Manika Prasad

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
169 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Manika Prasad is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Manika Prasad has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Geophysics, 87 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 73 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Manika Prasad's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (77 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (69 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (66 papers). Manika Prasad is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (77 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (69 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (66 papers). Manika Prasad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Denmark. Manika Prasad's co-authors include Utpalendu Kuila, Milad Saidian, Amos Nur, Saeed Zargari, Douglas K. McCarty, Arkadiusz Derkowski, Tiziana Vanorio, Gary Mavko, Timothy B. Fischer and Jack Dvorkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Geophysical Research Letters and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Manika Prasad

162 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Specific surface area and pore‐size distribution in clays and shales

2013 952 citations Manika Prasad et al. profile →
Nano-scale texture and porosity of organic matter and clay minerals in organic-rich mudrocks

2014 296 citations Manika Prasad et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manika Prasad United States	35	3.4k	2.4k	1.9k	1.9k	656	169	5.5k
David N. Dewhurst Australia	38	3.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	309 0.5×	156	5.5k
Andrew C. Aplin United Kingdom	40	4.6k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	307 0.5×	117	6.6k
János L. Urai Germany	56	5.5k 1.6×	2.3k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	4.5k 2.4×	456 0.7×	263	10.4k
Chandra Rai United States	36	5.3k 1.5×	3.8k 1.6×	3.5k 1.8×	1.2k 0.6×	965 1.5×	195	6.6k
Mehdi Ostadhassan China	41	4.1k 1.2×	2.5k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	523 0.3×	664 1.0×	257	5.4k
Michael B. Clennell Australia	38	3.8k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	528 0.8×	178	6.2k
K.L. Milliken United States	44	5.7k 1.6×	2.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	450 0.7×	121	7.2k
Knut Bjørlykke Norway	50	5.2k 1.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	203 0.3×	96	7.2k
Carl Sondergeld United States	40	6.9k 2.0×	5.0k 2.1×	4.6k 2.4×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 1.8×	232	8.6k
Keyu Liu China	50	6.8k 2.0×	3.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	824 1.3×	320	8.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manika Prasad

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Tura, Ali, et al.. (2025). Assessment of CO2 sequestration potential and economics in Colorado, USA. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 141. 104301–104301. 2 indexed citations

Munakata‐Marr, Junko, et al.. (2025). NMR Measurements of Fractured Sandstone Sealed with Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation: Hydraulic Properties and Cementation Distribution. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 37(4). 2 indexed citations

Prasad, Manika, et al.. (2021). On Ranking and Representation in the Geosciences. AGU Advances. 2(4). 2 indexed citations

Prasad, Manika, et al.. (2021). CO2 messes with rock physics. The Leading Edge. 40(6). 424–432. 11 indexed citations

Prasad, Manika, et al.. (2020). Surface and bulk characterization of reservoir and cap-rocks: Past, present, and future. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 38(5). 1 indexed citations

Hofmann, Hannes, Günter Zimmermann, Arno Zang, et al.. (2018). Comparison of Cyclic and Constant Fluid Injection in Granitic Rock at Different Scales. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 8 indexed citations

Atkinson, Jared, Manika Prasad, Christopher B. Dreyer, & Angel Abbud-Madrid. (2018). Relaxation behavior of dry and icy regolith simulants using a modified penetrometer (teaching an old tool new tricks). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018.

Saidian, Milad, et al.. (2017). Low-Field NMR Spectrometry of Chalk and Argillaceous Sandstones: Rock-Fluid Affinity Assessed from T 1 / T 2 Ratio. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 58(2). 126–140. 10 indexed citations

Niu, Qifei, Manika Prasad, A. Revil, & Milad Saidian. (2016). Textural control on the quadrature conductivity of porous media. Geophysics. 81(5). E297–E309. 28 indexed citations

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Zargari, Saeed, et al.. (2013). Organic maturity, elastic properties, and textural characteristics of self resourcing reservoirs. Geophysics. 78(4). D223–D235. 119 indexed citations

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Revil, A., W. F. Woodruff, Carlos Torres‐Verdín, & Manika Prasad. (2013). Complex conductivity tensor of anisotropic hydrocarbon-bearing shales and mudrocks. Geophysics. 78(6). D403–D418. 65 indexed citations

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Miskimins, Jennifer, et al.. (2011). The Effects of Fracturing Fluids on Shale Rock Mechanical Properties and Proppant Embedment. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 123 indexed citations

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Mavko, Gary, et al.. (2010). Dynamic elastic properties of coal. Geophysics. 75(6). E227–E234. 81 indexed citations

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Batzle, Michael, et al.. (2009). An experimental study of the dilation factor. Geophysics. 74(4). E181–E191. 17 indexed citations

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Olsen, Casper, et al.. (2008). Prediction of Biot's coefficient from rock-physical modeling of North Sea chalk. Geophysics. 73(2). E89–E96. 15 indexed citations

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Zimmer, Michael, Manika Prasad, Gary Mavko, & Amos Nur. (2006). Seismic velocities of unconsolidated sands: Part 2 — Influence of sorting- and compaction-induced porosity variation. Geophysics. 72(1). E15–E25. 25 indexed citations

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Zimmer, Michael, Manika Prasad, Gary Mavko, & Amos Nur. (2006). Seismic velocities of unconsolidated sands: Part 1 — Pressure trends from 0.1to20MPa. Geophysics. 72(1). E1–E13. 94 indexed citations

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Prasad, Manika & Jack Dvorkin. (2004). Velocity and attenuation of compressional waves in brines. 1666–1669. 10 indexed citations

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Dvorkin, Jack & Manika Prasad. (2001). Velocity To Porosity Transform In Marine Sediments. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 42(5). 12 indexed citations

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Prasad, Manika & Murli H. Manghnani. (1997). Effects of pore and differential pressure on compressional wave velocity and quality factor in Berea and Michigan sandstones. Geophysics. 62(4). 1163–1176. 128 indexed citations

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