2026 Keith A. Kvenvolden: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	66	1283	1138	573	493	267	19678

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Research.com Recognitions

1993 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Keith A. Kvenvolden is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research largely focuses on engineering, with particular emphasis on ocean engineering and mechanical engineering.

The scientist has concentrated extensively on topics related to drilling, well engineering, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, as well as oil and gas production techniques.

Their recent published papers include:

ODP Leg 141, Hole 860B - Well Logging Data (2020), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
ODP Leg 141, Hole 860B - Well Logging Data (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
DSDP Leg 84, Hole 570 - Well Logging Data (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
ODP Leg 112, Hole 679E - Well Logging Data (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
ODP Leg 141, Hole 863B - Well Logging Data (2020), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent co-authors associated with Keith A. Kvenvolden include:

Jacques Bourgois
Thomas J. McDonald
Rolvon Huene
Jean Aubouin
Robert J. Arnott

They have published regularly in the following venues:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Keith A. Kvenvolden has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1981 and as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1993.

Best Publications

Gas hydrates—geological perspective and global change

Keith A. Kvenvolden

2026
Citations
Methane hydrate — A major reservoir of carbon in the shallow geosphere?

Keith A. Kvenvolden

1513
Citations
Evidence for extraterrestrial amino-acids and hydrocarbons in the Murchison meteorite.

Keith Kvenvolden;James Lawless;Katherine Pering;Etta Peterson

1096
Citations
Potential effects of gas hydrate on human welfare.

Keith A. Kvenvolden

745
Citations
A review of the geochemistry of methane in natural gas hydrate

Keith A. Kvenvolden

575
Citations
Natural seepage of crude oil into the marine environment

K. A. Kvenvolden;C. K. Cooper

525
Citations
The Global Occurrence of Natural Gas Hydrate

Keith A. Kvenvolden;Thomas D. Lorenson

492
Citations
A primer on the geological occurrence of gas hydrate

K. A. Kvenvolden

443
Citations
Methane and other Hydrocarbon Gases in Marine Sediment

George E. Claypool;Keith A. Kvenvolden

405
Citations
Methane hydrates and global climate

Keith A. Kvenvolden

404
Citations
Gaia's breath—global methane exhalations

Keith A. Kvenvolden;Bruce W. Rogers

401
Citations
Organic geochemistry applied to environmental assessments of Prince William Sound, Alaska, after the Exxon Valdez oil spill—a review

A.E. Bence;Keith A. Kvenvolden;M.C. Kennicutt

366
Citations
Worldwide distribution of subaquatic gas hydrates

K. A. Kvenvolden;G. D. Ginsburg;V. A. Soloviev

334
Citations
Book reviewPetroleum geochemistry and geology: By John M. Hunt. 2nd Edition. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York. 1995. 743 pp. ISBN 0-7167-2441-3. Hardback. Price $59.95

Keith A. Kvenvolden

328
Citations
Abstracts of Contributed Papers

R. C. Henry;J. E. Hesser;W. McClintock;J. Audouze

261
Citations
Ubiquitous tar balls with a california-source signature on the shorelines of prince william sound, alaska.

Keith A. Kvenvolden;Frances D. Hostettler;Paul R. Carlson;John B. Rapp

198
Citations
Hydrates of natural gas; a review of their geologic occurrence

Keith A. Kvenvolden;Mark A. McMenamin

197
Citations
Methane hydrate in the global organic carbon cycle

Keith A. Kvenvolden

177
Citations
32. GAS HYDRATES OF THE PERUVIAN OUTER CONTINENTAL MARGIN1

Keith A. Kvenvolden;Miriam Kastner

177
Citations
Gas Hydrate Formation in the Deep Sea: In Situ Experiments with Controlled Release of Methane, Natural Gas, and Carbon Dioxide

Peter G. Brewer;Franklin M. Orr;Gernot Friederich;Keith A. Kvenvolden

152
Citations
Organic Geochemistry—Principles and applications: Edited by Michael H. Engel and Stephen A. Macko. Plenum Press, New York. 1993. 961 pp. ISBN 0-306-44378-3. U.S. $79.50

Keith A. Kvenvolden

26
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. McDonald Texas A&M University

Robert J. Rosenbauer United States Geological Survey

James M. Brooks Texas A&M University

Miriam Kastner University of California, San Diego

Jonathan B. Martin University of Florida

Michael E. Field United States Geological Survey

Daniel L. Orange University of California, Santa Cruz

Mahlon C. Kennicutt Texas A&M University

Peter G. Brewer Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Timothy S. Collett United States Geological Survey

External Links

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