Roberto Aguilera

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
258 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Roberto Aguilera is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto Aguilera has authored 258 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 225 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 197 papers in Ocean Engineering and 133 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Roberto Aguilera's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (222 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (129 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (106 papers). Roberto Aguilera is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (222 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (129 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (106 papers). Roberto Aguilera collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Mexico. Roberto Aguilera's co-authors include Ali S. Ziarani, Mohammad Rahmanian, Apostolos Kantzas, Nisael Solano, Mehran Pooladi‐Darvish, Qi Li, Peng Wu, Louis Mattar, Hui Deng and Thomas G. Harding and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Fuel.

In The Last Decade

Roberto Aguilera

247 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Knudsen’s Permeability Correction for Tight Porous Media 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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. Knudsen’s Permeability Correction for Tight Porous Media
    2011 300 citations Roberto Aguilera et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberto Aguilera Canada 29 2.5k 2.3k 2.2k 595 290 258 3.2k
Hongkui Ge China 33 2.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 2.2k 1.0× 549 0.9× 223 0.8× 130 3.1k
Deepak Devegowda United States 25 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 275 0.5× 199 0.7× 119 2.3k
Richard Sigal United States 23 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 193 0.3× 314 1.1× 61 2.2k
Djebbar Tiab United States 23 3.3k 1.3× 3.0k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 643 1.1× 592 2.0× 243 4.2k
Ebrahim Fathi United States 20 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 163 0.3× 385 1.3× 50 2.3k
K. E. Newsham Canada 19 1.1k 0.4× 969 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 160 0.3× 191 0.7× 37 1.7k
Marina Pervukhina Australia 24 796 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 1.8× 216 0.7× 123 2.2k
Zhengfu Ning China 25 1.1k 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 196 0.3× 233 0.8× 121 2.6k
Jianming He China 25 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 273 0.5× 365 1.3× 83 2.2k
Yan Jin China 28 2.4k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 788 1.3× 269 0.9× 99 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberto Aguilera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto Aguilera

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

All Works

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Aguilera, Roberto, et al.. (2023). A Method for Determination of Rock Fabric Number from Well Logs in Unconventional Tight Oil Carbonates. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 26(3). 499–513. 2 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto, et al.. (2023). Buildup Evaluation of a Tight Overpressured Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoir with the Use of a Semi-Empirical Model. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 26(4). 1498–1513. 1 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto, et al.. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment of Improved Oil Recovery While Helping to Achieve Net Zero Emissions from Shale Reservoirs. SPE Journal. 29(1). 554–573. 3 indexed citations
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Su, Yuliang, et al.. (2021). Temporal Scale Analysis of Gas Flow in Tight Gas Reservoirs considering the Nonequilibrium Effect. Geofluids. 2021. 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto. (2018). Unconventional Gas and Tight Oil Exploitation. 9 indexed citations
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Tutuncu, Azra N., et al.. (2011). A Case Study For Pore Pressure Prediction In an Abnormally Sub-Pressured Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. 10 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto, et al.. (2011). Use of Pickett Plots for Evaluation of Shale Gas Formations. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 17 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto, et al.. (2003). Improved Models for Petrophysical Analysis of Dual Porosity Reservoirs. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 44(1). 21–35. 49 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto. (1998). Geologic aspects of naturally fractured reservoirs. The Leading Edge. 17(12). 1667–1670. 32 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto. (1993). ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS. 32(5). 24–26. 5 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto, et al.. (1991). Testing of Horizontal Gas Wells in Anisotropic Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 2 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto. (1990). Extensions Of Pickett Plots For The Analysis Of Shaly Formations By Well Logs. ˜The œLog analyst. 31(5). 17 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto. (1984). Discussion of new pressure transient analysis methods for naturally fractured reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 1 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto & H.K. van Poollen. (1979). Naturally fractured reservoirs. Part 12. Studies show occurrence of fractured reservoirs. Oil & gas journal. 77. 104137–104137. 2 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto. (1977). Combined Log Analyses And Material Balance Help To Explain Performance Of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Below The Bubble Point. ˜The œLog analyst. 18(6). 1 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Roberto. (1976). Analysis of naturally fractured reservoirs from conventional well logs. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 42 indexed citations

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