Riyaz Kharrat

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
320 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Riyaz Kharrat is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Riyaz Kharrat has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 273 papers in Ocean Engineering, 169 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 150 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Riyaz Kharrat's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (237 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (166 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (147 papers). Riyaz Kharrat is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (237 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (166 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (147 papers). Riyaz Kharrat collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Canada and United States. Riyaz Kharrat's co-authors include Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari, Benyamin Yadali Jamaloei, Nasim Barati, Mohammad Zargartalebi, Ali Mohebbi, Mohsen Masihi, K. Asghari, S. Vossoughi, Cyrus Ghotbi and Saber Mohammadi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Riyaz Kharrat

316 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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Enhancement of surfactant flooding performance by the use of silica nanoparticles

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Riyaz Kharrat Iran	35	4.5k	2.7k	2.2k	1.9k	455	320	5.3k
Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari Iran	33	3.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	517 1.1×	217	4.8k
Vladimir Alvarado United States	39	4.0k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	847 1.9×	143	5.0k
Ole Torsæter Norway	38	4.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	805 1.8×	175	4.8k
Jirui Hou China	42	4.2k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	549 1.2×	215	5.1k
Masoud Riazi Iran	42	4.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	990 2.2×	165	4.9k
Radzuan Junin Malaysia	40	3.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	761 1.7×	140	4.9k
Abbas Khaksar Manshad Iran	39	4.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	338 0.7×	153	4.6k
Mingzhe Dong Canada	43	4.8k 1.1×	3.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.6×	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 3.0×	239	6.6k
Arne Skauge Norway	38	3.8k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	891 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	525 1.2×	140	4.4k
Wanfen Pu China	35	2.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	938 0.5×	450 1.0×	196	3.8k

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Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2025). Atomistic Insights into Ion-Driven Interactions of Calcite/Carbonated Brine/Polar Model Oil: Implications for Carbonated Smart Waterflooding. Langmuir. 41(22). 13948–13961. 1 indexed citations

Riazi, Masoud, et al.. (2025). Wettability-Driven Variations in CO2 Trapping: Coupled Impact of Capillary Forces and Reactive Transport in Saline Aquifers. SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference and Exhibition.

Pourafshary, Peyman, et al.. (2024). Optimizing synthetic core plugs: Sintered glass beads and sand particles for natural rock property replication in fluid flow and reservoir studies. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 235. 212727–212727. 8 indexed citations

Kharrat, Riyaz, Ali Kadkhodaie, Siroos Azizmohammadi, et al.. (2024). A Comprehensive Investigation of the Relationship between Fractures and Oil Production in a Giant Fractured Carbonate Field. Processes. 12(4). 631–631. 1 indexed citations

Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2024). Salinity-Driven Structural and Viscosity Modulation of Confined Polar Oil Phases by Carbonated Brine Films: Novel Insights from Molecular Dynamics. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 128(7). 1780–1795. 4 indexed citations

Hublik, Gerd, et al.. (2024). Investigating the Potential of a Transparent Xanthan Polymer for Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Comprehensive Study on Properties and Application Efficacy. Energies. 17(5). 1266–1266. 4 indexed citations

Jafari, Arezou, et al.. (2023). Production and characterization of a polysaccharide/polyamide blend from Pseudomonas atacamensis M7D1 strain for enhanced oil recovery application. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 240. 124421–124421. 7 indexed citations

Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2022). Influence of Fracture Types on Oil Production in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. Energies. 15(19). 7321–7321. 5 indexed citations

Shadizadeh, Seyed Reza, et al.. (2020). Experimental assessment of hybrid smart carbonated water flooding for carbonate reservoirs. Petroleum. 7(1). 80–90. 22 indexed citations

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Ahmadi, Yaser, et al.. (2016). The Effect of Temperature and Injection Rate during Water Flooding Using Carbonate Core Samples: An Experimental Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16 indexed citations

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Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2016). Asphaltene Deposition Modeling during Natural Depletion and Developing a New Method for Multiphase Flash Calculation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2015). Developing a Fuzzy Logic Model to Predict Asphaltene Precipitation during Natural Depletion based on Experimental Data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Bayat, Ali Esfandyari, et al.. (2015). Optimization of solvent composition and injection rate in vapour extraction process. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 128. 33–43. 5 indexed citations

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Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2013). Investigating the Effects of Heterogeneity, Injection Rate, and Water Influx on GAGD EOR in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 9–21. 9 indexed citations

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Jamaloei, Benyamin Yadali & Riyaz Kharrat. (2012). The Performance Evaluation of Viscous-Modified Surfactant Water Flooding in Heavy Oil Reservoirs at Varying Salinity of Injected Polymer-Contained Surfactant Solution. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations

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Fatemi, Mobeen & Riyaz Kharrat. (2010). OPERATIONAL AND RESERVOIR PARAMETERS INFLUENCING THE EFFICIENCY OF STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRAINAGE (SAGD) PROCESS IN FRACTURED RESERVOIRS. Brazilian Journal of Petroleum and Gas. 3(4). 3 indexed citations

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Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2010). STUDY OF ASPHALTENE PRECIPITATION-DEPOSITION DUE TO PRESSURE DEPLETION. Brazilian Journal of Petroleum and Gas. 4(2). 1 indexed citations

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Fatemi, Mobeen & Riyaz Kharrat. (2009). FEASIBILITY STUDY OF TOP-DOWN IN-SITU COMBUSTION IN FRACTURED CARBONATE SYSTEMS. Brazilian Journal of Petroleum and Gas. 2(3). 10 indexed citations

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Kharrat, Riyaz, et al.. (2008). Investigation of Auto Ignition Condition under Different Parameters. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Azin, Reza, Riyaz Kharrat, Cyrus Ghotbi, & S. Vossoughi. (2008). Effect of Fracture Spacing on VAPEX Performance in Heavy Oil Fracture Systems. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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