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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 44 5906 5697 376 356 262 6464
Earth Science 43 5066 4680 550 515 248 5921

Sebastian Geiger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sebastian Geiger between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sebastian Geiger published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2013. 14 of the 314 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2013. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 2 publications
1997 2026

314 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sebastian Geiger: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 2
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 6
2007 4
2008 4
2009 6
2010 21
2011 6
2012 17
2013 35
2014 13
2015 14
2016 13
2017 16
2018 22
2019 29
2020 17
2021 20
2022 16
2023 14
2024 15
2025 12
2026 2
Total 314
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Sebastian Geiger 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 Sebastian Geiger 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, 248–257 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: 248 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
248–257 208 248
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
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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Sebastian Geiger 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 Sebastian Geiger 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279 43
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Sebastian Geiger is affiliated with Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within engineering and environmental science, with a focus on subsurface and reservoir engineering topics.

The main fields of study for Geiger include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, Geiger's work concentrates on several subfields, notably:

  • Ocean Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

The scientific topics covered in Geiger's publications include:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Geological Modeling and Analysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Geiger are:

  • Hannah Menke
  • Carl Jacquemyn
  • Matthew D. Jackson
  • Gary J. Hampson
  • Florian Doster

Geiger has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most common publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Transport in Porous Media
  • International journal of greenhouse gas control

Some recent papers by Sebastian Geiger are:

  • "Subsurface hydrogen storage controlled by small-scale rock heterogeneities," 2024, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "The FluidFlower Validation Benchmark Study for the Storage of CO2," 2023, Transport in Porous Media
  • "Pore-scale visualization of hydrogen storage in a sandstone at subsurface pressure and temperature conditions: Trapping, dissolution and wettability," 2022, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Upscaling the porosity-permeability relationship of a microporous carbonate for Darcy-scale flow with machine learning," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Multi-objective optimization under uncertainty of geothermal reservoirs using experimental design-based proxy models," 2020, Geothermics

In recognition of their contributions, Geiger was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive Comparison of Pore-Scale Models for Multiphase Flow in Porous Media

    Benzhong Zhao;Christopher W. MacMinn;Bauyrzhan K. Primkulov;Yu Chen

  • Combining finite element and finite volume methods for efficient multiphase flow simulations in highly heterogeneous and structurally complex geologic media

    Sebastian Geiger;Stephen Roberts;Stephan Matthai;Christopher Zoppou

  • Numerical simulation of magmatic hydrothermal systems

    S. E. Ingebritsen;Sebastian Geiger;S. Hurwitz;Thomas Driesner

  • Droplet fragmentation: 3D imaging of a previously unidentified pore-scale process during multiphase flow in porous media

    Tannaz Pak;Ian B. Butler;Sebastian Geiger;Marinus I. J. van Dijke

  • Universal scaling of spontaneous imbibition for water‐wet systems

    K.S. Schmid;Sebastian Geiger

  • Black-Oil Simulations for Three-Component, Three-Phase Flow in Fractured Porous Media

    Sebastian Geiger;Stephan Matthäi;Jennifer Niessner;Rainer Helmig

  • Numerical simulation of multi-phase fluid flow in structurally complex reservoirs

    S. K. Matthäi;S. Geiger;S. G. Roberts;A. Paluszny

  • A Novel Multirate Dual-Porosity Model for Improved Simulation of Fractured and Multiporosity Reservoirs

    Sebastian Geiger;Marco Dentz;Insa Neuweiler

  • Efficient flow and transport simulations in reconstructed 3D pore geometries

    Yan Zaretskiy;Sebastian Geiger;Ken Sorbie;Malte Förster

  • Pore-scale visualization of hydrogen storage in a sandstone at subsurface pressure and temperature conditions: Trapping, dissolution and wettability.

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  • Universal scaling of spontaneous imbibition for arbitrary petrophysical properties: Water-wet and mixed-wet states and Handy's conjecture

    K.S. Schmid;S. Geiger

  • Semianalytical solutions for cocurrent and countercurrent imbibition and dispersion of solutes in immiscible two‐phase flow

    Karen Sophie Schmid;Sebastian Geiger;Kenneth Stuart Sorbie

  • Numerical simulation of water injection into layered fractured carbonate reservoir analogs

    Mandefro Belayneh;Sebastian Geiger;Stephan K. Matthäi

  • Upscaling solute transport in naturally fractured porous media with the continuous time random walk method

    Sebastian Geiger;A. Cortis;J. T. Birkholzer

  • Multiscale fracture network characterization and impact on flow: A case study on the Latemar carbonate platform

    Nico J. Hardebol;Christine Maier;Hamid Nick;Sebastian Geiger

  • Analytical Solutions for Spontaneous Imbibition: Fractional-Flow Theory and Experimental Analysis

    Karen Sophie Schmid;Nayef Alyafei;Sebastian Geiger;Martin J. Blunt

  • Assessment of CO2 storage potential in naturally fractured reservoirs with dual-porosity models

    Rafael March;Florian Doster;Sebastian Geiger

  • Multiphase Thermohaline Convection in the Earth's Crust: I. A New Finite Element - Finite Volume Solution Technique Combined With a New Equation of State for NaCl-H2O

    Sebastian Geiger;Thomas Driesner;Christoph A. Heinrich;Stephan K. Matthäi

  • Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Fluid Flow in Hydrothermal Systems

    Thomas Driesner;Sebastian Geiger

  • Non-Fourier thermal transport in fractured geological media

    Sebastian Geiger;Simon Emmanuel

  • The dynamics of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems: Splitting plumes and fluctuating vent temperatures

    Dim Coumou;Thomas Driesner;Sebastian Geiger;Christoph A. Heinrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan K. Matthäi
Stephan K. Matthäi University of Melbourne
Kenneth Stuart Sorbie
Kenneth Stuart Sorbie Heriot-Watt University
Dim Coumou
Dim Coumou Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gary J. Hampson
Gary J. Hampson Imperial College London
Matthew D. Jackson
Matthew D. Jackson Imperial College London
Ian B. Butler
Ian B. Butler University of Edinburgh
Giovanni Bertotti
Giovanni Bertotti Delft University of Technology
Rachel Wood
Rachel Wood University of Edinburgh

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