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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6468 5991 2293 2033 174 5747

Hui-Hai Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hui-Hai Liu between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hui-Hai Liu published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2016. 10 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2016. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hui-Hai Liu: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 5
2002 3
2003 11
2004 8
2005 4
2006 6
2007 1
2008 3
2009 4
2010 5
2011 11
2012 7
2013 9
2014 11
2015 14
2016 17
2017 10
2018 8
2019 15
2020 12
2021 15
2022 7
2023 15
2024 8
2025 9
2026 1
Total 227
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Hui-Hai Liu 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 Hui-Hai Liu 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, 168–177 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: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
168–177 490 174
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
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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Hui-Hai Liu 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 Hui-Hai Liu 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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
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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Overview

Hui-Hai Liu is affiliated with Saudi Aramco in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of engineering. Their work extensively covers several subfields including ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, environmental engineering, and nuclear and high energy physics.

Their main research topics focus on hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, drilling and well engineering, oil and gas production techniques, groundwater flow and contamination studies, and NMR spectroscopy and applications.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Incorporation of Physics into Machine Learning for Production Prediction from Unconventional Reservoirs: A Brief Review of the Gray-Box Approach (2021), SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
  • Transfer Learning with Recurrent Neural Networks for Long-Term Production Forecasting in Unconventional Reservoirs (2022), SPE Journal
  • Modeling gas relative permeability in shales and tight porous rocks (2020), Fuel
  • Scale-dependent permeability and formation factor in porous media: Applications of percolation theory (2021), Fuel
  • Matrix permeability measurement from fractured unconventional source-rock samples: Method and application (2020), Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hui-Hai Liu include Syamil Mohd Razak, Jodel Cornelio, Ravimadhav Vaidya, Behnam Jafarpour, and Feng Liang.

The scientist's research has been published predominantly in peer-reviewed venues such as SPE Journal, International Petroleum Technology Conference, Fuel, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, and Journal of Hydrology. Among these, the highest number of publications appear in SPE Journal and International Petroleum Technology Conference.

Best Publications

  • A New Coal-Permeability Model: Internal Swelling Stress and Fracture–Matrix Interaction

    Hui-Hai Liu;Jonny Rutqvist

  • On the relationship between stress and elastic strain for porous and fractured rock

    Hui-Hai Liu;Jonny Rutqvist;James G. Berryman

  • Fractional Brownian motion and fractional Gaussian noise in subsurface hydrology: A review, presentation of fundamental properties, and extensions

    F. J. Molz;H. H. Liu;J. Szulga

  • A triple-continuum approach for modeling flow and transport processes in fractured rock.

    Yu-Shu Wu;H.H. Liu;G.S. Bodvarsson

  • An active fracture model for unsaturated flow and transport in fractured rocks

    H. H. Liu;C. Doughty;G. S. Bodvarsson

  • Relationships between permeability, porosity and effective stress for low-permeability sedimentary rock

    Jiangtao Zheng;Jiangtao Zheng;Liange Zheng;Hui-Hai Liu;Yang Ju;Yang Ju

  • Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in the near field of a high-level radioactive waste repository in clay formations

    Chin-Fu Tsang;Chin-Fu Tsang;J. D. Barnichon;J. Birkholzer;X. L. Li

  • A water retention curve and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity model for deformable soils: consideration of the change in pore-size distribution

    R. Hu;Y.-F. Chen;H.-H. Liu;C.-B. Zhou

  • Modeling of Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes with Links to Geochemistry Associated with Bentonite-Backfilled Repository Tunnels in Clay Formations

    Jonny Rutqvist;Liange Zheng;Fei Chen;Hui-Hai Liu

  • On the impact of temperatures up to 200 °C in clay repositories with bentonite engineer barrier systems: A study with coupled thermal, hydrological, chemical, and mechanical modeling

    Liange Zheng;Jonny Rutqvist;Jens T. Birkholzer;Hui-Hai Liu

  • Field-Scale Effective Matrix Diffusion Coefficient for Fractured Rock: Results From Literature Survey

    Quanlin Zhou;Hui Hai Liu;Fred J. Molz;Yingqi Zhang

  • Multifractal analyses of hydraulic conductivity distributions

    H. H. Liu;F. J. Molz

  • A Corrected and Generalized Successive Random Additions Algorithm for Simulating Fractional Levy Motions

    Hui-Hai Liu;Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson;Silong Lu;Fred J. Molz

  • On the relationship between water-flux and hydraulic gradient for unsaturated and saturated clay

    Hui-Hai Liu;Jens Birkholzer

  • Normal-stress dependence of fracture hydraulic properties including two-phase flow properties

    Hui-Hai Liu;Ming-Yao Wei;Jonny Rutqvist

  • A theoretical derivation of the Hoek–Brown failure criterion for rock materials

    Jianping Zuo;Huihai Liu;Hongtao Li

  • Two-phase flow properties of a horizontal fracture: The effect of aperture distribution

    Zuyang Ye;Zuyang Ye;Hui-Hai Liu;Qinghui Jiang;Qinghui Jiang;Chuangbing Zhou;Chuangbing Zhou

  • Constitutive relations for unsaturated flow in a fracture network

    Hui-Hai Liu;Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson

  • Modeling flow and transport in unsaturated fractured rock: an evaluation of the continuum approach.

    Hui-Hai Liu;Charles B. Haukwa;C.Fredrik Ahlers;Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson

  • An active region model for capturing fractal flow patterns in unsaturated soils: model development.

    Hui-Hai Liu;R. Zhang;R. Zhang;Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson

  • A triple-continuum approach for modeling flow and transport processes in fractured rock

    Yu-Shu Wu;H.H. Liu;G.S Bodvarsson;K .E. Zellmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson
Gudmundur S. Bodvarsson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jens Birkholzer
Jens Birkholzer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Quanlin Zhou
Quanlin Zhou Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Fred J. Molz
Fred J. Molz Clemson University
Stefan Finsterle
Stefan Finsterle Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chuangbing Zhou
Chuangbing Zhou Nanchang University
Yu-Shu Wu
Yu-Shu Wu Colorado School of Mines
Yi-Feng Chen
Yi-Feng Chen Wuhan University
Eric Sonnenthal
Eric Sonnenthal Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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