Barbara Rumsby

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Barbara Rumsby is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Rumsby has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Atmospheric Science, 6 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Barbara Rumsby's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (6 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers). Barbara Rumsby is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (6 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers). Barbara Rumsby collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Russia. Barbara Rumsby's co-authors include James Brasington, Mark G. Macklin, Tim Bellerby, Derek Spooner, Sonja Boehmer‐Christiansen, David G. Passmore, J. Ridgway, R. Middleton, Stuart McLelland and Paul Brewer and has published in prestigious journals such as Geological Society of America Bulletin, Geomorphology and Geological Society London Special Publications.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Rumsby

17 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Human choice and climate change 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Human choice and climate change
    1999 439 citations Sonja Boehmer‐Christiansen, Derek Spooner et al. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara Rumsby United Kingdom 13 856 661 532 364 314 17 2.0k
Paul Brewer United Kingdom 33 798 0.9× 504 0.8× 291 0.5× 229 0.6× 284 0.9× 90 3.2k
David Higgitt United Kingdom 25 784 0.9× 767 1.2× 768 1.4× 473 1.3× 453 1.4× 72 2.9k
Anne Chin United States 27 1.6k 1.9× 991 1.5× 781 1.5× 270 0.7× 132 0.4× 54 2.4k
Nicholas J. Clifford United Kingdom 31 1.7k 2.0× 891 1.3× 579 1.1× 179 0.5× 229 0.7× 70 2.6k
Michael C. Slattery United States 24 835 1.0× 808 1.2× 345 0.6× 157 0.4× 278 0.9× 54 2.0k
Gerardo Bocco Mexico 26 849 1.0× 354 0.5× 1.5k 2.9× 287 0.8× 254 0.8× 138 3.1k
Nicholas Brozović United States 28 374 0.4× 428 0.6× 547 1.0× 284 0.8× 1.1k 3.7× 73 3.4k
William A. White United States 26 706 0.8× 110 0.2× 696 1.3× 289 0.8× 377 1.2× 107 2.0k
Taoyuan Wei Norway 27 386 0.5× 173 0.3× 393 0.7× 551 1.5× 232 0.7× 102 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Rumsby

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Rumsby

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Rumsby

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Rumsby. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Rumsby based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Rumsby. Barbara Rumsby is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Rumsby, Barbara, et al.. (2012). Depositional history of the Tyne valley associated with retreat and stagnation of Late Devensian Ice Streams. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 123(4). 608–625. 9 indexed citations
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Rumsby, Barbara, et al.. (2007). Monitoring and modelling particle and reach-scale morphological change in gravel-bed rivers: Applications and challenges. Geomorphology. 93(1-2). 40–54. 63 indexed citations
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Ferrier, G., Barbara Rumsby, & Richard Pope. (2007). Application of hyperspectral remote sensing data in the monitoring of the environmental impact of hazardous waste derived from abandoned mine sites. Geological Society London Special Publications. 283(1). 107–116. 6 indexed citations
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Macklin, Mark G. & Barbara Rumsby. (2007). Changing climate and extreme floods in the British uplands. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 32(2). 168–186. 52 indexed citations
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Rumsby, Barbara & R. Middleton. (2003). Using C & IT to Support Fieldwork on Tenerife. Planet. 9(1). 4–6. 3 indexed citations
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Brasington, James, et al.. (2002). Methodological sensitivity of morphometric estimates of coarse fluvial sediment transport. Geomorphology. 53(3-4). 299–316. 410 indexed citations
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Brasington, James, et al.. (2000). Monitoring and modelling morphological change in a braided gravel-bed river using high resolution GPS-based survey. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 25(9). 973–990. 346 indexed citations
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Rumsby, Barbara. (2000). Vertical accretion rates in fluvial systems: a comparison of volumetric and depth-based estimates. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 25(6). 617–631. 25 indexed citations
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Brasington, James, et al.. (2000). Monitoring and modelling morphological change in a braided gravel‐bed river using high resolution GPS‐based survey. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 25(9). 973–990. 9 indexed citations
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Boehmer‐Christiansen, Sonja, Derek Spooner, Tim Bellerby, & Barbara Rumsby. (1999). Human choice and climate change. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 1(1). 93–98. 104 indexed citations
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Boehmer‐Christiansen, Sonja, Derek Spooner, Tim Bellerby, & Barbara Rumsby. (1999). Human choice and climate change. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 1(1). 93–98. 50 indexed citations
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Boehmer‐Christiansen, Sonja, Derek Spooner, Tim Bellerby, & Barbara Rumsby. (1999). Human choice and climate change. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 1(1). 93–98. 439 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rumsby, Barbara & Mark G. Macklin. (1996). River response to the last neoglacial (the ‘Little Ice Age’) in northern, western and central Europe. Geological Society London Special Publications. 115(1). 217–233. 70 indexed citations
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Macklin, Mark G., J. Ridgway, David G. Passmore, & Barbara Rumsby. (1994). The use of overbank sediment for geochemical mapping and contamination assessment: results from selected English and Welsh floodplains. Applied Geochemistry. 9(6). 689–700. 118 indexed citations
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Rumsby, Barbara & Mark G. Macklin. (1994). Channel and floodplain response to recent abrupt climate change: The tyne basin, Northern England. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 19(6). 499–515. 103 indexed citations
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Passmore, David G., Mark G. Macklin, Paul Brewer, et al.. (1993). Variability of late Holocene braiding in Britain. Geological Society London Special Publications. 75(1). 205–229. 43 indexed citations
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Macklin, Mark G., et al.. (1992). Flood alluviation and entrenchment: Holocene valley-floor development and transformation in the British uplands. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 104(6). 631–643. 105 indexed citations

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