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María Mastalerz

Engineering · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1985
Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisCoal Properties and UtilizationCoal and Its By-productsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Publications

488

Citations

17,367

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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María Mastalerz studies the geology and chemistry of organic-rich rocks such as coal and shale, using microscopy and physical measurements to understand how these materials form, store fluids, and change with heat and time. Her work spans practical applications including hydrocarbon (oil and gas) source-rock evaluation, carbon storage underground, and the environmental effects of burning biomass fuels. She also examines contaminated sediments and the properties of biochar (a charcoal-like soil additive).

Organic petrology of coal and shaleShale pore structure and thermal maturityCarbon sequestration and storageBiomass and biochar characterizationEnvironmental and sediment geochemistry

Publication activity has remained steady over the last decade, with roughly 17-24 outputs per year.

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: 17,367cohort median 1,768
h-index: 65cohort median 21
Publications / year (recent): 16.4cohort median 4.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 27% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 47 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 16.4/year recently
2017: 32 publications32172018: 28 publications182019: 17 publications192020: 21 publications202021: 20 publications212022: 17 publications222023: 20 publications232024: 24 publications242025: 21 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: 3 collaborators at the same institution2019: 4 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 5 collaborators at the same institution2022: 2 collaborators at the same institution2023: 8 collaborators at the same institution2024: 1 collaborator at the same institution2025: 5 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Coal Geology×64
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×26
  • Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences×20
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×14
  • Organic Geochemistry×7
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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