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Bei Liu

Engineering · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1999Rising activity
Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisCoal Properties and UtilizationAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Publications

98

Citations

2,027

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
AI-generated

Bei Liu's research centers on the geology and chemistry of organic-rich rocks like shales and coals, examining how oil, gas, hydrogen, and CO2 behave within their tiny (nanometer-scale) pore spaces. Much of the work uses molecular-scale modeling and laboratory analysis to study enhanced gas recovery, carbon dioxide storage, and geological hydrogen storage. Some publications also branch into related engineering and materials topics, such as fuel cells and biosensors.

Shale and coal geochemistryGas-fluid behavior in nanoporous rocksCO2 sequestration and enhanced gas recoveryGeological hydrogen storageOrganic matter in black shales

Publication activity has grown steadily over the past decade, rising from a few papers per year to roughly a dozen recently, averaging about 8.6 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,566 established Engineering PIs within our index
Citations: 2,027cohort median 1,768
h-index: 25cohort median 21
Publications / year (recent): 8.6cohort median 4.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 16% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 37 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.6/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 9 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 13 publications13242025: 11 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 4 collaborators at the same institution2025: 4 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Coal Geology×11
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids×4
  • Sedimentary Geology×3
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology×3
  • Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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