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Zaixing Jiang is affiliated with the China University of Geosciences in China and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Mechanics of Materials, Earth-Surface Processes, Geology, Atmospheric Science, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics related to hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geological formations and processes, and geological and geophysical studies. Other notable research areas include geology and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geological studies and exploration, and hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

Frequent publication venues for Zaixing Jiang include Marine and Petroleum Geology, Sedimentary Geology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, and AAPG Bulletin. This indicates a strong engagement with journals that specialize in sedimentary geology, petroleum sciences, and related fields.

Zaixing Jiang has coauthored publications with several researchers, among whom the most frequent collaborators are:

  • Xiangxin Kong
  • Jianguo Zhang
  • Jichi Zhang
  • Yepeng Yang
  • Xinyu Xue

Significant papers published by Zaixing Jiang include:

  • Multi-source genesis of continental carbonate-rich fine-grained sedimentary rocks and hydrocarbon sweet spots (2021, Petroleum Exploration and Development)

Other highly cited papers from the wider research network include works on bedding-parallel calcite veins as a proxy for shale reservoir quality, three-dimensional printing of energetic materials, tectonic and paleogeographic controls on the Early-Middle Ordovician carbonate platform development, and soft-sediment deformation structures as indicators of tectono-volcanic activity.

Zaixing Jiang's research contributions integrate geological and material mechanics perspectives to address complex processes within sedimentary basins and hydrocarbon reservoirs. Their publications reflect multi-disciplinary approaches involving sedimentology, structural geology, and reservoir characterization, contributing data critical to resource exploration and environmental geological studies.

Best Publications

  • Shale lithofacies and reservoir space of the Wufeng–Longmaxi Formation, Sichuan Basin, China

    Chao Liang;Zaixing Jiang;Yiting Yang;Xiajie Wei

  • The lithofacies and reservoir characteristics of the Upper Ordovician and Lower Silurian black shale in the Southern Sichuan Basin and its periphery, China

    Chao Han;Chao Han;Zaixing Jiang;Mei Han;Minghao Wu

  • The shale characteristics and shale gas exploration prospects of the Lower Silurian Longmaxi shale, Sichuan Basin, South China

    Chao Liang;Zaixing Jiang;Chunming Zhang;Ling Guo

  • Diagenetic variation at the lamina scale in lacustrine organic-rich shales: Implications for hydrocarbon migration and accumulation

    Chao Liang;Yingchang Cao;Keyu Liu;Zaixing Jiang

  • Shale oil potential of lacustrine black shale in the Eocene Dongying depression: Implications for geochemistry and reservoir characteristics

    Chao Liang;Yingchang Cao;Zaixing Jiang;Jing Wu

  • Sedimentary characteristics and origin of lacustrine organic-rich shales in the salinized Eocene Dongying Depression

    Chao Liang;Zaixing Jiang;Yingchang Cao;Jing Wu

  • Deep-water depositional mechanisms and significance for unconventional hydrocarbon exploration: A case study from the lower Silurian Longmaxi shale in the southeastern Sichuan Basin

    Chao Liang;Zaixing Jiang;Yingchang Cao;Minghao Wu

  • Mineralogical and chemical distribution of the Es3L oil shale in the Jiyang Depression, Bohai Bay Basin (E China): Implications for paleoenvironmental reconstruction and organic matter accumulation

    Jianhua He;Wenlong Ding;Zaixing Jiang;Kai Jiu

  • Source-controlled carbonates in a small Eocene half-graben lake basin (Shulu Sag) in central Hebei Province, North China

    Zaixing Jiang;Daizhao Chen;Longwei Qiu;Hongbin Liang

  • Basic characteristics and evaluation of shale oil reservoirs

    Zaixing Jiang;Wenzhao Zhang;Chao Liang;Yongshi Wang

  • Sedimentary characteristics of large‐scale lacustrine beach‐bars and their formation in the Eocene Boxing Sag of Bohai Bay Basin, East China

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  • Sedimentary environmental controls on petrology and organic matter accumulation in the upper fourth member of the Shahejie Formation (Paleogene, Dongying depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China)

    Chao Liang;Jing Wu;Zaixing Jiang;Yingchang Cao

  • Factors controlling reservoir properties and hydrocarbon accumulation of lacustrine deep-water turbidites in the Huimin Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, East China

    Qing Li;Qing Li;Zaixing Jiang;Keyu Liu;Chunming Zhang

  • Source analysis of quartz from the Upper Ordovician and Lower Silurian black shale and its effects on shale gas reservoir in the southern Sichuan Basin and its periphery, China

    Chao Han;Mei Han;Zaixing Jiang;Zuozhen Han

  • Organic geochemistry and reservoir characterization of the organic matter-rich calcilutite in the Shulu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, North China

    Xianzheng Zhao;Qing Li;Zaixing Jiang;Ruifeng Zhang

  • Oil generation induces sparry calcite formation in lacustrine mudrock, Eocene of east China

    Jianguo Zhang;Zaixing Jiang;Xiaolong Jiang;Siqi Wang

  • Logging identification and characteristic analysis of the lacustrine organic-rich shale lithofacies- A case study from the ES3L shale in the Jiyang Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China

    Jianhua He;Wenlong Ding;Zaixing Jiang;Ang Li

  • Structural characteristic and origin of intra-continental fold belt in the eastern Sichuan basin, South China Block

    Chuanxin Li;Dengfa He;Yanpeng Sun;Jinyou He

  • Sedimentary characteristics and paleoenvironment of shale in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation, North Guizhou Province, and its shale gas potential

    Chao Liang;Zaixing Jiang;Yingchang Cao;Jinchuan Zhang

  • Lacustrine massive mudrock in the Eocene Jiyang Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China: Nature, origin and significance

    Jianguo Zhang;Zaixing Jiang;Chao Liang;Jing Wu

  • Paleoenvironment of Lower Silurian black shale and its significance to the potential of shale gas, southeast of Chongqing, China

    Ling Guo;Zaixing Jiang;Jinchuan Zhang;Yuxi Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Yingchang Cao
Yingchang Cao China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Jinchuan Zhang
Jinchuan Zhang China University of Geosciences
James Leonard Best
James Leonard Best University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fang Hao
Fang Hao China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Ronald J. Steel
Ronald J. Steel The University of Texas at Austin
Keyu Liu
Keyu Liu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Wenlong Ding
Wenlong Ding China University of Geosciences
Zuozhen Han
Zuozhen Han Shandong University of Science and Technology

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