Lichun Kuang

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 906 citations indexed

About

Lichun Kuang is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lichun Kuang has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 906 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 16 papers in Geology and 7 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lichun Kuang's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (26 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (14 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (7 papers). Lichun Kuang is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (26 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (14 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (7 papers). Lichun Kuang collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and British Virgin Islands. Lichun Kuang's co-authors include Lianhua Hou, Dewen Lei, Yong Tang, Min Ouyang, Mingyu Shi, Jian Su, Kai Luo, He Liu, Xin Li and Yili Ren and has published in prestigious journals such as Marine and Petroleum Geology, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering and Surveys in Geophysics.

In The Last Decade

Lichun Kuang

25 papers receiving 867 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.

Application and development trend of artificial intelligence in petroleum exploration and development

2021 177 citations Lichun Kuang, He Liu et al. Petroleum Exploration and Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lichun Kuang China	14	723	290	283	259	125	28	906
Xiuqin Deng China	14	808 1.1×	288 1.0×	344 1.2×	223 0.9×	126 1.0×	48	1.0k
Yuan You China	15	844 1.2×	378 1.3×	427 1.5×	198 0.8×	107 0.9×	24	930
Xiaobing Niu China	16	1.0k 1.4×	358 1.2×	396 1.4×	270 1.0×	165 1.3×	32	1.2k
Fang Hao China	19	1.0k 1.4×	315 1.1×	281 1.0×	322 1.2×	164 1.3×	67	1.2k
Wenzhong Han China	17	692 1.0×	152 0.5×	200 0.7×	302 1.2×	131 1.0×	40	756
Likuan Zhang China	19	814 1.1×	334 1.2×	388 1.4×	204 0.8×	97 0.8×	61	986
Xiaobo Guo China	16	611 0.8×	197 0.7×	200 0.7×	155 0.6×	98 0.8×	29	655
Zhenglian Pang China	13	612 0.8×	229 0.8×	215 0.8×	175 0.7×	71 0.6×	26	659
Lihong Zhou China	18	591 0.8×	235 0.8×	162 0.6×	281 1.1×	111 0.9×	60	830
Xiujian Ding China	16	659 0.9×	153 0.5×	178 0.6×	193 0.7×	175 1.4×	48	737

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lichun Kuang

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kuang, Lichun, et al.. (2025). Key parameters and evaluation methods for large-scale production of lacustrine shale oil. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 52(4). 883–893. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Guiwen, Lichun Kuang, Chaoliu Li, et al.. (2025). Recognition and impact on reservoir quality of fractures in fine-grained sedimentary rocks using image and array acoustic logs. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 173. 107284–107284.

Pang, Xiaojiao, Guiwen Wang, Yongjia Zhang, et al.. (2024). Insights into the pore structure and hydrocarbon accumulation of lacustrine organic-rich shales. Petroleum Science. 22(3). 957–976. 2 indexed citations

Pang, Xiaojiao, Guiwen Wang, Nigel P. Mountney, et al.. (2023). Prediction of lamina structure and reservoir quality in shale using well logs: The Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation, Gulong Sag, Songliao Basin, China. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 227. 211827–211827. 6 indexed citations

Kuang, Lichun, Lianhua Hou, Songtao Wu, et al.. (2022). Organic matter occurrence and pore-forming mechanisms in lacustrine shales in China. Petroleum Science. 19(4). 1460–1472. 41 indexed citations

Pang, Xiaojiao, Guiwen Wang, Lichun Kuang, et al.. (2022). Prediction of multiscale laminae structure and reservoir quality in fine-grained sedimentary rocks: The Permian Lucaogou Formation in Jimusar Sag, Junggar Basin. Petroleum Science. 19(6). 2549–2571. 15 indexed citations

Kuang, Lichun, He Liu, Yili Ren, et al.. (2021). Application and development trend of artificial intelligence in petroleum exploration and development. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 48(1). 1–14. 177 indexed citations breakdown →

Kuang, Lichun, et al.. (2020). Predicting oil saturation of shale-oil reservoirs using nuclear magnetic resonance logs. Interpretation. 8(3). SL35–SL43. 10 indexed citations

Kuang, Lichun, Dazhong Dong, Wenyuan He, et al.. (2020). Geological characteristics of paralic shale gas and its exploration and development prospects in the east margin of Ordos Basin, NW China. 2020613–2020613. 3 indexed citations

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Kuang, Lichun, Dazhong Dong, Wenyuan He, et al.. (2020). Geological characteristics and development potential of transitional shale gas in the east margin of the Ordos Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 47(3). 471–482. 105 indexed citations

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Kuang, Lichun, et al.. (2019). Geological Characteristics and Exploration Practice of Tight Oil of Lucaogou Formation in Jimsar Sag. Xinjiang shiyou dizhi. 36(6). 1. 22 indexed citations

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Bai, Hua, Xiongqi Pang, Lichun Kuang, et al.. (2017). Depositional environment, hydrocarbon generation and expulsion potential of the middle Permian Pingdiquan source rocks based on geochemical analyses in the eastern Junggar Basin, NW China. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 64(4). 497–518. 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Liming, Xiongqi Pang, Lichun Kuang, et al.. (2017). Petroleum generation and expulsion in middle Permian Lucaogou Formation, Jimusar Sag, Junggar Basin, northwest China: assessment of shale oil resource potential. Geological Journal. 52(6). 1032–1048. 26 indexed citations

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Zhou, Lei, Xiongqi Pang, Lichun Kuang, et al.. (2016). Critical conditions for tight oil charging and delineation of effective oil source rocks in Lucaogou Formation, Jimusar Sag, Junggar Basin, northwest China. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 63(2). 205–216. 2 indexed citations

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Kuang, Lichun, et al.. (2014). Exploration of Fan-Controlled Large-Area Lithologic Oil Reservoirs of Triassic Baikouquan Formation in Slope Zone of Mahu Depression in Junggar Basin. Zhongguo shiyou kantan. 19(6). 14. 33 indexed citations

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Kuang, Lichun. (2013). Carboniferous Tectonic Setting and Evolution in Northern Xinjiang, China. Acta Geological Sinica. 15 indexed citations

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Kuang, Lichun, et al.. (2012). Formation conditions and exploration potential of tight oil in the Permian saline lacustrine dolomitic rock, Junggar Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development. 39(6). 700–711. 240 indexed citations

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Kuang, Lichun. (2011). Discovery of Bulongguoer Ancient Reservoir in West Junggar,Xinjiang and Its Petroleum Geologic Significance. Acta Geological Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaomin, et al.. (2010). Reservoir differences and formation mechanisms in the Ke-Bai overthrust belt, northwestern margin of the Junggar Basin, China. Petroleum Science. 7(1). 40–48. 4 indexed citations

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Hou, Lianhua, Jinghong Wang, Lichun Kuang, et al.. (2009). Provenance Sediments and Its Exploration Significance—A Case from Member 1 of Qingshuihe Formation of Lower Cretaceous in Junggar Basin. Earth Science Frontiers. 16(6). 337–348. 16 indexed citations

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