Keyu Liu

10.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
320 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Keyu Liu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keyu Liu has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 251 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 108 papers in Ocean Engineering and 85 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Keyu Liu's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (247 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (62 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (55 papers). Keyu Liu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (247 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (62 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (55 papers). Keyu Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Keyu Liu's co-authors include Junfang Zhang, Michael B. Clennell, David N. Dewhurst, Yingchang Cao, Lei Chen, Xiaowen Guo, Rukai Zhu, Jingqiang Tan, Sheng He and Peter J. Eadington and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Keyu Liu

298 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

Tight gas sandstone reservoirs in China: characteristics ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2018 2019 100 200 300 400
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. Tight gas sandstone reservoirs in China: characteristics and recognition criteria
    2012 430 citations Keyu Liu et al. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering profile →
  2. Mechanisms of shale gas adsorption: Evidence from thermodynamics and kinetics study of methane adsorption on shale
    2018 252 citations Keyu Liu et al. profile →
  3. A review of feldspar alteration and its geological significance in sedimentary basins: From shallow aquifers to deep hydrocarbon reservoirs
    2019 225 citations Yingchang Cao, Keyu Liu et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keyu Liu China 50 6.8k 3.0k 2.1k 1.9k 1.2k 320 8.5k
Caineng Zou China 49 8.5k 1.3× 3.5k 1.2× 3.3k 1.5× 2.4k 1.3× 2.1k 1.7× 140 10.2k
Zhijun Jin China 51 6.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 358 8.3k
K.L. Milliken United States 44 5.7k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 798 0.4× 1.6k 1.3× 121 7.2k
Xiongqi Pang China 44 5.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 313 6.7k
Dazhong Dong China 40 5.8k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.9k 1.6× 96 6.6k
Andrew C. Aplin United Kingdom 40 4.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 692 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 117 6.6k
Brian Horsfield Germany 58 8.5k 1.3× 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 2.7k 2.2× 254 10.3k
Songtao Wu China 37 4.3k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 690 0.6× 201 6.2k
Shuichang Zhang China 49 6.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 813 0.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 296 8.6k
Shuangfang Lu China 42 5.1k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 720 0.4× 840 0.7× 264 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keyu Liu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Liu, Keyu, et al.. (2025). Evolution of the Dibei condensate gas reservoirs in the northern Kuqa Foreland Basin, western China: Insight for hydrocarbon in-reservoir alteration. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 174. 107306–107306. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Chao, et al.. (2024). Authigenic calcite in shales: Implications for tracing burial processes and diagenetic fluid evolution in sedimentary basins. Earth-Science Reviews. 258. 104935–104935. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Keyu, et al.. (2024). Direct evidence of gas flushing oil in deep reservoirs: Insight from integrated fluid inclusion analyses. Organic Geochemistry. 192. 104778–104778. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Chao, et al.. (2024). Fluid tracing and evolution at micron-scale of shales in faulted lake basin: Evidence and constraints from in-situ analysis of analcime. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 163. 106776–106776. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Chao, Bo Yang, Yingchang Cao, et al.. (2024). Salinization mechanism of lakes and controls on organic matter enrichment: From present to deep-time records. Earth-Science Reviews. 251. 104720–104720. 27 indexed citations
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Lin, Chengyan, Chunmei Dong, Lihua Ren, et al.. (2024). Impact of CO2 influx on sandstone reservoir quality: A case study of the Quantou Formation, southern Songliao Basin, China. AAPG Bulletin. 108(6). 1149–1185. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Keyu, Jian Wang, Yong Li, et al.. (2023). Geochemistry of syntaxial calcite veins in ultra-deep sandstone reservoirs from the Kuqa depression, western China. Journal of Structural Geology. 173. 104895–104895. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Keyu, et al.. (2023). Pore throat radius cutoffs from depression to uplift zones: A case study of the tight oil reservoir from the Songliao Basin, NE China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 246. 105576–105576. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Keyu, et al.. (2023). Variations and causes of in-situ stress orientations in the Dibei-Tuziluoke Gas Field in the Kuqa Foreland Basin, western China. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 158. 106528–106528. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Keyu, Kun Jia, Lu Zhou, et al.. (2023). Differential hydrocarbon generation and evolution of typical terrestrial gas-prone source rocks: An example from the Kuqa foreland basin, NW China. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 152. 106225–106225. 13 indexed citations
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Qi, Chao, Keyu Liu, Jincai Tuo, et al.. (2023). Thermal pyrolysis-induced shale micro-cracks: 3D characterization and implication for reservoir stimulation. Gas Science and Engineering. 118. 205107–205107. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Leilei, et al.. (2022). Effects of gypsum-salt rock on mineral transformations in a saline lacustrine basin: Significance to reservoir development. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 211. 110240–110240. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jianhua, Zhijun Jin, Qinhong Hu, et al.. (2019). Geological controls on the accumulation of shale gas: A case study of the early Cambrian shale in the Upper Yangtze area. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 107. 423–437. 48 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junfang, et al.. (2019). Microstructure-based multi-scale evaluation of fluid flow in an anthracite coal sample with partially-percolating voxels. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 27(6). 65003–65003. 4 indexed citations

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