirko Siegert
  • Claudia Finger
  • Mengqiang Pang
  • Michał Kruszewski

Their publications have appeared in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Universitätsbibliothek Stuttgart
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
  • Geophysics

Examples of recent papers by Erik H. Saenger include:

  • "Integrated Stress Field Estimation and Implications for Enhanced Geothermal System Development in Acoculco, Mexico," 2020, Geothermics
  • "Digital rock physics and laboratory considerations on a high-porosity volcanic rock," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Characterization of discontinuities in potential reservoir rocks for geothermal applications in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area (Germany)," 2021, Solid Earth
  • "Digital rock physics: Defining the reservoir properties on drill cuttings," 2021, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • "3D in situ stress state modelling and fault reactivation risk exemplified in the Ruhr region (Germany)," 2022, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment

These works address topics such as stress field estimation, digital rock physics, and fault reactivation risk relevant to geothermal and petroleum engineering contexts.

Best Publications

  • Modeling the propagation of elastic waves using a modified finite-difference grid

    Erik H. Saenger;Norbert Gold;Serge A. Shapiro

  • Digital rock physics benchmarks-Part I: Imaging and segmentation

    Heiko Andrä;Nicolas Combaret;Jack Dvorkin;Erik Glatt

  • Digital rock physics benchmarks-part II: Computing effective properties

    Heiko Andrä;Nicolas Combaret;Jack Dvorkin;Erik Glatt

  • Finite‐difference modeling of viscoelastic and anisotropic wave propagation using the rotated staggered grid

    Erik H. Saenger;Thomas Bohlen

  • Accuracy of heterogeneous staggered-grid finite-difference modeling of Rayleigh waves

    Thomas Bohlen;Erik H. Saenger

  • Effective velocities in fractured media : A numerical study using the rotated staggered finite-difference grid

    Erik H. Saenger;Serge A. Shapiro

  • Digital rock physics: numerical prediction of pressure-dependent ultrasonic velocities using micro-CT imaging

    Claudio Madonna;Bjarne S.G. Almqvist;Erik H. Saenger

  • Time reverse modeling of low-frequency microtremors: Application to hydrocarbon reservoir localization

    Brian Steiner;Erik H. Saenger;Stefan M. Schmalholz

  • Effective elastic properties of randomly fractured soils: 3D numerical experiments

    Erik H. Saenger;Oliver S. Krüger;Serge A. Shapiro

  • A passive seismic survey over a gas field: Analysis of low-frequency anomalies

    Erik H. Saenger;Stefan M. Schmalholz;Marc-A. Lambert;Tung T. Nguyen

  • Digital rock physics: Effect of fluid viscosity on effective elastic properties

    Erik H. Saenger;Frieder Enzmann;Youngseuk Keehm;Holger Steeb

  • Synchrotron-based X-ray tomographic microscopy for rock physics investigations

    Claudio Madonna;Beatriz Quintal;Marcel Frehner;Bjarne S. G. Almqvist

  • Time reverse reservoir localization with borehole data

    Erik Saenger;Brian Steiner;Stefan Schmalholz

  • Lusi mud eruption triggered by geometric focusing of seismic waves

    M. Lupi;M. Lupi;E. H. Saenger;F. Fuchs;S. A. Miller

  • Analysis of high-resolution X-ray computed tomography images of Bentheim sandstone under elevated confining pressures

    Erik H. Saenger;Maxim Lebedev;David Uribe;Maria Osorno

  • Low-frequency microtremor anomalies at an oil and gas field in Voitsdorf, Austria

    Marc-André Lambert;Stefan M. Schmalholz;Erik H. Saenger;Brian Steiner

  • Numerical methods to determine effective elastic properties

    Erik H. Saenger

  • Comparison of finite difference and finite element methods for simulating two-dimensional scattering of elastic waves

    Marcel Frehner;Stefan M. Schmalholz;Erik H. Saenger;Holger Karl Steeb

  • An overview of laboratory apparatuses to measure seismic attenuation in reservoir rocks

    Shankar Subramaniyan;Beatriz Quintal;Nicola Tisato;Erik H. Saenger

  • Seismic effects of viscous Biot‐coupling: Finite difference simulations on micro‐scale

    E. H. Saenger;S. A. Shapiro;Y. Keehm

  • Pore fluid effects on S-wave attenuation caused by wave-induced fluid flow

    Beatriz Quintal;Holger Steeb;Marcel Frehner;Stefan M. Schmalholz

  • Laboratory‐based seismic attenuation in Fontainebleau sandstone: Evidence of squirt flow

    Shankar Subramaniyan;Beatriz Quintal;Claudio Madonna;Erik H. Saenger

  • Synchrotron-based X-ray Tomographic Microscopy for Rock Physics Investigations

    E.H. Saenger;C. Madonna;B. Quintal;M. Frehner

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge A. Shapiro
Serge A. Shapiro Freie Universität Berlin
Stefan M. Schmalholz
Stefan M. Schmalholz University of Lausanne
Boris Gurevich
Boris Gurevich Curtin University
Michael Kersten
Michael Kersten Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Yuri Y. Podladchikov
Yuri Y. Podladchikov University of Lausanne
Pejman Tahmasebi
Pejman Tahmasebi University of Wyoming
Domenico Liotta
Domenico Liotta University of Bari Aldo Moro
Günther Meschke
Günther Meschke Ruhr University Bochum
Andrea Brogi
Andrea Brogi University of Bari Aldo Moro
Giovanni Chiodini
Giovanni Chiodini National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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