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D-Index
41
Citations
5744
World Ranking
7068
National Ranking
39

Ole Torsæter publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ole Torsæter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 160 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Ole Torsæter D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ole Torsæter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ole Torsæter is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Mechanical Engineering. Additional fields of study include Analytical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work extensively covers several specific topics related to petroleum engineering and material sciences. Key topics of research include:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Ole Torsæter has multiple publications in well-known scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Nanomaterials
  • Natural Resources Research
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Processes
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology

Recent research papers include:

  • High Salinity and High Temperature Stable Colloidal Silica Nanoparticles with Wettability Alteration Ability for EOR Applications, 2021, Nanomaterials
  • Experimental Investigation of Polymer-Coated Silica Nanoparticles for EOR under Harsh Reservoir Conditions of High Temperature and Salinity, 2021, Nanomaterials
  • The Effect of Wettability and Flow Rate on Oil Displacement Using Polymer-Coated Silica Nanoparticles: A Microfluidic Study, 2020, Processes
  • Experimental Investigation of Stability of Silica Nanoparticles at Reservoir Conditions for Enhanced Oil-Recovery Applications, 2020, Nanomaterials
  • Application of Low-Salinity Waterflooding in Carbonate Cores: A Geochemical Modeling Study, 2020, Natural Resources Research

Collaborations have been frequent with several coauthors who contributed extensively alongside Ole Torsæter, including:

  • Alberto Bila
  • Hon Chung Lau
  • Ludger P. Stubbs
  • Salem Akarri
  • Shidong Li

Best Publications

  • A coreflood investigation of nanofluid enhanced oil recovery

    Luky Hendraningrat;Shidong Li;Ole Torsæter

  • Metal oxide-based nanoparticles: revealing their potential to enhance oil recovery in different wettability systems

    Luky Hendraningrat;Ole Torsæter

  • Wettability behaviour of CO2 at storage conditions

    Raheleh Farokhpoor;Bård J.A. Bjørkvik;Erik Lindeberg;Ole Torsæter

  • Improved Oil Recovery by Hydrophilic Silica Nanoparticles Suspension: 2 Phase Flow Experimental Studies

    Shidong Li;Luky Hendraningrat;Ole Torsæter

  • Effects of the Initial Rock Wettability on Silica-Based Nanofluid-Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes at Reservoir Temperatures

    Luky Hendraningrat;Ole Torsæter

  • Enhancing Oil Recovery of Low-Permeability Berea Sandstone through Optimised Nanofluids Concentration

    Luky Hendraningrat;Shidong Li;Ole Torsaeter

  • North Sea Oil and Gas Reservoirs - Iii

    Jan Ole Aasen;Eivind Berg;Antony T. Buller;Odd Hjelmeland

  • Microbial improved oil recovery—bacterial induced wettability and interfacial tension effects on oil production

    E. Kowalewski;I. Rueslåtten;K.H. Steen;G. Bødtker

  • A Coreflood Investigation of Nanofluid Enhanced Oil Recovery in Low-Medium Permeability Berea Sandstone

    Luky Hendraningrat;Shidong Li;Ole Torsæter

  • A Glass Micromodel Experimental Study of Hydrophilic Nanoparticles Retention for EOR Project

    Luky Hendraningrat;Li Shidong;_ Suwarno;Ole Torsaeter

  • The Effect of Crude-Oil Aging Time and Temperature on the Rate of Water Imbibition and Long-Term Recovery by Imbibition

    Xiam-min Zhou;Ole Torsaeter;Xina Xie;N.R. Morrow

  • Laboratory Investigation of Low Salinity Waterflooding as Secondary Recovery Process: Effect of Wettability

    Adeel Ashraf;Nanji Hadia;Ole Torsaeter;Medad Twimukye Tweheyo

  • Stochastic reconstruction of particulate media from two-dimensional images.

    M.S. Talukdar;O. Torsaeter;M.A. Ioannidis

  • Unlocking the Potential of Metal Oxides Nanoparticles to Enhance the Oil Recovery

    Luky Hendraningrat;Ole Torsaeter

  • Stochastic reconstruction, 3D characterization and network modeling of chalk

    M.S Talukdar;O Torsaeter;M.A Ioannidis;J.J Howard

  • An experimental study of the relationship between wettability and oil production characteristics

    M.T. Tweheyo;T. Holt;O. Torsæter

  • Influence of Crude Oil Components on Recovery by High and Low Salinity Waterflooding

    Nanji J. Hadia;Tone Hansen;Medad T. Tweheyo;Ole Torsæter

  • Experimental Study of Wettability Alteration during Nanofluid Enhanced Oil Recovery Process and Its Effect on Oil Recovery

    Shidong Li;Mindaugas Genys;Kun Wang;Ole Torsæter

  • Stochastic Reconstruction of Chalk from 2D Images

    M.S. Talukdar;O. Torsaeter;M.A. Ioannidis;J.J. Howard

  • Experimental Investigation of Polymer-Coated Silica Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery.

    Alberto Luis Bila;Jan Åge Stensen;Ole Torsæter

  • Laboratory investigation on effects of initial wettabilities on performance of low salinity waterflooding

    Nanji J. Hadia;Adeel Ashraf;Medad T. Tweheyo;Ole Torsæter

Frequent Co-Authors

Keliu Wu
Keliu Wu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Zhangxin Chen
Zhangxin Chen University of Calgary
Steven L. Bryant
Steven L. Bryant University of Calgary
Knut Jørgen Måløy
Knut Jørgen Måløy University of Oslo
Apostolos Kantzas
Apostolos Kantzas University of Calgary
Signe Kjelstrup
Signe Kjelstrup Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dick Bedeaux
Dick Bedeaux Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Alex Hansen
Alex Hansen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ian D. Gates
Ian D. Gates University of Calgary
Jianying He
Jianying He Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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