P. R. A. Wells

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

P. R. A. Wells is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. R. A. Wells has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 5 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. R. A. Wells's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (5 papers). P. R. A. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (5 papers). P. R. A. Wells collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, British Virgin Islands and Netherlands. P. R. A. Wells's co-authors include S. W. Richardson, Martin R. Sharpe, B. Chadwick, A. D. Gibbs, Toshihiro Kinoshita and Takeshi Endo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology.

In The Last Decade

P. R. A. Wells

15 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Pyroxene thermometry in simple and complex systems

1977 1.4k citations P. R. A. Wells Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. R. A. Wells United Kingdom	10	2.0k	470	150	135	116	15	2.0k
P. H. Nixon United Kingdom	23	2.4k 1.2×	459 1.0×	117 0.8×	230 1.7×	106 0.9×	51	2.5k
Mavis Z. Stout Canada	22	1.3k 0.6×	440 0.9×	69 0.5×	104 0.8×	115 1.0×	35	1.4k
L. L. Perchuk Russia	26	2.1k 1.1×	654 1.4×	190 1.3×	124 0.9×	61 0.5×	70	2.3k
Herwart Helmstaedt Canada	25	2.1k 1.1×	567 1.2×	94 0.6×	175 1.3×	140 1.2×	74	2.2k
Giorgio Rivalenti Italy	29	2.6k 1.3×	686 1.5×	79 0.5×	254 1.9×	78 0.7×	64	2.7k
U. Kramm Germany	21	1.4k 0.7×	500 1.1×	142 0.9×	222 1.6×	127 1.1×	62	1.5k
E. D. Ghent Canada	23	1.6k 0.8×	521 1.1×	72 0.5×	180 1.3×	181 1.6×	47	1.7k
Giovanni B. Piccardo Italy	33	3.1k 1.6×	421 0.9×	68 0.5×	222 1.6×	126 1.1×	73	3.2k
Wayne R. Taylor Australia	14	1.8k 0.9×	377 0.8×	80 0.5×	176 1.3×	61 0.5×	16	1.9k
Yoshikuni Hiroi Japan	22	1.3k 0.7×	357 0.8×	118 0.8×	147 1.1×	274 2.4×	74	1.4k

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Wells, P. R. A., et al.. (2017). Design, Field Testing, and Application of a New Through-The-Bit Fullbore Microelectrical Imaging Tool in Unconventional Reservoirs of North America. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A., et al.. (2016). A New Slim Full Bore Electrical Micro-Imaging Tool Conveyed through the Drill String and Bit for Geological and Reservoir Characterization of Unconventional Reservoirs. 1 indexed citations

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Kinoshita, Toshihiro, et al.. (2016). Quantifying Anisotropy for Completion Optimization in Shale Using Dipole Sonic Logging. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 9 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1988). Hydrodynamic Trapping in the Cretaceous Nahr Umr Lower Sand of the North Area, Offshore Qatar (includes associated papers 18521 and 18605 ). Journal of Petroleum Technology. 40(3). 357–361. 12 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1987). Hydrodynamic trapping of oil and gas in the Cretaceous Nahr Umr lower sand of the North area, offshore Qatar. Pages. 17–26. 7 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1981). Accretion of continental crust: thermal and geochemical consequences. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 301(1461). 347–357. 30 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1980). Thermal models for the magmatic accretion and subsequent metamorphism of continental crust. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 46(2). 253–265. 233 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1979). P-T conditions in the Moines of the Central Highlands, Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society. 136(6). 663–671. 50 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A. & S. W. Richardson. (1979). Thermal evolution of metamorphic rocks in the Central Highlands of Scotland. Geological Society London Special Publications. 8(1). 339–344. 40 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1979). Chemical and Thermal Evolution of Archaean Sialic Crust, Southern West Greenland. Journal of Petrology. 20(2). 187–226. 197 indexed citations

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1977). Pyroxene thermometry in simple and complex systems. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 62(2). 129–139. 1366 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wells, P. R. A.. (1976). Late Archean metamorphism in the Buksefjorden region, Southwest Greenland. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 56(3). 229–242. 63 indexed citations

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Chadwick, B., et al.. (1975). Field work on the Precambrian basement in the Buksefjord region, southern West Greenland. Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport. 75. 65–70. 1 indexed citations

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Chadwick, B., et al.. (1974). Mapping of the Precambrian basement in the Buksefjorden region, southern West Greenland. Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport. 65. 54–60. 2 indexed citations

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Chadwick, B., et al.. (1974). Field evidence relating to the origin of ∼ 3,000 Myr gneisses in southern West Greenland. Nature. 249(5453). 136–137. 13 indexed citations

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