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Douglas R. Schmitt

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1979
Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesSeismic Waves and AnalysisHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDrilling and Well EngineeringGeophysical Methods and Applications

Publications

426

Citations

5,969

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

48

Publishing since 1979

Research summary
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Douglas R. Schmitt's research focuses on the physical properties of rocks and how seismic waves travel through them, particularly in boreholes and deep drilling projects. His work combines laboratory measurements of rock elasticity and anisotropy (how rock properties vary with direction) with field studies of stress, drilling-induced fractures, and seismic monitoring, applied to topics like CO2 storage, unconventional oil and gas reservoirs, volcanic systems, and scientific drilling into faults and impact craters.

Rock physics and elastic propertiesBorehole geophysics and stress measurementSeismic wave propagation and anisotropyScientific and continental drilling projectsCO2 sequestration and reservoir monitoring

Publication output has declined steadily over the past decade, from over 20 papers per year around 2017-2019 to roughly 5 per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 21 publications172018: 22 publications22182019: 20 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 10 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth×16
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×10
  • Geophysics×5
  • AGUFM×5
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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