M.S.A. Perera

10.1k citations

150 papers · 8.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Ocean Engineering top 0.01%
- Coal Properties and Utilization
- Drilling and Well Engineering
Mechanics of Materials top 0.05%
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Papers in ⓘ

Ocean Engineering 105
- Coal Properties and Utilization 62
- Drilling and Well Engineering 30
Mechanics of Materials 114
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling 88
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis 53

Co-authors: P.G. Ranjith (130 shared papers)T.D. Rathnaweera (41 shared papers)W.G.P. Kumari (11 shared papers)A.S. Ranathunga (18 shared papers)S.K. Choi (14 shared papers)Bernard Chen (6 shared papers)Stephan K. Matthäi (18 shared papers)W.A.M. Wanniarachchi (19 shared papers)
Journals: Fuel (20 papers)Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (12 papers)Energies (10 papers)Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering (9 papers)Energy & Fuels (6 papers)
Partner nations: Australia China United States

In The Last Decade

M.S.A. Perera

147 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

A review of underground hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs: Insights into various rock-fluid interaction mechanisms and their impact on the process integrity 2022 · 152 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2022 Fuel
2018 Fuel
2017 Engineering Geology
2016 Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
2012 Engineering Geology

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1	Temperature-dependent mechanical behaviour of Australian Strathbogie granite with different cooling treatments Engineering Geology ·W.G.P. Kumari, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Bernard Chen, Ilmutdin M. Abdulagatov Hit paper breakdown →	2017	329
2	Transformation plasticity and the effect of temperature on the mechanical behaviour of Hawkesbury sandstone at atmospheric pressure Engineering Geology ·P.G. Ranjith, Daniel R. Viete, Bai Jie Chen, M.S.A. Perera Hit paper breakdown →	2012	327
3	The brittleness indices used in rock mechanics and their application in shale hydraulic fracturing: A review Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ·Decheng Zhang, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera Hit paper breakdown →	2016	323
4	Geochemical aspects of CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers: A review Fuel ·G.P.D. De Silva, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera	2015	288
5	Hydraulic fracturing under high temperature and pressure conditions with micro CT applications: Geothermal energy from hot dry rocks Fuel ·W.G.P. Kumari, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Xiao Li, L.H. Li, Bernard Chen, B.L. Avanthi Isaka, V.R.S. De Silva Hit paper breakdown →	2018	258
6	Mechanical behaviour of Australian Strathbogie granite under in-situ stress and temperature conditions: An application to geothermal energy extraction Geothermics ·W.G.P. Kumari, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Shishi Shao, Bernard Chen, Aref Lashin, (unknown), T.D. Rathnaweera	2016	212
7	Effects of gaseous and super-critical carbon dioxide saturation on the mechanical properties of bituminous coal from the Southern Sydney Basin Applied Energy ·M.S.A. Perera, P.G. Ranjith, Daniel R. Viete	2013	154
8	The effects of sub-critical and super-critical carbon dioxide adsorption-induced coal matrix swelling on the permeability of naturally fractured black coal Energy ·M.S.A. Perera, P.G. Ranjith, S.K. Choi, David Airey	2011	153
9	A review of underground hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs: Insights into various rock-fluid interaction mechanisms and their impact on the process integrity Fuel ·M.S.A. Perera Hit paper breakdown →	2022	152
10	A Review of CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery with a Simulated Sensitivity Analysis Energies ·M.S.A. Perera, P.G. Ranjith, T.D. Rathnaweera, A.S. Ranathunga, Andrew Koay, Xavier Choi	2016	148
11	Experimental investigation of quenching effect on mechanical, microstructural and flow characteristics of reservoir rocks: Thermal stimulation method for geothermal energy extraction Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ·W.G.P. Kumari, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, Bernard Chen	2017	138
12	Gas Transportation and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery Processes in Deep Coal Seams: A Review Energy & Fuels ·Xiaogang Zhang, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, A.S. Ranathunga, Asadul Haque	2016	136
13	Effects of saturation medium and pressure on strength parameters of Latrobe Valley brown coal: Carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen saturations Energy ·M.S.A. Perera, P.G. Ranjith, Matthew W. Peter	2011	134
14	Investigation of temperature effect on permeability of naturally fractured black coal for carbon dioxide movement: An experimental and numerical study Fuel ·M.S.A. Perera, P.G. Ranjith, S.K. Choi, David Airey	2011	128
15	Experimental investigation of thermomechanical behaviour of clay-rich sandstone at extreme temperatures followed by cooling treatments International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences ·T.D. Rathnaweera, P.G. Ranjith, Xiaoying Gu, M.S.A. Perera, W.G.P. Kumari, W.A.M. Wanniarachchi, Asadul Haque, Jianchun Li	2018	127
16	Experimental investigation of geochemical and mineralogical effects of CO2 sequestration on flow characteristics of reservoir rock in deep saline aquifers Scientific Reports ·T.D. Rathnaweera, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera	2016	125
17	Coal composition and structural variation with rank and its influence on the coal-moisture interactions under coal seam temperature conditions – A review article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ·M.A.A. Ahamed, M.S.A. Perera, Stephan K. Matthäi, P.G. Ranjith, Dongyin Li	2019	121
18	An experimental study on tensile characteristics of granite rocks exposed to different high-temperature treatments Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources ·W.G.P. Kumari, D. M. Beaumont, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera, B.L. Avanthi Isaka, Manoj Khandelwal	2018	118
19	An Influence of Thermally-Induced Micro-Cracking under Cooling Treatments: Mechanical Characteristics of Australian Granite Energies ·B.L. Avanthi Isaka, P.G. Ranjith, T.D. Rathnaweera, M.S.A. Perera, D. Chandrasekharam, W.G.P. Kumari	2018	118
20	Shale gas fracturing using foam-based fracturing fluid: a review Environmental Earth Sciences ·W.A.M. Wanniarachchi, P.G. Ranjith, M.S.A. Perera	2017	118

About M.S.A. Perera

M.S.A. Perera is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 150 papers that have together received 8.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (88 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (62 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (58 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (53 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (36 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (30 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (15 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ocean Engineering (5.2k citations), Mechanics of Materials (6.1k citations), Environmental Engineering (1.9k citations), Environmental Chemistry (834 citations) and Mechanical Engineering (2.8k citations). M.S.A. Perera has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Frequent co-authors include P.G. Ranjith, T.D. Rathnaweera, W.G.P. Kumari, A.S. Ranathunga, S.K. Choi, Bernard Chen, Stephan K. Matthäi, W.A.M. Wanniarachchi, K.H.S.M. Sampath and Decheng Zhang. Their work appears in journals such as Fuel, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Energies, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering and Energy & Fuels.

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