Sunil Kokal

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sunil Kokal is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunil Kokal has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Ocean Engineering, 45 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 44 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sunil Kokal's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (77 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (57 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (45 papers). Sunil Kokal is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (77 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (57 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (45 papers). Sunil Kokal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Canada. Sunil Kokal's co-authors include S.G. Sayegh, J.F. Stanislav, Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi, Robert A. Heidemann, A E George, Olaf Huseby, Laurier L. Schramm, Thompson Tang, Saad Almutairi and Xianmin Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Engineering Science, Energy & Fuels and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

Sunil Kokal

122 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Crude-Oil Emulsions: A State-Of-The-Art Review 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 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. Crude-Oil Emulsions: A State-Of-The-Art Review
    2005 532 citations Sunil Kokal SPE Production & Facilities profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sunil Kokal United States 25 1.9k 1.3k 1.2k 636 570 127 2.6k
M.R. Malayeri Iran 30 1.1k 0.5× 715 0.6× 819 0.7× 919 1.4× 534 0.9× 170 2.9k
R.G. Moore Canada 30 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.6× 1.6k 1.4× 570 0.9× 481 0.8× 181 2.9k
Chengdong Yuan Russia 33 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.7× 1.7k 1.5× 703 1.1× 648 1.1× 167 3.2k
Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari Iran 33 3.9k 2.0× 1.8k 1.4× 2.3k 2.0× 1.7k 2.6× 520 0.9× 217 4.8k
Japan Trivedi Canada 31 2.2k 1.1× 611 0.5× 869 0.7× 1.5k 2.3× 203 0.4× 148 2.7k
Aly A. Hamouda Norway 28 1.9k 1.0× 738 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 907 1.4× 177 0.3× 75 2.4k
Christine Dalmazzone France 27 971 0.5× 684 0.5× 504 0.4× 270 0.4× 502 0.9× 102 2.1k
Lamia Goual United States 33 3.0k 1.5× 2.6k 2.0× 2.6k 2.3× 540 0.8× 452 0.8× 76 4.1k
Farshid Mostowfi Canada 24 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 267 0.4× 644 1.1× 45 2.3k
Francisco M. Vargas United States 28 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 1.7k 1.5× 186 0.3× 823 1.4× 94 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sunil Kokal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunil Kokal

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Patil, Pramod D., et al.. (2023). End-To-End Surface and Subsurface Monitoring and Surveillance for the Onshore and Offshore CCS or CCUS Projects. Offshore Technology Conference. 5 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil. (2021). Technology Focus: EOR Operations (June 2021). Journal of Petroleum Technology. 73(6). 62–62. 3 indexed citations
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AlYousef, Zuhair, et al.. (2019). Direct Thickening of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using CO2-Soluble Polymer. 11 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (2018). CO2-Foam Rheology: Effect of Surfactant Concentration, Shear Rate and Injection Quality. SPE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition. 11 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xianmin, et al.. (2018). Laboratory Evaluation of Different Modes of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Miscible Flooding for Carbonate Rocks. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 22(1). 137–149. 12 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (2017). A Field Case Study of an Interwell Gas Tracer Test for GAS-EOR Monitoring. 9 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (2017). Remaining Oil Saturation Measurements for CO2-EOR Pilot in Saudi Arabia. SPE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xianmin, et al.. (2014). A Laboratory Study to Investigate CO2 Potential to Mobilize Paleo Oil. SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium. 4 indexed citations
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Noı̈k, Christine, et al.. (2009). Experimental Investigation of Emulsion Stability in Gas/Oil Separation Plants. SPE Journal. 14(4). 595–605. 8 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (2005). Measurement and Simulation of Low Vapor Pressure Blends of NGL and Stabilized Crude. Proceedings of SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference. 1 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (2003). Asphaltene Precipitation in High Gas-Oil Ratio Wells. Middle East Oil Show. 30 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (2000). Emulsion Separation Index: From Laboratory to Field Case Studies. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 11 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (1999). Quantification of Various Factors Affecting Emulsion Stability: Watercut, Temperature, Shear, Asphaltene Content, Demulsifier Dosage and Mixing Different Crudes. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 4 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, et al.. (1996). Cost-Effective Design of Scale-Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments Using a Mathematical Model. SPE Production & Facilities. 11(2). 77–82. 14 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil, Thompson Tang, Laurier L. Schramm, & S.G. Sayegh. (1995). Electrokinetic and adsorption properties of asphaltenes. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 94(2-3). 253–265. 113 indexed citations
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Maini, Brij & Sunil Kokal. (1991). A novel transient pulse viscometer for fluid viscosities at high pressures and elevated temperatures. Review of Scientific Instruments. 62(11). 2742–2747. 4 indexed citations
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Sayegh, S.G., et al.. (1990). Phase Behaviour And Physical Properties Of Lindbergh Heavy Oil/CO2 Mixtures. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 29(6). 51 indexed citations
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Kokal, Sunil & J.F. Stanislav. (1989). An experimental study of two-phase flow in slightly inclined pipes—II. Liquid holdup and pressure drop. Chemical Engineering Science. 44(3). 681–693. 82 indexed citations
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Maini, Brij, Sunil Kokal, & K.N. Jha. (1989). Measurements and Correlations of Three-Phase Relative Permeability at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 19 indexed citations

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