Sean P. Rigby

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
163 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Sean P. Rigby is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean P. Rigby has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 48 papers in Ocean Engineering and 44 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Sean P. Rigby's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (59 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (44 papers) and NMR spectroscopy and applications (27 papers). Sean P. Rigby is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (59 papers), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (44 papers) and NMR spectroscopy and applications (27 papers). Sean P. Rigby collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Saudi Arabia. Sean P. Rigby's co-authors include M. Greaves, Joseph Wood, Robin S. Fletcher, Karen J. Edler, Amjad Shah, Gary A. Leeke, Robert P. Fishwick, Lynn F. Gladden, Matthew J. Watt-Smith and Andrew D. Burrows and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Sean P. Rigby

159 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A review of novel techniques for heavy oil and bitumen extraction and upgrading

2010 450 citations Sean P. Rigby, M. Greaves et al. profile →
Review on graphene and its derivatives: Synthesis methods and potential industrial implementation

2018 363 citations Sean P. Rigby et al. profile →

Peers

Sean P. Rigby

Youguo Yan China

Shiling Yuan China

David Harbottle United Kingdom

Harold H. Schobert United States

C. W. Fairbridge United States

P. Somasundaran United States

J.D.F. Ramsay France

Alan L. Chaffee Australia

N. Pernicone Italy

Youguo Yan China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sean P. Rigby

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fletcher, Robin S., et al.. (2025). Pore connectivity and structure-transport relationships in rocks from the Aphrodite gas field. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 258. 214311–214311. 1 indexed citations

Rigby, Sean P., et al.. (2025). Caprock complexity and storage assurance: Advanced findings on CO₂ containment in the Bunter Sandstone Formation. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 146. 104428–104428.

Greaves, M., et al.. (2024). Stability of THAI in situ combustion process in reservoirs with layers of grading permeabilities and porosities: Detailed qualitative investigations. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 241. 213158–213158.

Rigby, Sean P.. (2024). Do Pores Exist?—Foundational Issues in Pore Structural Characterisation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 225–248. 3 indexed citations

Hall, Matthew R., Sean P. Rigby, & George Z. Chen. (2024). Advancing carbon dioxide capture: investigation into the kinetics and efficiency of absorption in molten calcium oxide–chloride. RSC Sustainability. 3(1). 341–351. 4 indexed citations

Novák, Vladimír, Robin S. Fletcher, Gordon Kelly, et al.. (2023). Evolution of the pore structure-transport relationship during catalyst reduction and sintering studied by integrated multi-scale porosimetry and multi-modal imaging. Chemical Engineering Science. 277. 118880–118880. 4 indexed citations

Rigby, Sean P., et al.. (2023). Storage Sites for Carbon Dioxide in the North Sea and Their Particular Characteristics. Energies. 17(1). 211–211. 7 indexed citations

Rigby, Sean P.. (2023). The Anatomy of Amorphous, Heterogeneous Catalyst Pellets. Materials. 16(8). 3205–3205. 6 indexed citations

Rigby, Sean P., et al.. (2021). Carbonation rate and microstructural alterations of class G cement under geological storage conditions. Applied Geochemistry. 131. 105007–105007. 13 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Robin S., et al.. (2016). Techniques for direct experimental evaluation of structure–transport relationships in disordered porous solids. Adsorption. 22(7). 993–1000. 3 indexed citations

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Jin, Changhyun, et al.. (2016). Statistics of highly heterogeneous flow fields confined to three-dimensional random porous media. Physical review. E. 93(1). 13122–13122. 10 indexed citations

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Walle, Christopher F. van der, et al.. (2015). Insights into the influence of the cooling profile on the reconstitution times of amorphous lyophilized protein formulations. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 96. 247–254. 49 indexed citations

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Holt, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2014). Combining mercury thermoporometry with integrated gas sorption and mercury porosimetry to improve accuracy of pore-size distributions for disordered solids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 426. 72–79. 20 indexed citations

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Hall, Matthew R., et al.. (2013). Treatment effects on the compressive strength of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) at 7 days. Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham). 1 indexed citations

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O’Donnell, Amy, Jennifer Kane, Brenda Deyarmin, et al.. (2013). Tissue Imprints: Assessing Their Potential for Routine Biobanking Collection. Biopreservation and Biobanking. 11(6). 359–365. 2 indexed citations

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Burrows, Andrew D., et al.. (2008). Syntheses, structures and properties of cadmium benzenedicarboxylate metal–organic frameworks. Dalton Transactions. 2465–2465. 61 indexed citations

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Walle, Christopher F. van der, et al.. (2005). NMR and confocal microscopy studies of the mechanisms of burst drug release from PLGA microspheres. Journal of Controlled Release. 108(2-3). 271–281. 46 indexed citations

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Rigby, Sean P., et al.. (2004). Determining drug spatial distribution within controlled delivery tablets using MFX imaging. Journal of Controlled Release. 96(1). 97–100. 18 indexed citations

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Rigby, Sean P. & Karen J. Edler. (2002). The Influence of Mercury Contact Angle, Surface Tension, and Retraction Mechanism on the Interpretation of Mercury Porosimetry Data. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 250(1). 175–190. 85 indexed citations

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Rigby, Sean P., et al.. (2002). A statistical model for the heterogeneous structure of porous catalyst pellets. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 98(2). 87–119. 18 indexed citations

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