Kouqi Liu

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kouqi Liu is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kouqi Liu has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 44 papers in Ocean Engineering and 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kouqi Liu's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (74 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (35 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (23 papers). Kouqi Liu is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (74 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (35 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (23 papers). Kouqi Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Kouqi Liu's co-authors include Mehdi Ostadhassan, Bailey Bubach, Reza Rezaee, Thomas Gentzis, Jie Zou, Bo Liu, Jie Zhou, Zhijun Jin, Yujie Yuan and Natalia Zakharova and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Energy and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

Kouqi Liu

90 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Nanoscale pore structure characterization of the Bakken shale in the USA

2017 250 citations Kouqi Liu, Mehdi Ostadhassan et al. Fuel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kouqi Liu China	27	1.9k	1.1k	924	303	260	97	2.3k
Guillaume Desbois Germany	24	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	856 0.9×	251 0.8×	334 1.3×	49	2.6k
Liu Yang China	30	2.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	1.7k 1.9×	355 1.2×	276 1.1×	166	3.4k
Xiaofei Fu China	27	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	203 0.7×	305 1.2×	168	3.2k
Lixi Liang China	24	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	898 1.0×	392 1.3×	231 0.9×	100	2.1k
Dong Feng China	29	2.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.9×	1.4k 1.6×	375 1.2×	246 0.9×	87	2.9k
Zheng Sun China	34	2.1k 1.1×	2.2k 2.0×	1.9k 2.0×	347 1.1×	224 0.9×	129	3.4k
Denghua Li China	20	1.6k 0.9×	849 0.8×	977 1.1×	396 1.3×	131 0.5×	52	2.2k
Jianhua Zhao China	30	1.5k 0.8×	541 0.5×	651 0.7×	340 1.1×	129 0.5×	85	2.4k
Tomasz Blach Australia	17	2.2k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	926 1.0×	466 1.5×	482 1.9×	57	2.7k

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Liu, Kouqi, Hongyan Qi, Bo Liu, et al.. (2025). The organic matrix: An in-depth review of kerogen and its significance. Fuel. 397. 135493–135493.

Wang, Yamin, et al.. (2024). The role of water in the change of the fracture toughness during the ScCO2 interactions with shale samples. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 85. 102883–102883.

Zhang, Zhengchen, Zhenlin Wang, Yamin Wang, et al.. (2024). Using Fractal Theory to Study the Influence of Movable Oil on the Pore Structure of Different Types of Shale: A Case Study of the Fengcheng Formation Shale in Well X of Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, China. Fractal and Fractional. 8(4). 242–242. 5 indexed citations

Cao, Yan, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive evaluation of the organic-rich saline lacustrine shale in the Lucaogou Formation, Jimusar sag, Junggar Basin, NW China. Energy. 294. 130786–130786. 11 indexed citations

Liu, Yanxin, et al.. (2024). Quantifying the Pore Heterogeneity of Alkaline Lake Shale during Hydrous Pyrolysis by Using the Multifractal Method. Fractal and Fractional. 8(6). 335–335. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Kouqi, et al.. (2024). Quantifying pore structure heterogeneity of shale samples after solvent extraction following anhydrous and hydrous pyrolysis. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 239. 212978–212978. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Nanlin, Liangliang Jiang, Yiwen Ju, et al.. (2024). Innovative temperature-sensitive phase-transition fracturing: Boosting unconventional resource development. 1(3). 100039–100039. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yamin, Zhenlin Wang, Zhengchen Zhang, et al.. (2024). Recent techniques on analyses and characterizations of shale gas and oil reservoir. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 100067–100067. 18 indexed citations

Liu, Kouqi, Zhijun Jin, Lianbo Zeng, et al.. (2023). Enrichment of free oil in alkaline lacustrine Fengcheng Formation in Mahu Sag. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 228. 212015–212015. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Guanfang, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on mechanical properties and fracture characteristics of shale layered samples with different mineral components under cyclic loading. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 150. 106114–106114. 10 indexed citations

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Zakharova, Natalia, et al.. (2023). Porosity distribution in the Devonian Antrim Shale: Controlling factors and implications for gas sorption. International Journal of Coal Geology. 272. 104251–104251. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Kouqi, et al.. (2023). Fracture toughness of organic rich shale via nanoindentation: A comparison of energy-based methods. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 225. 211695–211695. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Kouqi, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Ho Won Jang, Natalia Zakharova, & Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr. (2021). Comparison of fractal dimensions from nitrogen adsorption data in shale via different models. RSC Advances. 11(4). 2298–2306. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Kouqi, et al.. (2021). Understanding the CO2 adsorption hysteresis under low pressure: An example from the Antrim Shale in the Michigan Basin: Preliminary observations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 203. 108693–108693. 15 indexed citations

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Ostadhassan, Mehdi, Kouqi Liu, Hyeonseok Lee, et al.. (2021). Time-Dependent Impact of CO2-Shale Interaction on CO2 Storage Potential. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Kouqi, Abouzar Mirzaei‐Paiaman, Bo Liu, & Mehdi Ostadhassan. (2020). A new model to estimate permeability using mercury injection capillary pressure data: Application to carbonate and shale samples. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 84. 103691–103691. 22 indexed citations

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Khatibi, Seyedalireza, Arash Abarghani, Kouqi Liu, et al.. (2020). Backtracking to Parent Maceral from Produced Bitumen with Raman Spectroscopy. Minerals. 10(8). 679–679. 9 indexed citations

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Zhao, Peiqiang, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Wenhui Liu, et al.. (2018). Estimating thermal maturity of organic-rich shale from well logs: Case studies of two shale plays. Fuel. 235. 1195–1206. 42 indexed citations

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Liu, Kouqi, et al.. (2017). Fracture Toughness Measurement of Shales Using Nano-Indentation: The Bakken Case Study. 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Kouqi, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Bailey Bubach, & Hadi Jabbari. (2016). Bakken Formation Shales Nano-Scale Analysis Understand Mechanical Parameters. 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 1 indexed citations

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