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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Engineering and Technology D-index 55 Citations 12,185 558 World Ranking 1022 National Ranking 47

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Awards & Achievements

2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Mechanics

Mechanics, Finite element method, Mixed finite element method, Porous medium and Mathematical analysis are his primary areas of study. His research in Mechanics intersects with topics in Porosity, Tight gas, Permeability, Boundary value problem and Slip. Zhangxin Chen interconnects Pure mathematics, Geometry, Order, Fluid dynamics and Numerical analysis in the investigation of issues within Finite element method.

His Mixed finite element method research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Tensor, Algebraic number, Applied mathematics, Extended finite element method and Discontinuous Galerkin method. The concepts of his Porous medium study are interwoven with issues in Multiphase flow, Mineralogy, Partial derivative and Computational science. His Mathematical analysis study combines topics in areas such as Homogenization and Nonlinear system.

His most cited work include:

  • Critical review of the impact of tortuosity on diffusion (387 citations)
  • Wettability effect on nanoconfined water flow (209 citations)
  • Model for Surface Diffusion of Adsorbed Gas in Nanopores of Shale Gas Reservoirs (204 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Petroleum engineering, Finite element method, Mechanics, Mathematical analysis and Mixed finite element method. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Tight oil, Oil shale and Permeability. He works mostly in the field of Finite element method, limiting it down to concerns involving Applied mathematics and, occasionally, Mathematical optimization.

His Mechanics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Porosity and Porous medium. Zhangxin Chen studies Partial differential equation, a branch of Mathematical analysis. His research on Mixed finite element method frequently links to adjacent areas such as Extended finite element method.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Petroleum engineering (27.81%)
  • Finite element method (26.80%)
  • Mechanics (15.99%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Petroleum engineering (27.81%)
  • Oil shale (11.67%)
  • Thermodynamics (7.20%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Zhangxin Chen focuses on Petroleum engineering, Oil shale, Thermodynamics, Mechanics and Flow. The various areas that he examines in his Petroleum engineering study include Shale gas and Permeability. The Permeability study combines topics in areas such as Slippage, Finite element method, Porous medium and Unconventional oil.

His studies in Finite element method integrate themes in fields like Incompressible flow and Boundary value problem. In general Mechanics study, his work on Fluid dynamics, Computer simulation and Pressure gradient often relates to the realm of Water flow, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His Computer simulation study also includes fields such as

  • Finite volume element together with Porosity,
  • Darcy's law which connect with Mathematical analysis.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Challenges and future of chemical assisted heavy oil recovery processes. (13 citations)
  • Pore-scale experimental study on EOR mechanisms of combining thermal and chemical flooding in heavy oil reservoirs (13 citations)
  • Pore-scale experimental study on EOR mechanisms of combining thermal and chemical flooding in heavy oil reservoirs (13 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Geometry

His primary scientific interests are in Petroleum engineering, Oil shale, Flow, Steam injection and Thermodynamics. His Petroleum engineering research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Porosity and Porous medium. His work on Knudsen diffusion as part of general Porosity study is frequently linked to Context, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His Oil shale study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Fracture mechanics, Relative permeability and Clay minerals. His study in Flow is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Characterization, Reservoir simulation, Molar mass, Microscale chemistry and Fluid dynamics. The various areas that Zhangxin Chen examines in his Applied mathematics study include Incompressible flow, Boundary value problem and Finite element method.

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Best Publications

Critical review of the impact of tortuosity on diffusion

Lihua Shen;Zhangxin Chen.
Chemical Engineering Science (2007)

554 Citations

Reservoir simulation : mathematical techniques in oil recovery

Zhangxin Chen.
(2007)

360 Citations

Wettability effect on nanoconfined water flow

Keliu Wu;Zhangxin Chen;Jing Li;Xiangfang Li.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2017)

268 Citations

Model for Surface Diffusion of Adsorbed Gas in Nanopores of Shale Gas Reservoirs

Keliu Wu;Xiangfang Li;Chenchen Wang;Wei Yu.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2015)

256 Citations

A Model for Multiple Transport Mechanisms Through Nanopores of Shale Gas Reservoirs with Real Gas Effect-Adsorption-Mechanic Coupling

Keliu Wu;Zhangxin Chen;Xiangfang Li;Chaohua Guo.
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2016)

232 Citations

On the implementation of mixed methods as nonconforming methods for second-order elliptic problems

Todd Arbogast;Zhangxin Chen.
Mathematics of Computation (1995)

225 Citations

Real gas transport through nanopores of varying cross-section type and shape in shale gas reservoirs

Keliu Wu;Keliu Wu;Zhangxin Chen;Xiangfang Li.
Chemical Engineering Journal (2015)

206 Citations

Measurement of gas storage processes in shale and of the molecular diffusion coefficient in kerogen

S. Reza Etminan;Farzam Javadpour;Brij B. Maini;Zhangxin Chen.
International Journal of Coal Geology (2014)

183 Citations

Degenerate Two-Phase Incompressible Flow: I. Existence, Uniqueness and Regularity of a Weak Solution

Zhangxin Chen.
Journal of Differential Equations (2001)

181 Citations

Heavy oil polymer flooding from laboratory core floods to pilot tests and field applications: Half-century studies

Hadi Saboorian-Jooybari;Morteza Dejam;Zhangxin Chen.
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (2016)

170 Citations

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