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Vitrinite Reflectance

Vitrinite Reflectance is a geochemical maturity parameter that measures the percentage of incident light reflected from the surface of vitrinite particles in sedimentary rocks, serving as an indicator of the thermal history experienced by organic matter.

749

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40.2K

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1.9K

Authors

585

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2017–2026

162

Variants

RoVitrinite Reflectance (%Ro)

Parents

Publications

749

Guidelines for Evaluating Petroleum Source Rock Using Programmed Pyrolysis

Kenneth E. Peters · AAPG Bulletin · 1986 · 2.5K citations

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Evaluation of a Simple Model of Vitrinite Reflectance Based on Chemical Kinetics

JERRY J. SWEENEY and ALAN K. BURNHA · AAPG Bulletin · 1990 · 1.9K citations

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Porosity of Devonian and Mississippian New Albany Shale across a maturation gradient: Insights from organic petrology, gas adsorption, and mercury intrusion

María Mastalerz, Arndt Schimmelmann, Agnieszka Drobniak et al. · AAPG Bulletin · 2013 · 891 citations

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Mississippian Barnett Shale, Fort Worth basin, north-central Texas: Gas-shale play with multi–trillion cubic foot potential

Scott L. Montgomery, Daniel M. Jarvie, Kent A. Bowker et al. · AAPG Bulletin · 2005 · 887 citations

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Conodont color alteration; an index to organic metamorphism

Anita G. Epstein, Jack Burton Epstein, Leonard Dorreen Harris · USGS professional paper · 1977 · 820 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PC
    Paul C. Hackley

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    12 publications · 662 citations

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  2. IR
    Ian R. Duddy

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    13 publications · 648 citations

    12

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  3. MM
    María Mastalerz

    Indiana Geological and Water Survey, United States

    11 publications · 2.4K citations

    11

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  4. HI
    Henrik I. Petersen

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark

    11 publications · 610 citations

    11

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  5. JC
    James C. Hower

    University of Kentucky, United States

    10 publications · 377 citations

    10

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Institutions

585

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    28 h-index

    66 publications

    8.2K citations

  2. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    18 h-index

    70 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Denver Federal Center

    Denver, United States

    16 h-index

    22 publications

    3.2K citations

  4. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    15 h-index

    40 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. China University of Mining and Technology

    Xuzhou, China

    15 h-index

    59 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    40 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    40 publications

    1K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. AAPG Bulletin

    93 publications · 13.4K citations

    49

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  2. International Journal of Coal Geology

    46 publications · 2.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Petroleum Geology

    49 publications · 2.4K citations

    27

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  4. Organic Geochemistry

    35 publications · 2K citations

    24

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  5. Geological Society London Special Publications

    25 publications · 1.1K citations

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