D.W. Peaceman

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
25 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

D.W. Peaceman is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D.W. Peaceman has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Ocean Engineering, 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 5 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in D.W. Peaceman's work include Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (19 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (16 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (13 papers). D.W. Peaceman is often cited by papers focused on Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (19 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (16 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (13 papers). D.W. Peaceman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. D.W. Peaceman's co-authors include H.H. Rachford, Jim Douglas, Arthur Garder, E.I. Sandvik, Jacopo Vivian, John D. Rice, Deying Tang, James W. Watts, Richard P. Kendall and P.M. Blair and has published in prestigious journals such as AIChE Journal, SPE Journal and Journal of Petroleum Technology.

In The Last Decade

D.W. Peaceman

25 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Numerical Solution of Parabolic and Elliptic Differential Equations

1955 2.3k citations D.W. Peaceman, H.H. Rachford Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics profile →
Interpretation of Well-Block Pressures in Numerical Reservoir Simulation With Nonsquare Grid Blocks and Anisotropic Permeability

1983 690 citations D.W. Peaceman Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal profile →
Interpretation of Well-Block Pressures in Numerical Reservoir Simulation(includes associated paper 6988 )

1978 448 citations D.W. Peaceman Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.W. Peaceman United States	17	1.5k	1.5k	1.4k	773	729	25	4.6k
H.H. Rachford United States	11	1.7k 1.1×	454 0.3×	507 0.3×	964 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	23	4.2k
R. Hilfer Germany	39	633 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	694 0.5×	492 0.6×	1.8k 2.4×	131	8.6k
Guy Chavent France	29	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	537 0.7×	146 0.2×	92	4.3k
Richard E. Ewing United States	40	4.5k 3.0×	705 0.5×	672 0.5×	2.0k 2.5×	1.4k 1.9×	190	6.3k
K. Stewartson United Kingdom	46	5.1k 3.5×	479 0.3×	753 0.5×	230 0.3×	466 0.6×	173	8.6k
Robert Eymard France	34	2.2k 1.5×	401 0.3×	399 0.3×	1.0k 1.3×	579 0.8×	152	3.5k
Y. C. Yortsos United States	43	1.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	2.0k 1.4×	353 0.5×	52 0.1×	167	5.5k
Mary F. Wheeler United States	40	5.0k 3.4×	556 0.4×	656 0.5×	2.2k 2.8×	1.2k 1.6×	107	6.3k
John H. Cushman United States	37	664 0.4×	358 0.2×	566 0.4×	517 0.7×	154 0.2×	135	4.3k
Daniel D. Joseph United States	51	7.5k 5.1×	959 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	840 1.1×	238 0.3×	172	12.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Peaceman, D.W.. (2003). A New Method for Calculating Well Indexes for Multiple Wellblocks with Arbitrary Rates in Numerical Reservoir Simulation. 3 indexed citations

Peaceman, D.W.. (1997). Effective Transmissibilities of a Gridblock by Upscaling — Comparison of Direct Methods with Renormalization. SPE Journal. 2(3). 338–349. 15 indexed citations

Peaceman, D.W.. (1995). A New Method for Representing Multiple Wells With Arbitrary Rates in Numerical Reservoir Simulation. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 10(4). 253–258. 14 indexed citations

Peaceman, D.W.. (1993). Representation of a Horizontal Well in Numerical Reservoir Simulation. 1(1). 7–16. 73 indexed citations

Peaceman, D.W.. (1990). Interpretation of Wellblock Pressures in Numerical Reservoir Simulations Part 3—Off-Center and Multiple Wells Within a Wellblock. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 5(2). 227–232. 56 indexed citations

Peaceman, D.W.. (1990). Discussion of Productivity of a Horizontal Well. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 5(5). 11 indexed citations

Peaceman, D.W.. (1990). Further Discussion of Productivity of a Horizontal Well. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 5(8). 11 indexed citations

Tang, Deying & D.W. Peaceman. (1987). New Analytical and Numerical Solutions for the Radial Convection-Dispersion Problem. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 2(3). 343–359. 19 indexed citations

Peaceman, D.W.. (1978). Interpretation of Well-Block Pressures in Numerical Reservoir Simulation(includes associated paper 6988 ). Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 18(3). 183–194. 448 indexed citations breakdown →

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Peaceman, D.W., et al.. (1976). Evaluation of Polymer Flooding in a Layered Reservoir With Crossflow, Retention, and Degradation. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 16(2). 82–96. 87 indexed citations

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Peaceman, D.W.. (1976). Convection in Fractured Reservoirs Numerical Calculation of Convection in a Vertical Fissure, Including the Effect of Matrix-Fissure Transfer. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 16(5). 281–301. 8 indexed citations

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Peaceman, D.W.. (1976). Convection in Fractured Reservoirs - The Effect of Matrix-Fissure Transfer on the Instability of a Density Inversion in a Vertical Fissure. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 16(5). 269–280. 24 indexed citations

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Peaceman, D.W.. (1966). Improved Treatment of Dispersion in Numerical Calculation of Multidimensional Miscible Displacement. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 6(3). 213–216. 45 indexed citations

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Garder, Arthur, et al.. (1964). Numerical Calculation of Multidimensional Miscible Displacement by the Method of Characteristics. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 4(1). 26–36. 162 indexed citations

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Peaceman, D.W. & H.H. Rachford. (1962). Numerical Calculation of Multidimensional Miscible Displacement. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 2(4). 327–339. 144 indexed citations

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Douglas, Jim, D.W. Peaceman, & H.H. Rachford. (1959). A Method for Calculating Multi-Dimensional Immiscible Displacement. Transactions of the AIME. 216(1). 297–308. 109 indexed citations

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Vivian, Jacopo & D.W. Peaceman. (1956). Liquid‐side resistance in gas absorption. AIChE Journal. 2(4). 437–443. 54 indexed citations

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Douglas, Jim & D.W. Peaceman. (1955). Numerical solution of two‐dimensional heat‐flow problems. AIChE Journal. 1(4). 505–512. 103 indexed citations

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Peaceman, D.W. & H.H. Rachford. (1955). The Numerical Solution of Parabolic and Elliptic Differential Equations. Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 3(1). 28–41. 2331 indexed citations breakdown →

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Peaceman, D.W., et al.. (1953). Calculations of Unsteady-State Gas Flow Through Porous Media. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 5(3). 79–92. 90 indexed citations

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