Ian Gray

862 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

Ian Gray is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Gray has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ocean Engineering, 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ian Gray's work include Coal Properties and Utilization (9 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (6 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (6 papers). Ian Gray is often cited by papers focused on Coal Properties and Utilization (9 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (6 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (6 papers). Ian Gray collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Russia and Norway. Ian Gray's co-authors include J.D. Wood, Michael W. Reeks, Lucy Liu, Harjeet Singh, Xiaoli Zhao, Andrew O’Brien, Xiaoli Zhao and Jeffery A. Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as SPE Reservoir Engineering, Research Online (University of Wollongong) and SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition.

In The Last Decade

Ian Gray

14 papers receiving 679 citations

Hit Papers

Reservoir Engineering in Coal Seams: Part 1—The Physical ... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 200 400 600
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. Reservoir Engineering in Coal Seams: Part 1—The Physical Process of Gas Storage and Movement in Coal Seams
    1987 621 citations Ian Gray SPE Reservoir Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Gray Australia 5 694 652 179 142 59 25 732
Dong Zhao China 15 512 0.7× 454 0.7× 142 0.8× 68 0.5× 93 1.6× 38 572
Jie Zang China 11 557 0.8× 526 0.8× 104 0.6× 80 0.6× 84 1.4× 21 587
John Mansoori Canada 5 1.0k 1.5× 1.0k 1.5× 220 1.2× 304 2.1× 81 1.4× 11 1.1k
Ya Meng China 12 559 0.8× 519 0.8× 127 0.7× 123 0.9× 70 1.2× 20 592
Shun Liang China 15 485 0.7× 626 1.0× 90 0.5× 133 0.9× 85 1.4× 35 713
R.A. Koenig Australia 6 537 0.8× 524 0.8× 87 0.5× 212 1.5× 46 0.8× 10 607
Erlei Su China 12 532 0.8× 498 0.8× 97 0.5× 97 0.7× 49 0.8× 26 608
G. Ceglarska-Stefańska Poland 9 422 0.6× 371 0.6× 137 0.8× 49 0.3× 27 0.5× 15 447
Matthew J. Mavor United States 15 582 0.8× 538 0.8× 154 0.9× 192 1.4× 17 0.3× 24 629
Denis Pone Australia 5 419 0.6× 410 0.6× 90 0.5× 105 0.7× 27 0.5× 7 447

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Gray

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Gray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ian Gray. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ian Gray. The network helps show where Ian Gray may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Gray

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Gray. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Gray 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 Ian Gray. Ian Gray 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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Gray, Ian, et al.. (2020). Longwall behaviour in massive strata. Research Online (University of Wollongong).
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Gray, Ian, Xiaoli Zhao, & Lucy Liu. (2018). The Determination of Anisotropic and Nonlinear Properties of Rock Through Triaxial and Hydrostatic Testing. 3 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian, et al.. (2018). Mechanical Properties of Coal Measure Rocks Containing Fluids at Pressure. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 1 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian. (2017). Effective stress in rock. Deep mining. 199–207. 4 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian, et al.. (2015). The measurement of fluid pressure in rock and soil. 125–136.
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Gray, Ian, et al.. (2014). Fluid Pressure Monitoring in Deep Cement Grouted Boreholes. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 2 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian, et al.. (2013). Real Stress Distributions in Sedimentary Strata. 3 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian, Harjeet Singh, & Andrew O’Brien. (2013). Direct Measurement of Gas Content Without Coring. 2 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian. (2012). MINING GASSY COALS. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian. (2011). Stresses in Sedimentary Strata, including Coals, and the Effects of Fluid Withdrawal on Effective Stress and Permeability. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 79–81. 4 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian. (2011). GAS CONTENT MEASUREMENT AND ITS RELEVANCE TO OUTBURSTING. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 79(6). 866–75. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian, et al.. (2010). Modelling of release of particulate material from transport containers. 21(1). 13–18. 2 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian. (1987). Reservoir Engineering in Coal Seams: Part 1—The Physical Process of Gas Storage and Movement in Coal Seams. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 2(1). 28–34. 621 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gray, Ian. (1987). Reservoir Engineering in Coal Seams: Part 2—Observations of Gas Movement in Coal Seams. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 2(1). 35–40. 34 indexed citations
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Gray, Ian. (1983). Reservoir engineering in coal seams. Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States). 46(10). 1617–1625. 26 indexed citations

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