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Yidong Cai 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 Yidong Cai sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Yidong Cai 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 Yidong Cai sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Yidong Cai is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has a substantial body of research focused primarily on engineering, with particular emphasis on mechanics of materials and ocean engineering. Their work further encompasses environmental chemistry, mechanical engineering, and nuclear and high energy physics.

The scientist's research revolves around key topics including coal properties and utilization, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, rock mechanics and modeling, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, NMR spectroscopy and applications, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Recent papers authored by Yidong Cai demonstrate a focus on coalbed methane exploitation, pore structure characterization in coals, and gas adsorption mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • Coal Structure and Its Implications for Coalbed Methane Exploitation: A Review, 2020, Energy & Fuels
  • Pore structure characterization and its significance for gas adsorption in coals: A comprehensive review, 2022, Unconventional Resources
  • A new constructed macromolecule-pore structure of anthracite and its related gas adsorption: A molecular simulation study, 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Coal rank-pressure coupling control mechanism on gas adsorption/desorption in coalbed methane reservoirs, 2023, Energy
  • A new insight into coalbed methane occurrence and accumulation in the Qinshui Basin, China, 2022, Gondwana Research

Yidong Cai frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Energy & Fuels
  • Frontiers of Earth Science
  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering
  • Fuel

The scientist collaborates regularly with colleagues including Dameng Liu, Fengrui Sun, Yingfang Zhou, Yongkai Qiu, and Yanbin Yao.

Best Publications

  • Pore structure and its impact on CH4 adsorption capacity and flow capability of bituminous and subbituminous coals from Northeast China

    Yidong Cai;Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Zhejun Pan;Yanbin Yao

  • Geological controls on prediction of coalbed methane of No. 3 coal seam in Southern Qinshui Basin, North China

    Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Yanbin Yao;Junqian Li

  • Fractal characterization of pore–fracture in low-rank coals using a low-field NMR relaxation method

    Sandong Zhou;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Yanbin Yao

  • Characterizations of full-scale pore size distribution, porosity and permeability of coals: A novel methodology by nuclear magnetic resonance and fractal analysis theory

    Sijian Zheng;Yanbin Yao;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai

  • Application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in coalbed methane and shale reservoirs: A review

    Zhengshuai Liu;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Yanbin Yao

  • Advanced characterization of pores and fractures in coals by nuclear magnetic resonance and X-ray computed tomography

    YanBin Yao;DaMeng Liu;YiDong Cai;JunQian Li

  • Permeability evolution in fractured coal — Combining triaxial confinement with X-ray computed tomography, acoustic emission and ultrasonic techniques

    Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Jonathan P. Mathews;Zhejun Pan

  • Petrophysical characterization of Chinese coal cores with heat treatment by nuclear magnetic resonance

    Yidong Cai;Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Zhejun Pan;Yanbin Yao

  • Multi-scale quantitative characterization of 3-D pore-fracture networks in bituminous and anthracite coals using FIB-SEM tomography and X-ray μ-CT

    Zhentao Li;Zhentao Li;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;P.G. Ranjith

  • Adsorption pore structure and its fractal characteristics of coals by N2 adsorption/desorption and FESEM image analyses

    Zhentao Li;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Yunpeng Wang

  • Fractal Analysis on Heterogeneity of Pore–Fractures in Middle–High Rank Coals with NMR

    Zhongqiu Ouyang;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Yanbin Yao

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance T2 cutoffs of coals: A novel method by multifractal analysis theory

    Sijian Zheng;Yanbin Yao;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai

  • Insights into matrix compressibility of coals by mercury intrusion porosimetry and N2 adsorption

    Yidong Cai;Yidong Cai;Qian Li;Dameng Liu;Yingfang Zhou

  • Investigating the Effects of Seepage-Pores and Fractures on Coal Permeability by Fractal Analysis

    Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Zhejun Pan;Yao Che

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance surface relaxivity of coals

    Sijian Zheng;Yanbin Yao;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai

  • Evaluation of coal texture distributions in the southern Qinshui basin, North China: Investigation by a multiple geophysical logging method

    Juan Teng;Yanbin Yao;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai

  • Coal Structure and Its Implications for Coalbed Methane Exploitation: A Review

    Lijing Li;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Yingjin Wang

  • Evaluation of the reservoir permeability of anthracite coals by geophysical logging data

    Junqian Li;Dameng Liu;Yanbin Yao;Yidong Cai

  • Multi-scale fractal characterizations of lignite, subbituminous and high-volatile bituminous coals pores by mercury intrusion porosimetry

    Sandong Zhou;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Yanbin Yao

  • Geological and hydrological controls on the accumulation of coalbed methane within the No. 3 coal seam of the southern Qinshui Basin

    Junyan Zhang;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Zhejun Pan

  • Fractal Characteristics of Coal Pores Based on Classic Geometry and Thermodynamics Models

    Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Yanbin Yao;Junqian Li

  • 3D characterization and quantitative evaluation of pore-fracture networks of two Chinese coals using FIB-SEM tomography

    Sandong Zhou;Dameng Liu;Yidong Cai;Yanbin Yao

  • Mineral occurrence and its impact on fracture generation in selected Qinshui Basin coals: An experimental perspective

    Yidong Cai;Dameng Liu;Zhejun Pan;Yanbin Yao

Frequent Co-Authors

Dameng Liu
Dameng Liu China University of Geosciences
Yanbin Yao
Yanbin Yao China University of Geosciences
Zhejun Pan
Zhejun Pan Northeast Petroleum University
Derek Elsworth
Derek Elsworth Pennsylvania State University
Dazhen Tang
Dazhen Tang China University of Geosciences
Pathegama Gamage Ranjith
Pathegama Gamage Ranjith Monash University
Luke D. Connell
Luke D. Connell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jonathan P. Mathews
Jonathan P. Mathews Pennsylvania State University
Marte Gutierrez
Marte Gutierrez Colorado School of Mines
Jianchao Cai
Jianchao Cai China University of Petroleum, Beijing

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