Gary Mavko

16.8k citations

252 papers · 11.2k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 48

Impact in

Geophysics top 0.05%
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
Ocean Engineering top 0.01%
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Geophysical Methods and Applications

Papers in

Geophysics 187
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 175
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 68
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods 22
Ocean Engineering 109
- Drilling and Well Engineering 67
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods 24

Co-authors: Tapan Mukerji Jack Dvorkin Amos Nur Per Avseth D. Jizba Tiziana Vanorio Nishank Saxena Arild Jørstad
Journals: Geophysics (60 papers)The Leading Edge (30 papers)Geophysical Prospecting (6 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (5 papers)Computers & Geosciences (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Norway Israel

In The Last Decade

Gary Mavko

244 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

The Rock Physics Handbook 2020 · 410 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Cambridge University Press eBooks
2011 The Rock Physics Handbook: Tools for Seismic Analysis of Porous Media
2009 Cambridge University Press eBooks
2005 Quantitative seismic interpretation applying rock physics tools to reduce interpretation risk
1991 Geophysics

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1	Seismic refraction tracks porosity generation and possible CO ₂ production at depth under a headwater catchment Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xin Gu, Gary Mavko, A. Ökten, K. Keysor, N. J. Accardo, Bradley J. Carr, A. Nyblade, Susan L. Brantley	2020	33
2	Numerical simulation of coupled fluid-solid interaction at the pore scale: A digital rock-physics technology Geophysics ·Vishal Das, Tapan Mukerji, Gary Mavko	2019	18
3	Scale effects of velocity dispersion and attenuation (Q⁻¹) in layered viscoelastic medium Geophysics ·Vishal Das, Tapan Mukerji, Gary Mavko	2019	6
4	Scale and Boundary Effects on the Effective Elastic Properties of 2‐D and 3‐D Non‐REV Heterogeneous Porous Media Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Uri Wollner, Dheva Artandima Fawzi, Gary Mavko	2018	4
5	Brown and Korringa constants for heterogeneous thinly layered poroelastic media Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Uri Wollner, Gary Mavko	2017	4
6	Rock-physics modeling of stress sensitivity and 4D time shifts in patchy cemented sandstones — Application to the Visund Field, North Sea The Leading Edge ·Per Avseth, Miki Nei, Gary Mavko	2016	19
7	Rock-physics models for heavy-oil and organic-solid substitution The Leading Edge ·Nishank Saxena, Gary Mavko, Ronny Hofmann, Boris Gurevich, Stanislav Glubokovskikh, Kuo‐Lin In, Abdulagatov Zaid Magomedovich	2016	8
8	Variation in P-wave modulus with frequency and water saturation: Extension of dynamic-equivalent-medium approach Geophysics ·Venkatachalam Murugesan, Gary Mavko	2016	21
9	Effects of fluid-shear resistance and squirt flow on velocity dispersion in rocks Geophysics ·Nishank Saxena, Gary Mavko	2015	17
10	Impact of change in pore-fill material on P-wave velocity Geophysics ·Nishank Saxena, Gary Mavko	2014	12
11	Change in effective bulk modulus upon fluid or solid substitution Geophysics ·Nishank Saxena, Gary Mavko, Tapan Mukerji	2013	6
12	V P/ V S ratio and shear-wave splitting in the Nankai Trough seismogenic zone: Insights into effective stress, pore pressure, and sediment consolidation Geophysics ·Takeshi Tsuji, Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko, Nori Nakata, Toshifumi Matsuoka, Ayako Nakanishi, Shuichi Kodaira, Osamu Nishizawa	2011	59
13	Fluid substitution in shaley sediment using effective porosity Geophysics ·Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko, Boris Gurevich	2007	47
14	Image Analysis And Pattern Recognition For Porosity Estimation From Thin Sections AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Rogério Richa, Tapan Mukerji, Youngseuk Keehm, Gary Mavko	2005	8
15	Mapping lithofacies and pore-fluid probabilities in a North Sea reservoir: Seismic inversions and statistical rock physics Geophysics ·Tapan Mukerji, Arild Jørstad, Per Avseth, Gary Mavko, J.R. Granli	2001	189
16	Squirt flow in fully saturated rocks Geophysics ·Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko, Amos Nur	1995	325
17	Scale-dependent seismic velocity in heterogeneous media Geophysics ·Tapan Mukerji, Gary Mavko, Josselin Michelle Alcívar Vargas, Nathalie Lucet	1995	55
18	Seismic signatures of reservoir transport properties and pore fluid distribution Geophysics ·George H. Berwick, Gary Mavko, Amos Nur, Jack Dvorkin	1994	22
19	Scale effects on velocity dispersion: From ray to effective medium theories in stratified media Geophysics ·Dominique Marion, Tapan Mukerji, Gary Mavko	1994	77
20	The dynamics of viscous compressible fluid in a fracture Geophysics ·Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko, Amos Nur	1992	9

About Gary Mavko

Gary Mavko is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, having authored 252 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (175 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (107 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (68 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (67 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (48 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (25 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (24 papers) and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (8.8k citations), Ocean Engineering (5.6k citations), Mechanics of Materials (3.6k citations), Mechanical Engineering (4.9k citations) and Environmental Engineering (935 citations). Gary Mavko has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Norway and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Tapan Mukerji, Jack Dvorkin, Amos Nur, Per Avseth, D. Jizba, Tiziana Vanorio, Nishank Saxena, Arild Jørstad, Manika Prasad and Ezequiel F. González. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysics, The Leading Edge, Geophysical Prospecting, Geophysical Research Letters and Computers & Geosciences.

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