Ben Kneller

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
111 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Ben Kneller is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Kneller has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 47 papers in Atmospheric Science and 30 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Ben Kneller's work include Geological formations and processes (89 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (47 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (27 papers). Ben Kneller is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (89 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (47 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (27 papers). Ben Kneller collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Ben Kneller's co-authors include William D. McCaffrey, Michael J. Branney, Eckart Meiburg, Mason Dykstra, Juan Pablo Milana, Jeff Peakall, Ian Kane, B. J. McCaffrey, Sean J. Bennett and Larissa Hansen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Ben Kneller

108 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Sustained high‐density turbidity currents and the deposit... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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. Sustained high‐density turbidity currents and the deposition of thick massive sands
    1995 546 citations Ben Kneller et al. profile →
  2. Turbidity Currents and Their Deposits
    2010 383 citations Eckart Meiburg, Ben Kneller profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Kneller United Kingdom 40 5.0k 3.2k 1.9k 1.3k 1.1k 111 6.2k
David M. Hodgson United Kingdom 47 5.4k 1.1× 3.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 962 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 196 6.5k
Peter J. Talling United Kingdom 50 5.9k 1.2× 4.7k 1.5× 2.6k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 143 7.6k
Stephen S. Flint United Kingdom 51 4.4k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 770 0.6× 1.7k 1.6× 141 5.8k
William D. McCaffrey United Kingdom 39 4.1k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 118 4.6k
Henry W. Posamentier United States 25 3.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 448 0.3× 1.4k 1.3× 70 4.4k
Murray K. Gingras Canada 46 3.8k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 256 6.5k
M. R. Leeder United Kingdom 45 4.5k 0.9× 3.4k 1.0× 3.2k 1.6× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 110 7.4k
Bruno Savoye France 34 3.8k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 903 0.7× 693 0.6× 61 4.6k
Ronald J. Steel United States 42 4.5k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 537 0.4× 1.6k 1.5× 160 5.5k
Stephen M. Hubbard Canada 37 2.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 870 0.6× 930 0.8× 108 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Kneller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Kneller, Ben, et al.. (2024). How Does Plastic Litter Accumulate in Submarine Canyons?. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(18). 5 indexed citations
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Kneller, Ben, et al.. (2024). Punctuated aggradation and flow criticality in deep water channel systems. The Depositional Record. 11(1). 354–372. 1 indexed citations
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Kneller, Ben, et al.. (2024). Incorporation of substrate blocks into mass transport deposits: Insights from subsurface and outcrop studies. The Depositional Record. 10(5). 708–719.
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Cronin, Bryan T., et al.. (2020). Evolution of two overlapping sand-rich clastic submarine fans in the Lower Miocene Adana Basin, southern Turkey: Contribution from a new palaeocurrent analysis. TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES. 29(5). 764–784. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liang, Raphael Ouillon, Bernhard Vowinckel, et al.. (2018). Transition of a Hyperpycnal Flow Into a Saline Turbidity Current Due to Differential Diffusivities. Geophysical Research Letters. 45(21). 12 indexed citations
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McArthur, Adam D., Ben Kneller, Matthew Wakefield, Paulo A. Souza, & Juliano Küchle. (2016). Palynofacies classification of the depositional elements of confined turbidite systems: Examples from the Gres d'Annot, SE France. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 77. 1254–1273. 28 indexed citations
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Kneller, Ben, Mohamad M. Nasr‐Azadani, Senthil K. Radhakrishnan, & Eckart Meiburg. (2016). Long-range sediment transport in the world's oceans by stably stratified turbidity currents. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 121(12). 8608–8620. 63 indexed citations
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McArthur, Adam D., Ben Kneller, Paulo A. Souza, & Juliano Küchle. (2016). Characterization of deep-marine channel-levee complex architecture with palynofacies: An outcrop example from the Rosario Formation, Baja California, Mexico. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 73. 157–173. 36 indexed citations
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Pasquo, Mercedes Di, et al.. (2016). Integrated U-Pb zircon and palynological/palaeofloristic age determinations of a Bashkirian palaeofjord fill, Quebrada Grande (Western Argentina). Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 73. 202–222. 33 indexed citations
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Kneller, Ben, et al.. (2016). Mass-transport and slope accommodation: Implications for turbidite sandstone reservoirs. AAPG Bulletin. 100(2). 213–235. 98 indexed citations
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Hansen, Larissa, Richard H. T. Callow, Ian Kane, et al.. (2015). Genesis and character of thin-bedded turbidites associated with submarine channels. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 67. 852–879. 103 indexed citations
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Milana, Juan Pablo, et al.. (2015). Megadeslizamientos gravitacionales de la formación guandacol en cerro bola y sierra de maz y su relación con la glaciación del paleozoico tardío, La Rioja, Argentina. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(2). 109–133. 18 indexed citations
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Lesshafft, Lutz, Brendon Hall, Eckart Meiburg, & Ben Kneller. (2011). Deep-water sediment wave formation: linear stability analysis of coupled flow/bed interaction. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 680. 435–458. 12 indexed citations
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Kneller, Ben, et al.. (2009). External Controls on Deep-Water Depositional Systems. SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) eBooks. 66 indexed citations
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Blanchette, François, et al.. (2004). High-resolution numerical simulations of resuspending gravity currents: conditions for self-sustainment. APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts. 57. 4 indexed citations
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Kneller, Ben, et al.. (2003). Prolific deep-marine slope channels of the Nile Delta, Egypt. AAPG Bulletin. 87(4). 541–560. 208 indexed citations
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Dykstra, Mason & Ben Kneller. (2002). Internal Architecture, External Geometry, and Cyclicity of Mass Transport Complexes in the Gulf of Mexico From 3-D Seismic Data. AGUFM. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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