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Overview

Xiang-Yang Li is affiliated with the China University of Petroleum, Beijing, in China. The research spans largely across engineering and earth and planetary sciences, with a strong focus on geophysics and materials chemistry. Their work integrates aspects of seismic imaging, mechanical engineering, and reservoir analysis.

The main fields of study covered in their publications include:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

The detailed subfields of study reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research:

  • Geophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

Key topics that have been central to their research output are:

  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Coal Properties and Utilization

Xiang-Yang Li has published frequently in several venues, with the top publication outlets including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Geophysics
  • Applied Sciences
  • Journal of Geophysics and Engineering
  • Petroleum Science

Some recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Xiang-Yang Li are:

  • "Bridged Ti3C2TX MXene Film with Superior Oxidation Resistance and Structural Stability for High-Performance Flexible Supercapacitors," 2022, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • "Poly-l-lysine/Sodium Alginate Coating Loading Nanosilver for Improving the Antibacterial Effect and Inducing Mineralization of Dental Implants," 2020, ACS Omega
  • "Effect of magnetic field on the tribological behaviors of Fe3O4@MoS2 as polyalphaolefin additive in the steel/steel friction interface," 2020, Wear
  • "Experimental study on mechanical properties, permeability and energy characteristics of limestone from through-coal seam (TCS) tunnel," 2022, Engineering Geology
  • "Carbon nano-onion encapsulated cobalt nanoparticles for oxygen reduction and lithium-ion batteries," 2021, Journal of Materials Chemistry A

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Pinbo Ding
  • Feng Zhang
  • Hao-Li Zhang
  • Jianwen Hao
  • Qi Ping

Best Publications

  • The influence of fluid-sensitive dispersion and attenuation on AVO analysis

    Mark Chapman;Enru Liu;Xiang-Yang Li

  • Modelling frequency-dependent seismic anisotropy in fluid-saturated rock with aligned fractures: implication of fracture size estimation from anisotropic measurements

    Sonja Maultzsch;Mark Chapman;Enru Liu;Xiang Yang Li

  • A shale rock physics model for analysis of brittleness index, mineralogy and porosity in the Barnett Shale

    Zhiqi Guo;Xiang-Yang Li;Xiang-Yang Li;Cai Liu;Xuan Feng

  • Vector-based elastic reverse time migration based on scalar imaging condition

    Qizhen Du;ChengFeng Guo;Qiang Zhao;Xufei Gong

  • Use of low frequencies for sub‐basalt imaging

    Anton Ziolkowski;Peter Hanssen;Robert Gatliff;Helmut Jakubowicz

  • Application of spectral decomposition to detection of dispersion anomalies associated with gas saturation

    Emeka Odebeatu;Jinghua Zhang;Mark Chapman;Enru Liu

  • The Use of Low Frequencies For Sub-Basalt Imaging

    Anton Ziolkowski;Peter Hanssen;Robert Gatliff;Xiang-Yang Li

  • The effect of fluid saturation in an anisotropic multi-scale equant porosity model

    Mark Chapman;Sonja Maultzsch;Enru Liu;Xiang-Yang Li

  • Processing, modelling and predicting time-lapse effects of overpressured fluid-injection in a fractured reservoir

    Erika Angerer;Stuart Crampin;Stuart Crampin;Xiang-Yang Li;Thomas L. Davis

  • Numerical simulation of wave propagation in media with discrete distributions of fractures: effects of fracture sizes and spatial distributions

    S. Vlastos;S. Vlastos;E. Liu;I. G. Main;X.-Y. Li

  • Frequency-dependent AVO Inversion

    Adam Wilson;Mark Chapman;Xiang‐Yang Li

  • Modelling and analysis of attenuation anisotropy in multi-azimuth VSP data from the Clair field

    Sonja Maultzsch;Mark Chapman;Enru Liu;Xiang-Yang Li

  • Experimental verification of the fracture density and shear-wave splitting relationship using synthetic silica cemented sandstones with a controlled fracture geometry.

    Philip Tillotson;Jeremy Sothcott;Angus Ian Best;Mark Chapman;Mark Chapman

  • Water saturation effects on elastic wave attenuation in porous rocks with aligned fractures

    Kelvin Amalokwu;Angus I. Best;Jeremy Sothcott;Mark Chapman;Mark Chapman

  • Converted-wave moveout and conversion-point equations in layered VTI media: theory and applications

    Xiang-Yang Li;Jianxin Yuan

  • The influence of abnormally high reservoir attenuation on the AVO signature

    Mark Chapman;Enru Liu;Xiang-Yang Li

  • Fracture detection using azimuthal variation of P-wave moveout from orthogonal seismic survey lines

    Xiang-Yang Li

  • Linear-transform techniques for processing shear-wave anisotropy in four-component seismic data

    Xiang-Yang Li;Stuart Crampin

  • Quantitative gas saturation estimation by frequency-dependent amplitude-versus-offset analysis

    Xiaoyang Wu;Mark Chapman;Mark Chapman;Xiang-Yang Li;Patrick Boston

  • Laboratory Measurements of Brittleness Anisotropy in Synthetic Shale with Different Cementation

    Xinyuan Luan;Bangrang Di;Jianxin Wei;Xiangyang Li

  • Dual simulations of fluid flow and seismic wave propagation in a fractured network: effects of pore pressure on seismic signature

    S. Vlastos;S. Vlastos;E. Liu;I. G. Main;M. Schoenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Enru Liu
Enru Liu ExxonMobil (United States)
Stuart Crampin
Stuart Crampin University of Edinburgh
Ian Main
Ian Main University of Edinburgh
Angus I. Best
Angus I. Best National Oceanography Centre
Timothy A. Minshull
Timothy A. Minshull University of Southampton
Yanghua Wang
Yanghua Wang Imperial College London
Ernest L. Majer
Ernest L. Majer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas M. Daley
Thomas M. Daley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yangkang Chen
Yangkang Chen The University of Texas at Austin
Zhongjie Zhang
Zhongjie Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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