P.A. Witherspoon
P.A. Witherspoon publishes mostly in Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering, on topics such as Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Rock Mechanics and Modeling and Groundwater flow and contamination studies.
- World rank
- #21,719 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #10,263 of 358,040
- Works
- 46
- Citations
- 609
- Citations per work
- 13.2
What does P.A. Witherspoon research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Mechanics of Materials16% of their works
- 2Mechanical Engineering15% of their works
- 3Ocean Engineering13% of their works
- 4Environmental Engineering8% of their works
- 5Geophysics8% of their works
- 6Materials Chemistry5% of their works
Research topics
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
- Drilling and Well Engineering
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
Which keywords describe P.A. Witherspoon's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Hydraulic Fracturing, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Fracture, Groundwater Flow, Rock Mechanics, Transport Modeling, Drilling Fluids and Geothermal Energy.
- Seismic Waveform Inversion
- Full-Waveform Tomography
- Well Integrity
- Nuclear Graphite
- Geothermal Energy
- Transport Modeling
- Groundwater Flow
- Shale Gas Reservoirs
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Fracture
- Rock Mechanics
- Drilling Fluids
- Ground Source Heat Pump
- Oxidation Behavior
- Electrical Resistivity Tomography
- Magnetotelluric Imaging
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 16 words, with their numbers
- Hydraulic Fracturing81 topic
- Shale Gas Reservoirs81 topic
- Fracture51 topic
- Groundwater Flow51 topic
- Rock Mechanics51 topic
- Transport Modeling51 topic
- Drilling Fluids31 topic
- Geothermal Energy31 topic
- Ground Source Heat Pump31 topic
- Nuclear Graphite31 topic
- Oxidation Behavior31 topic
- Well Integrity31 topic
- Electrical Resistivity Tomography21 topic
- Full-Waveform Tomography21 topic
- Magnetotelluric Imaging21 topic
- Seismic Waveform Inversion21 topic
Where does P.A. Witherspoon work?
P.A. Witherspoon's main affiliation in the publication record is Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States.
How many publications and citations does P.A. Witherspoon have?
Science Explorer counts 46 works and 609 citations for P.A. Witherspoon, ranking #21,719 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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