Andrew C. Aplin

8.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
117 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Andrew C. Aplin is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew C. Aplin has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 32 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Andrew C. Aplin's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (59 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (30 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (23 papers). Andrew C. Aplin is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (59 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (30 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (23 papers). Andrew C. Aplin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Andrew C. Aplin's co-authors include Yunlai Yang, J. H. S. Macquaker, Steve Larter, K. Mark Thomas, Thomas Rexer, David N. Dewhurst, Eliza Mathia, Joe Cartwright, Mads Huuse and Michael J. Benham and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Andrew C. Aplin

115 papers receiving 6.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Methane Adsorption on Shale under Simulated Geological Temperature and Pressure Conditions

2013 408 citations Andrew C. Aplin et al. profile →
Mudstone diversity: Origin and implications for source, seal, and reservoir properties in petroleum systems

2011 393 citations Andrew C. Aplin, J. H. S. Macquaker profile →
Seal bypass systems

2007 385 citations Andrew C. Aplin et al. profile →
High-Pressure Methane Adsorption and Characterization of Pores in Posidonia Shales and Isolated Kerogens

2014 365 citations Andrew C. Aplin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew C. Aplin United Kingdom	40	4.6k	2.0k	1.8k	1.4k	1.3k	117	6.6k
K.L. Milliken United States	44	5.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	121	7.2k
Richard H. Worden United Kingdom	56	5.3k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.9×	1.8k 1.3×	176	8.8k
Zhijun Jin China	51	6.3k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	358	8.3k
Robert G. Loucks United States	37	7.7k 1.7×	3.6k 1.8×	2.8k 1.6×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	120	9.0k
David N. Dewhurst Australia	38	3.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	724 0.5×	156	5.5k
Richard M. Pollastro United States	22	4.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	863 0.6×	744 0.6×	95	5.4k
Knut Bjørlykke Norway	50	5.2k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.9×	1.1k 0.8×	96	7.2k
Michael B. Clennell Australia	38	3.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	2.0k 1.5×	178	6.2k
Xiongqi Pang China	44	5.9k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	697 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	313	6.7k
Rukai Zhu China	43	6.0k 1.3×	2.6k 1.3×	2.8k 1.6×	817 0.6×	554 0.4×	144	6.9k

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Aplin, Andrew C., et al.. (2023). A micromechanical investigation of diagenetically-induced changes to the anisotropic elastic properties of calcareous mudstones. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 9(1). 2 indexed citations

Aplin, Andrew C., et al.. (2023). 1D Hydro-Geomechanical Modelling of Pore Pressure on an Active Convergent Margin: East Coast Basin, New Zealand. Offshore Technology Conference. 1 indexed citations

Rouainia, Mohamed, et al.. (2023). Nanoindentation of Horn River Basin Shales: The Micromechanical Contrast Between Overburden and Reservoir Formations. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 128(3). 15 indexed citations

Aplin, Andrew C., et al.. (2022). Low volumes of quartz cement in deeply buried Fulmar Formation sandstones explained by a low effective stress burial history. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 221. 211383–211383. 1 indexed citations

Li, Yuyuan, et al.. (2021). Microstructure and pore systems of shallow-buried fluvial mudstone caprocks in Zhanhua depression, east China inferred from SEM and MICP. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 132. 105189–105189. 6 indexed citations

Aplin, Andrew C., et al.. (2020). Sedimentation of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation in the Cleveland Basin (Yorkshire, UK). Minerals. 10(11). 977–977. 4 indexed citations

März, Christian, Andrew C. Aplin, Olaf Dellwig, et al.. (2019). Dynamic climate-driven controls on the deposition of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation in the Cleveland Basin, Yorkshire, UK. Climate of the past. 15(4). 1581–1601. 16 indexed citations

März, Christian, et al.. (2019). Local to global controls on the deposition of organic-rich muds across the Late Jurassic Laurasian Seaway. Journal of the Geological Society. 176(6). 1143–1153. 9 indexed citations

Aplin, Andrew C., et al.. (2018). Textural and Diagenetic Controls on Pore Systems in the Cretaceous Eagle Ford Formation. EGUGA. 16316. 1 indexed citations

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Hattori, Gabriel, J. Trevelyan, Charles E. Augarde, William M. Coombs, & Andrew C. Aplin. (2016). Numerical Simulation of Fracking in Shale Rocks: Current State and Future Approaches. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 24(2). 281–317. 45 indexed citations

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Ma, Jingsheng, et al.. (2013). Determination of Effective Flow Properties of Caprocks in Presence of Multi-Scale Heterogeneous Flow Elements. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 1 indexed citations

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Aplin, Andrew C., et al.. (2012). Geochemical and stable isotopic constraints on the generation and passive treatment of acidic, Fe–SO4 rich waters. The Science of The Total Environment. 420. 238–249. 10 indexed citations

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Day-Stirrat, Ruarri J., P. B. Flemings, Andrew C. Aplin, & Anja M. Schleicher. (2010). The fabric and compaction of mudstones in the Gulf of Mexico. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 2 indexed citations

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Aplin, Andrew C., et al.. (2010). Performance of a passive treatment system for net-acidic coal mine drainage over five years of operation. The Science of The Total Environment. 408(20). 4877–4885. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Yunlai & Andrew C. Aplin. (2007). Permeability and petrophysical properties of 30 natural mudstones. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(B3). 232 indexed citations

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Larter, Steve, Ian M. Head, Haiping Huang, et al.. (2005). Biodegradation, gas destruction and methane generation in deep subsurface petroleum reservoirs: an overview. Geological Society London Petroleum Geology Conference series. 6(1). 633–639. 64 indexed citations

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Larter, Steve, A. Wilhelms, Ian M. Head, et al.. (2003). The controls on the composition of biodegraded oils in the deep subsurface—part 1: biodegradation rates in petroleum reservoirs. Organic Geochemistry. 34(4). 601–613. 292 indexed citations

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Larter, Steve, et al.. (1997). Reservoir Geochemistry: A Link Between Reservoir Geology and Engineering?. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 12(1). 12–17. 36 indexed citations

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Aplin, Andrew C. & J. H. S. Macquaker. (1993). C-S-Fe geochemistry of some modern and ancient anoxic marine muds and mudstones. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 344(1670). 89–100. 25 indexed citations

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Jordan, M. M., C. D. Curtis, Andrew C. Aplin, & Max Coleman. (1992). Access of pore waters to carbonate precipitation sites during concretion growth. 1239–1242. 15 indexed citations

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