Joan Esterle

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Joan Esterle is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joan Esterle has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 63 papers in Ocean Engineering and 37 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Joan Esterle's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (79 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (57 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (35 papers). Joan Esterle is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (79 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (57 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (35 papers). Joan Esterle collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Joan Esterle's co-authors include S. D. Golding, John C. Ferm, K. A. Baublys, Stephanie K. Hamilton, Grant K.W. Dawson, Chris Boreham, Sandra Rodrigues, James R. Staub, Curtis A. Palmer and Mojtaba Rajabi and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Langmuir and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Joan Esterle

157 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 50 100 150 200 250
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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. On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type
    2013 295 citations Shifeng Dai, Joan Esterle et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joan Esterle Australia 31 2.2k 1.8k 958 739 507 163 3.7k
Tim A. Moore New Zealand 30 2.8k 1.3× 2.8k 1.5× 1.3k 1.3× 894 1.2× 419 0.8× 96 4.1k
W. Kalkreuth Brazil 33 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.5× 275 0.4× 577 1.1× 131 3.7k
Henrik I. Petersen Denmark 32 2.3k 1.1× 755 0.4× 840 0.9× 418 0.6× 429 0.8× 131 3.4k
Deolinda Flores Portugal 30 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.9× 293 0.4× 311 0.6× 106 3.7k
Fariborz Goodarzi Canada 43 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 2.5k 2.6× 585 0.8× 415 0.8× 207 5.5k
Cortland F. Eble United States 34 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 2.4k 2.5× 228 0.3× 885 1.7× 144 4.0k
Peter J. Crosdale Australia 14 2.1k 1.0× 1.8k 1.0× 643 0.7× 556 0.8× 158 0.3× 21 2.5k
Wenhui Huang China 27 3.0k 1.4× 2.8k 1.5× 977 1.0× 553 0.7× 97 0.2× 114 4.4k
Fiona Whitaker United Kingdom 28 1.1k 0.5× 889 0.5× 599 0.6× 385 0.5× 849 1.7× 106 3.6k
Wan Hasiah Abdullah Malaysia 36 3.2k 1.5× 604 0.3× 735 0.8× 357 0.5× 145 0.3× 154 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joan Esterle

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joan Esterle

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All Works

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Yang, Sen, Zhentao Li, Joan Esterle, & Karen M. Steel. (2025). Effect of temperature on coal maceral dissolution and matrix alteration during NaClO stimulation: Insights from microscopy and Micro-CT. International Journal of Coal Geology. 309. 104868–104868.
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Xi, Wen, et al.. (2024). Gas-water flow in fractured coal revealed by multimodal imaging. International Journal of Coal Geology. 293. 104586–104586. 2 indexed citations
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Esterle, Joan, et al.. (2024). Insights on the regional thermal evolution from semianthracite petrology of the Fengfeng coalfield, China. International Journal of Coal Geology. 290. 104548–104548. 6 indexed citations
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Rodrigues, Sandra, et al.. (2023). Before and after: A visual glimpse into the coking behaviour of coal macerals. Fuel. 343. 127979–127979. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Xingjin, et al.. (2023). Assessment of CO2 storage capability in Denison Trough, Bowen Basin. The APPEA Journal. 63(1). 336–348. 1 indexed citations
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Croix, Andrew D. La, Joan Esterle, Jiahao Wang, et al.. (2022). Integrating palynostratigraphy with zircon geochronology in the Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone and Evergreen Formation to improve stratigraphic correlation within the Great Artesian Basin, Australia. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 144. 105845–105845. 5 indexed citations
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Esterle, Joan, et al.. (2016). The development of a Triassic fold-thrust belt in a synclinal depositional system, Bowen Basin (eastern Australia). Tectonics. 36(1). 51–77. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Nianchao, et al.. (2015). Optimization of gateroad layout under a remnant chain pillar in longwall undermining based on pressure bulb theory. International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment. 30(2). 128–144. 21 indexed citations
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Golding, S. D., İ. Tonguç Uysal, Christopher J. Boreham, K. A. Baublys, & Joan Esterle. (2009). Implications of natural analogue studies for CO2 storage in coal measures with enhanced coal bed methane. Pediatric Transplantation. 2(6). 712–725. 1 indexed citations
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Baublys, K. A., et al.. (2009). Natural analogues for storage of CO2 in coal systems, Gunnedah and Bowen Basins, Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 73(13). 2 indexed citations
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Esterle, Joan, et al.. (2002). Coal seam gas distribution in the Moranbah-German Creek Coal Measures, Bowen Basin, Queensland. Drug Discovery Today. 15(9-10). 17–24. 1 indexed citations
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Esterle, Joan & Christopher R. Fielding. (1996). Sedimentological analysis of goafing interval for longwall mining, Goonyella Mine, Bowen Basin. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 2(12). 1993–8. 1 indexed citations
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Esterle, Joan, et al.. (1994). Influence of coal texture and rank on breakage energy and resulting size distributions in Australian coals. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 6(1). 175–181. 6 indexed citations
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Durig, J. R., et al.. (1991). Controls on the chemical variability of peat types in a domed peat deposit, Baram River area, Sarawak, Malaysia. International Journal of Coal Geology. 17(2). 171–188. 13 indexed citations
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Esterle, Joan. (1990). Trends in petrographic and chemical characteristics of tropical domed peats in Indonesia and Malaysia as analogues for coal formation. 29 indexed citations

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