James W. Rector

1.5k citations
77 papers · 1.1k indexed · h-index 19

Impact in

  • Geophysics top 2%
    • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
    • Seismic Waves and Analysis
    • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
    • Geophysical Methods and Applications
    • Drilling and Well Engineering
    • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Papers in

    • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 62
    • Seismic Waves and Analysis 45
    • Geophysical Methods and Applications 18
    • Drilling and Well Engineering 11
    • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods 7

James W. Rector

73 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers

James W. Rector
Comparison fields: 5 of 54
  • Geophysics 946
  • Ocean Engineering 569
  • Mechanical Engineering 219
  • Artificial Intelligence 115
  • Environmental Engineering 51
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 201317
2 201114
3 20063
4 2004131
5 200228
6 20017
7 20002
8 200021
9 199717
10 19971
11 19951
12 199532
13 199588
14 199519
15 199521
16 199511
17 19945
18 199433
19 199319
20 199250

About James W. Rector

James W. Rector is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Mechanical Engineering, having authored 77 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (62 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (45 papers), Geophysical Methods and Applications (18 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (13 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (11 papers), Seismology and Earthquake Studies (7 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (7 papers) and Image and Signal Denoising Methods (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (946 citations), Ocean Engineering (569 citations), Mechanical Engineering (219 citations), Artificial Intelligence (115 citations) and Environmental Engineering (51 citations). James W. Rector has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Frequent co-authors include Linbin Zhang, Vladimir Grechka, Jerry M. Harris, Spyros Lazaratos, Mark Van Schaack, G. Michael Hoversten, Zhishuai Zhang, Bob A. Hardage, Heidi Anderson Kuzma and Richard Nolen‐Hoeksema. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysics, The Leading Edge, Energies, Geophysical Journal International and Geophysical Prospecting.

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