Zhanqing Qu

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
110 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zhanqing Qu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhanqing Qu has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 74 papers in Ocean Engineering and 36 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Zhanqing Qu's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (89 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (64 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (23 papers). Zhanqing Qu is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (89 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (64 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (23 papers). Zhanqing Qu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Qatar. Zhanqing Qu's co-authors include Tiankui Guo, Wei Zhang, Facheng Gong, Xiaoqiang Liu, Shicheng Zhang, Tong Zhou, Jun Gao, Yongshun Xiao, Zhiyuan Wang and Zhenhua Rui and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Chemical Physics Letters and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhanqing Qu

103 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Experimental study of hydraulic fracturing for shale by s... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 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. Experimental study of hydraulic fracturing for shale by stimulated reservoir volume
    2014 458 citations Tiankui Guo, Zhanqing Qu 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
Zhanqing Qu China 27 2.2k 1.7k 1.5k 702 599 110 3.1k
Hamidreza M. Nick Denmark 34 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.5k 2.1× 565 0.9× 169 3.5k
Vamegh Rasouli United States 34 2.0k 0.9× 2.0k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 548 0.8× 107 0.2× 219 3.6k
Vahid Niasar United Kingdom 33 1.3k 0.6× 2.5k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.9× 197 0.3× 120 3.9k
Suzanne Hangx Netherlands 19 801 0.4× 630 0.4× 849 0.6× 1.2k 1.7× 131 0.2× 62 2.2k
Xiangjun Liu China 28 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 181 0.3× 184 0.3× 154 3.0k
Zhenjiang You Australia 39 2.0k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 1.6k 1.1× 820 1.2× 83 0.1× 209 4.0k
Vladimir Alvarado United States 39 2.0k 0.9× 4.0k 2.3× 2.4k 1.7× 847 1.2× 102 0.2× 143 5.0k
Reid B. Grigg United States 28 1.5k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 997 0.7× 1.5k 2.2× 103 0.2× 124 3.3k
Grant Bromhal United States 28 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 2.1k 3.0× 173 0.3× 112 3.1k
Yangsheng Zhao China 31 861 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 2.4k 1.6× 354 0.5× 337 0.6× 107 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhanqing Qu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhanqing Qu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guo, Tiankui, et al.. (2025). Review of proppant flowback after hydraulic fracturing: Research, control, and prediction methods. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 246. 213651–213651. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bo, Tiankui Guo, Ming Chen, et al.. (2025). Research on hydraulic fracture propagation and interwell interference mechanisms during multi-well pad fracturing in shale reservoirs. Engineering Geology. 346. 107905–107905. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Tiankui, Tong Hao, Xin Yang, et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation study of fracture propagation by internal plugging hydraulic fracturing. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 310. 110480–110480. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bo, Tiankui Guo, Ming Chen, et al.. (2024). Effect of bedding planes and property contrast between layers on the propagation mechanism of hydraulic fracture height in shale reservoirs. Computers and Geotechnics. 175. 106715–106715. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bo, Tiankui Guo, Ming Chen, et al.. (2024). Research on fracture propagation of hydraulic fracturing in a fractured shale reservoir using a novel CDEM-based coupled HM model. Computers and Geotechnics. 168. 106170–106170. 17 indexed citations
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Guo, Tiankui, Yunpeng Wang, Zhanqing Qu, et al.. (2024). Research on productivity of stimulated natural gas hydrate reservoir. Renewable Energy. 225. 120240–120240. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Yunpeng, et al.. (2024). Propagation of Hydraulic Fractures and Natural Fractures: The Bypassing Behavior in 3D Space. SPE Journal. 30(1). 65–80. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Tiankui, Yuanhang Zhang, Ming Chen, et al.. (2024). True Triaxial Laboratory Study of the Strain Patterns Measured by Distributed Fiber Optics for Hydraulic Fracturing of Multilevel Horizontal Wells. SPE Journal. 30(2). 665–677. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiwei, et al.. (2023). Numerical study of the fracture propagation mechanism of staged methane deflagration fracturing for horizontal wells in shale gas reservoirs. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 230. 212209–212209. 18 indexed citations
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Guo, Tiankui, Tong Hao, Ming Chen, et al.. (2023). Numerical simulation on Geothermal extraction by radial well assisted hydraulic fracturing. Renewable Energy. 210. 440–450. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiwei, Tiankui Guo, Ming Chen, et al.. (2023). Numerical simulation of deflagration fracturing in shale gas reservoirs considering the effect of stress wave impact and gas drive. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 170. 105478–105478. 19 indexed citations
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Qu, Zhanqing, Tiankui Guo, Ming Chen, et al.. (2022). Experimental Study on the Transport Law of Different Fracturing Granular Materials in Fracture. Energy & Fuels. 36(18). 10886–10898. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Tiankui Guo, Zhanqing Qu, & Zhiyuan Wang. (2019). Research of fracture initiation and propagation in HDR fracturing under thermal stress from meso-damage perspective. Energy. 178. 508–521. 90 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoqiang, Zhanqing Qu, Tiankui Guo, et al.. (2019). Numerical Simulation of Artificial Fracture Propagation in Shale Gas Reservoirs Based on FPS-Cohesive Finite Element Method. Geofluids. 2019. 1–16. 8 indexed citations
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Wen, Qingzhi, et al.. (2008). Integral Fracturing Optimization Design on Diamond Shaped Well Pattern Considering Starting Pressure Gradient. Journal of Oil and Gas Technology. 30(6). 111–115. 1 indexed citations
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Qu, Zhanqing. (2008). A Mathematic Model for Fracture Initiation in Horizontal Wells and Its Sensitivity Analysis. Journal of Oil and Gas Technology.
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Qu, Zhanqing. (2008). Study on the initiation and propagation laws of the fractures in horizontal well fracturing. Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University. 1 indexed citations
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Qu, Zhanqing. (2006). Optimization of the fracture parameters of fractured horizontal wells. Journal of Xi'an Shiyou University. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Heng, et al.. (2004). CFD simulation of separation efficiency in gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone separators. Journal of Hydrodynamics. 1 indexed citations

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