Michael B. Helgerud

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 805 citations indexed

About

Michael B. Helgerud is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael B. Helgerud has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 805 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Geophysics, 9 papers in Ocean Engineering and 7 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael B. Helgerud's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (11 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (7 papers). Michael B. Helgerud is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (11 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (7 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (7 papers). Michael B. Helgerud collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Michael B. Helgerud's co-authors include Amos Nur, Jack Dvorkin, Timothy S. Collett, Akio Sakai, S. H. Kirby, William F. Waite, David H. Johnston, H. Hoeber, Erik Hicks and J. R. Zimbelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael B. Helgerud

15 papers receiving 767 citations

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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.

Elastic‐wave velocity in marine sediments with gas hydrates: Effective medium modeling

1999 504 citations Michael B. Helgerud, Jack Dvorkin et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael B. Helgerud Germany	7	679	411	355	150	138	20	805
M.W. Lee United States	12	488 0.7×	406 1.0×	193 0.5×	100 0.7×	53 0.4×	14	555
Giuliana Rossi Italy	15	259 0.4×	179 0.4×	738 2.1×	205 1.4×	86 0.6×	62	965
Karen Weitemeyer United States	16	445 0.7×	240 0.6×	452 1.3×	39 0.3×	84 0.6×	33	713
W.F. Agena United States	13	555 0.8×	459 1.1×	377 1.1×	54 0.4×	147 1.1×	42	900
Margarita V. Zyrianova United States	9	580 0.9×	450 1.1×	66 0.2×	71 0.5×	106 0.8×	12	629
Douglas Mason United States	7	727 1.1×	422 1.0×	55 0.2×	95 0.6×	165 1.2×	14	820
Keun‐Pil Park South Korea	12	635 0.9×	362 0.9×	115 0.3×	80 0.5×	31 0.2×	25	766
Maheswar Ojha India	17	463 0.7×	445 1.1×	400 1.1×	228 1.5×	26 0.2×	39	679
Mary E. MacKay United States	15	374 0.6×	235 0.6×	624 1.8×	31 0.2×	217 1.6×	17	905
Martin Cassidy United States	6	247 0.4×	284 0.7×	327 0.9×	113 0.8×	85 0.6×	13	898

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Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2015). Effectively Handling Different Types of Data in Facility Areas for Improved 4D Imaging. Proceedings.

Routh, Partha S., et al.. (2015). Application of Full Wavefield Inversion to Deep-water 4D Seismic Surveys - Workflow and Analysis of the Results. Proceedings. 2 indexed citations

Chu, Devin S., et al.. (2014). Improving 4D Seismic Imaging by Modifying Baseline Depth Migration Velocity Model. Proceedings. 1 indexed citations

Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2013). A Tale of Two Fields - Impact of Acquisition and Geology on 4D Seimic Data Quality. Proceedings. 2 indexed citations

Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2012). 4D Case Study at Ringhorne, Ringhorne East, Balder and Forseti - Integrating OBC with Streamer Data. Proceedings. 3 indexed citations

Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2011). 4D in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Hoover, Madison, and Marshall fields. The Leading Edge. 30(9). 1008–1018. 15 indexed citations

Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2011). Optimizing seismic repeatability at Ringhorne, Ringhorne East, Balder and Forseti with QC driven time‐lapse processing. 4180–4184. 4 indexed citations

Johnston, David H., et al.. (2010). New opportunities from 4D seismic and lithology prediction at Ringhorne field, Norwegian North Sea. 4160–4164. 3 indexed citations

Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2010). 4D Case Study in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico – Hoover, Madison and Marshall. 72nd EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2009). 4D seismic repeatability: Lessons from Hoover‐Madison‐Marshall. 3884–3888. 4 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., William F. Waite, S. H. Kirby, & Amos Nur. (2009). Elastic wave speeds and moduli in polycrystalline ice Ih, sI methane hydrate, and sII methane‐ethane hydrate. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(B2). 123 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., William F. Waite, S. H. Kirby, & Amos Nur. (2009). Correction to “Elastic wave speeds and moduli in polycrystalline ice Ih, sI methane hydrate, and sII methane‐ethane hydrate”. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 114(B4). 1 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., et al.. (2009). 4D case study in the deep water Gulf of Mexico: Hoover, Madison, and Marshall. 3949–3953.

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Helgerud, Michael B., William F. Waite, Laura A. Stern, & S. H. Kirby. (2005). Effects of fracture and crack healing in sI methane and sII methane-ethane gas hydrate. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., William F. Waite, S. H. Kirby, & Amos Nur. (2003). Measured temperature and pressure dependence of compressional (V_p) and shear (V_s) wave speeds in compacted, polycrystalline ice Ih. Canadian Journal of Physics. 81(1-2). 81–87. 7 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., William F. Waite, S. H. Kirby, & Amos Nur. (2003). Measured temperature and pressure dependence of V_p and V_s in compacted, polycrystalline sI methane and sII methaneethane hydrate. Canadian Journal of Physics. 81(1-2). 47–53. 31 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B.. (2001). Wave speeds in gas hydrate and sediments containing gas hydrate: A laboratory and modeling study. 84 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., Jack Dvorkin, & Amos Nur. (2000). Rock Physics Characterization for Gas Hydrate Reservoirs: Elastic Properties. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 912(1). 116–125. 18 indexed citations

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Helgerud, Michael B., Jack Dvorkin, Amos Nur, Akio Sakai, & Timothy S. Collett. (1999). Elastic‐wave velocity in marine sediments with gas hydrates: Effective medium modeling. Geophysical Research Letters. 26(13). 2021–2024. 504 indexed citations breakdown →

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Helgerud, Michael B. & J. R. Zimbelman. (1993). Emplacement of Multiple Flow Units on Very Shallow Slopes, East Kawelu Planitia Flow Field, Venus. 637. 1 indexed citations

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