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Petroleum Geology

Study of the origin, migration, and accumulation of oil and gas

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Researchers in Petroleum Geology

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William L. Griffin
ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems
1,254
Papers
84,544
Citations
132
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies
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Hai Cheng
Yunnan Normal University
1,320
Papers
80,406
Citations
123
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyGeological formations and processes
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M. Santosh
St. Joseph's Institute of Technology
1,543
Papers
77,513
Citations
129
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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Zhisheng An
Chinese Academy of Sciences
707
Papers
72,692
Citations
114
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyGeological formations and processes
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Fu‐Yuan Wu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
600
Papers
66,109
Citations
135
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
R
R. Lawrence Edwards
University of Minnesota
811
Papers
66,071
Citations
108
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyGeological formations and processes
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Simon A. Wilde
Curtin University
546
Papers
64,466
Citations
133
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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W. F. McDonough
431
Papers
63,942
Citations
77
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsAstro and Planetary Science
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Andrew Menzies
Universidad Católica del Norte
224
Papers
60,636
Citations
70
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Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Guochun Zhao
Planetary Science Institute
661
Papers
60,259
Citations
132
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies
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Shan Gao
Academy of Medical Sciences
514
Papers
59,417
Citations
104
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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Alex B. McBratney
The University of Sydney
810
Papers
58,072
Citations
114
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Soil Geostatistics and MappingSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Unsaturated Flow
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Active NSF Grants

Demian Saffer
University of Texas at Austin
$455KJul 2026
ESH-Earth System Hazards
Helen Janiszewski
University of Hawaii
$526KJul 2026
Marine Geology and Geophysics, SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth
Songqiao Wei
Michigan State University
$424KJul 2026
SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth, Marine Geology and Geophysics
Srisharan Shreedharan
Utah State University
$355KJul 2026
ESH-Earth System Hazards
Jesse Farmer
University of Massachusetts Boston
$370KJul 2026
Marine Geology and Geophysics
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