Skule Strand

6.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
100 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Skule Strand is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Skule Strand has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Ocean Engineering, 73 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 53 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Skule Strand's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (91 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (73 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (53 papers). Skule Strand is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (91 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (73 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (53 papers). Skule Strand collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and France. Skule Strand's co-authors include Tor Austad, Tina Puntervold, Eli J. Høgnesen, S. Jafar Fathi, S. F. Shariatpanahi, Alireza Rezaeidoust, Dag Chun Standnes, C. J. J. Black, Kevin J. Webb and Hakan Aksulu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Fuel and Energy & Fuels.

In The Last Decade

Skule Strand

96 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Smart Water as Wettability Modifier in Carbonate and Sand... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2009 2005 2011 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Smart Water as Wettability Modifier in Carbonate and Sandstone: A Discussion of Similarities/Differences in the Chemical Mechanisms
    2009 523 citations Alireza Rezaeidoust, Tina Puntervold et al. Energy & Fuels profile →
  2. Wettability alteration of carbonates—Effects of potential determining ions (Ca2+ and SO42−) and temperature
    2005 444 citations Skule Strand, Eli J. Høgnesen et al. profile →
  3. Conditions for a Low-Salinity Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Effect in Carbonate Oil Reservoirs
    2011 383 citations Tor Austad, S. F. Shariatpanahi et al. Energy & Fuels profile →
  4. “Smart Water” as a Wettability Modifier in Chalk: The Effect of Salinity and Ionic Composition
    2010 304 citations S. Jafar Fathi, Tor Austad et al. Energy & Fuels profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Skule Strand Norway 38 5.1k 4.1k 3.2k 1.3k 247 100 5.5k
Jill S. Buckley United States 36 4.2k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 2.6k 2.0× 329 1.3× 66 4.9k
Tina Puntervold Norway 28 3.3k 0.6× 2.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 772 0.6× 169 0.7× 76 3.4k
Maura Puerto United States 34 3.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 1.2× 323 1.3× 67 3.9k
Dag Chun Standnes Norway 25 3.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 270 1.1× 56 3.5k
Ghaithan A. Al‐Muntasheri United States 32 2.4k 0.5× 726 0.2× 1.9k 0.6× 525 0.4× 201 0.8× 75 3.0k
Aly A. Hamouda Norway 28 1.9k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 907 0.3× 738 0.6× 335 1.4× 75 2.4k
Hemanta Sarma Canada 26 2.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 648 0.5× 303 1.2× 128 2.5k
David S. Schechter United States 33 3.3k 0.6× 2.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 545 0.4× 571 2.3× 153 3.8k
Lamia Goual United States 33 3.0k 0.6× 2.6k 0.6× 540 0.2× 2.6k 1.9× 541 2.2× 76 4.1k
Eduardo Manrique Colombia 20 2.2k 0.4× 1.0k 0.2× 1.2k 0.4× 734 0.5× 276 1.1× 88 2.5k

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All Works

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Strand, Skule, et al.. (2024). Geochemical effects of carbonated water on reservoir and caprock minerals for carbon capture and storage. Gas Science and Engineering. 124. 205246–205246. 5 indexed citations
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Puntervold, Tina, et al.. (2023). Carbonated Smart Water Injection for Optimized Oil Recovery in Chalk at High Temperature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 367. 1008–1008. 4 indexed citations
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Puntervold, Tina, et al.. (2022). Polysulphate: A New Enhanced Oil Recovery Additive to Maximize the Oil Recovery From Carbonate Reservoirs at High Temperature. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 26(3). 873–887. 2 indexed citations
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Strand, Skule & Tina Puntervold. (2018). Key Aspects Of Smart Water EOR In Chalk. Proceedings. 1 indexed citations
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Puntervold, Tina, et al.. (2017). EOR by Smart Water Flooding in Sandstone Reservoirs - Effect of Sandstone Mineralogy on Initial Wetting and Oil Recovery (Russian). SPE Russian Petroleum Technology Conference. 18 indexed citations
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Strand, Skule, et al.. (2014). Impact of Plagioclase on the Low Salinity EOR-Effect in Sandstone. Energy & Fuels. 28(4). 2378–2383. 20 indexed citations
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Shariatpanahi, S. F., Skule Strand, Tor Austad, & Hakan Aksulu. (2012). Wettability Restoration of Limestone Cores Using Core Material From the Aqueous Zone. Petroleum Science and Technology. 30(11). 1082–1090. 13 indexed citations
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Fathi, S. Jafar, Tor Austad, & Skule Strand. (2011). Improved Oil Recovery in Carbonates by Modified Seawater – Optimal Ionic Composition and Salinity. Proceedings. 5 indexed citations
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Fathi, S. Jafar, Tor Austad, & Skule Strand. (2010). “Smart Water” as a Wettability Modifier in Chalk: The Effect of Salinity and Ionic Composition. Energy & Fuels. 24(4). 2514–2519. 304 indexed citations breakdown →
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Puntervold, Tina, Skule Strand, & Tor Austad. (2009). Coinjection of Seawater and Produced Water to Improve Oil Recovery from Fractured North Sea Chalk Oil Reservoirs. Energy & Fuels. 23(5). 2527–2536. 62 indexed citations
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Rezaeidoust, Alireza, Tina Puntervold, Skule Strand, & Tor Austad. (2009). Smart Water as Wettability Modifier in Carbonate and Sandstone: A Discussion of Similarities/Differences in the Chemical Mechanisms. Energy & Fuels. 23(9). 4479–4485. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Austad, Tor, Skule Strand, M.V. Madland, Tina Puntervold, & Reidar Inge Korsnes. (2008). Seawater in Chalk: An EOR and Compaction Fluid. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 11(4). 648–654. 141 indexed citations
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Strand, Skule, Tina Puntervold, & Tor Austad. (2008). Effect of Temperature on Enhanced Oil Recovery from Mixed-Wet Chalk Cores by Spontaneous Imbibition and Forced Displacement Using Seawater. Energy & Fuels. 22(5). 3222–3225. 107 indexed citations
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Strand, Skule, et al.. (2008). “Smart Water” for Oil Recovery from Fractured Limestone: A Preliminary Study. Energy & Fuels. 22(5). 3126–3133. 188 indexed citations
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Høgnesen, Eli J., Skule Strand, & Tor Austad. (2005). Waterflooding of Preferential Oil-Wet Carbonates: Oil Recovery Related to Reservoir Temperature and Brine Composition. 151 indexed citations

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