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60
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World Ranking
1967
National Ranking
853

Overview

Richard A. Schultz is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Ocean Engineering.

Their work covers several specific scientific topics, including:

  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Offshore Engineering and Technologies
  • Underground infrastructure and sustainability
  • Risk and Safety Analysis

Schultz has authored several papers in prominent journals and special publications. Notable recent works include:

  • "Apparent fracture toughness for LEFM applications in hydraulic fracture modeling," 2020, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • "Underground energy-related product storage and sequestration: site characterization, risk analysis and monitoring," 2022, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "An overview of underground energy-related product storage and sequestration," 2022, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "About this title - Enabling Secure Subsurface Storage in Future Energy Systems," 2022, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "Occurrence frequencies and uncertainties for US underground natural gas storage facilities by state," 2020, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

The main venues in which Schultz publishes include the Geological Society London Special Publications, SSRN Electronic Journal, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, and Applied Energy.

Frequent collaborative partners in their research are Brandon Schwartz, Niklas Heinemann, Johannes Miocic, Katriona Edlmann, and Leon Hibbard.

Best Publications

  • Deformation bands in sandstone: a review

    Haakon Fossen;Richard A. Schultz;Zoe K. Shipton;Karen Mair

  • Cubic law with aperture-length correlation: implications for network scale fluid flow

    Christian Klimczak;Richard A. Schultz;Rishi Parashar;Donald M. Reeves

  • Limits on strength and deformation properties of jointed basaltic rock masses

    R. A. Schultz

  • Dependence of displacement-length scaling relations for fractures and deformation bands on the volumetric changes across them

    Richard A. Schultz;Roger Soliva;Haakon Fossen;Chris H. Okubo

  • Effect of mechanical interaction on the development of strike-slip faults with echelon patterns

    Atilla Aydin;Richard A Schultz

  • The canyon system on Mars

    Baerbel K. Lucchitta;A.S. McEwen;Gary D. Clow;Paul E. Geissler

  • Large impact basins and the mega-impact origin for the crustal dichotomy on Mars

    Herbert Frey;Richard A. Schultz

  • Localization of bedding plane slip and backthrust faults above blind thrust faults: Keys to wrinkle ridge structure

    Richard A. Schultz

  • Displacement–length scaling in three dimensions: the importance of aspect ratio and application to deformation bands

    Richard A. Schultz;Haakon Fossen

  • A general framework for the occurrence and faulting of deformation bands in porous granular rocks

    R.A. Schultz;R. Siddharthan

  • Relative scale and the strength and deformability of rock masses

    Richard A. Schultz

  • The structure and evolution of ancient impact basins on Mars

    Peter H. Schultz;Richard A. Schultz;John Rogers

  • Brittle strength of basaltic rock masses with applications to Venus

    Richard A. Schultz

  • Conditions and implications for compaction band formation in the Navajo Sandstone, Utah

    Haakon Fossen;Richard A. Schultz;Anita Torabi

  • Terminology for structural discontinuities

    Richard A. Schultz;Haakon Fossen

  • A new survey of multiring impact basins on Mars

    Richard A. Schultz;Herbert V. Frey

  • Displacement-length scaling relations for faults on the terrestrial planets

    Richard A. Schultz;Chris H. Okubo;Scott J. Wilkins

  • A review of deformation bands in reservoir sandstones: geometries, mechanisms and distribution

    Haakon Fossen;Roger Soliva;Gregory Ballas;Barbara Trzaskos

  • The mechanical and thermal structure of Mercury's early lithosphere

    Thomas R. Watters;Richard A. Schultz;Mark S. Robinson;Anthony C. Cook

  • Structural development of Coprates Chasma and Western Ophir Planum, Valles Marineris Rift, Mars

    Richard A. Schultz

  • Lithospheric-scale buckling and thrust structures on Mars: The Coprates rise and south Tharsis ridge belt

    Richard A. Schultz;Kenneth L. Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon E. Olson
Jon E. Olson The University of Texas at Austin
Haakon Fossen
Haakon Fossen University of Bergen
Thomas R. Watters
Thomas R. Watters Smithsonian Institution
Kenneth L. Tanaka
Kenneth L. Tanaka United States Geological Survey
Maša Prodanović
Maša Prodanović The University of Texas at Austin
David T. Sandwell
David T. Sandwell University of California, San Diego
Robert C. Anderson
Robert C. Anderson California Institute of Technology
Peter H. Schultz
Peter H. Schultz Brown University
Atilla Aydin
Atilla Aydin Stanford University
Mark S. Robinson
Mark S. Robinson Arizona State University

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