What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Paleontology
- Ecology
J. Michael Moldowan mainly investigates Sterane, Source rock, Hopanoids, Mineralogy and Maturity.
His Sterane research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Geochemistry, Diagenesis, Petroleum and Organic matter.
His Source rock study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Paleontology.
In his research, Molecular spectroscopy, Cholestane, Optically active and Oil field is intimately related to Biodegradation, which falls under the overarching field of Hopanoids.
The concepts of his Mineralogy study are interwoven with issues in Sedimentary depositional environment and Biomarker.
His Maturity research integrates issues from Analytical chemistry and Isotopes of carbon.
His most cited work include:
- Applications of steranes, terpanes and monoaromatics to the maturation, migration and source of crude oils (950 citations)
- Relationship Between Petroleum Composition and Depositional Environment of Petroleum Source Rocks (889 citations)
- The effect of biodegradation on steranes and terpanes in crude oils (504 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
J. Michael Moldowan spends much of his time researching Source rock, Petroleum, Diamondoid, Geochemistry and Sterane.
His studies in Source rock integrate themes in fields like Sedimentary depositional environment, Facies, Maturity and Cretaceous.
His work in Petroleum covers topics such as Environmental chemistry which are related to areas like Petroleum exploration and Biomarker.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Oil shale and Biomarker.
His Sterane research is under the purview of Hopanoids.
His Hopanoids study also includes fields such as
- Biodegradation which intersects with area such as Cholestane,
- Stereochemistry which connect with Beta.
He most often published in these fields:
- Source rock (32.35%)
- Petroleum (27.45%)
- Diamondoid (21.57%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Geochemistry (19.61%)
- Diamondoid (21.57%)
- Source rock (32.35%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
J. Michael Moldowan focuses on Geochemistry, Diamondoid, Source rock, Petroleum and Oil shale.
His Geochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Biomarker and Cretaceous.
J. Michael Moldowan has researched Biomarker in several fields, including Mineralogy and Hydrocarbon mixtures.
He has included themes like Age related, Hydrocarbon and Maturity, Petroleum engineering in his Diamondoid study.
His Maturity study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Earth science, Sterane, Hopanoids, Degradation and Prospectivity mapping.
His Source rock research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Sedimentary depositional environment, Devonian, Facies and Lithology.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Source rock heterogeneity and migrated hydrocarbons in the Triassic Shublik Formation and their implication for unconventional resource evaluation in Arctic Alaska (14 citations)
- Unraveling Petroleum Degradation, Maturity, and Mixing and Addressing Impact on Petroleum Prospectivity: Insights from Frontier Exploration Regions in New Zealand (11 citations)
- Interpretation of source rock depositional environment and age from seep oil, east coast of New Zealand (8 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Paleontology
- Ecology
His primary scientific interests are in Source rock, Geochemistry, Facies, Diamondoid and Devonian.
His study looks at the intersection of Geochemistry and topics like Oil shale with Biomarker, Sedimentary depositional environment, Terrigenous sediment and Sedimentology.
His Diamondoid research includes themes of Hopanoids, Petroleum and Maturity.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sterane, Earth science, Prospectivity mapping and Degradation.
He has researched Maturity in several fields, including Organic matter, Arctic, Lithology and Anoxic waters.
J. Michael Moldowan studied Devonian and Organic geochemistry that intersect with Petroleum geology and Petrography.
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