Zara Khatib

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 915 citations indexed

About

Zara Khatib is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zara Khatib has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 915 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ocean Engineering, 7 papers in Computational Mechanics and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zara Khatib's work include Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (8 papers), Oil and Gas Production Techniques (6 papers) and Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics (5 papers). Zara Khatib is often cited by papers focused on Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (8 papers), Oil and Gas Production Techniques (6 papers) and Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics (5 papers). Zara Khatib collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Japan. Zara Khatib's co-authors include A. H. Falls, George J. Hirasaki, Paul Verbeek, Frank M. Tiller, P. J. van den Hoek, Kenneth R. Cox, Stephen J. Johnson and John M. Walsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal of Petroleum Technology and SPE Reservoir Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Zara Khatib

21 papers receiving 847 citations

Hit Papers

Effects of Capillary Pressure on Coalescence and Phase Mo... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Effects of Capillary Pressure on Coalescence and Phase Mobilities in Foams Flowing Through Porous Media
    1988 461 citations Zara Khatib, George J. Hirasaki et al. SPE Reservoir Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zara Khatib Netherlands 10 684 342 249 227 114 23 915
Qingjun Du China 17 456 0.7× 260 0.8× 334 1.3× 154 0.7× 125 1.1× 74 944
Tiantian Zhang China 14 894 1.3× 428 1.3× 417 1.7× 240 1.1× 135 1.2× 39 1.1k
Jiafeng Jin China 22 606 0.9× 457 1.3× 209 0.8× 167 0.7× 59 0.5× 58 1.1k
Ali Esfandyari Bayat Iran 16 853 1.2× 362 1.1× 396 1.6× 220 1.0× 109 1.0× 26 1.2k
A. Sharif United Kingdom 16 360 0.5× 425 1.2× 158 0.6× 59 0.3× 132 1.2× 26 1.0k
Kun Xie China 15 732 1.1× 475 1.4× 401 1.6× 91 0.4× 52 0.5× 40 954
Suparit Tangparitkul Thailand 14 373 0.5× 228 0.7× 231 0.9× 124 0.5× 114 1.0× 48 701
Jichao Fang China 18 842 1.2× 480 1.4× 429 1.7× 188 0.8× 121 1.1× 37 1.1k
Xiang-an Yue China 17 611 0.9× 368 1.1× 322 1.3× 52 0.2× 104 0.9× 71 791

Countries citing papers authored by Zara Khatib

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zara Khatib

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zara Khatib. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Zara Khatib. The network helps show where Zara Khatib may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zara Khatib

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zara Khatib. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zara Khatib 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 Zara Khatib. Zara Khatib 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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Walsh, John M., et al.. (2009). Produced Water Management - Global Best Practices and Total Cost of Ownership. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 1 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara. (2007). Produced Water Management in MENA Region: is it a Legacy or an Opportunity for IOR/EOR Field Development. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 9 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara. (2007). Produced Water Management in MENA Region: is it a Legacy or an Opportunity for IOR/EOR Field Development. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 3 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara & Paul Verbeek. (2003). Water to Value - Produced Water Management for Sustainable Field Development of Mature and Green Fields. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 55(1). 26–28. 125 indexed citations
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Hoek, P. J. van den, et al.. (2002). Causes of Injectivity Problems During Fractured Water Disposal and Their Remediation. 3 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara & Paul Verbeek. (2002). Water to Value – Produced Water Management for Sustainable Field Development of Mature and Green Fields. SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production. 47 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara. (1998). Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Produced Water in the Offshore Oil Industry. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara. (1998). Handling, Treatment, and Disposal of Produced Water in the Offshore Oil Industry. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 10 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara, et al.. (1997). Reservoir Souring: Analysis of Surveys and Experience in Sour Waterfloods. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 52 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara. (1997). New Chemical Additive to Enhance Reduction of Oil Carryover in Gas. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara, et al.. (1996). Treatment and Disposal Options for NORM Oil Field Waste. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.
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Johnson, Stephen J., et al.. (1996). An Overview of Oil and Grease Determination in Produced Water. SPE Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara, et al.. (1996). Treatment and Disposal Options for NORM Oil Field Waste. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara, et al.. (1996). Novel Filtration Process Eliminates System Upset Following Acid Stimulation Treatment. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 4 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara, et al.. (1995). Field Evaluation of Disc-Stack Centrifuges for Separating Oil/Water Emulsions on Offshore Platforms. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 6 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara. (1994). Prediction of Formation Damage Due to Suspended Solids: Modeling Approach of Filter Cake Buildup in Injectors. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 68 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara, et al.. (1991). Chemical simulator for scale problems in oil and gas production. Materials performance. 30(4). 37–42. 2 indexed citations
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Khatib, Zara, George J. Hirasaki, & A. H. Falls. (1988). Effects of Capillary Pressure on Coalescence and Phase Mobilities in Foams Flowing Through Porous Media. SPE Reservoir Engineering. 3(3). 919–926. 461 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khatib, Zara. (1986). Overview of membrane filtration. 58 Suppl 1. 3–6; discussion 75. 1 indexed citations

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