Thomas Gentzis

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
204 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas Gentzis is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Gentzis has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 62 papers in Ocean Engineering and 42 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Gentzis's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (150 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (48 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (39 papers). Thomas Gentzis is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (150 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (48 papers) and Petroleum Processing and Analysis (39 papers). Thomas Gentzis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Egypt. Thomas Gentzis's co-authors include Humberto Carvajal‐Ortiz, Fariborz Goodarzi, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Bailey Bubach, Reza Rezaee, Kouqi Liu, William D. Gunter, Richard J. Chalaturnyk, Nathan Deisman and Sameh S. Tahoun and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Applied Energy and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Gentzis

199 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nanoscale pore structure characterization of the Bakken s... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Nanoscale pore structure characterization of the Bakken shale in the USA
    2017 250 citations Kouqi Liu, Mehdi Ostadhassan 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
Thomas Gentzis United States 32 3.5k 2.0k 1.1k 730 644 204 4.5k
Andrew C. Aplin United Kingdom 40 4.6k 1.3× 2.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.7× 527 0.7× 1.3k 2.1× 117 6.6k
Shuangfang Lu China 42 5.1k 1.4× 2.7k 1.4× 2.0k 1.9× 751 1.0× 395 0.6× 264 5.9k
Jinchuan Zhang China 35 3.1k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 332 0.5× 587 0.9× 125 3.9k
Jingqiang Tan China 31 2.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 311 0.4× 446 0.7× 125 4.1k
Chengzao Jia China 37 3.4k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 362 0.5× 724 1.1× 125 4.8k
Agnieszka Drobniak United States 27 2.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 574 0.5× 430 0.6× 582 0.9× 74 3.3k
Yingchang Cao China 35 3.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 298 0.4× 396 0.6× 155 4.1k
Sheng He China 36 3.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 558 0.8× 555 0.9× 162 4.1k
Ningning Zhong China 32 2.4k 0.7× 976 0.5× 456 0.4× 708 1.0× 389 0.6× 136 3.1k
Lianhua Hou China 32 4.2k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 952 1.3× 398 0.6× 96 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Gentzis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Gentzis

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All Works

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Gentzis, Thomas, et al.. (2025). Characteristics of pre- and syn-rift sequences in the central Gulf of Suez: Implications for hydrocarbon generation and paleoenvironment. International Journal of Coal Geology. 309. 104850–104850.
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Reda, Mohamed, Tamer M. Salem, Mohamed I. Abdel‐Fattah, et al.. (2025). Petroleum system analysis of the Ras Ghara oil Field: Geochemical evaluation and 2D basin modelling of pre-rift and syn-rift formations in the southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 180. 107464–107464. 7 indexed citations
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Farouk, Sherif, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of petroleum system elements and processes in the Risha gas field, eastern Jordan: A comprehensive study. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 181. 107461–107461.
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Farouk, Sherif, et al.. (2024). Organic geochemical characterization and hydrocarbon generation modeling of Paleozoic-Paleogene shales, Wadi Sirhan basin, south-eastern Jordan. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 170. 107152–107152. 4 indexed citations
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Gao, Yifei, Bo Liu, Xiaofei Fu, et al.. (2023). Nanomechanical and chemical variations of inertinite and vitrinite within lacustrine shale during oil generation. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 154. 106318–106318. 11 indexed citations
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Makled, Walid A., et al.. (2023). Biosorption of some elements by algae from a cutinite-rich coal and its effect on organic geochemical composition: A case study from Abu Thora, Sinai, Egypt. International Journal of Coal Geology. 270. 104231–104231. 4 indexed citations
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Zakharova, Natalia, et al.. (2023). Porosity distribution in the Devonian Antrim Shale: Controlling factors and implications for gas sorption. International Journal of Coal Geology. 272. 104251–104251. 9 indexed citations
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Safaei-Farouji, Majid, Bo Liu, Thomas Gentzis, et al.. (2023). Geochemical evolution of kerogen type III during hydrous pyrolysis: A case study from the Damoguaihe Formation, Hailar Basin, China. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 228. 211947–211947. 8 indexed citations
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Mansour, Ahmed, Thomas Gentzis, Sameh S. Tahoun, et al.. (2023). Near equatorial paleoclimatic evolution and control on organic matter accumulation during the Cenomanian in the Abu Gharadig Basin, southern Tethys: Insights from palynology, organic petrography, and geochemistry. International Journal of Coal Geology. 270. 104221–104221. 17 indexed citations
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Abdi, Jafar, Menad Nait Amar, Masoud Hadipoor, et al.. (2022). Modeling of Brine/CO2/Mineral Wettability Using Gene Expression Programming (GEP): Application to Carbon Geo-Sequestration. Minerals. 12(6). 760–760. 4 indexed citations
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El‐Anwar, Esmat A. Abou, et al.. (2021). Organic Petrographic and Geochemical Evaluation of the Black Shale of the Duwi Formation, El Sebaiya, Nile Valley, Egypt. Minerals. 11(12). 1416–1416. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Kouqi, et al.. (2021). Understanding the CO2 adsorption hysteresis under low pressure: An example from the Antrim Shale in the Michigan Basin: Preliminary observations. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 203. 108693–108693. 15 indexed citations
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Makled, Walid A., et al.. (2020). Exotic Devonian palynomorphs from the Sifa-1X well in the Western Desert, Egypt. Palynology. 45(2). 363–380. 4 indexed citations
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Feinstein, S., L R Snowdon, Paul Brooks, et al.. (1991). Organic Geochemical Characterization and Hydrocarbon Generation Potential of Mid-Late Devonian Horn River Bituminous Shales, Southern Northwest Territories. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 39(2). 192–202. 8 indexed citations
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Goodarzi, Fariborz & Thomas Gentzis. (1987). Depositional Setting, Determined by Organic Petrography, of the Middle Eocene Hat Creek No. 2 Coal Deposit, British Columbia, Canada. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 35(2). 197–211. 19 indexed citations

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