Mehdi Ostadhassan

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
257 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Mehdi Ostadhassan is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mehdi Ostadhassan has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 122 papers in Ocean Engineering and 121 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mehdi Ostadhassan's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (176 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (111 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (51 papers). Mehdi Ostadhassan is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (176 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (111 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (51 papers). Mehdi Ostadhassan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Mehdi Ostadhassan's co-authors include Kouqi Liu, Bailey Bubach, Thomas Gentzis, Kouqi Liu, Lingyun Kong, Bo Liu, Chunxiao Li, Humberto Carvajal‐Ortiz, Reza Rezaee and Arash Abarghani and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Mehdi Ostadhassan

246 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nanoscale pore structure ... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Nanoscale pore structure characterization of the Bakken shale in the USA
    2017 250 citations Kouqi Liu, Mehdi Ostadhassan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mehdi Ostadhassan China 41 4.1k 2.5k 2.3k 664 544 257 5.4k
Shuangfang Lu China 42 5.1k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.9× 751 1.4× 264 5.9k
Songtao Wu China 37 4.3k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 985 1.5× 698 1.3× 201 6.2k
Manika Prasad United States 35 3.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 656 1.0× 350 0.6× 169 5.5k
Shu Jiang China 46 5.8k 1.4× 2.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 665 1.0× 515 0.9× 318 7.3k
Chandra Rai United States 36 5.3k 1.3× 3.8k 1.5× 3.5k 1.6× 965 1.5× 578 1.1× 195 6.6k
Reza Rezaee Australia 45 5.1k 1.2× 3.7k 1.5× 3.4k 1.5× 1.1k 1.7× 346 0.6× 253 7.3k
Yongfei Yang China 41 2.9k 0.7× 3.5k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 375 0.6× 231 0.4× 263 5.5k
Xiaofei Fu China 27 2.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 305 0.5× 303 0.6× 168 3.2k
Xiangzeng Wang China 32 2.8k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 312 0.5× 350 0.6× 144 3.7k
Carl Sondergeld United States 40 6.9k 1.7× 5.0k 2.0× 4.6k 2.0× 1.2k 1.7× 654 1.2× 232 8.6k

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All Works

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Zhu, Rukai, Jingya Zhang, Chang Liu, et al.. (2025). Multi-scale characterization and control factors of bedding-parallel fractures in continental shale reservoirs: Insights from the Qingshankou Formation, Songliao Basin, China. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 182. 107580–107580. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Mengdi, Erfan Mohammadian, Tomasz Blach, et al.. (2024). Confinement effect in nanopores of shale and coal reservoirs: A review on experimental characterization methods. Gas Science and Engineering. 123. 205249–205249. 11 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hua, et al.. (2024). Diagenesis and pressure evolution in Ediacaran carbonate rocks in the North Slope (Penglai area) of the central Sichuan Basin (SW China). Marine and Petroleum Geology. 164. 106815–106815. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Wanzhong, Zhiguo Shu, Xiaoming Zhang, et al.. (2024). Controls of carbon isotope fractionation during gas desorption in overmature marine shales. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 236. 212750–212750. 1 indexed citations
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Mahani, Mohamad, et al.. (2024). Enhancing corrosion resistance of 316L stainless steel through electrochemical deposition of polyaniline coatings in acidic environments. Journal of Materials Science. 59(31). 14716–14727. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Ren, et al.. (2023). Intragranular fractures within tight sandstone reservoirs in the Hangjinqi area, northern Ordos Basin, China: Morphology, intensity and controlling factors. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 231. 212376–212376. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Kouqi, Zhijun Jin, Lianbo Zeng, et al.. (2023). Enrichment of free oil in alkaline lacustrine Fengcheng Formation in Mahu Sag. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 228. 212015–212015. 3 indexed citations
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Bai, Longhui, Bo Liu, Xiaofei Fu, et al.. (2023). A new method for evaluating the oil mobility based on the relationship between pore structure and state of oil. Geoscience Frontiers. 14(6). 101684–101684. 23 indexed citations
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Jin, Zhijun, Lianbo Zeng, Guoping Liu, et al.. (2023). Characteristics and controlling factors of natural fractures in deep lacustrine shale oil reservoirs of the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, China. Journal of Structural Geology. 175. 104923–104923. 24 indexed citations
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Zeng, Lianbo, Xu Xiang, Hanyong Bao, et al.. (2023). Contribution of lamellation fractures to porosity and permeability of shales: A case study of the Jiaoshiba area in the Sichuan Basin, China. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 232. 212439–212439. 12 indexed citations
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Gao, Yifei, Bo Liu, Xiaofei Fu, et al.. (2023). Nanomechanical and chemical variations of inertinite and vitrinite within lacustrine shale during oil generation. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 154. 106318–106318. 11 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiang, et al.. (2023). Pore connectivity and microfracture characteristics of Longmaxi shale in the Fuling gas field: Insights from mercury intrusion capillary pressure analysis. Gas Science and Engineering. 119. 205134–205134. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Mengdi, Xianggang Duan, Qing Liu, et al.. (2023). The importance of pore-fracture connectivity in overmature marine shale for methane occurrence and transportation. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 157. 106495–106495. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Qing, Mengdi Sun, Xianda Sun, et al.. (2023). Pore network characterization of shale reservoirs through state-of-the-art X-ray computed tomography: A review. Gas Science and Engineering. 113. 204967–204967. 55 indexed citations
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Liu, Kouqi, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Ho Won Jang, Natalia Zakharova, & Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr. (2021). Comparison of fractal dimensions from nitrogen adsorption data in shale via different models. RSC Advances. 11(4). 2298–2306. 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Kouqi, Abouzar Mirzaei‐Paiaman, Bo Liu, & Mehdi Ostadhassan. (2020). A new model to estimate permeability using mercury injection capillary pressure data: Application to carbonate and shale samples. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 84. 103691–103691. 22 indexed citations
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Khatibi, Seyedalireza, et al.. (2019). Seismic Driven Geomechanical Studies: A Case Study in an Offshore Gas Field. 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Kouqi, et al.. (2017). Fracture Toughness Measurement of Shales Using Nano-Indentation: The Bakken Case Study. 51st U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 3 indexed citations

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