Dexun Liu

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Dexun Liu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Global and Planetary Change and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dexun Liu has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Dexun Liu's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (10 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (8 papers). Dexun Liu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (10 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (8 papers). Dexun Liu collaborates with scholars based in China. Dexun Liu's co-authors include Dazhong Dong, Zhen Qiu, Qun Zhao, Quanzhong Guan, Shasha Sun, Xinjing Li, Jinliang Huang, Feng Liang, Honglin Liu and Wenhua Bai and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology and Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Dexun Liu

25 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Shale gas in China: Characteristics, challenges and prosp... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Shale gas in China: Characteristics, challenges and prospects (I)
    2015 508 citations Caineng Zou, Dazhong Dong et al. Petroleum Exploration and Development profile →
  2. Shale gas in China: Characteristics, challenges and prospects (II)
    2016 407 citations Dazhong Dong, Yuman Wang et al. Petroleum Exploration and Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dexun Liu China 15 1.5k 689 614 552 318 25 1.7k
Quanzhong Guan China 15 1.5k 1.0× 669 1.0× 639 1.0× 533 1.0× 315 1.0× 24 1.7k
Shasha Sun China 16 1.5k 1.0× 673 1.0× 627 1.0× 514 0.9× 352 1.1× 40 1.7k
Wen Lin China 14 1.3k 0.9× 608 0.9× 512 0.8× 465 0.8× 296 0.9× 21 1.5k
Haikuan Nie China 26 1.6k 1.1× 675 1.0× 601 1.0× 578 1.0× 386 1.2× 65 1.8k
Dongfeng Hu China 19 1.3k 0.9× 626 0.9× 458 0.7× 406 0.7× 321 1.0× 54 1.5k
Wenhua Bai China 8 1.2k 0.8× 562 0.8× 490 0.8× 454 0.8× 264 0.8× 15 1.3k
Xianglu Tang China 19 1.5k 1.0× 846 1.2× 548 0.9× 432 0.8× 253 0.8× 74 1.6k
Shejiao Wang China 11 1.1k 0.8× 531 0.8× 420 0.7× 345 0.6× 262 0.8× 29 1.3k
Yuman Wang China 12 1.0k 0.7× 439 0.6× 384 0.6× 403 0.7× 250 0.8× 24 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Dexun Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dexun Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dexun Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dexun Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dexun Liu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Dexun Liu. Dexun Liu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Yuntian, Dongxiao Zhang, Qun Zhao, & Dexun Liu. (2023). Interpretable machine learning optimization (InterOpt) for operational parameters: A case study of highly-efficient shale gas development. Petroleum Science. 20(3). 1788–1805. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Dexun, et al.. (2023). 中国陆相页岩油示范区发展现状及建设可行性评价指标体系. Earth Science-Journal of China University of Geosciences. 48(1). 191–191. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoming, Yarong Wang, Wen Lin, et al.. (2022). Micro-pore structure and fractal characteristics of deep shale from Wufeng Formation to Longmaxi Formation in Jingmen exploration area, Hubei Province, China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 121–132. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoming, et al.. (2022). Tectonic Characteristics and its Effect on Shale Gas Preservation Condition in the Jingmen Region. Frontiers in Earth Science. 9. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Jin, Hongyan Wang, Zhensheng Shi, et al.. (2021). Favorable lithofacies types and genesis of marine-continental transitional black shale: A case study of Permian Shanxi Formation in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 48(6). 1315–1328. 41 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shangwen, Dazhong Dong, Jiehui Zhang, et al.. (2021). Optimization of key parameters for porosity measurement of shale gas reservoirs. Natural Gas Industry B. 8(5). 455–463. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chu, Yanbin Yao, Derek Elsworth, et al.. (2021). Microstructure characterization of kerogen in mature shale: Molecular investigation of micropore development. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 95. 104239–104239. 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Leifu, Dazhong Dong, Zhen Qiu, et al.. (2021). Sedimentology and geochemistry of Carboniferous-Permian marine-continental transitional shales in the eastern Ordos Basin, North China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 571. 110389–110389. 74 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongyan, Zhensheng Shi, Qun Zhao, et al.. (2020). Stratigraphic framework of the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale in and around the Sichuan Basin, China: Implications for targeting shale gas. Energy Geoscience. 1(3-4). 124–133. 52 indexed citations
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Qiu, Zhen, Caineng Zou, Hongyan Wang, et al.. (2020). Discussion on the characteristics and controlling factors of differential enrichment of shale gas in the Wufeng-Longmaxi formations in south China. Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience. 5(3). 117–128. 32 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shangwen, Honglin Liu, Hao Chen, et al.. (2019). A comparative study of the nanopore structure characteristics of coals and Longmaxi shales in China. Energy Science & Engineering. 7(6). 2768–2781. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Honglin, et al.. (2018). Authigenic embrittlement of marine shale in the process of diagenesis. Natural Gas Industry B. 5(6). 575–582. 10 indexed citations
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Dong, Dazhong, Zhensheng Shi, Quanzhong Guan, et al.. (2018). Progress, challenges and prospects of shale gas exploration in the Wufeng–Longmaxi reservoirs in the Sichuan Basin. Natural Gas Industry B. 5(5). 415–424. 70 indexed citations
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Liu, Dexun, Qun Zhao, Hongyan Wang, et al.. (2017). Pyrolysis mechanism and kinetic model of Mudanjiang oil shale in the Songliao Basin, China. Energy Exploration & Exploitation. 35(4). 504–515. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Feng, Wenhua Bai, Caineng Zou, et al.. (2016). Shale gas enrichment pattern and exploration significance of Well WuXi-2 in northeast Chongqing, NE Sichuan Basin. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 43(3). 386–394. 55 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qun, Yang Shen, Hongyan Wang, et al.. (2016). Prediction of marine shale gas production in South China based on drilling workload analysis. Natural Gas Industry B. 3(6). 545–551. 4 indexed citations
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Zou, Caineng, Dazhong Dong, Yuman Wang, et al.. (2015). Shale gas in China: Characteristics, challenges and prospects (I). Petroleum Exploration and Development. 42(6). 753–767. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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