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Graham Yielding 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 Graham Yielding sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 103 publications — 13th percentile

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

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

Graham Yielding 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 Graham Yielding sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Graham Yielding is affiliated with Badley Geoscience Ltd in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of engineering, earth and planetary sciences, and environmental science, with a significant emphasis on geophysics, mechanics of materials, and mechanical and ocean engineering.

Their work covers a number of specialized topics including:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Drilling and well engineering
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics

Yielding has published research in several venues, with Petroleum Geoscience being the most frequent publication outlet. Other notable publication venues include the Journal of Structural Geology, AAPG Bulletin, and Ground Water.

Recent papers by Yielding include:

  • "Fault seal modelling - the influence of fluid properties on fault sealing capacity in hydrocarbon and CO 2 systems," 2020, Petroleum Geoscience
  • "Along-strike permeability variation in carbonate-hosted fault zones," 2020, Journal of Structural Geology
  • "Key controls on the hydraulic properties of fault rocks in carbonates," 2020, Petroleum Geoscience
  • "An empirical approach to estimating hydrocarbon column heights for improved predrill volume prediction in hydrocarbon exploration," 2021, AAPG Bulletin
  • "Fault and top seals thematic collection: a perspective," 2021, Petroleum Geoscience

Their frequent co-authors include I. Kaminskaite, Q.J. Fisher, Rūta Karolytė, Gareth Johnson, and Stuart Gilfillan. These collaborations indicate ongoing research activities in fault behavior, hydrocarbon systems, and reservoir properties.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative Fault Seal Prediction

    G. Yielding;B. Freeman;D. T. Needham

  • Recent advances in the understanding of fault zone internal structure: a review

    Christopher A. J. Wibberley;Graham Yielding;Giulio Di Toro;Giulio Di Toro

  • Fault transmissibility multipliers for flow simulation models

    T. Manzocchi;J. J. Walsh;P. Nell;G. Yielding

  • The importance of small-scale faulting in regional extension

    John Walsh;Juan Watterson;Graham Yielding

  • Shale Gouge Ratio — calibration by geohistory

    Graham Yielding

  • Using calibrated shale gouge ratio to estimate hydrocarbon column heights

    Peter Bretan;Graham Yielding;Helen Jones

  • Relations between surface deformation, fault geometry, seismicity, and rupture characteristics during the El Asnam (Algeria) earthquake of 10 October 1980

    G. Yielding;J.A. Jackson;G.C.P. King;H. Sinvhal

  • Sampling of fault populations using sub-surface data: a review

    Graham Yielding;Tim Needham;Helen Jones

  • The prediction of small-scale faulting in reservoirs

    G. Yielding;J. Walsh;J. Watterson

  • 2D flexural backstripping of extensional basins; the need for a sideways glance

    Alan M. Roberts;Nick J. Kusznir;Graham Yielding;Peter Styles

  • Fault seal calibration: a brief review

    G. Yielding;P. Bretan;B. Freeman

  • Quantitative fault seal prediction : a case study from Oseberg Syd

    T. Fristad;A. Groth;G. Yielding;B. Freeman

  • Quantitative analysis of Triassic extension in the northern Viking Graben

    A. M. Roberts;G. Yielding;N. J. Kusznir;I. M. Walker

  • Mesozoic extension in the North Sea: constraints from flexural backstripping, forward modelling and fault populations

    A. M. Roberts;G. Yielding;N. J. Kusznir;I. Walker

  • The Geometry of Normal Faults

    Alan Roberts;Graham Yielding;Brett Freeman

  • The evolution of a thrust fault system: processes of rupture initiation, propagation and termination in the 1980 El Asnam (Algeria) earthquake

    Geoffrey King;Graham Yielding

  • Sensitivity of the impact of geological uncertainty on production from faulted and unfaulted shallow-marine oil reservoirs: objectives and methods

    Tom Manzocchi;Jonathan N. Carter;Arne Skorstad;B. Fjellvoll

  • The structural evolution of the Brent Province

    Graham Yielding;Michael E. Badley;Alan M. Roberts

  • Deformation around basin-margin faults in the North Sea/mid-Norway rift

    Alan M. Roberts;Graham Yielding

  • Active tectonics of the Algerian Atlas Mountains‐evidence from aftershocks of the 1980 El Asnam earthquake

    G. Yielding;M. Ouyed;G. C. P. King;D. Hatzfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Kusznir
Nick Kusznir University of Liverpool
Quentin J. Fisher
Quentin J. Fisher University of Leeds
John J. Walsh
John J. Walsh University College Dublin
Geoffrey King
Geoffrey King Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Juan Watterson
Juan Watterson University of Liverpool
James Jackson
James Jackson University of Cambridge
Richard J. Davies
Richard J. Davies Newcastle University
Denis Hatzfeld
Denis Hatzfeld Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David N. Dewhurst
David N. Dewhurst Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Giulio Di Toro
Giulio Di Toro University of Padua

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