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D-Index
61
Citations
14376
World Ranking
2030
National Ranking
648

Franklin M. Orr 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 Franklin M. Orr sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 164 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Franklin M. Orr 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 Franklin M. Orr sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to understanding of complex multicomponent flows in porous media and its applications to the design of enhanced oil recovery processes; and for superb academic leadership.

Overview

Franklin M. Orr is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily within engineering and environmental science. The main subfields in which they contribute include environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, ocean engineering, and global and planetary change.

The focus of their work largely revolves around topics such as carbon dioxide capture technologies, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, enhanced oil recovery techniques, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, climate change policy and economics, and surface modification including superhydrophobicity.

Among their recent publications are several papers with varying themes related to porous media and fluid flows:

  • Measurement and Modeling of Minimum Miscibility Pressure: A State-of-the-Art Review, 2021, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
  • Measurement of Minimum Miscibility Pressure: A State of the Art Review, 2020, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • Long-Term Redistribution of Residual Gas Due to Non-convective Transport in the Aqueous Phase, 2021, Transport in Porous Media
  • Opportunities for large-scale CO2 disposal in coastal marine volcanic basins based on the geology of northeast Hawaii, 2021, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
  • Research Needs in Porous Media for the Energy Transition, 2024, InterPore Journal

The venues in which Franklin M. Orr has published frequently include:

  • SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
  • SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • Transport in Porous Media
  • International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
  • InterPore Journal

Collaborations have been a notable part of their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sally M. Benson
  • Joshua Neutel
  • Andrew Berson
  • Sarah D. Saltzer
  • Adam R. Brandt

Franklin M. Orr's work has been recognized by membership in the National Academy of Engineering awarded in 2000. This honor was given for contributions to understanding complex multicomponent flows in porous media and its applications to enhanced oil recovery processes, as well as for academic leadership.

Best Publications

  • Impact of relative permeability hysteresis on geological CO2 storage

    R. Juanes;E. J. Spiteri;F. M. Orr;M. J. Blunt

  • Onset of convection in a gravitationally unstable diffusive boundary layer in porous media

    A. Riaz;M. Hesse;H. A. Tchelepi;F. M. Orr

  • Pendular rings between solids: meniscus properties and capillary force

    F. M. Orr;L. E. Scriven;A. P. Rivas

  • Carbon dioxide in enhanced oil recovery

    Martin Blunt;F.John Fayers;Franklin M. Orr

  • Theory of Gas Injection Processes

    Franklin M. Orr

  • Onshore geologic storage of CO2.

    Franklin M. Orr

  • Gravity currents with residual trapping

    Marc Andre Hesse;F. M. Orr;H. A. Tchelepi

  • Low IFT drainage and imbibition

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

  • Storage of CO2 in saline aquifers: Effects of gravity, viscous, and capillary forces on amount and timing of trapping

    S. Taku Ide;Kristian Jessen;Franklin M. Orr

  • Use of Carbon Dioxide in Enhanced Oil Recovery

    F. M. Orr;J. J. Taber

  • Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage

    Sally M. Benson;Franklin M. Orr

  • A New Model of Trapping and Relative Permeability Hysteresis for All Wettability Characteristics

    Elizabeth J. Spiteri;Ruben Juanes;Martin J. Blunt;Franklin M. Orr

  • Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Geologic Formations

    Franklin M. Orr

  • Increasing CO2 storage in oil recovery

    Kristian Jessen;Anthony R. Kovscek;Franklin M. Orr

  • Diffusion of CO2 at Reservoir Conditions: Models and Measurements

    A.T. Grogan;V.W. Pinczewski;Gregory J. Ruskauff;F.M. Orr

  • Static drop on an inclined plate: Analysis by the finite element method

    R.A Brown;F.M Orr;L.E Scriven

  • Analytical Theory of Combined Condensing/Vaporizing Gas Drives

    R.T. Johns;B. Dindoruk;F.M. Orr

  • Simulating Flow in Heterogeneous Systems Using Streamtubes and Streamlines

    M.R. Thiele;R.P. Batycky;M.J. Blunt;F.M. Orr

  • Analytical calculation of minimum miscibility pressure

    Yun Wang;Franklin M. Orr

  • Phase Behavior of CO2 and Crude Oil in Low-Temperature Reservoirs

    F.M. Orr;A.D. Yu;C.L. Lien

  • Viscous Fingering in Heterogeneous Porous Media

    U.G. Araktingi;F.M. Orr Jr

  • The Effect of Phase Behavior on CO2-Flood Displacement Efficiency

    J.W. Gardner;F.M. Orr;P.D. Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell T. Johns
Russell T. Johns Pennsylvania State University
Hamdi A. Tchelepi
Hamdi A. Tchelepi Stanford University
Martin J. Blunt
Martin J. Blunt Imperial College London
L. E. Scriven
L. E. Scriven University of Minnesota
Sally M. Benson
Sally M. Benson Stanford University
Peter G. Brewer
Peter G. Brewer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Gernot E. Friederich
Gernot E. Friederich Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Keith A. Kvenvolden
Keith A. Kvenvolden United States Geological Survey
Daniel L. Orange
Daniel L. Orange University of California, Santa Cruz

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