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Roberto Aguilera

Roberto Aguilera

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8606 7994 406 388 288 4657

Roberto Aguilera publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roberto Aguilera between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roberto Aguilera published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2011. 15 of the 304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2011. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 11 publications
1974 2025

304 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roberto Aguilera: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 2
1977 3
1978 3
1979 3
1980 0
1981 0
1982 3
1983 1
1984 2
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 6
1989 1
1990 1
1991 4
1992 4
1993 2
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 3
2000 3
2001 1
2002 5
2003 3
2004 4
2005 0
2006 8
2007 2
2008 6
2009 7
2010 17
2011 22
2012 20
2013 12
2014 13
2015 15
2016 13
2017 14
2018 21
2019 8
2020 13
2021 5
2022 7
2023 21
2024 4
2025 11
Total 304
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Roberto Aguilera 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 Roberto Aguilera sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 288–297 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 288 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119 288
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Roberto Aguilera 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 Roberto Aguilera sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278 32
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Roberto Aguilera is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with specific focus on hydraulic fracturing, reservoir analysis, and related topics. Their research spans several interconnected areas, including ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, molecular biology, and geophysics.

Their work has been published predominantly in venues related to petroleum engineering and reservoir studies. Frequent publication venues include:

  • SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference
  • SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
  • SPE Journal
  • Preprints.org
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Aguilera's research topics cover:

  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Disease
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Naturally Fractured Reservoirs and their Link to Tight and Shale Petroleum Reservoirs" (2020) published at SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference
  • "Simultaneous enhanced oil recovery, CCUS and UHUS in shale oil reservoirs" (2023) published in the International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Life Cycle Assessment of Improved Oil Recovery While Helping to Achieve Net Zero Emissions from Shale Reservoirs" (2023) published in SPE Journal
  • "Machine Learning Applied to SRV Modeling, Fracture Characterization, Well Interference and Production Forecasting in Low Permeability Reservoirs" (2020) published at SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference
  • "Optimization of Recovery by Huff 'n' Puff Gas Injection in Shale-Oil Reservoirs Using the Climbing-Swarm Derivative-Free Algorithm" (2020) published in SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

They frequently collaborate with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Ider Rivadeneira
  • Francisco Krakowiak
  • Ramón Gutiérrez-Sandoval
  • Ariel Sobarzo
  • Jordan Iturra

Best Publications

  • Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

    Roberto Aguilera

  • Knudsen’s Permeability Correction for Tight Porous Media

    Ali S. Ziarani;Roberto Aguilera

  • Flow Units: From Conventional to Tight-Gas to Shale-Gas to Tight-Oil to Shale-Oil Reservoirs

    Roberto Aguilera

  • Depletion and the future availability of petroleum resources

    Roberto F. Aguilera;Roderick G. Eggert;C C Gustavo Lagos;John E. Tilton

  • Incorporating capillary pressure, pore throat aperture radii, height above free-water table, and Winland r35 values on Pickett plots

    Roberto Aguilera

  • Modeling Fractured Horizontal Wells As Dual Porosity Composite Reservoirs – Application to Tight Gas, Shale Gas and Tight Oil Cases

    Imad Ghani Brohi;Mehran Pooladi-Darvish;Roberto Aguilera

  • Analysis of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs From Conventional Well Logs(includes associated papers 6420 and 6421 )

    R. Aguilera

  • An Improved Triple-Porosity Model for Evaluation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

    Ali Al-Ghamdi;Bo Chen;Hamish Behmanesh;Farhad Qanbari

  • Energy Resources and Potentials

    H. Rogner;Roberto F. Aguilera;C. Archer;R. Bertani

  • A New Unified Diffusion--Viscous-Flow Model Based on Pore-Level Studies of Tight Gas Formations

    Mohammad R. Rahmanian;Roberto Aguilera;Apostolos Kantzas

  • Flow Units: From Conventional to Tight Gas to Shale Gas Reservoirs

    Roberto Aguilera

  • A New Unified Diffusion-Viscous Flow Model Based on Pore Level Studies of Tight Gas Formations

    Mohammad Reza Rahmanian Shahri;Roberto Aguilera;Apostolos Kantzas

  • Geologic aspects of naturally fractured reservoirs

    Roberto Aguilera

  • Improved Models for Petrophysical Analysis of Dual Porosity Reservoirs

    Maria Silvia Aguilera;Roberto Aguilera

  • A Triple Porosity Model for Petrophysical Analysis of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

    Roberto F. Aguilera;Roberto Aguilera

  • Pore-throat radius and tortuosity estimation from formation resistivity data for tight-gas sandstone reservoirs

    Ali S. Ziarani;Roberto Aguilera

  • Recovery factors and reserves in naturally fractured reservoirs

    R. Aguilera

  • Cumulative-Gas-Production Distribution on the Nikanassin Tight Gas Formation, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada

    Nisael Solano;Liliana Zambrano;Roberto Aguilera

  • Link between endowments, economics and environment in conventional and unconventional gas reservoirs

    Roberto F. Aguilera;Ronald D. Ripple;Roberto Aguilera

  • The Integration Of Capillary Pressures And Pickett Plots For Determination Of Flow Units And Reservoir Containers

    R. Aguilera;M.S. Aguilera

  • Investigating the effect of sorption time on coalbed methane recovery through numerical simulation

    Ali S. Ziarani;Roberto Aguilera;Chris R. Clarkson

  • Storage And Output Flow From Shale And Tight Gas Reservoirs

    Mohammad Reza Rahmanian;Nisael Solano;Roberto Aguilera

  • An Improved Triple Porosity Model for Evaluation of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

    Ali Al-Ghamdi;Bo Chen;Hamid Behmanesh;Farhad Qanbari

  • Integration of geology, petrophysics, and reservoir engineering for characterization of carbonate reservoirs through Pickett plots

    Roberto Aguilera

  • Well Test Analysis of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

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  • Analysis of naturally fractured reservoirs from conventional well logs

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  • Shale gas reservoirs: Theoretical, practical and research issues

    Roberto Aguilera

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher R. Clarkson
Christopher R. Clarkson University of Calgary
John E. Tilton
John E. Tilton Colorado School of Mines
John S. Oldow
John S. Oldow Western Washington University
Apostolos Kantzas
Apostolos Kantzas University of Calgary
Maen M. Husein
Maen M. Husein University of Calgary
John W. Cosgrove
John W. Cosgrove Imperial College London
Mohamed Y. Soliman
Mohamed Y. Soliman University of Houston

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