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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 71 952 898 327 294 323 22094
Earth Science 71 902 801 429 371 313 22047

George J. Moridis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George J. Moridis between 1987 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George J. Moridis published across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2008. 15 of the 370 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2008. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 10 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 14 publications 2026: 1 publication
1987 2026

370 publications in total across all disciplines

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George J. Moridis: publications per year, 1987 to 2026
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 5
1992 2
1993 0
1994 6
1995 6
1996 9
1997 1
1998 10
1999 6
2000 3
2001 4
2002 3
2003 7
2004 7
2005 7
2006 15
2007 14
2008 21
2009 14
2010 19
2011 20
2012 16
2013 13
2014 16
2015 7
2016 7
2017 8
2018 14
2019 16
2020 16
2021 18
2022 16
2023 18
2024 10
2025 14
2026 1
Total 370
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George J. Moridis publications per year - data summary

  • George J. Moridis, a Earth Science scholar from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has 370 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1987 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1997 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1990 and 1993).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.3 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 59 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-2000: 49 publications (3.5 per year); 2001-2014: 176 publications (12.6 per year); 2015-2026: 145 publications (12.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

George J. Moridis 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 George J. Moridis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 308–317 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 313 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107 313
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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George J. Moridis publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • George J. Moridis, a Earth Science scholar from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, records 313 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than George J. Moridis, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and George J. Moridis ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

George J. Moridis 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 George J. Moridis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53 71
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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George J. Moridis D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • George J. Moridis, a Earth Science scholar from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, records 71 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than George J. Moridis, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and George J. Moridis ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

George J. Moridis is affiliated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily within engineering and environmental science, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, mechanics of materials, environmental chemistry, and geophysics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, reflecting a diverse range of interests and expertise. These topics include:

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

George J. Moridis has published extensively in several peer-reviewed venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • SPE Journal
  • Energy & Fuels
  • SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference
  • Transport in Porous Media
  • SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

Their recent papers include the following works:

  • "An international code comparison study on coupled thermal, hydrologic and geomechanical processes of natural gas hydrate-bearing sediments" (2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • "Compositional reservoir simulation of underground hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs" (2023, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy)
  • "Rock Deformation and Strain-Rate Characterization during Hydraulic Fracturing Treatments: Insights for Interpretation of Low-Frequency Distributed Acoustic-Sensing Signals" (2020, SPE Journal)
  • "Hydraulic-Fracture-Width Inversion Using Low-Frequency Distributed-Acoustic-Sensing Strain Data-Part I: Algorithm and Sensitivity Analysis" (2020, SPE Journal)
  • "Coupled Flow/Geomechanics Modeling of Interfracture Water Injection To Enhance Oil Recovery in Tight Reservoirs" (2020, SPE Journal)

Collaborations are also a notable aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including T. A. Blasingame, Kan Wu, Yongzan Liu, Matthew T. Reagan, and Ge Jin. These partnerships have contributed to advancing research in related fields over numerous publications.

Best Publications

  • TOUGH2 User's Guide Version 2

    K. Pruess;C.M. Oldenburg;G.J. Moridis

  • Numerical Studies of Gas Production From Methane Hydrates

    G.J. Moridis

  • Depressurization-Induced Gas Production From Class-1 Hydrate Deposits

    George J. Moridis;Michael Brendon Kowalsky;Karsten Pruess

  • Toward Production From Gas Hydrates: Assessment of Resources, Technology and Potential

    George J. Moridis;Timothy Scott Collett;Ray Boswell;Masanori Kurihara

  • Strategies for gas production from oceanic Class 3 hydrate accumulations

    George J. Moridis;Matthew T. Reagan

  • TOUGH+HYDRATE v1.2 User's Manual: A Code for the Simulation of System Behavior in Hydrate-Bearing Geologic Media

    G.J. Moridis

  • TOUGH+Hydrate v1.0 User's Manual: A Code for the Simulation of System Behavior in Hydrate-Bearing Geologic Media

    George Moridis;George J. Moridis;Michael B. Kowalsky;Karsten Pruess

  • Toward Production From Gas Hydrates: Current Status, Assessment of Resources, and Simulation-Based Evaluation of Technology and Potential

    George J. Moridis;Timothy S. Collett;Ray Boswell;Masanori Kurihara

  • Numerical Studies on the Geomechanical Stability of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments

    Jonny Rutqvist;George J. Moridis

  • Challenges, Uncertainties, and Issues Facing Gas Production From Gas-Hydrate Deposits

    George Moridis;Timothy S. Collett;Mehran Pooladi-Darvish;Steven H. Hancock

  • A NUMERICAL STUDY OF MICROSCALE FLOW BEHAVIOR IN TIGHT GAS AND SHALE GAS RESERVOIR SYSTEMS

    C. M. Freeman;G. J. Moridis;T. A. Blasingame

  • Methane hydrate formation and dissociation in a partially saturated core-scale sand sample

    Timothy J. Kneafsey;Liviu Tomutsa;George J. Moridis;Yongkoo Seol

  • Numerical studies of gas production from several CH4 hydrate zones at the Mallik site, Mackenzie Delta, Canada

    George J. Moridis;Timothy S. Collett;Scott R. Dallimore;Tohru Satoh

  • Gas production potential of disperse low-saturation hydrate accumulations in oceanic sediments

    George J. Moridis;E. Dendy Sloan

  • Modeling of fault reactivation and induced seismicity during hydraulic fracturing of shale-gas reservoirs,

    Jonny Rutqvist;Antonio P. Rinaldi;Frédéric Cappa;George J. Moridis

  • Evaluation of Gas Production Potential from Marine Gas Hydrate Deposits in Shenhu Area of South China Sea

    Gang Li;George J. Moridis;Keni Zhang;Xiao-Sen Li

  • Geomechanical response of permafrost-associated hydrate deposits to depressurization-induced gas production

    J. Rutqvist;G.J. Moridis;T. Grover;T. Collett

  • A numerical study of performance for tight gas and shale gas reservoir systems

    C.M. Freeman;G. Moridis;D. Ilk;T.A. Blasingame

  • Comparison of kinetic and equilibrium reaction models in simulating gas hydrate behavior in porous media

    Michael B. Kowalsky;George J. Moridis

  • Regional long-term production modeling from a single well test, Mount Elbert gas hydrate stratigraphic test well, Alaska North Slope

    Brian J. Anderson;Brian J. Anderson;Masanori Kurihara;Mark D. White;George J. Moridis

  • Gas production from a cold, stratigraphically-bounded gas hydrate deposit at the Mount Elbert Gas Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well, Alaska North Slope: Implications of uncertainties

    G. J. Moridis;S. Silpngarmlert;M. T. Reagan;Timothy S. Collett

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Alwin Blasingame
Thomas Alwin Blasingame Texas A&M University
Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Timothy S. Collett
Timothy S. Collett United States Geological Survey
Karsten Pruess
Karsten Pruess Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yongkoo Seol
Yongkoo Seol National Energy Technology Laboratory
Ray Boswell
Ray Boswell United States Department of Energy
Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Curtis M. Oldenburg
Curtis M. Oldenburg Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Barry Freifeld
Barry Freifeld Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yu-Shu Wu
Yu-Shu Wu Colorado School of Mines

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