D. Leythaeuser

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

D. Leythaeuser is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Global and Planetary Change and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Leythaeuser has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 28 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 24 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in D. Leythaeuser's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (77 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (28 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (24 papers). D. Leythaeuser is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (77 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (28 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (24 papers). D. Leythaeuser collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Norway. D. Leythaeuser's co-authors include R. G. Schaefer, Bernhard M. Krooß, Matthias Radke, Ralf Littke, Marlies Teichmüller, H. Willsch, M. Radke, Lorenz Schwark, Jürgen Rullkötter and Don R. Baker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

D. Leythaeuser

85 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Aromatic components of coal: relation of distribution pattern to rank

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Leythaeuser Germany	33	3.3k	1.2k	899	806	649	85	4.0k
Matthias Radke Germany	17	3.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	874 1.0×	827 1.0×	449 0.7×	20	4.0k
F. Marquis France	13	4.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	908 1.0×	851 1.1×	678 1.0×	15	5.1k
Martin G. Fowler Canada	34	2.7k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	764 0.8×	670 0.8×	483 0.7×	106	3.6k
John M. Hunt United States	16	2.6k 0.8×	681 0.6×	735 0.8×	616 0.8×	687 1.1×	51	3.2k
J. Espitalié France	23	4.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	720 1.1×	40	5.5k
Christopher J. Boreham Australia	36	3.1k 0.9×	759 0.6×	927 1.0×	631 0.8×	862 1.3×	103	4.1k
A. S. Mackenzie United Kingdom	25	3.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.4×	939 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	506 0.8×	35	4.0k
T.G. Powell Australia	22	2.3k 0.7×	709 0.6×	489 0.5×	685 0.8×	381 0.6×	44	2.9k
M. Radke Germany	24	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	663 0.7×	683 0.8×	248 0.4×	37	2.9k
H. Willsch Germany	19	2.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	588 0.7×	599 0.7×	227 0.3×	21	2.9k

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Littke, Ralf, et al.. (2015). Burial history and thermal maturity of Mesozoic rocks of the Dolomites, Northern Italy. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 108(2-3). 253–271. 11 indexed citations

Leythaeuser, D., et al.. (2011). Source Rock evaluation, Modelling, Maturation, and Reservoir characterization of the Block 18 oilfields, Sab’atayn Basin, Yemen. 3(2). 134–152. 18 indexed citations

Primio, Rolando di & D. Leythaeuser. (1995). Quantification of the effect of carbonate redistribution by pressure solution in organic-rich carbonates. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 12(7). 735–739. 9 indexed citations

Krooß, Bernhard M., et al.. (1993). Nitrogen-rich natural gases. Qualitative and quantitative aspects of natural gas accumulation in reservoirs. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 46. 271–276. 21 indexed citations

Hofmann, Peter, Alain Y. Huc, B. Carpentier, et al.. (1993). Organic matter of the Mulhouse Basin, France: a synthesis. Organic Geochemistry. 20(8). 1105–1123. 24 indexed citations

Littke, Ralf & D. Leythaeuser. (1993). Migration of Oil and Gas in Coals: Chapter 10. 180. 219–236. 1 indexed citations

Horsfield, Brian, et al.. (1991). A study of the Holzener Asphaltkalk, northern Germany: observations regarding the distribution, composition and origin of organic matter in an exhumed petroleum reservoir. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 8(2). 198–211. 24 indexed citations

Littke, Ralf, D. Leythaeuser, Jürgen Rullkötter, & Don R. Baker. (1991). Keys to the depositional history of the Posidonia Shale (Toarcian) in the Hils Syncline, northern Germany. Geological Society London Special Publications. 58(1). 311–333. 113 indexed citations

Wilhelms, A., Steve Larter, & D. Leythaeuser. (1991). Influence of bitumen-2 on Rock-Eval pyrolysis. Organic Geochemistry. 17(3). 351–354. 21 indexed citations

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Karlsen, Dag A., D. Leythaeuser, & R. G. Schaefer. (1988). Light hydrocarbon redistribution in a shallow core from the Ravnefjeld formation on the Wegener Halvø, East Greenland. Organic Geochemistry. 13(1-3). 393–398. 9 indexed citations

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Leythaeuser, D., R. G. Schaefer, & Michael Radke. (1987). SP2 ON THE PRIMARY MIGRATION OF PETROLEUM. 2 indexed citations

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Leythaeuser, D., M. Radke, & R. G. Schaefer. (1986). Efficiency of petroleum expulsion from shale source rocks. Nature. 319(6052). 427–427. 6 indexed citations

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Leythaeuser, D., et al.. (1986). The pristane/n-heptadecane ratio as an indicator for recognition of hydrocarbon migration effects. Organic Geochemistry. 10(1-3). 191–197. 61 indexed citations

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Leythaeuser, D., M. Radke, & R. G. Schaefer. (1984). Efficiency of petroleum expulsion from shale source rocks. Nature. 311(5988). 745–748. 79 indexed citations

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Mackenzie, A. S., D. Leythaeuser, R. G. Schaefer, & Malvin Bjorøy. (1983). Expulsion of petroleum hydrocarbons from shale source rocks. Nature. 301(5900). 506–509. 76 indexed citations

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Rullkötter, Jürgen, D. Leythaeuser, & Detlef Wendisch. (1982). Novel 23,28-bisnorlupanes in Tertiary sediments. Widespread occurrence of nuclear demethylated triterpanes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 46(12). 2501–2509. 64 indexed citations

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Leythaeuser, D., et al.. (1980). Diffusion of light hydrocarbons through near-surface rocks. Nature. 284(5756). 522–525. 67 indexed citations

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Leythaeuser, D., et al.. (1979). PD 1(4) Hydrocarbon Generation in Source Beds as a Function of Type and Maturation of Their Organic Matter: A Mass Balance Approach. 29 indexed citations

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Leythaeuser, D., et al.. (1979). Generation and migration of light hydrocarbons (C2C7) in sedimentary basins. Organic Geochemistry. 1(4). 191–204. 100 indexed citations

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Welte, Dietrich H., et al.. (1975). PD 3(5a) Correlation between Petroleum and Source Rock. 12(8). 4 indexed citations

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