Weiguo Liu

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Weiguo Liu is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiguo Liu has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 75 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 43 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weiguo Liu's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (113 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (72 papers) and CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (39 papers). Weiguo Liu is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (113 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (72 papers) and CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (39 papers). Weiguo Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Weiguo Liu's co-authors include Yanghui Li, Jiafei Zhao, Yongchen Song, Mingjun Yang, Yongchen Song, Peng Wu, Yu Liu, Xiang Sun, Zihao Zhu and Dayong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Chemical Engineering Journal and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

Weiguo Liu

134 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Evaluation of gas production from methane hydrates using depressurization, thermal stimulation and combined methods

2015 337 citations Yongchen Song, Jiafei Zhao et al. profile →
Analyzing the process of gas production for natural gas hydrate using depressurization

2015 334 citations Jiafei Zhao, Yongchen Song et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weiguo Liu China	48	5.2k	3.4k	2.5k	1.4k	1.1k	136	5.9k
Nengyou Wu China	46	6.1k 1.2×	4.7k 1.4×	2.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	739 0.7×	314	7.6k
Mingjun Yang China	53	7.0k 1.4×	4.3k 1.3×	3.2k 1.3×	2.6k 1.8×	2.1k 1.9×	265	8.7k
Zheng Rong Chong Singapore	18	3.2k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	32	3.7k
Yongkoo Seol United States	37	3.2k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	849 0.6×	390 0.4×	88	3.8k
Timothy J. Kneafsey United States	39	2.7k 0.5×	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	900 0.6×	249 0.2×	144	5.5k
Tae Sup Yun South Korea	36	2.5k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	587 0.4×	292 0.3×	141	5.2k
Koji Yamamoto Japan	30	3.4k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	480 0.4×	138	4.5k
D. Nicolás Espinoza United States	29	1.6k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	348 0.2×	123 0.1×	105	3.5k
Takeshi Komai Japan	32	1.4k 0.3×	791 0.2×	782 0.3×	563 0.4×	311 0.3×	217	2.9k
Kiyofumi Suzuki Japan	25	2.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	834 0.3×	775 0.5×	232 0.2×	68	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiguo Liu

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Liu, Weiguo, et al.. (2025). Modeling fracture propagation in hydrate bearing sediments using phase field method. Computers and Geotechnics. 188. 107532–107532.

Liu, Weiguo, Yukun Chen, Jiping Ding, et al.. (2024). Permeability anisotropy analysis of two-phase flow during hydrate dissociation process. Gas Science and Engineering. 126. 205342–205342. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Weiguo, Peng Wu, Tao Liu, et al.. (2023). Triaxial tests on anisotropic consolidated methane hydrate-bearing clayey-silty sediments of the South China Sea. Energy. 284. 129260–129260. 16 indexed citations

Sun, Xiang, Peng Wu, Zhixiang Chen, et al.. (2023). A Fully Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical Model for Methane Hydrate Bearing Sediments Considering the Effect of Ice. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(4). 766–766. 13 indexed citations

Sun, Xiang, et al.. (2023). Numerical analysis of coupled thermal-hydro-chemo-mechanical (THCM) behavior to joint production of marine gas hydrate and shallow gas. Energy. 281. 128224–128224. 26 indexed citations

Wang, Haijun, Yanghui Li, Tao Liu, et al.. (2023). A pore-scale study on microstructure and permeability evolution of hydrate-bearing sediment during dissociation by depressurization. Fuel. 358. 130124–130124. 64 indexed citations

Wang, Haijun, et al.. (2023). Gas recovery from marine hydrate reservoir: Experimental investigation on gas flow patterns considering pressure effect. Energy. 275. 127482–127482. 49 indexed citations

Wang, Haijun, Peng Wu, Yanghui Li, et al.. (2022). Gas permeability variation during methane hydrate dissociation by depressurization in marine sediments. Energy. 263. 125749–125749. 77 indexed citations

Cheng, Zucheng, Yuechao Zhao, Weiguo Liu, et al.. (2020). Kinetic analysis of nano-SiO2 promoting methane hydrate formation in porous medium. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 79. 103375–103375. 20 indexed citations

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Xu, Yang, Liang Dong, Haodong Liu, et al.. (2019). Origin and preservation of archaeal intact polar tetraether lipids in deeply buried sediments from the South China Sea. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 152. 103107–103107. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Yanghui, Weiguo Liu, Yongchen Song, Mingjun Yang, & Jiafei Zhao. (2016). Creep behaviors of methane hydrate coexisting with ice. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 33. 347–354. 25 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jiafei, Chaojie Wang, Mingjun Yang, et al.. (2015). Existence of a memory effect between hydrates with different structures (I, II, and H). Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 26. 330–335. 32 indexed citations

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Song, Yongchen, Lei Yang, Jiafei Zhao, et al.. (2014). The status of natural gas hydrate research in China: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 31. 778–791. 262 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhen, Jingxin Wang, Shirong Liu, Pengsen Sun, & Weiguo Liu. (2013). Inconsistent NDVI trends from AVHRR, MODIS, and SPOT sensors in the Tibetan Plateau. 97–101. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Weiguo. (2013). Characteristics of Atmospheric Stratification and Cloud Physics of Different Types of Freezing Rain over Southern China. Gaoyuan qixiang. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Xiangzhong, et al.. (2013). [Study on the content and carbon isotopic composition of water dissolved inorganic carbon from rivers around Xi'an City].. PubMed. 34(4). 1291–7. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Weiguo. (2012). EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND STRAIN RATE ON STRENGTH OF HYDRATE SEDIMENT. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jiafei, Kun Xu, Yongchen Song, et al.. (2012). A Review on Research on Replacement of CH4 in Natural Gas Hydrates by Use of CO2. Energies. 5(2). 399–419. 121 indexed citations

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Li, Yanghui, et al.. (2012). Analysis of Mechanical Properties And Strength Criteria of Methane Hydrate-Bearing Sediments. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 22(4). 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Rui, et al.. (2006). Contamination discharging and its countermeasures of maize-based monosodium glutamate industry.. Shengtaixue zazhi.

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