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Thermal Maturation

Thermal Maturation is a geochemical process in which organic matter embedded in sedimentary rocks undergoes progressive chemical and physical transformations due to increasing temperature over geological time, leading to the generation of hydrocarbons.

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874

Authors

336

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2017–2026

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308

Time and Temperature in Petroleum Formation: Application of Lopatin’s Method to Petroleum Exploration

Douglas Waples · AAPG Bulletin · 1980 · 769 citations

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Evolution of nanoporosity in organic-rich shales during thermal maturation

Ji Chen, Xianming Xiao · Fuel · 2014 · 396 citations

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Is organic pore development in gas shales influenced by the primary porosity and structure of thermally immature organic matter?

Stefan Löhr, Elizabeth T. Baruch, M. J. Kennedy · Organic Geochemistry · 2015 · 370 citations · Full text

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Thermal evolution of metakaolin geopolymers: Part 1 – Physical evolution

Peter Duxson, Grant C. Lukey, J.S.J. van Deventer · Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids · 2006 · 349 citations

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Joint sets that enhance production from Middle and Upper Devonian gas shales of the Appalachian Basin

Terry Engelder, Gary G. Lash, Redescal Uzcátegui · AAPG Bulletin · 2009 · 337 citations

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Authors

874

  1. MD
    Michael D. Lewan

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    11 publications · 850 citations

    11

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  2. RL
    Ralf Littke

    RWTH Aachen University, Germany

    6 publications · 337 citations

    7

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  3. AE
    Andrew E. Pomerantz

    Schlumberger (United States), United States

    7 publications · 494 citations

    7

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  4. PR
    Paul R. Craddock

    Schlumberger (United States), United States

    6 publications · 374 citations

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  5. KD
    Kyle D. Bake

    Schlumberger (United States), United States

    6 publications · 374 citations

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Institutions

336

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    17 h-index

    43 publications

    2.8K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    56 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    45 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry

    Guangzhou, China

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    34 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    782 citations

  7. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    631 citations

  8. Yangtze University

    Jingzhou, China

    8 h-index

    7 publications

    282 citations

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Venues

  1. AAPG Bulletin

    41 publications · 4.1K citations

    31

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  2. Energy & Fuels

    18 publications · 1K citations

    17

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  3. Organic Geochemistry

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

    16

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  4. International Journal of Coal Geology

    12 publications · 1K citations

    14

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  5. Marine and Petroleum Geology

    14 publications · 719 citations

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