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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
85,235
Citations
134
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies
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Hai Cheng
Yunnan Normal University
1,327
Papers
80,860
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
78,445
Citations
130
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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
716
Papers
73,234
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
601
Papers
66,678
Citations
135
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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R. Lawrence Edwards
University of Minnesota
811
Papers
66,252
Citations
107
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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyGeological formations and processes
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Simon A. Wilde
Curtin University
547
Papers
64,965
Citations
134
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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W. F. McDonough
Tohoku University
432
Papers
64,521
Citations
78
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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
225
Papers
61,009
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
666
Papers
60,864
Citations
132
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies
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Shan Gao
Jiangsu University
517
Papers
59,976
Citations
105
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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
812
Papers
58,965
Citations
116
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Soil Geostatistics and MappingSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Unsaturated Flow
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Active NSF Grants

Anna Mummert
Marshall University Research Corporation
$2.00MJul 2026
S-STEM-Schlr Sci Tech Eng&Math
Kathleen Surpless
Trinity University
$45KAug 2026
CESEV-Chem Evo of Earth & Volc
Laurie Miroff
SUNY at Binghamton
$730KAug 2026
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Sarah Breen
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
$2.00MJul 2026
S-STEM-Schlr Sci Tech Eng&Math
Helen Janiszewski
University of Hawaii
$526KJul 2026
Marine Geology and Geophysics, SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth
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