John N. Hooker

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John N. Hooker is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John N. Hooker has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 31 papers in Geophysics and 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in John N. Hooker's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (29 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (17 papers). John N. Hooker is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (29 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (17 papers). John N. Hooker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. John N. Hooker's co-authors include Stephen E. Laubach, Randall Marrett, Joe Cartwright, Peter Eichhubl, Qingfeng Meng, Leonel Gomez, Julia Gale, Richard F. Katz, Donald M. Fisher and Israa S. Abu‐Mahfouz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geology and Reviews of Geophysics.

In The Last Decade

John N. Hooker

53 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Role of Chemistry in Fracture Pattern Development and... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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. The Role of Chemistry in Fracture Pattern Development and Opportunities to Advance Interpretations of Geological Materials
    2019 231 citations Stephen E. Laubach, John N. Hooker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John N. Hooker United States 23 1.1k 896 809 319 317 54 1.6k
Jean‐Marc Daniel France 26 488 0.4× 1.3k 1.5× 550 0.7× 395 1.2× 262 0.8× 52 1.9k
Wayne Narr United States 15 736 0.7× 774 0.9× 898 1.1× 591 1.9× 366 1.2× 38 1.6k
Kevin J. Smart United States 22 631 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 456 0.6× 232 0.7× 90 0.3× 72 1.5k
Mark P. Fischer United States 19 568 0.5× 942 1.1× 332 0.4× 166 0.5× 120 0.4× 40 1.4k
Linda M. Bonnell United States 12 625 0.6× 483 0.5× 352 0.4× 175 0.5× 169 0.5× 22 1.1k
Maurizio Giorgioni Italy 19 531 0.5× 610 0.7× 369 0.5× 229 0.7× 229 0.7× 35 1.0k
Roger Soliva France 23 721 0.6× 1.4k 1.6× 297 0.4× 198 0.6× 166 0.5× 67 1.9k
Birgit Müller Germany 26 751 0.7× 3.0k 3.4× 523 0.6× 320 1.0× 144 0.5× 70 3.4k
Anita Torabi Norway 22 697 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 314 0.4× 276 0.9× 253 0.8× 59 1.5k
Ralf J. Weger United States 20 629 0.6× 891 1.0× 398 0.5× 758 2.4× 84 0.3× 40 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shakiba, Mahmood, et al.. (2025). Diagenesis is key to unlocking outcrop fracture data suitable for quantitative extrapolation to geothermal targets. Frontiers in Earth Science. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Rui, Kunyu Wu, John N. Hooker, et al.. (2024). Fracture stratigraphy in oil-rich shale of the Upper Xiaganchaigou Formation (upper Eocene), western Qaidam Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 167. 106993–106993. 1 indexed citations
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Rahimi, Behnam, et al.. (2023). Open fracture clustering: Integrating subsurface and outcrop analogues, Asmari Formation, SW Iran. Journal of Structural Geology. 176. 104962–104962. 8 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., Richard F. Katz, Stephen E. Laubach, et al.. (2023). Fracture-pattern growth in the deep, chemically reactive subsurface. Journal of Structural Geology. 173. 104915–104915. 11 indexed citations
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Mason, Andrew J., Антон Вакс, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, John N. Hooker, & Gideon M. Henderson. (2022). A simplified isotope dilution approach for the U–Pb dating of speleogenic and other low- 232 Th carbonates by multi-collector ICP-MS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 33–54. 5 indexed citations
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Ukar, Estibalitz, Stephen E. Laubach, & John N. Hooker. (2019). Outcrops as guides to subsurface natural fractures: Example from the Nikanassin Formation tight-gas sandstone, Grande Cache, Alberta foothills, Canada. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 103. 255–275. 52 indexed citations
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Abu‐Mahfouz, Israa S., Joe Cartwright, Erdem Idiz, et al.. (2019). Genesis and role of bitumen in fracture development during early catagenesis. Petroleum Geoscience. 25(4). 371–388. 23 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., et al.. (2018). Long-Haul Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station Optimization. 1 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., Israa S. Abu‐Mahfouz, Qingfeng Meng, & Joe Cartwright. (2018). Fractures in mudrocks: Advances in constraining timing and understanding mechanisms. Journal of Structural Geology. 125. 166–173. 46 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., et al.. (2017). Regional‐scale development of opening‐mode calcite veins due to silica diagenesis. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 18(7). 2580–2600. 26 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., Stephen E. Laubach, & Randall Marrett. (2014). A universal power-law scaling exponent for fracture apertures in sandstones. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 126(9-10). 1340–1362. 92 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N. & Stephen E. Laubach. (2013). Natural fracturing, by depth. EGUGA. 13725. 2 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., Stephen E. Laubach, & Randall Marrett. (2013). Fracture-aperture size—frequency, spatial distribution, and growth processes in strata-bounded and non-strata-bounded fractures, Cambrian Mesón Group, NW Argentina. Journal of Structural Geology. 54. 54–71. 139 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., Leonel Gomez, Stephen E. Laubach, Julia Gale, & Randall Marrett. (2012). Effects of diagenesis (cement precipitation) during fracture opening on fracture aperture-size scaling in carbonate rocks. Geological Society London Special Publications. 370(1). 187–206. 49 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N. & Stephen E. Laubach. (2010). Using Empirical Trends In Fracture Size-frequency Data to Constrain Subsurface Fracture Abundance. 1 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N., Julia Gale, Leonel Gomez, et al.. (2009). Aperture-size scaling variations in a low-strain opening-mode fracture set, Cozzette Sandstone, Colorado. Journal of Structural Geology. 31(7). 707–718. 109 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N. & Stephen E. Laubach. (2002). Timing of Faults and Extension Fractures in the Sierra Madre Oriental, Northeastern Mexico. 52. 421–428. 1 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N.. (1982). Oil-pipeline energy efficiency studied for U. S. Oil & gas journal. 1 indexed citations
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Hooker, John N.. (1980). Effect of a sudden fuel shortage on freight transport in the United States: an overview. Special report - Transportation Research Board, National Research Council.

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