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Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

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Earth Science
Austria
2023

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Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
7965
World Ranking
3117
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer is affiliated with the University of Leoben in Austria and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their scholarly work focuses primarily on topics related to hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geological formations and processes exploration, and coal properties and utilization.

The scientist has a substantial publication record covering key subfields such as mechanics of materials, geophysics, geology, ocean engineering, and geochemistry and petrology. This interdisciplinary background supports their research on complex geological systems and resource analysis.

Major topics of their work include:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological formations and processes exploration
  • Geological studies and exploration
  • Coal properties and utilization
  • Coal and its by-products
  • Geochemistry and geologic mapping
  • Paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils

Frequently publishing in recognized scientific venues, Sachsenhofer's contributions appear in:

  • International Journal of Coal Geology (18 publications)
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology (6 publications)
  • Geological Society London Special Publications (6 publications)
  • Journal of Petroleum Geology (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences (4 publications)

Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • David Misch (31 co-authored works)
  • Achim Bechtel (20 co-authored works)
  • Gábor Tari (9 co-authored works)
  • Ksenija Stojanović (9 co-authored works)
  • Ivan Kojić (7 co-authored works)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sachsenhofer include:

  • Hydrogen-induced calcite dissolution in Amaltheenton Formation claystones: Implications for underground hydrogen storage caprock integrity (2022, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy)
  • Nanoscale pore structure of Carboniferous coals from the Ukrainian Donets Basin: A combined HRTEM and gas sorption study (2020, International Journal of Coal Geology)
  • Porosity evolution in organic matter-rich shales (Qingshankou Fm.; Songliao Basin, NE China): Implications for shale oil retention (2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology)
  • The Pannonian Super Basin: A brief overview (2023, AAPG Bulletin)
  • A review of influencing factors and study methods of carbon capture and storage (CCS) potential in coals (2023, International Journal of Coal Geology)

Best Publications

  • Palaeoenvironmental conditions during deposition of the Upper Cretaceous oil shale sequences in the Songliao Basin (NE China): Implications from geochemical analysis

    Achim Bechtel;Jianliang Jia;Susanne A.I. Strobl;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

  • Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins

    M. N. Yalçin;M. N. Yalçin;R. Littke;R. F. Sachsenhofer

  • Oil shale formation in the Upper Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation of the Songliao Basin (NE China): Implications from organic and inorganic geochemical analyses

    Jianliang Jia;Jianliang Jia;Achim Bechtel;Zhaojun Liu;Susanne A.I. Strobl

  • The birth of the Paratethys during the Early Oligocene: From Tethys to an ancient Black Sea analogue?

    H.-M. Schulz;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard Sachsenhofer

  • Depositional environment of oil shale within the second member of Permian Lucaogou Formation in the Santanghu Basin, Northwest China

    Bo Liu;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Doris Gross

  • Paleoenvironmental implications from biomarker and stable isotope investigations on the Pliocene Velenje lignite seam (Slovenia)

    A Bechtel;R.F Sachsenhofer;M Markic;R Gratzer

  • Petrographic composition and depositional environments of the Pliocene Velenje lignite seam (Slovenia)

    M. Markic;R.F. Sachsenhofer

  • Biomarker and carbon isotope variation in coal and fossil wood of Central Europe through the Cenozoic

    Achim Bechtel;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard Gratzer;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Jürgen Gusterhuber

  • Organic geochemistry of the Lower Miocene Oberdorf lignite (Styrian Basin, Austria): its relation to petrography, palynology and the palaeoenvironment

    A. Bechtel;R.F. Sachsenhofer;I. Kolcon;R. Gratzer

  • Depositional environment of the Late Miocene Hausruck lignite (Alpine Foreland Basin): insights from petrography, organic geochemistry, and stable carbon isotopes

    A Bechtel;W Gruber;R.F Sachsenhofer;R Gratzer

  • A new evaluation of palaeo-heat flows and eroded thicknesses for the Carboniferous Ruhr basin, western Germany

    R. Littke;C. Büker;A. Lückge;R.F. Sachsenhofer;R.F. Sachsenhofer

  • Influence of floral assemblage, facies and diagenesis on petrography and organic geochemistry of the Eocene Bourgas coal and the Miocene Maritza-East lignite (Bulgaria)

    A. Bechtel;R.F. Sachsenhofer;A. Zdravkov;I. Kostova

  • Variations in concentrations and compositions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in coals related to the coal rank and origin.

    S. Laumann;V. Micić;M.A. Kruge;C. Achten

  • Subsidence analysis and quantitative basin modelling in the Styrian Basin (Pannonian Basin System, Austria)

    Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Anco Lankreijer;Sierd Cloetingh;Fritz Ebner

  • Palaeogeography, subsidence and thermal history of the Neogene Styrian Basin (Pannonian basin system, Austria)

    Fritz Ebner;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

  • Organic geochemistry of Mississippian shales (Bowland Shale Formation) in central Britain: Implications for depositional environment, source rock and gas shale potential

    D. Gross;R.F. Sachsenhofer;A. Bechtel;L. Pytlak

  • Biomarker and stable carbon isotope systematics of fossil wood from the second Lusatian lignite seam of the Lubstów deposit (Poland)

    A. Bechtel;A. Bechtel;M. Widera;R.F. Sachsenhofer;R. Gratzer

  • Solid bitumen in shales: Petrographic characteristics and implications for reservoir characterization

    D. Misch;D. Gross;G. Hawranek;B. Horsfield

  • Organic matter accumulation in the oil shale- and coal-bearing Huadian Basin (Eocene; NE China)

    Pingchang Sun;Pingchang Sun;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Zhaojun Liu;Susanne A.I. Strobl

  • Distribution of sulfur and pyrite in coal seams from Kutai Basin (East Kalimantan, Indonesia): Implications for paleoenvironmental conditions

    Sri Widodo;Wolfgang Oschmann;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

  • The origin of hydrocarbon source rocks in the Austrian Molasse Basin (Eocene–Oligocene transition)

    H.-M. Schulz;R.F. Sachsenhofer;A. Bechtel;H. Polesny

Frequent Co-Authors

Achim Bechtel
Achim Bechtel University of Leoben
Wilhelm Püttmann
Wilhelm Püttmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Andreas Lücke
Andreas Lücke Forschungszentrum Jülich
Gabor Tari
Gabor Tari OMV (Austria)
István Dunkl
István Dunkl University of Göttingen
Daniel Kiener
Daniel Kiener University of Leoben
Ralf Littke
Ralf Littke RWTH Aachen University
Mathias Harzhauser
Mathias Harzhauser Natural History Museum Vienna
János Urai
János Urai RWTH Aachen University

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