Leon Dzou

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Leon Dzou is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Global and Planetary Change and Analytical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon Dzou has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 8 papers in Analytical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Leon Dzou's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (21 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (11 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (8 papers). Leon Dzou is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (21 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (11 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (8 papers). Leon Dzou collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Leon Dzou's co-authors include William B. Hughes, Á. Holba, R.A. Noble, J.T. Senftle, Alexei V. Milkov, J. Michael Moldowan, Leroy Ellis, Bradley J. Huizinga, Erik Tegelaar and Pierre Adam and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geology and AAPG Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Leon Dzou

22 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

The ratios of dibenzothiophene to phenanthrene and pristane to phytane as indicators of depositional environment and lithology of petroleum source rocks

1995 767 citations William B. Hughes, Á. Holba et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leon Dzou United States	15	1.6k	701	550	505	294	23	1.8k
Á. Holba United States	14	1.4k 0.9×	639 0.9×	526 1.0×	406 0.8×	281 1.0×	22	1.6k
Joseph A. Curiale United States	22	1.3k 0.8×	626 0.9×	368 0.7×	376 0.7×	264 0.9×	51	1.6k
Paul Leplat France	11	1.8k 1.1×	621 0.9×	462 0.8×	434 0.9×	520 1.8×	14	2.0k
Wen-Yen Huang United States	5	1.4k 0.8×	451 0.6×	483 0.9×	344 0.7×	340 1.2×	7	1.6k
L D Stasiuk Canada	23	1.3k 0.8×	440 0.6×	355 0.6×	283 0.6×	312 1.1×	59	1.7k
J. Paulet France	6	1.3k 0.8×	440 0.6×	344 0.6×	299 0.6×	360 1.2×	8	1.4k
Gary H. Isaksen United States	18	1.0k 0.6×	426 0.6×	350 0.6×	276 0.5×	200 0.7×	27	1.3k
Hans Peter Nytoft Denmark	25	1.5k 0.9×	439 0.6×	764 1.4×	219 0.4×	202 0.7×	89	2.0k
Yangming Zhu China	17	1.5k 0.9×	279 0.4×	618 1.1×	256 0.5×	285 1.0×	30	1.7k
T.-G. Wang China	23	1.2k 0.7×	660 0.9×	459 0.8×	218 0.4×	240 0.8×	40	1.4k

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Gong, Changrui, et al.. (2011). The Significant Impact of Weathering on MC252 Oil Chemistry and Its Fingerprinting of Samples Collected from the Sea Surface and Shore between May and November 2010. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings. 2011(1). abs372–abs372. 2 indexed citations

Milkov, Alexei V., et al.. (2011). Identification of the Sources of Oil Sheens, Slicks, and Tarballs Collected in Response to the MC 252 Oil Spill. International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings. 2011(1). abs374–abs374. 1 indexed citations

Dzou, Leon. (2010). Kuparuk oil field, Alaska, a mixture of Kekiktuk gas condensate and Shublik oil. AAPG Bulletin. 94(11). 1761–1778. 12 indexed citations

Ellis, Leroy, et al.. (2007). Integration of mud gas isotope logging (MGIL) with field appraisal at Horn Mountain Field, deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 58(3-4). 443–463. 13 indexed citations

Milkov, Alexei V., et al.. (2007). Compartmentalization and time-lapse geochemical reservoir surveillance of the Horn Mountain oil field, deep-water Gulf of Mexico. AAPG Bulletin. 91(6). 847–876. 34 indexed citations

Gibson, Richard G., et al.. (2004). Shelf petroleum system of the Columbus basin, offshore Trinidad, West Indies. I. Source rock, thermal history, and controls on product distribution. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 21(1). 97–108. 18 indexed citations

Holba, Á., Leon Dzou, Gordon D. Wood, et al.. (2003). Application of tetracyclic polyprenoids as indicators of input from fresh-brackish water environments. Organic Geochemistry. 34(3). 441–469. 163 indexed citations

Dzou, Leon, et al.. (2001). Evidence for biodegradation and evaporative fractionation in West Sak, Kuparuk and Prudhoe Bay field areas, North Slope, Alaska. Organic Geochemistry. 32(3). 411–441. 117 indexed citations

Holba, Á., et al.. (2001). Petroleum filling history of central Alaskan North Slope fields - Abstract. 7. 11 indexed citations

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Dzou, Leon, et al.. (2001). Evolution of the Cretaceous organic facies in Colombia: implications for oil composition. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 14(1). 31–50. 18 indexed citations

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Dzou, Leon, et al.. (1999). Petroleum geochemistry of Middle Magdalena Valley, Colombia. Organic Geochemistry. 30(4). 249–266. 28 indexed citations

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Dzou, Leon, et al.. (1999). Application of new diterpane biomarkers to source, biodegradation and mixing effects on Central Llanos Basin oils, Colombia. Organic Geochemistry. 30(7). 515–534. 56 indexed citations

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Holba, Á., Leon Dzou, William B. Hughes, et al.. (1998). Application of 24-norcholestanes for constraining source age of petroleum. Organic Geochemistry. 29(5-7). 1269–1283. 98 indexed citations

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Holba, Á., Erik Tegelaar, Bradley J. Huizinga, et al.. (1998). 24-norcholestanes as age-sensitive molecular fossils. Geology. 26(9). 783–783. 73 indexed citations

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Dzou, Leon, et al.. (1997). Geochemical evaluation of the middle Magdalena basin, Colombia. CT&F - Ciencia Tecnología y Futuro. 1(3). 47–66. 13 indexed citations

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Holba, Á., et al.. (1996). Reservoir geochemistry of South Pass 61 Field, Gulf of Mexico: compositional heterogeneities reflecting filling history and biodegradation. Organic Geochemistry. 24(12). 1179–1198. 52 indexed citations

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Dzou, Leon. (1996). Maturation effects on absolute biomarker concentration in a suite of coals and associated vitrinite concentrates. Fuel and Energy Abstracts. 37(3). 171–171.

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Hughes, William B., Á. Holba, & Leon Dzou. (1995). The ratios of dibenzothiophene to phenanthrene and pristane to phytane as indicators of depositional environment and lithology of petroleum source rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 59(17). 3581–3598. 767 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dzou, Leon, R.A. Noble, & J.T. Senftle. (1995). Maturation effects on absolute biomarker concentration in a suite of coals and associated vitrinite concentrates. Organic Geochemistry. 23(7). 681–697. 129 indexed citations

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Dzou, Leon & William B. Hughes. (1993). Geochemistry of oils and condensates, K Field, offshore Taiwan: a case study in migration fractionation. Organic Geochemistry. 20(4). 437–462. 102 indexed citations

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