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Robert G. Jeffrey 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 Robert G. Jeffrey sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 129 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Robert G. Jeffrey 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 Robert G. Jeffrey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert G. Jeffrey is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia. Their research encompasses a range of topics within engineering and earth sciences, focusing primarily on hydraulic fracturing, reservoir analysis, and related fields.

Their published work spans multiple subfields of study, including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Jeffrey's main fields of study are:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The primary research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Climate change and permafrost

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert G. Jeffrey include:

  • "Surrogate modeling and global sensitivity analysis for the simultaneous growth of multiple hydraulic fractures," 2023, Computers and Geotechnics
  • "Energy Budget and Fast Rupture on a Near-Excavation Fault: Implications for Mitigating Induced Seismicity," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "An efficient model for predicting heat extraction from a multiple-well enhanced geothermal system in the presence of areal flow," 2022, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • "Numerical Study on Proppant Transport in Hydraulic Fractures Using a Pseudo-3D Model for Multilayered Reservoirs," 2021, SPE Journal
  • "An inversion for asymmetric hydraulic fracture growth and fracture opening distribution from tilt measurements," 2023, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Jeffrey has published repeatedly in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • SPE Journal
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Their collaborations involve frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • Xi Zhang
  • Bisheng Wu
  • Diansen Yang
  • Shaoyi Cheng
  • Herbert E. Huppert

Best Publications

  • Deflection and propagation of fluid-driven fractures at frictional bedding interfaces: A numerical investigation

    Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey;Marc Thiercelin

  • COHESIVE ZONE FINITE ELEMENT-BASED MODELING OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURES

    Zuorong Chen;A.P. Bunger;Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey

  • Parameters Affecting the Interaction Among Closely Spaced Hydraulic Fractures

    Andrew P. Bunger;Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey

  • Finite-Element Simulation of a Hydraulic Fracture Interacting With a Natural Fracture

    Zuorong Chen;Robert G. Jeffrey;Xi Zhang;James Kear

  • The role of friction and secondary flaws on deflection and re‐initiation of hydraulic fractures at orthogonal pre‐existing fractures

    Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey

  • Initiation and growth of a hydraulic fracture from a circular wellbore

    X. Zhang;R.G. Jeffrey;A.P. Bunger;M. Thiercelin

  • Measuring Hydraulic Fracture Growth in Naturally Fractured Rock

    Robert G. Jeffrey;Andrew Bunger;Brice LeCampion;Xi Zhang

  • Mechanics of fluid-driven fracture growth in naturally fractured reservoirs with simple network geometries

    Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey;Marc Thiercelin

  • Effective and Sustainable Hydraulic Fracturing

    Andrew P. Bunger;John McLennan;Rob Jeffrey

  • Reinitiation or termination of fluid‐driven fractures at frictional bedding interfaces

    Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey

  • Experiments versus theory for the initiation and propagation of radial hydraulic fractures in low permeability materials

    Brice Lecampion;Jean Desroches;Robert G. Jeffrey;Andrew P. Bunger

  • Hydraulic Fracture Offsetting in Naturally Fractures Reservoirs: Quantifying a Long-Recognized Process

    Robert G. Jeffrey;Xi Zhang;Marc J. Thiercelin

  • A Detailed Comparison of Experimental and Numerical Data on Hydraulic Fracture Height Growth Through Stress Contrasts

    Robert G. Jeffrey;Andrew Bunger

  • Hydraulic Fracturing Applied to Inducing Longwall Coal Mine Goaf Falls

    R.G. Jeffrey;K.W. Mills

  • Constraints on Simultaneous Growth of Hydraulic Fractures from Multiple Perforation Clusters in Horizontal Wells

    Andrew Bunger;Robert G. Jeffrey;Xi Zhang

  • Hydraulic fracturing of ore bodies

    Robert Graham Jeffrey

  • Experimental Investigation of the Interaction Among Closely Spaced Hydraulic Fractures

    A.P. Bunger;R.G. Jeffrey;J. Kear;X. Zhang

  • Finite Element Simulation of a Hydraulic Fracture Interacting with a Natural Fracture

    Zuorong Chen;Robert G. Jeffrey;Xi Zhang;James Kear

  • Parameters Effecting the Interaction among Closely Spaced Hydraulic Fractures

    Andrew Bunger;Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey

  • Caving Induced by Hydraulic Fracturing at Northparkes Mines

    A. van As;R.G. Jeffrey

  • Enhanced Recovery of Coalbed Methane Through Hydraulic Fracturing

    S.A. Holditch;J.W. Ely;M.E. Semmelbeck;R.H Carter

  • An Analysis of Hydraulic Fracture and Mineback Data for a Treatment in the German Creek Coal Seam

    R.G. Jeffrey;R.P. Brynes;P.J. Lynch;D.J. Ling

  • A simplified model for heat extraction by circulating fluid through a closed-loop multiple-fracture enhanced geothermal system

    Bisheng Wu;Xi Zhang;Robert G. Jeffrey;Andrew P. Bunger

  • A Comparison of Hydraulic Fracture Field Experiments, Including Mineback Geometry Data, with Numerical Fracture Model Simulations

    R.G. Jeffrey;A. Settari

  • HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OF NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS

    R. G. Jeffrey;X. Zhang

  • Propagation of a hydraulic fracture parallel to a free surface

    X. Zhang;R. G. Jeffrey;Emmanuel M Detournay;Emmanuel M Detournay

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Bunger
Andrew P. Bunger University of Pittsburgh
Emmanuel M Detournay
Emmanuel M Detournay University of Minnesota
Klaus Regenauer-Lieb
Klaus Regenauer-Lieb University of New South Wales
Richard R. Hillis
Richard R. Hillis University of Adelaide
Luke D. Connell
Luke D. Connell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David A. Yuen
David A. Yuen Columbia University
Fengshou Zhang
Fengshou Zhang Tongji University
Yiu-Wing Mai
Yiu-Wing Mai Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Simon C. Apte
Simon C. Apte Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dirk Mallants
Dirk Mallants Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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