R.B. Needham

480 total citations
12 papers, 400 citations indexed

About

R.B. Needham is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, R.B. Needham has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 400 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Ocean Engineering and 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in R.B. Needham's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (10 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (6 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (6 papers). R.B. Needham is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (10 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (6 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (6 papers). R.B. Needham collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Canada. R.B. Needham's co-authors include Peter H. Doe, A. Graue, Martin A. Fernø, J.M. Campbell, Bernard A. Baldwin, M. J. Fetkovich, Angela J. Cornelius, Øyvind Eide and Sriram Solairaj and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, SPE Journal and Journal of Petroleum Technology.

In The Last Decade

R.B. Needham

10 papers receiving 375 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.B. Needham Norway 6 358 250 110 91 24 12 400
Per Arne Ormehaug Norway 11 395 1.1× 232 0.9× 204 1.9× 72 0.8× 26 1.1× 13 418
Hamid Reza Saghafi Iran 8 368 1.0× 183 0.7× 162 1.5× 124 1.4× 22 0.9× 8 428
B.B. Sandiford United States 7 271 0.8× 174 0.7× 82 0.7× 76 0.8× 15 0.6× 7 308
J.P. Batycky Canada 13 339 0.9× 222 0.9× 174 1.6× 80 0.9× 20 0.8× 23 404
H. Surkalo United States 11 480 1.3× 307 1.2× 135 1.2× 146 1.6× 6 0.3× 23 502
E.L. Claridge Netherlands 9 269 0.8× 156 0.6× 85 0.8× 29 0.3× 22 0.9× 18 303
H. K. J. Ladva Norway 12 390 1.1× 275 1.1× 82 0.7× 59 0.6× 29 1.2× 20 434
Junzheng Wu China 10 398 1.1× 257 1.0× 97 0.9× 125 1.4× 9 0.4× 14 407

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Fields of papers citing papers by R.B. Needham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.B. Needham

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Solairaj, Sriram, et al.. (2020). Designing a Robust ASP Formulation for The Kuparuk Field. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference. 1 indexed citations
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Eide, Øyvind, Martin A. Fernø, A. Graue, & R.B. Needham. (2014). Waterflood Stability in SCAL Analysis.
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Graue, A., et al.. (2012). Wettability effects on water mixing during waterflood oil recovery. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 94-95. 89–99. 6 indexed citations
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Graue, A., et al.. (2011). Water Mixing During Waterflood Oil Recovery: The Effect of Initial Water Saturation. SPE Journal. 17(1). 43–52. 11 indexed citations
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Fetkovich, M. J., et al.. (1994). Infill wells contradict claims of new gas in huge Hugoton field. Oil & gas journal. 1 indexed citations
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Fetkovich, M. J., et al.. (1993). Analysis of Kansas Hugoton Infill Drilling: Part III—1993 Update and Infill Well Case Histories. SPE Gas Technology Symposium. 3 indexed citations
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Fetkovich, M. J., et al.. (1990). Analysis of Kansas Hugoton Infill Drilling: Part I-Total Field ResuIts. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 6 indexed citations
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Needham, R.B. & Peter H. Doe. (1987). Polymer Flooding Review. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 39(12). 1503–1507. 301 indexed citations
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Needham, R.B., et al.. (1976). Oil Yield and Quality from Simulated In-Situ Retorting of Green River Oil Shale. 2 indexed citations
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Needham, R.B., et al.. (1974). Control Of Water Mobility Using Polymers and Multivalent Cations. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium. 62 indexed citations
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Needham, R.B., et al.. (1966). Critical Evaluation of Mathematical Models Used for Dynamic Adsorption of Hydrocarbons. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 5(2). 122–128. 6 indexed citations

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