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Pacelli L.J. Zitha 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 Pacelli L.J. Zitha sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 206 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Pacelli L.J. Zitha 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 Pacelli L.J. Zitha sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Pacelli L.J. Zitha is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with specific contributions in ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, environmental engineering, and materials chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the field of enhanced oil recovery techniques. Other major topics of their work include hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, drilling and well engineering, and groundwater flow and contamination studies.

Frequent coauthors in their collaborative research include Mohsen Mirzaie Yegane, Hamad AlKharraa, Karl-Heinz Wolf, Abdulrahman A. AlQuraishi, and Mohamed Mahmoud.

Zitha's frequent publication venues consist of Transport in Porous Media, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Energies, and Geoenergy Science and Engineering.

  • Study of surface complexation modeling on a novel hybrid enhanced oil recovery (EOR) method; smart-water assisted foam-flooding, 2020, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Rheological response of a modified polyacrylamide-silica nanoparticles hybrid at high salinity and temperature, 2020, Soft Matter
  • Mechanistic Modeling of Water-Alternating-Gas Injection and Foam-Assisted Chemical Flooding for Enhanced Oil Recovery, 2020, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • Fundamentals and Recent Progress in the Flow of Water-Soluble Polymers in Porous Media for Enhanced Oil Recovery, 2022, Energies
  • Effect of electrostatic interaction on the retention and remobilization of colloidal particles in porous media, 2021, Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Best Publications

  • Foam stability in the presence of oil: Effect of surfactant concentration and oil type

    M. Simjoo;T. Rezaei;A. Andrianov;P.L.J. Zitha

  • Immiscible Foam for Enhancing Oil Recovery: Bulk and Porous Media Experiments

    Alexey Andrianov;Rouhollah Farajzadeh;Mahmood Mahmoodi Nick;Mohand Talanana

  • Investigation of Immiscible and Miscible Foam for Enhancing Oil Recovery

    R. Farajzadeh;A. Andrianov;P. L. J. Zitha

  • Foam assisted CO2-EOR: A review of concept, challenges, and future prospects

    Seyedeh Hosna Talebian;Rahim Masoudi;Isa Mohd. Tan;Pacelli Lidio Jose Zitha

  • Comparative Study of CO2 and N2 Foams in Porous Media at Low and High Pressure−Temperatures

    Rouhi Farajzadeh;Alexey Andrianov;Hans Bruining;Pacelli L. J. Zitha

  • Bentheimer sandstone revisited for experimental purposes

    Anna E. Peksa;Karl-Heinz A.A. Wolf;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

  • Investigation of a High Temperature Organic Water Shutoff Gel: Reaction Mechanisms

    Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Joop Peters;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

  • Numerical simulation of density-driven natural convection in porous media with application for CO2 injection projects

    Rouhollah Farajzadeh;Hamidreza Salimi;Pacelli L.J. Zitha;Hans Bruining

  • Enhanced Mass Transfer of CO2 into Water: Experiment and Modeling

    R. Farajzadeh;P. L. J. Zitha;J. Bruining

  • Gelation Kinetics and Performance Evaluation of an Organically Crosslinked Gel at High Temperature and Pressure

    Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

  • A Study of Polyacrylamide-Based Gels Crosslinked With Polyethyleneimine

    Ghaithan A. Al-Muntasheri;Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din;Khalid Al-Noaimi;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

  • Experimental and modeling studies on foam in porous media: a review

    Quoc Phuc Nguyen;Alexander V. Alexandrov;Pacelli L. Zitha;Peter K. Currie

  • Novel Insight Into Foam Mobility Control

    Mohammad Simjoo;Yufei Dong;Alexey Andrianov;Mohand Talanana

  • The effect of heterogeneity on the character of density-driven natural convection of CO2 overlying a brine layer

    R. Farajzadeh;P. Ranganathan;P.L.J. Zitha;J. Bruining

  • Effect of Water Solubility on Carbon Dioxide Foam Flow in Porous Media: An X-ray Computed Tomography Study

    Dong-Xing Du;Ali Naderi Beni;Rouhollah Farajzadeh;Pacelli L. J. Zitha

  • Foam films stabilized with alpha olefin sulfonate (AOS)

    R. Farajzadeh;R. Krastev;P. L. J. Zitha

  • A New Stochastic Bubble Population Model for Foam Flow in Porous Media

    P. L. J. Zitha;D. X. Du

  • Mass Transfer of CO2 Into Water and Surfactant Solutions

    R. Farajzadeh;A. Barati;H. A. Delil;J. Bruining

  • Elastic instabilities during the flow of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide solution in porous media: effect of pore-shape and salt.

    Durgesh Kawale;Esteban Marques;Pacelli L. J. Zitha;Michiel T. Kreutzer

  • CT Scan Study of Immiscible Foam Flow in Porous Media for Enhancing Oil Recovery

    M. Simjoo;M. Simjoo;Y. Dong;Y. Dong;A. Andrianov;M. Talanana

  • Foam film permeability: Theory and experiment

    R. Farajzadeh;R. Krastev;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

  • Foam assisted CO2-EOR; Concepts, Challenges and Applications

    Seyedeh H. Talebian;Rahim Masoudi;Isa M. Tan;Pacelli L.J. Zitha

Frequent Co-Authors

Quoc Phuc Nguyen
Quoc Phuc Nguyen The University of Texas at Austin
William R. Rossen
William R. Rossen Delft University of Technology
Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din
Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din Texas A&M University
Pavel Bedrikovetsky
Pavel Bedrikovetsky University of Adelaide
Michiel T. Kreutzer
Michiel T. Kreutzer Delft University of Technology
Gensheng Li
Gensheng Li China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Zhenjiang You
Zhenjiang You University of Queensland
Evert Slob
Evert Slob Delft University of Technology
John E. McCray
John E. McCray Colorado School of Mines
Liliane Léger
Liliane Léger University of Paris-Saclay

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