Ali A. Yousef

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ali A. Yousef is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali A. Yousef has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ocean Engineering, 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ali A. Yousef's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (27 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (15 papers). Ali A. Yousef is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (27 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (15 papers). Ali A. Yousef collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Netherlands. Ali A. Yousef's co-authors include Salah Al-Saleh, Mohammed Al-Jawfi, Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi, Larry W. Lake, Jerry L. Jensen, Pablo Gentil, Subhash Ayirala, Mohammed B. Alotaibi, Jim Liu and Dongkyu Cha and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Ali A. Yousef

35 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Laboratory Investigation of the Impact of Injection-Water Salinity and Ionic Content on Oil Recovery From Carbonate Reservoirs

2011 523 citations Ali A. Yousef, Salah Al-Saleh et al. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering profile →

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Ali A. Yousef

Berna Hasçakir United States

Tina Puntervold Norway

Binfei Li China

Chunming Xiong China

Maura Puerto United States

Subhash Ayirala United States

T.X. Xia United Kingdom

Medad T. Tweheyo Norway

Jinzhou Zhao China

Mohammed B. Alotaibi United States

Berna Hasçakir United States

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Al‐Yaseri, Ahmed, Ahmed Fatah, Bidoor Alsaif, et al.. (2024). Subsurface Hydrogen Storage in Limestone Rocks: Evaluation of Geochemical Reactions and Gas Generation Potential. Energy & Fuels. 38(11). 9923–9932. 23 indexed citations

Jin, Guodong, et al.. (2024). Determination of Production Potentials of Geothermal Resources for Rapid Exploration and Development Decisions. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.

Sølling, Theis I., et al.. (2023). Fundamentals of crystallization at oil-brine interfaces for conformance control and oil spill remediation applications. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 227. 211930–211930. 2 indexed citations

Fenter, Paul, et al.. (2020). Molecular-scale origins of wettability at petroleum–brine–carbonate interfaces. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 20507–20507. 9 indexed citations

Rao, Ashit, Subhash Ayirala, Mohammed B. Alotaibi, et al.. (2020). Artificial Diagenesis of Carbonates: Temperature-Dependent Inorganic and Organic Modifications in Reservoir Mimetic Fluids. SPE Journal. 26(5). 3222–3236. 4 indexed citations

Rao, Ashit, Subhash Ayirala, Mohammed B. Alotaibi, et al.. (2020). Mineral Interfaces and Oil Recovery: A Microscopic View on Surface Reconstruction, Organic Modification, and Wettability Alteration of Carbonates. Energy & Fuels. 34(5). 5611–5622. 15 indexed citations

Rao, Ashit, Mohammed B. Alotaibi, Subhash Ayirala, et al.. (2020). Artificial Diagenesis of Carbonates: Temperature Dependent Inorganic and Organic Modifications in Reservoir Mimetic Fluids. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. 6 indexed citations

Li, Xinghua, Jianjian Wang, Xin Liu, et al.. (2019). Direct Imaging of Tunable Crystal Surface Structures of MOF MIL-101 Using High-Resolution Electron Microscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(30). 12021–12028. 122 indexed citations

Mahzari, Pedram, et al.. (2018). Carbonated water injection under reservoir conditions; in-situ WAG-type EOR. Fuel. 217. 285–296. 50 indexed citations

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Chen, Szu‐Ying, Kai Kristiansen, Dongjin Seo, et al.. (2018). Time-Dependent Physicochemical Changes of Carbonate Surfaces from SmartWater (Diluted Seawater) Flooding Processes for Improved Oil Recovery. Langmuir. 35(1). 41–50. 19 indexed citations

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Ayirala, Subhash, et al.. (2018). Effects of Salinity and Individual Ions on Crude-Oil/Water Interface Physicochemical Interactions at Elevated Temperature. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 22(3). 897–910. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Szu‐Ying, Yair Kaufman, Kai Kristiansen, et al.. (2017). Effects of Salinity on Oil Recovery (the “Dilution Effect”): Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Crude Oil/Brine/Carbonate Surface Restructuring and Associated Physicochemical Interactions. Energy & Fuels. 31(9). 8925–8941. 69 indexed citations

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Ayirala, Subhash & Ali A. Yousef. (2016). A Critical Review of Alternative Desalination Technologies for Smart Waterflooding. 5(5). 8 indexed citations

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Yousef, Ali A., et al.. (2012). SmartWater Flooding: Industry's First Field Test in Carbonate Reservoirs. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 168 indexed citations

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Yousef, Ali A., Salah Al-Saleh, & Mohammed Al-Jawfi. (2012). The Impact of the Injection Water Chemistry on Oil Recovery from Carbonate Reservoirs. SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia. 82 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xianmin, Ming Han, Alhasan Fuseni, & Ali A. Yousef. (2012). Adsorption-Desorption of an Amphoteric Surfactant onto Permeable Carbonate Rocks. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium. 29 indexed citations

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Yousef, Ali A., Salah Al-Saleh, & Mohammed Al-Jawfi. (2012). Improved/Enhanced Oil Recovery from Carbonate Reservoirs by Tuning Injection Water Salinity and Ionic Content. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium. 231 indexed citations

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Yousef, Ali A., Salah Al-Saleh, Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi, & Mohammed Al-Jawfi. (2011). Laboratory Investigation of the Impact of Injection-Water Salinity and Ionic Content on Oil Recovery From Carbonate Reservoirs. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 14(5). 578–593. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yousef, Ali A., Salah Al-Saleh, Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi, & Mohammed Al-Jawfi. (2010). Laboratory Investigation of Novel Oil Recovery Method for Carbonate Reservoirs. 257 indexed citations

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Yousef, Ali A., Pablo Gentil, Jerry L. Jensen, & Larry W. Lake. (2006). A Capacitance Model To Infer Interwell Connectivity From Production and Injection Rate Fluctuations. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 9(6). 630–646. 288 indexed citations

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