Martin J. Blunt

45.7k total citations · 21 hit papers
571 papers, 35.5k citations indexed

About

Martin J. Blunt is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin J. Blunt has authored 571 papers receiving a total of 35.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 477 papers in Ocean Engineering, 260 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 256 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Martin J. Blunt's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (435 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (244 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (241 papers). Martin J. Blunt is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (435 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (244 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (241 papers). Martin J. Blunt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Martin J. Blunt's co-authors include Branko Bijeljic, Ali Q. Raeini, Michael Andrew Christie, Stefan Iglauer, Per H. Valvatne, Peyman Mostaghimi, Christopher H. Pentland, Dong Hu, Matthew Andrew and Mohammad Piri and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Martin J. Blunt

554 papers receiving 34.3k citations

Hit Papers

Pore-scale imaging and mo... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2012 2009 2006 2001 2001 500 1000 1.5k
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. Pore-scale imaging and modelling
    2012 1.6k citations Martin J. Blunt, Branko Bijeljic et al. Advances in Water Resources profile →
  2. Pore-network extraction from micro-computerized-tomography images
    2009 1.0k citations Martin J. Blunt et al. Physical Review E profile →
  3. Impact of relative permeability hysteresis on geological CO2 storage
    2006 773 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. Water Resources Research profile →
  4. Flow in porous media — pore-network models and multiphase flow
    2001 769 citations Martin J. Blunt profile →
  5. Tenth SPE Comparative Solution Project: A Comparison of Upscaling Techniques
    2001 712 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. profile →
  6. Predictive pore‐scale modeling of two‐phase flow in mixed wet media
    2004 654 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. Water Resources Research profile →
  7. Detailed physics, predictive capabilities and macroscopic consequences for pore-network models of multiphase flow
    2002 599 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. Advances in Water Resources profile →
  8. Tenth SPE Comparative Solution Project: A Comparison of Upscaling Techniques
    2001 589 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. profile →
  9. Prediction of relative permeability in simple porous media
    1992 445 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. profile →
  10. Modelling two-phase flow in porous media at the pore scale using the volume-of-fluid method
    2012 431 citations Ali Q. Raeini, Martin J. Blunt et al. profile →
  11. Capillary trapping for geologic carbon dioxide storage – From pore scale physics to field scale implications
    2015 424 citations Martin J. Blunt, Catriona Reynolds et al. profile →
  12. Reconstruction of three-dimensional porous media using generative adversarial neural networks
    2017 388 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. Physical review. E profile →
  13. Computations of Absolute Permeability on Micro-CT Images
    2012 376 citations Peyman Mostaghimi, Martin J. Blunt et al. profile →
  14. Multiphase Flow in Permeable Media
    2016 373 citations Martin J. Blunt profile →
  15. Pore-scale contact angle measurements at reservoir conditions using X-ray microtomography
    2014 352 citations Matthew Andrew, Branko Bijeljic et al. Advances in Water Resources profile →
  16. Generalized network modeling: Network extraction as a coarse-scale discretization of the void space of porous media
    2017 275 citations Ali Q. Raeini, Branko Bijeljic et al. Physical review. E profile →
  17. Multi-scale multi-dimensional microstructure imaging of oil shale pyrolysis using X-ray micro-tomography, automated ultra-high resolution SEM, MAPS Mineralogy and FIB-SEM
    2017 267 citations Qingyang Lin, Branko Bijeljic et al. profile →
  18. Pore-scale modelling and sensitivity analyses of hydrogen-brine multiphase flow in geological porous media
    2021 199 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. Scientific Reports profile →
  19. Deep learning in pore scale imaging and modeling
    2021 184 citations Martin J. Blunt, Peyman Mostaghimi et al. profile →
  20. Review of underground hydrogen storage: Concepts and challenges
    2022 166 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH profile →
  21. A review of carbon storage in saline aquifers: Mechanisms, prerequisites, and key considerations
    2024 65 citations Martin J. Blunt et al. Fuel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin J. Blunt United Kingdom 98 25.2k 15.4k 14.4k 14.4k 5.4k 571 35.5k
Zhangxin Chen Canada 67 11.7k 0.5× 10.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.2× 9.2k 0.6× 4.1k 0.8× 1.2k 24.4k
Branko Bijeljic United Kingdom 59 8.6k 0.3× 5.8k 0.4× 5.5k 0.4× 4.4k 0.3× 2.1k 0.4× 199 12.4k
Stefan Iglauer Australia 88 15.7k 0.6× 11.7k 0.8× 12.6k 0.9× 10.5k 0.7× 817 0.2× 485 25.6k
Jun Yao China 66 7.5k 0.3× 6.0k 0.4× 2.5k 0.2× 6.7k 0.5× 2.2k 0.4× 786 16.4k
Abbas Firoozabadi United States 72 8.2k 0.3× 7.4k 0.5× 3.4k 0.2× 5.2k 0.4× 2.1k 0.4× 365 16.1k
Muhammad Sahimi United States 67 4.4k 0.2× 3.8k 0.2× 4.0k 0.3× 4.1k 0.3× 2.1k 0.4× 485 19.3k
Kamy Sepehrnoori United States 61 12.8k 0.5× 6.8k 0.4× 4.4k 0.3× 10.8k 0.7× 599 0.1× 725 16.4k
Karsten Pruess United States 61 5.0k 0.2× 3.4k 0.2× 11.9k 0.8× 6.2k 0.4× 820 0.2× 275 16.0k
Dongxiao Zhang China 59 4.9k 0.2× 2.6k 0.2× 5.1k 0.4× 3.9k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 392 13.4k
Steven L. Bryant United States 56 7.9k 0.3× 4.2k 0.3× 4.6k 0.3× 4.6k 0.3× 803 0.1× 442 12.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Martin J. Blunt

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Martin J. Blunt's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Martin J. Blunt with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Martin J. Blunt more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Martin J. Blunt

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Martin J. Blunt. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Martin J. Blunt. The network helps show where Martin J. Blunt may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin J. Blunt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Martin J. Blunt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Martin J. Blunt based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Martin J. Blunt. Martin J. Blunt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Bijeljic, Branko, et al.. (2025). Multiphase Reactive Flow During CO2 Storage in Sandstone. Engineering. 48. 81–91. 4 indexed citations
2.
Mao, Shaowen, Siqin Yu, Jianping Xu, et al.. (2025). Geologic hydrogen: a review of resource potential, subsurface dynamics, exploration, production, transportation, and research opportunities. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(23). 9991–10035. 2 indexed citations
3.
Aminzadeh, Milad, et al.. (2025). Microplastic-induced alterations in water flow and solute transport dynamics in soil. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 42941–42941.
4.
Blunt, Martin J., Shuyu Sun, Marijn Boone, Liwei Zhang, & Jianchao Cai. (2025). Digital rock physics and fluid flow in the context of the energy transition. ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH. 18(3). 299–302. 1 indexed citations
5.
Blunt, Martin J., et al.. (2024). Pressure decline and gas expansion in underground hydrogen storage: A pore-scale percolation study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 86. 261–274. 12 indexed citations
6.
Zhang, Yihuai, et al.. (2024). Trapping, hysteresis and Ostwald ripening in hydrogen storage: A pore-scale imaging study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 56. 1139–1151. 40 indexed citations
7.
8.
Mahdaviara, Mehdi, et al.. (2023). Deep learning for multiphase segmentation of X-ray images of gas diffusion layers. Fuel. 345. 128180–128180. 22 indexed citations
9.
Li, Min, Sajjad Foroughi, Jiafei Zhao, Branko Bijeljic, & Martin J. Blunt. (2023). Image-based pore-scale modelling of the effect of wettability on breakthrough capillary pressure in gas diffusion layers. Journal of Power Sources. 584. 233539–233539. 6 indexed citations
10.
11.
Blunt, Martin J.. (2022). Ostwald ripening and gravitational equilibrium: Implications for long-term subsurface gas storage. Physical review. E. 106(4). 45103–45103. 38 indexed citations
12.
Alhosani, Abdulla, Branko Bijeljic, & Martin J. Blunt. (2021). Pore-Scale Imaging and Analysis of Wettability Order, Trapping and Displacement in Three-Phase Flow in Porous Media with Various Wettabilities. Transport in Porous Media. 140(1). 59–84. 57 indexed citations
13.
Alhammadi, Amer M., Ying Gao, Takashi Akai, Martin J. Blunt, & Branko Bijeljic. (2020). Pore-scale X-ray imaging with measurement of relative permeability, capillary pressure and oil recovery in a mixed-wet micro-porous carbonate reservoir rock. Fuel. 268. 117018–117018. 80 indexed citations
14.
Mularczyk, Adrian, Qingyang Lin, Martin J. Blunt, et al.. (2020). Droplet and Percolation Network Interactions in a Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Layer. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 167(8). 84506–84506. 32 indexed citations
15.
Scanziani, Alessio, Abdulla Alhosani, Qingyang Lin, et al.. (2020). In Situ Characterization of Three‐Phase Flow in Mixed‐Wet Porous Media Using Synchrotron Imaging. Water Resources Research. 56(9). 24 indexed citations
16.
Menke, Hannah, Catriona Reynolds, Matthew Andrew, et al.. (2018). 4D multi-scale imaging of reactive flow in carbonates: Assessing the impact of heterogeneity on dissolution regimes using streamlines at multiple length scales. Chemical Geology. 481. 27–37. 65 indexed citations
17.
Singh, Kamaljit, Hannah Menke, Matthew Andrew, et al.. (2017). Dynamics of snap-off and pore-filling events during two-phase fluid flow in permeable media. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 5192–5192. 223 indexed citations
18.
Bijeljic, Branko, Peyman Mostaghimi, & Martin J. Blunt. (2011). Signature of Non-Fickian Solute Transport in Complex Heterogeneous Porous Media. Physical Review Letters. 107(20). 204502–204502. 214 indexed citations
19.
Rhodes, Matthew E. & Martin J. Blunt. (2007). Advective transport in percolation clusters. Physical Review E. 75(1). 11124–11124. 4 indexed citations
20.
Blunt, Martin J.. (2007). NUMERICAL SIMULATION STUDY ON ENHANCING RECOVERY FACTOR BY CO_2 DISPLACEMENT. Tianranqi gongye. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Zhangxin Chen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Branko Bijeljic Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Stefan Iglauer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jun Yao Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Abbas Firoozabadi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Muhammad Sahimi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kamy Sepehrnoori Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Karsten Pruess Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dongxiao Zhang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Steven L. Bryant
Rankless by CCL
2026