What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Organic chemistry
- Viscosity
- Solvent
His primary scientific interests are in Analytical chemistry, Mineralogy, Drop, Carbon dioxide and Surface tension.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Thermal diffusivity, Solvent and Diffusion.
His Mineralogy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Chemical physics, Electrokinetic phenomena and Oil field.
His Drop research focuses on Brine and how it relates to Dissolution, Sessile drop technique, Contact angle, Wetting and Petroleum reservoir.
Yongan Gu has researched Carbon dioxide in several fields, including Propane and Methane.
His work in Surface tension addresses subjects such as Enhanced oil recovery, which are connected to disciplines such as Asphaltene.
His most cited work include:
- Effects of asphaltene content on the heavy oil viscosity at different temperatures (157 citations)
- Wettability Determination of the Reservoir Brine−Reservoir Rock System with Dissolution of CO2 at High Pressures and Elevated Temperatures (121 citations)
- Interfacial Tensions of the Crude Oil + Reservoir Brine + CO2 Systems at Pressures up to 31 MPa and Temperatures of 27 °C and 58 °C (120 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Petroleum engineering, Solvent, Mineralogy, Surface tension and Chemical engineering are his primary areas of study.
His Petroleum engineering research incorporates themes from Hydrocarbon and Permeability.
His work carried out in the field of Solvent brings together such families of science as Scientific method, Mass transfer, Asphaltene, Thermal diffusivity and Propane.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Wetting, Contact angle, Oil field, Carbon dioxide and Aqueous solution.
As part of his studies on Surface tension, he often connects relevant areas like Drop.
His research integrates issues of Viscosity, Chromatography and Foamy oil in his study of Chemical engineering.
He most often published in these fields:
- Petroleum engineering (28.79%)
- Solvent (24.24%)
- Mineralogy (16.67%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2016)?
- Solvent (24.24%)
- Petroleum engineering (28.79%)
- Soil vapor extraction (9.09%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Solvent, Petroleum engineering, Soil vapor extraction, Foamy oil and Scientific method.
As part of one scientific family, Yongan Gu deals mainly with the area of Solvent, narrowing it down to issues related to the API gravity, and often Porosity.
His study of Enhanced oil recovery is a part of Petroleum engineering.
His Foamy oil research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Flow and Chemical engineering.
As a part of the same scientific family, Yongan Gu mostly works in the field of Chemical engineering, focusing on Oil production and, on occasion, Injector and Viscosity.
His research investigates the connection with Viscosity and areas like Chromatography which intersect with concerns in Volume, Water volume fraction, Core and Analytical chemistry.
Between 2011 and 2016, his most popular works were:
- Miscible CO2 Simultaneous Water-and-Gas (CO2-SWAG) Injection in the Bakken Formation (35 citations)
- Gasflooding-assisted cyclic solvent injection (GA-CSI) for enhancing heavy oil recovery (24 citations)
- Pressure Pulsing Cyclic Solvent Injection (PP-CSI): A New Way to Enhance the Recovery of Heavy Oil Through Solvent-Based Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (20 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Organic chemistry
- Viscosity
- Hydrogen
His primary areas of investigation include Viscosity, Chromatography, Recovery method, Solvent based and Waste management.
He has included themes like Solvent, Oil production, Foamy oil, Injector and Chemical engineering in his Viscosity study.
His Chromatography research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Scientific method, Water volume fraction, Core and Supercritical fluid.
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