Masoud Alfi

598 total citations
32 papers, 524 citations indexed

About

Masoud Alfi is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Masoud Alfi has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 524 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 21 papers in Ocean Engineering and 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Masoud Alfi's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (19 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (14 papers). Masoud Alfi is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (22 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (19 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (14 papers). Masoud Alfi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Iran. Masoud Alfi's co-authors include John Killough, Bicheng Yan, Seyyed A. Hosseini, Cheng An, Yuhe Wang, María A. Barrufet, Yang Cao, Zoya Heidari, Rosana G. Moreira and Paulo F. Da Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as Fuel, Energy & Fuels and Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Masoud Alfi

32 papers receiving 505 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masoud Alfi United States 15 371 348 272 142 85 32 524
Bolivia Vega United States 11 275 0.7× 296 0.9× 304 1.1× 79 0.6× 63 0.7× 26 447
Shaina Kelly United States 12 240 0.6× 381 1.1× 343 1.3× 96 0.7× 60 0.7× 33 566
K. S. Schmid United Kingdom 8 368 1.0× 415 1.2× 232 0.9× 151 1.1× 39 0.5× 10 514
Jagannathan Mahadevan United States 15 451 1.2× 465 1.3× 250 0.9× 137 1.0× 31 0.4× 30 601
Mingjing Lu China 11 291 0.8× 310 0.9× 308 1.1× 89 0.6× 33 0.4× 58 480
Matt M. Honarpour United States 9 269 0.7× 304 0.9× 200 0.7× 87 0.6× 43 0.5× 12 381
Qiquan Ran China 10 373 1.0× 343 1.0× 432 1.6× 44 0.3× 55 0.6× 31 598
Vahid Shabro United States 9 263 0.7× 287 0.8× 301 1.1× 62 0.4× 62 0.7× 15 442
Mashhad Fahes United States 13 296 0.8× 451 1.3× 339 1.2× 80 0.6× 31 0.4× 45 574
Nayef Alyafei Qatar 13 292 0.8× 503 1.4× 311 1.1× 116 0.8× 28 0.3× 38 628

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Fields of papers citing papers by Masoud Alfi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masoud Alfi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masoud Alfi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masoud Alfi 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 Masoud Alfi. Masoud Alfi 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
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Romanak, Katherine, et al.. (2019). Light hydrocarbon and noble gas migration as an analogue for potential CO2 leakage: numerical simulations and field data from three hydrocarbon systems. Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology. 9(2). 226–244. 1 indexed citations
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Hosseini, Seyyed A., Masoud Alfi, Jean‐Philippe Nicot, & Vanessa Núñez-López. (2018). Analysis of CO2 storage mechanisms at a CO2‐EOR site, Cranfield, Mississippi. Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology. 8(3). 469–482. 14 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud, et al.. (2018). Time-Lapse Petro-Elastic and Seismic Modeling to Evaluate Fracturing Efficiency in Low-Permeability Reservoirs. Proceedings of the 6th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud, María A. Barrufet, & John Killough. (2018). Effect of pore sizes on composition distribution and enhance recovery from liquid shale—Molecular sieving in low permeability reservoirs. Fuel. 235. 1555–1564. 33 indexed citations
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An, Cheng, Yi Fang, Masoud Alfi, et al.. (2017). Impacts of Matrix Shrinkage and Stress Changes on Permeability and Gas Production of Organic-Rich Shale Reservoirs. SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition. 24 indexed citations
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An, Cheng, Bicheng Yan, Masoud Alfi, et al.. (2017). Estimating spatial distribution of natural fractures by changing NMR T2 relaxation with magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 157. 273–287. 21 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud, et al.. (2017). Pore Size Variability and Sieving Effect in Liquid Shale—A Multiple Permeability Approach and Eagle Ford Case Study. SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference. 11 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud, Bicheng Yan, Yang Cao, et al.. (2015). Microscale porosity models as powerful tools to analyze hydrocarbon production mechanisms in liquid shale. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 26. 1495–1505. 26 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud, María A. Barrufet, Rosana G. Moreira, Paulo F. Da Silva, & Oliver C. Mullins. (2015). An efficient treatment of ultra-heavy asphaltic crude oil using electron beam technology. Fuel. 154. 152–160. 9 indexed citations
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Yan, Bicheng, Masoud Alfi, Yang Cao, et al.. (2015). Extended Abstract: Advanced Multiple Porosity Model for Fractured Reservoirs. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 14 indexed citations
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An, Cheng, Masoud Alfi, Bicheng Yan, & John Killough. (2015). A new study of magnetic nanoparticle transport and quantifying magnetization analysis in fractured shale reservoir using numerical modeling. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 28. 502–521. 37 indexed citations
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Hosseini, Seyyed A. & Masoud Alfi. (2015). Time‐lapse application of pressure transient analysis for monitoring compressible fluid leakage. Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology. 6(3). 352–369. 21 indexed citations
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Cao, Yang, Bicheng Yan, Masoud Alfi, & John Killough. (2015). A Novel Compositional Model of Simulating Fluid Flow in Shale Resrvoirs - Some Priliminary Tests and Results. SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, Kai, et al.. (2014). Quantifying the Impact of Petrophysical Properties on Spatial Distribution of Contrasting Nanoparticle Agents in the Near-Wellbore Region. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 55(5). 447–460. 6 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud, et al.. (2014). How to Improve our Understanding of Gas and Oil Production Mechanisms in Liquid-rich Shale. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 10 indexed citations
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Yan, Bicheng, Masoud Alfi, Yuhe Wang, & John Killough. (2013). A New Approach for the Simulation of Fluid Flow in Unconventional Reservoirs through Multiple Permeability Modeling. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 49 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud, María A. Barrufet, Paulo F. Da Silva, & Rosana G. Moreira. (2013). Simultaneous Application of Heat and Electron Particles to Effectively Reduce the Viscosity of Heavy Deasphalted Petroleum Fluids. Energy & Fuels. 27(9). 5116–5127. 6 indexed citations
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Alfi, Masoud. (2012). Ionizing Electron Incidents as an Efficient Way to Reduce Viscosity of Heavy Petroleum Fluids. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries). 2 indexed citations

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