Pieter Bertier

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Pieter Bertier is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pieter Bertier has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 19 papers in Environmental Engineering and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pieter Bertier's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (29 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (17 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (13 papers). Pieter Bertier is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (29 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (17 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (13 papers). Pieter Bertier collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. Pieter Bertier's co-authors include Bernhard M. Krooß, Yves Gensterblum, Amin Ghanizadeh, Matúš Gašparík, Ralf Littke, Andreas Busch, Alexandra Amann‐Hildenbrand, Ben Laenen, David Lagrou and Gernot Rother and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Pieter Bertier

42 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Geological controls on the methane storage capacity in or... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2013 2012 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Geological controls on the methane storage capacity in organic-rich shales
    2013 659 citations Matúš Gašparík, Pieter Bertier et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →
  2. High-Pressure Methane Sorption Isotherms of Black Shales from The Netherlands
    2012 457 citations Matúš Gašparík, Amin Ghanizadeh et al. profile →

Peers

Pieter Bertier
Xiangzeng Wang China
Kouqi Liu China
Alexandra Amann‐Hildenbrand Germany
Guillaume Desbois Germany
A. M. M. Bustin Canada
Hamid Roshan Australia
Lionel Esteban Australia
Jianhua Zhao China
Shangwen Zhou China
Jim Underschultz Australia
Xiangzeng Wang China
Pieter Bertier
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Fields of papers citing papers by Pieter Bertier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pieter Bertier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pieter Bertier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pieter Bertier 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 Pieter Bertier. Pieter Bertier is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bertier, Pieter, et al.. (2024). Hyperspectral microscopy as a particle exposure assessment tool. 39. 6–6. 1 indexed citations
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Bertier, Pieter, Rudy Swennen, Raymond Kemps, Ben Laenen, & Roland Dreesen. (2022). Reservoir characteristics and diagenesis of the Buntsandstein sandstones in the Campine Basin (NE Belgium). Geologica Belgica. 25(3-4). 145–184. 2 indexed citations
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Aziz, Bakhtyar K., et al.. (2019). The High Efficiency of Anionic Dye Removal Using Ce-Al13/Pillared Clay from Darbandikhan Natural Clay. Molecules. 24(15). 2720–2720. 20 indexed citations
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Bertier, Pieter, et al.. (2019). Distribution of sorbed water in the pore network of mudstones assessed from physisorption measurements. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 295. 109902–109902. 28 indexed citations
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Busch, Andreas, Niko Kampman, Pieter Bertier, et al.. (2018). Predicting Effective Diffusion Coefficients in Mudrocks Using a Fractal Model and Small‐Angle Neutron Scattering Measurements. Water Resources Research. 54(9). 7076–7091. 14 indexed citations
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Lutz‐Bueno, Viviane, L. Leu, Martin J. Blunt, et al.. (2018). Model-free classification of X-ray scattering signals applied to image segmentation. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 51(5). 1378–1386. 13 indexed citations
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Busch, Andreas, Kevin Schweinar, Niko Kampman, et al.. (2017). Determining the porosity of mudrocks using methodological pluralism. Geological Society London Special Publications. 454(1). 15–38. 52 indexed citations
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Song, Yang, Catherine Davy, Pieter Bertier, & D. Troadec. (2016). Understanding fluid transport through claystones from their 3D nanoscopic pore network. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 228. 64–85. 30 indexed citations
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Piessens, Kris, Michiel Dusar, Pieter Bertier, et al.. (2016). Investigations on the shale oil and gas potential of Westphalian mudstone successions in the Campine Basin, NE Belgium (well KB174): Palaeoenvironmental and palaeogeographical controls. Geologica Belgica. 19(3-4). 225–235. 5 indexed citations
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Song, Yang, et al.. (2016). On the porosity of COx claystone by gas injection. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 239. 272–286. 22 indexed citations
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Kampman, Niko, Andreas Busch, Pieter Bertier, et al.. (2016). Observational evidence confirms modelling of the long-term integrity of CO2-reservoir caprocks. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12268–12268. 124 indexed citations
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Busch, Andreas, Niko Kampman, Suzanne Hangx, et al.. (2014). The Green River Natural Analogue as A Field Laboratory To Study the Long-term Fate of CO2 in the subsurface. Energy Procedia. 63. 2821–2830. 16 indexed citations
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Gensterblum, Yves, Pieter Bertier, Andreas Busch, Gernot Rother, & Bernhard M. Krooß. (2013). CO2 adsorption isotherm on clay minerals and the CO2 accessibility into the clay interlayer. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations
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Amann‐Hildenbrand, Alexandra, Pieter Bertier, Andreas Busch, & Bernhard M. Krooß. (2013). Experimental investigation of the sealing capacity of generic clay-rich caprocks. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 19. 620–641. 110 indexed citations
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Gašparík, Matúš, Pieter Bertier, Yves Gensterblum, et al.. (2013). Geological controls on the methane storage capacity in organic-rich shales. International Journal of Coal Geology. 123. 34–51. 659 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bertier, Pieter, Rudy Swennen, David Lagrou, Ben Laenen, & Raymond Kemps. (2008). Palaeo‐climate controlled diagenesis of the Westphalian C & D fluvial sandstones in the Campine Basin (north‐east Belgium). Sedimentology. 55(5). 1375–1417. 41 indexed citations
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Bertier, Pieter, Ben Laenen, & Rudy Swennen. (2007). Evaluation of the CO2-sequestration capacity of sandstone aquifers in the Campine Basin (NE-Belgium) based on autoclave experiments and numerical modelling. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 71(15). 2 indexed citations

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