James J. Sheng

12.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
305 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

James J. Sheng is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, James J. Sheng has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 243 papers in Ocean Engineering, 198 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 171 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in James J. Sheng's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (192 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (162 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (151 papers). James J. Sheng is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (192 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (162 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (151 papers). James J. Sheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Iran. James J. Sheng's co-authors include Xiukun Wang, Lei Li, Yang Yu, Nasser Azri, B. Leonhardt, Tao Wan, Samiha Morsy, M. Y. Soliman, Jiawei Tu and Xingbang Meng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

James J. Sheng

295 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Modern Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Practice 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2014 2015 2015 2014 250 500 750
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. Modern Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery: Theory and Practice
    2010 786 citations James J. Sheng profile →
  2. Critical review of low-salinity waterflooding
    2014 474 citations James J. Sheng profile →
  3. Status of Polymer-Flooding Technology
    2015 466 citations James J. Sheng et al. profile →
  4. Status of surfactant EOR technology
    2015 313 citations James J. Sheng profile →
  5. Enhanced oil recovery in shale reservoirs by gas injection
    2014 274 citations James J. Sheng profile →

Peers

James J. Sheng
Tayfun Babadagli Canada
Shahab Ayatollahi Iran
Baojun Bai United States
Mingzhe Dong Canada
H. A. Nasr‐El‐Din United States
Alireza Keshavarz Australia
Russell T. Johns United States
Vladimir Alvarado United States
Mohammad Piri United States
Ali Saeedi Australia
Tayfun Babadagli Canada
James J. Sheng
Citations per year, relative to James J. Sheng James J. Sheng (= 1×) peers Tayfun Babadagli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sheng, James J., et al.. (2025). Strategic approach to EGS working fluid selection: Performance assessment of water and CO2. Energy. 319. 134945–134945. 2 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J. & Erlong Yang. (2024). An analytical model to estimate the time delay to reach spontaneous ignition considering heat loss in oil reservoirs. Petroleum Science. 21(4). 2469–2474. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Fujian, et al.. (2024). Further investigation of CO2 energization fracturing in shale reservoir- from microscopic mechanism to field application. Fuel. 385. 134156–134156. 2 indexed citations
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Okere, Chinedu J. & James J. Sheng. (2024). A new modelling approach for in-situ hydrogen production from heavy oil reservoirs: Sensitivity analysis and process mechanisms. Energy. 302. 131817–131817. 25 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chaofan, Tianle Zhang, Junfan Pan, et al.. (2024). Convective heat transfer process in fractured tight shale formations based on a modified double-medium model: Theoretical model development and numerical validation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 235. 126201–126201. 2 indexed citations
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Okere, Chinedu J. & James J. Sheng. (2023). Review on clean hydrogen generation from petroleum reservoirs: Fundamentals, mechanisms, and field applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(97). 38188–38222. 91 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J., et al.. (2023). Application of full-waveform inversion to land data: Case studies in onshore Mexico. The Leading Edge. 42(3). 190–195. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Yi, Jian Mao, James J. Sheng, et al.. (2023). Toward high-fidelity imaging: Dynamic matching FWI and its applications. The Leading Edge. 42(2). 124–132. 4 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J., et al.. (2022). Statistical distribution of geomechanical properties and ‘Sweet Spots’ identification in part of the upper Bakken. Petroleum Research. 8(3). 301–308. 1 indexed citations
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Mao, Jian, James J. Sheng, Yi Huang, Hao Feng, & Faqi Liu. (2020). Multi-channel dynamic matching full-waveform inversion. 666–670. 20 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J., et al.. (2019). Roles of Surfactants during Soaking and Post Leak-Off Production Stages of Hydraulic Fracturing Operation in Tight Oil-Wet Rocks. Energy & Fuels. 33(9). 8363–8373. 27 indexed citations
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Mao, Jian, et al.. (2019). Suprasalt model building using full-waveform inversion. The Leading Edge. 38(3). 214–219. 3 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J., Tim Cook, Fersheed Mody, et al.. (2015). Screening of the EOR Potential of a Wolfcamp Shale Oil Reservoir. 8 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J.. (2015). Status of Alkaline Flooding Technology. 5(1). 44–50. 12 indexed citations
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Porter, Mark L., Joaquín Jiménez‐Martínez, J. William Carey, et al.. (2015). Fundamental investigation of gas injection in microfluidic shale fracture networks at geologic conditions. 3 indexed citations
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Morsy, Samiha & James J. Sheng. (2014). Effect of Water Salinity on Shale Reservoir Productivity. 8(1). 9–14. 43 indexed citations
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Gamadi, Talal, et al.. (2014). An Experimental Study of Cyclic CO2 Injection to Improve Shale Oil Recovery. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium. 157 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J.. (2013). Review of Surfactant Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonate Reservoirs. 6(1). 1–10. 69 indexed citations
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Sheng, James J., et al.. (2013). A Comparative Experimental Study of Sweep Efficiency in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. 6(2). 12–18. 1 indexed citations

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