Wilbur H. Somerton

1.8k total citations
34 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Wilbur H. Somerton is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilbur H. Somerton has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ocean Engineering, 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wilbur H. Somerton's work include Drilling and Well Engineering (13 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (12 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (8 papers). Wilbur H. Somerton is often cited by papers focused on Drilling and Well Engineering (13 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (12 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (8 papers). Wilbur H. Somerton collaborates with scholars based in United States and Iran. Wilbur H. Somerton's co-authors include M.S. King, Robert W. Zimmerman, Jyothis Anand, A.K. Singhal, David M. Auslander, Kent S. Udell, Debanjan Mukherjee, Ashish Singhal, S. H. Ward and Irving Fatt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Wilbur H. Somerton

33 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wilbur H. Somerton United States 16 877 819 473 318 219 34 1.4k
J. Noorishad United States 12 527 0.6× 288 0.4× 505 1.1× 176 0.6× 442 2.0× 21 1.1k
Mao Bai United States 21 746 0.9× 650 0.8× 681 1.4× 240 0.8× 261 1.2× 47 1.2k
David Snow United States 8 645 0.7× 381 0.5× 790 1.7× 348 1.1× 974 4.4× 10 1.6k
F. Rummel Germany 20 956 1.1× 568 0.7× 602 1.3× 1.1k 3.4× 244 1.1× 38 2.1k
D. J. Smith United States 2 843 1.0× 748 0.9× 755 1.6× 258 0.8× 175 0.8× 2 1.4k
William Frangos United States 6 894 1.0× 610 0.7× 505 1.1× 490 1.5× 291 1.3× 17 1.4k
J.J.K. Daemen United States 15 756 0.9× 404 0.5× 336 0.7× 105 0.3× 202 0.9× 32 1.2k
P. Bérest France 19 700 0.8× 274 0.3× 310 0.7× 122 0.4× 228 1.0× 71 1.2k
J. Rutqvist United States 10 656 0.7× 358 0.4× 678 1.4× 563 1.8× 569 2.6× 16 1.4k
Zhixi Chen Australia 21 798 0.9× 743 0.9× 703 1.5× 173 0.5× 229 1.0× 69 1.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1991). Thermal dispersion in thick-walled tubes as a model of porous media. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 34(11). 2715–2726. 20 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1982). A Dynamic Model for Rotary Rock Drilling. Journal of Energy Resources Technology. 104(2). 108–120. 26 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1981). Thermal Expansion Of Fluid Saturated Rocks Under Stress. 9 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H.. (1980). Some physical properties of Cerro Prieto cores. Geothermics. 9(1-2). 159–168. 11 indexed citations
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Singhal, A.K., Debanjan Mukherjee, & Wilbur H. Somerton. (1976). Effect of Heterogeneous Wettability On Flow of Fluids Through Porous Media. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 15(3). 14 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1974). Thermal Behavior of Unconsolidated Oil Sands. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 14(5). 513–521. 85 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1974). High Temperature Behavior of Rocks Associated with Geothermal Type Reservoirs. SPE California Regional Meeting. 35 indexed citations
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Anand, Jyothis, et al.. (1973). Predicting Thermal Conductivities of Formations From Other Known Properties. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 13(5). 267–273. 100 indexed citations
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Singhal, A.K. & Wilbur H. Somerton. (1970). Two-Phase Flow Through a Non-Circular Capillary At Low Reynolds Numbers. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 9(3). 25 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1967). Ring Heat Source Probe for Rapid Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Rocks. Review of Scientific Instruments. 38(10). 1368–1371. 10 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1967). Simultaneous Measurement of Pore and Elastic Properties of Rocks Under Triaxial Stress Conditions. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 7(3). 283–294. 30 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1965). Thermal Alteration of Sandstones. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 17(5). 589–593. 38 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1965). Role of Fluxing Agents in Thermal Alteration of Sandstones. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 17(5). 585–588. 21 indexed citations
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Fatt, Irving, et al.. (1963). Temperature rise in a semi-infinite medium heated by a disc source. Indagationes Mathematicae (Proceedings). 66. 705–720. 2 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H.. (1961). Thermo-Mechanical Behavior Of Porous Rocks. SPE California Regional Meeting. 1 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1961). Additional Thermal Data for Porous Rocks--Thermal Expansion and Heat of Reaction. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 1(4). 249–253. 40 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H., et al.. (1960). Thermal Characteristics of Porous Rocks At Elevated Temperatures. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 12(6). 77–81. 33 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H.. (1959). A Laboratory Study of Rock Breakage by Rotary Drilling. Transactions of the AIME. 216(1). 92–97. 37 indexed citations
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Somerton, Wilbur H.. (1958). Some Thermal Characteristics of Porous Rocks. Transactions of the AIME. 213(1). 375–378. 51 indexed citations

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