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Jin Lai 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 Jin Lai sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 107 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jin Lai 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 Jin Lai sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jin Lai is affiliated with the China University of Petroleum in Beijing, China, focusing their research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Geophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Ocean Engineering.

Their research topics broadly cover hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, with significant contributions to hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, NMR spectroscopy and applications, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geological studies and exploration, and coal properties and utilization.

Jin Lai's publication record includes papers in a variety of specialized venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Petroleum Science
  • Surveys in Geophysics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Some of Jin Lai's notable recent papers are:

  • "Geophysical Well-Log Evaluation in the Era of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources: A Review on Current Status and Prospects," 2022, Surveys in Geophysics
  • "Application of geophysical well logs in solving geologic issues: Past, present and future prospect," 2024, Geoscience Frontiers
  • "Geological-petrophysical insights in the deep Cambrian dolostone reservoirs in Tarim Basin, China," 2021, AAPG Bulletin
  • "Bedding parallel fractures in fine-grained sedimentary rocks: Recognition, formation mechanisms, and prediction using well log," 2021, Petroleum Science

Jin Lai often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include Guiwen Wang, Xiaojiao Pang, Fei Zhao, Yidi Zhao, and Song Wang.

Best Publications

  • A review on pore structure characterization in tight sandstones

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Ziyuan Wang;Jing Chen

  • Fractal analysis of tight gas sandstones using high-pressure mercury intrusion techniques

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang

  • Review of diagenetic facies in tight sandstones: Diagenesis, diagenetic minerals, and prediction via well logs

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Song Wang;Juntao Cao

  • Impact of diagenesis on the reservoir quality of tight oil sandstones: The case of Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation Chang 7 oil layers in Ordos Basin, China

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Ye Ran;Zhenglong Zhou

  • Insight into the Pore Structure of Tight Sandstones Using NMR and HPMI Measurements

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Zhuoying Fan;Jing Chen

  • Deep burial diagenesis and reservoir quality evolution of high-temperature, high-pressure sandstones: Examples from Lower Cretaceous Bashijiqike Formation in Keshen area, Kuqa depression, Tarim basin of China

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Yu Chai;Yi Xin

  • Investigation of pore structure and petrophysical property in tight sandstones

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Juntao Cao;Chengwen Xiao

  • A review on the applications of image logs in structural analysis and sedimentary characterization

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Song Wang;Juntao Cao

  • Fracture detection in oil-based drilling mud using a combination of borehole image and sonic logs

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Zhuoying Fan;Ziyuan Wang

  • Fractal analysis of tight shaly sandstones using nuclear magnetic resonance measurements

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Zhuoying Fan;Zhenglong Zhou

  • Predictive distribution of high-quality reservoirs of tight gas sandstones by linking diagenesis to depositional facies: Evidence from Xu-2 sandstones in the Penglai area of the central Sichuan basin, China

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Ye Ran;Zhenglong Zhou

  • Depositional and Diagenetic Controls on Pore Structure of Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs: Evidence from Lower Cretaceous Bashijiqike Formation in Kelasu Thrust Belts, Kuqa Depression in Tarim Basin of West China

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Yu Chai;Ye Ran

  • The heterogeneity of pore structure in lacustrine shales: Insights from multifractal analysis using N2 adsorption and mercury intrusion

    Ming Guan;Xiaoping Liu;Zhijun Jin;Jin Lai

  • Geophysical Well-Log Evaluation in the Era of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources: A Review on Current Status and Prospects

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  • Brittleness index estimation in a tight shaly sandstone reservoir using well logs

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Longxing Huang;Weiling Li

  • Prediction of diagenetic facies using well logs – A case study from the upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, China

    Yufeng Cui;Yufeng Cui;Guiwen Wang;Stuart J. Jones;Zhenglong Zhou

  • Comparison of fractal models using NMR and CT analysis in low permeability sandstones

    Kaixun Zhang;Jin Lai;Guoping Bai;Xiaojiao Pang

  • Application of geophysical well logs in solving geologic issues: Past, present and future prospect

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  • Pore structure and fractal characteristics of Ordovician Majiagou carbonate reservoirs in Ordos Basin, China

    Jin Lai;Song Wang;Guiwen Wang;Yujiang Shi

  • Insights in the pore structure, fluid mobility and oiliness in oil shales of Paleogene Funing Formation in Subei Basin, China

    Xiaoping Liu;Jin Lai;Xuechun Fan;Honglin Shu

  • Sedimentary characterization of a braided delta using well logs: The Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation in Central Sichuan Basin, China

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Zhuoying Fan;Jing Chen

  • Three-dimensional quantitative fracture analysis of tight gas sandstones using industrial computed tomography.

    Jin Lai;Guiwen Wang;Zhuoying Fan;Jing Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhijun Jin
Zhijun Jin Sinopec (China)

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