Alex Watson
- Soil Science top 5%
- Soil erosion and sediment transport 3
- Mechanical Engineering top 10%
- Tree Root and Stability Studies 5
- Non-Destructive Testing Techniques 2
- Railway Engineering and Dynamics 2
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- Landslides and related hazards 1
- Forestry top 10%
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- Fatigue and fracture mechanics 2
- Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis 2
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- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics 2
- Co-authors
- Tien H. WuMichael MardenChris PhillipsMichael A. ZoebischT. GoddardYantai GanS. SombatpanitA. Pearce
- Journals
- Plant and Soil (2 papers)Engineering Fracture Mechanics (1 paper)Canadian Geotechnical Journal (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- New Zealand
In The Last Decade
Alex Watson
10 papers receiving 396 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 48
- Soil Science 176
- Mechanical Engineering 242
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 75
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 66
- Forestry 21
Countries citing papers authored by Alex Watson
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Watson
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Co-authorship network
The 12 scholars most cited alongside Alex Watson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2012 | 16 | |
| 3 | 2009 | 15 | |
| 4 | No-till farming systems | 2008 | 126 |
| 5 | SIMULATION OF RAIL WEAR AND ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE USING THE WHOLE LIFE RAIL MODEL | 2003 | 1 |
| 6 | APPLICATION OF THE WHOLE LIFE RAIL MODEL TO CONTROL ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE | 2002 | 6 |
| 7 | 2000 | 24 | |
| 8 | 1999 | 113 | |
| 9 | AXLE INSPECTION: THE USE OF MONTE-CARLO ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT TO OPTIMIZE AXLE INSPECTION INTERVAL | 1999 | 0 |
| 10 | 1998 | 113 | |
| 11 | 1983 | 27 |
About Alex Watson
Alex Watson is a scholar working on Soil Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Earth-Surface Processes and Civil and Structural Engineering, having authored 11 papers that have together received 444 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Tree Root and Stability Studies (5 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (3 papers), Fatigue and fracture mechanics (2 papers), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (2 papers), Non-Destructive Testing Techniques (2 papers), Railway Engineering and Dynamics (2 papers), Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis (2 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (176 citations), Mechanical Engineering (242 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (75 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (66 citations) and Forestry (21 citations). Alex Watson has collaborated with scholars based in New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Tien H. Wu, Michael Marden, Chris Phillips, Michael A. Zoebisch, T. Goddard, Yantai Gan, S. Sombatpanit, A. Pearce, Craig Ross and Scott Fraser. Their work appears in journals such as Plant and Soil, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, New Zealand journal of forestry science and Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
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