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49
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3698
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Maowen Li 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 Maowen Li sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 137 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Maowen Li 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 Maowen Li sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Maowen Li is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada in Canada, focusing on research within the field of Engineering. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Geology, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanical Engineering, and Analytical Chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Frequent publication venues for Maowen Li comprise:

  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Petroleum Exploration and Development
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology

Key recent papers authored by or involving Maowen Li include:

  • "Movable oil content evaluation of lacustrine organic-rich shales: Methods and a novel quantitative evaluation model," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Oil content and resource quality evaluation methods for lacustrine shale: A review and a novel three-dimensional quality evaluation model," 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Novel method for determining the oil moveable threshold and an innovative model for evaluating the oil content in shales," 2021, Energy
  • "Exploration potential of different lithofacies of deep marine shale gas systems: Insight into organic matter accumulation and pore formation mechanisms," 2022, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • "The dead line for oil and gas and implication for fossil resource prediction," 2020, Earth system science data

Collaborative work has frequently involved co-authors such as:

  • Xiongqi Pang
  • Enze Wang
  • Tonglou Guo
  • Tao Hu
  • Shu Jiang

Overall, Maowen Li's contributions integrate multidisciplinary approaches to address challenges in hydrocarbon resource evaluation, reservoir analysis, and geologic mapping, supported by frequent collaborations and publications in recognized scientific journals.

Best Publications

  • Petroleum geology of the Puguang sour gas field in the Sichuan Basin, SW China

    Yongsheng Ma;Shuichang Zhang;Tonglou Guo;Guangyou Zhu

  • Fractionation of pyrrolic nitrogen compounds in petroleum during migration: derivation of migration-related geochemical parameters

    Maowen Li;S. R. Larter;D. Stoddart;M. Bjorøy

  • Liquid chromatographic separation schemes for pyrrole and pyridine nitrogen aromatic heterocycle fractions from crude oils suitable for rapid characterization of geochemical samples

    Maowen. Li;Stephen R. Larter;Daniel. Stoddart;Malvin. Bjoroey

  • Movable oil content evaluation of lacustrine organic-rich shales: Methods and a novel quantitative evaluation model

    Tao Hu;Xiongqi Pang;Fujie Jiang;Qifeng Wang

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay Basin: Part 3. Estimating hydrocarbon expulsion from the Shahejie formation

    Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Maowen Li;Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Characterization of micro-nano pore networks in shale oil reservoirs of Paleogene Shahejie Formation in Dongying Sag of Bohai Bay Basin, East China

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  • Effect of maturity and petroleum expulsion on pyrrolic nitrogen compound yields and distributions in Duvernay Formation petroleum source rocks in central Alberta, Canada

    Maowen Li;Huanxin Yao;L.D. Stasiuk;M.G. Fowler

  • Adsorption of mudstone source rock for shale oil – Experiments, model and a case study

    Zheng Li;Zheng Li;Yan-Rong Zou;Xing-You Xu;Jia-Nan Sun

  • Biomarkers or not biomarkers? A new hypothesis for the origin of pristane involving derivation from methyltrimethyltridecylchromans (MTTCs) formed during diagenesis from chlorophyll and alkylphenols

    Maowen Li;Steve R. Larter;Paul Taylor;D.Martin Jones

  • Hydrogen isotopic compositions of individual alkanes as a new approach to petroleum correlation: case studies from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

    Maowen Li;Yongsong Huang;Mark Obermajer;Chunqing Jiang

  • Shale oil resource potential and oil mobility characteristics of the Eocene-Oligocene Shahejie Formation, Jiyang Super-Depression, Bohai Bay Basin of China

    Maowen Li;Zhuoheng Chen;Xiaoxiao Ma;Xiaoxiao Ma;Tingting Cao

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay basin: Part 1: source rock characterization

    Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Marine transgressional events in the gigantic freshwater lake Songliao: paleontological and geochemical evidence

    Dujie Hou;Maowen Li;Qinghua Huang

  • Bakken/Madison petroleum systems in the Canadian Williston Basin. Part 2: molecular markers diagnostic of Bakken and Lodgepole source rocks

    Chunqing Jiang;Maowen Li;Kirk G Osadetz;Lloyd R Snowdon

  • Molecular fossils and oil-source rock correlations in Tarim Basin, NW China

    Shuichang Zhang;Digang Liang;Maowen Li;Zhongyao Xiao

  • Geochemical characterisation of Middle Devonian oils in NW Alberta, Canada: possible source and maturity effect on pyrrolic nitrogen compounds

    Maowen Li;M.G. Fowler;M. Obermajer;L.D. Stasiuk

  • The abnormal distribution of the molecular fossils in the pre-Cambrian and Cambrian: its biological significance

    Shuichang Zhang;J. Michael Moldowan;Maowen Li;Lizeng Bian

  • Geochemical characteristics of the Zhaolanzhuang sour gas accumulation and thermochemical sulfate reduction in the Jixian Sag of Bohai Bay Basin

    Shuichang Zhang;Shuichang Zhang;Guangyu Zhu;Guangyu Zhu;Yingbo Liang;Yingbo Liang;Jinxin Dai

  • Reservoir characteristics and their effects on hydrocarbon accumulation in lacustrine turbidites in the Jiyang Super-depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China

    Dongxia Chen;Dongxia Chen;Xiongqi Pang;Zhenxue Jiang;Jianhui Zeng

  • Geochemical constraints on models for secondary petroleum migration along the Upper Devonian Rimbey-Meadowbrook reef trend in central Alberta, Canada

    Maowen Li;Huanxin Yao;M.G. Fowler;L.D. Stasiuk

  • Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the Niuzhuang South Slope of Bohai Bay Basin. Part 2: evidence for significant contribution of mature source rocks to immature oils in the Bamianhe field

    Xiongqi Pang;Maowen Li;Maowen Li;Sumei Li;Sumei Li;Zhijun Jin

  • Fault-fracture mesh petroleum plays in the Jiyang Superdepression of the Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China

    Shanwen Zhang;Yongshi Wang;Dishi Shi;Huaimin Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuichang Zhang
Shuichang Zhang China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Lloyd R. Snowdon
Lloyd R. Snowdon University of Calgary
Xiongqi Pang
Xiongqi Pang China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Martin G. Fowler
Martin G. Fowler Applied Petroleum Technology (Norway)
Steve Larter
Steve Larter University of Calgary
Zhuoheng Chen
Zhuoheng Chen Geological Survey of Canada
Guangyou Zhu
Guangyou Zhu China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Zhenxue Jiang
Zhenxue Jiang China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Jinxing Dai
Jinxing Dai China National Petroleum Corporation (China)

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