B. B. Willetts

2.1k total citations
41 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

B. B. Willetts is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. B. Willetts has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 20 papers in Soil Science and 18 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in B. B. Willetts's work include Aeolian processes and effects (25 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (20 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (17 papers). B. B. Willetts is often cited by papers focused on Aeolian processes and effects (25 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (20 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (17 papers). B. B. Willetts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Kuwait and United States. B. B. Willetts's co-authors include Michael A Rice, Ian McEwan, Michael Sørensen, Robert S. Anderson, R. H. J. Sellin, D. A. Ervine, Jasem M. Al-Awadhi, Julian R. Jones, Chris Phillips and Gareth Pender and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences.

In The Last Decade

B. B. Willetts

37 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers

B. B. Willetts
Francis C. K. Ting United States
Emmanuel Partheniades United States
E. V. Richardson United States
Syunsuke IKEDA Japan
Roscoe G. Jackson United States
Jan S. Ribberink Netherlands
G. Parker United States
Stephen E. Coleman New Zealand
I. Lunt United States
David Hurther France
Francis C. K. Ting United States
B. B. Willetts
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McEwan, Ian, et al.. (2004). Probabilistic Modeling of Bed-Load Composition. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 130(2). 129–139. 29 indexed citations
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Al-Awadhi, Jasem M. & B. B. Willetts. (1999). Sand transport and deposition within arrays of non-erodible cylindrical elements. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 24(5). 423–435. 33 indexed citations
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Brown, A. G. A. & B. B. Willetts. (1997). Sediment Flux, Grain Sorting and the Bed Condition. 1469–1474. 1 indexed citations
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Rameshwaran, Ponnambalam & B. B. Willetts. (1997). The Mixing Mechanism in Turbulent Two-Stage Meandering Channel Flows. 746–751.
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Rice, Michael A, B. B. Willetts, & Ian McEwan. (1996). Observations of collisions of saltating grains with a granular bed from high‐speed cine‐film. Sedimentology. 43(1). 21–31. 130 indexed citations
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Sellin, R. H. J., D. A. Ervine, & B. B. Willetts. (1993). BEHAVIOUR OF MEANDERING TWO-STAGE CHANNELS.. 101(2). 99–111. 94 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B.. (1993). Stage dependency for overbank flow in meandering channel. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 45–54. 2 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B., et al.. (1993). STAGE DEPENDENCY FOR OVERBANK FLOW IN MEANDERING CHANNELS.. 101(1). 45–54. 53 indexed citations
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McEwan, Ian, B. B. Willetts, & Michael A Rice. (1992). The grain/bed collision in sand transport by wind. Sedimentology. 39(6). 971–981. 71 indexed citations
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Anderson, Robert S., Michael Sørensen, & B. B. Willetts. (1991). A review of recent progress in our understanding of aeolian sediment transport. 1–19. 159 indexed citations
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Barndorff–Nielsen, Ole E. & B. B. Willetts. (1991). Aeolian grain transport (2): The erosional environment.. 4 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B.. (1989). Physics of sand movement in vegetated dune systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section B Biological Sciences. 96. 37–49. 3 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B., et al.. (1988). Particle dislodgement from a flat sand bed by wind. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 13(8). 717–728. 21 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B., et al.. (1986). Measurement of boundary shear stress in non-uniform open channel flow. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 24(1). 39–51. 21 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B. & Michael A Rice. (1986). Collisions in aeolian saltation. Acta Mechanica. 63(1-4). 255–265. 97 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B. & Michael A Rice. (1983). Practical representation of characteristic grain shape of sands: a comparison of methods. Sedimentology. 30(4). 557–565. 7 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B., et al.. (1981). Lift exerted on stationary spheres in turbulent flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 105. 487–505. 28 indexed citations
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Phillips, Chris & B. B. Willetts. (1979). Predicting Sand Deposition at Porous Fences. 105(1). 15–31. 12 indexed citations
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Jones, Julian R. & B. B. Willetts. (1979). Errors in measuring uniform aeolian sand flow by means of an adjustable trap. Sedimentology. 26(3). 463–468. 26 indexed citations
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Willetts, B. B. & Chris Phillips. (1978). Using Fences to Create and Stabilise Sand Dunes. 2040–2050. 1 indexed citations

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