A. Joshua West

10.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
130 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

A. Joshua West is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Joshua West has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Atmospheric Science, 51 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 30 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in A. Joshua West's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (52 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (31 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (25 papers). A. Joshua West is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (52 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (31 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (25 papers). A. Joshua West collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. A. Joshua West's co-authors include Robert Hilton, Mark A. Torres, Gen Li, Gaojun Li, Jens Hartmann, Αlbert Galy, Kathryn E. Clark, Niels Hovius, Zhangdong Jin and Sarah J. Feakins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

A. Joshua West

127 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Earthquake‐Induced Chains of Geologic Hazards: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Impacts

2019 659 citations A. Joshua West, Niels Hovius et al. profile →
Enhanced chemical weathering as a geoengineering strategy to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide, supply nutrients, and mitigate ocean acidification

2013 416 citations A. Joshua West et al. profile →
The size, distribution, and mobility of landslides caused by the 2015 Mw7.8 Gorkha earthquake, Nepal

2017 364 citations Kevin Roback, Marla D. Clark et al. profile →
Mountains, erosion and the carbon cycle

2020 294 citations Robert Hilton, A. Joshua West profile →
Sulphide oxidation and carbonate dissolution as a source of CO2 over geological timescales

2014 279 citations Mark A. Torres, A. Joshua West et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Joshua West United States	45	3.4k	2.3k	1.7k	1.4k	1.2k	130	7.7k
Zhangdong Jin China	46	3.8k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	613 0.4×	727 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	210	7.8k
Suzanne P. Anderson United States	42	3.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	738 0.5×	792 0.6×	104	7.4k
Robert F. Stallard United States	40	2.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	320 0.2×	997 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	92	8.1k
Mark G. Macklin United Kingdom	63	4.3k 1.3×	589 0.3×	867 0.5×	568 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	228	11.6k
Rajiv Sinha India	46	2.4k 0.7×	811 0.3×	644 0.4×	892 0.6×	2.1k 1.7×	177	6.9k
Paul R. Bierman United States	54	6.1k 1.8×	429 0.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	580 0.5×	234	8.2k
C. S. Riebe United States	28	2.2k 0.6×	766 0.3×	804 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	524 0.4×	55	4.1k
G. E. Hilley United States	41	2.2k 0.6×	542 0.2×	1.0k 0.6×	2.4k 1.7×	513 0.4×	119	5.5k
Arjun M. Heimsath United States	41	3.7k 1.1×	481 0.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	620 0.5×	98	6.5k
Huayu Lu China	61	11.1k 3.3×	1.3k 0.6×	744 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	340	13.2k

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Yanites, Brian J., Marla D. Clark, Joshua J. Roering, et al.. (2025). Cascading land surface hazards as a nexus in the Earth system. Science. 388(6754). eadp9559–eadp9559. 5 indexed citations

Yager, Joyce A., A. Joshua West, Elizabeth J. Trower, et al.. (2025). Evidence for Low Dissolved Silica in mid-Mesozoic Oceans. American Journal of Science. 325. 3 indexed citations

Clark, Marla D., et al.. (2023). Importance of subsurface water for hydrological response during storms in a post-wildfire bedrock landscape. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3814–3814. 16 indexed citations

West, A. Joshua, et al.. (2022). The imprint of erosion by glacial lake outburst floods in the topography of central Himalayan rivers. Earth Surface Dynamics. 10(4). 705–722. 7 indexed citations

Bill, Markus, Mark E. Conrad, John N. Christensen, et al.. (2021). Conservative transport of dissolved sulfate across the Rio Madre de Dios floodplain in Peru. Geology. 49(9). 1064–1068. 12 indexed citations

Li, Gen, Woodward W. Fischer, J. C. Rowland, et al.. (2021). Organic carbon burial by river meandering partially offsets bank-erosion carbon fluxes in a discontinuous permafrost floodplain. 2 indexed citations

Baronas, J. Jotautas, A. Joshua West, Kevin W. Burton, et al.. (2020). Ge and Si Isotope Behavior During Intense Tropical Weathering and Ecosystem Cycling. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 34(8). 19 indexed citations

Gu, Xin, Daniella Rempe, W. E. Dietrich, et al.. (2019). Chemical reactions, porosity, and microfracturing in shale during weathering: The effect of erosion rate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 269. 63–100. 90 indexed citations

Zekkos, Dimitrios, Marla D. Clark, A. Joshua West, et al.. (2017). Observations of Landslides Caused by the April 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Based on Land, UAV, and Satellite Reconnaissance. Earthquake Spectra. 33(1S). 95–114. 12 indexed citations

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Torres, Mark A., Ajay B. Limaye, Vamsi Ganti, et al.. (2017). Model predictions of long-lived storage of organic carbon in river deposits. Earth Surface Dynamics. 5(4). 711–730. 69 indexed citations

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Clark, Kathryn E., A. Joshua West, Robert Hilton, et al.. (2016). Storm-triggered landslides in the Peruvian Andes and implications for topography, carbon cycles, and biodiversity. Earth Surface Dynamics. 4(1). 47–70. 66 indexed citations

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West, A. Joshua, Maurice Arnold, G. Aumaître, et al.. (2015). High natural erosion rates are the backdrop for present-day soil erosion in the agricultural Middle Hills of Nepal. Earth Surface Dynamics. 3(3). 363–387. 17 indexed citations

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Clark, Kathryn E., Mark A. Torres, A. Joshua West, et al.. (2014). The hydrological regime of a forested tropical Andean valley. 3 indexed citations

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Clark, Kathryn E., Mark A. Torres, A. Joshua West, et al.. (2014). The hydrological regime of a forested tropical Andean catchment. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 18(12). 5377–5397. 47 indexed citations

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Hilton, Robert, Αlbert Galy, A. Joshua West, Niels Hovius, & G.G. Roberts. (2013). Geomorphic control on the δ ¹⁵ N of mountain forests. Biogeosciences. 10(3). 1693–1705. 48 indexed citations

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West, A. Joshua, et al.. (2011). Probing the silicon isotope signature of supply limited chemical weathering in the Cordillera Central of Costa Rica. Mineralogical Magazine. 75. 2148. 1 indexed citations

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Kimbel, David R., A. Joshua West, & James P. Kennett. (2008). A New Method for Producing Nanodiamonds Based on Research Into the Younger Dryas Extraterrestrial Impact. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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West, A. Joshua, et al.. (2007). Formation of the Carolina Bays: ET Impact vs. Wind-and-Water. AGUSM. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Firestone, R. B., et al.. (2007). Evidence for a Massive Extraterrestrial Airburst over North America 12.9 ka Ago. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 10 indexed citations

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West, A. Joshua & M. J. Bickle. (2002). Preferential Weathering of Calcic Plagioclase. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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