Brian Finlayson

20.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Finlayson is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Finlayson has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Water Science and Technology, 39 papers in Ecology and 30 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Brian Finlayson's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (39 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (30 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers). Brian Finlayson is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (39 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (30 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers). Brian Finlayson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and New Zealand. Brian Finlayson's co-authors include Thomas A. McMahon, Murray Peel, Michael Webber, Mark Wang, Jon Barnett, Christopher J. Gippel, Sandra Brizga, Barry T. Hart, Rodger B. Grayson and Zhongyuan Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Water Research and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Brian Finlayson

126 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit 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.

Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

2007 9.9k citations Murray Peel, Brian Finlayson et al. Hydrology and earth system sciences profile →
Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification

2007 973 citations Murray Peel, Brian Finlayson et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Finlayson

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Brian Finlayson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Brian Finlayson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Brian Finlayson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Finlayson

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Finlayson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Finlayson. The network helps show where Brian Finlayson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Finlayson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Finlayson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Finlayson 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 Brian Finlayson. Brian Finlayson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	On the long and winding road: unravelling the late emergence of Neolithic agriculture in the Nile Delta 2025 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Xiaoshuang Zhao, David Kaniewski, Yanna Wang, Nick Marriner, Alaa Salem, (unknown), Yan Liu, Fengjing Jiang, Jing Chen, Qianli Sun, Maotian Li, Ian Thomas, Brian Finlayson, (unknown), Christophe Morhange, Thierry Otto, (unknown), Zhongyuan Chen	2
2	Holocene trends in Nile Delta fire regimes driven by cropland expansion and reduced precipitation 2025 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Xiaoshuang Zhao, David Kaniewski, Yanna Wang, Nick Marriner, Alaa Salem, Yan Liu, Jing Chen, Qianli Sun, Brian Finlayson, Thierry Otto, (unknown), Zhongyuan Chen	0
3	Managing Cumulative Effects of Farm Dams in Southeastern Australia 2019 ·Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management ·(unknown), Michael J. Stewardson, Brian Finlayson, Lee Godden	6
4	Constructing Water Shortages on a Huge River: The Case of Shanghai 2015 ·Geographical Research ·Michael Webber, (unknown), Zhongyuan Chen, Brian Finlayson, Mark Wang, Dan Chen, Jing Chen, Maotian Li, Taoyuan Wei, Sarah J. Wu, (unknown)	11
5	Sustainability: Transfer project cannot meet China's water needs 2015 ·Nature ·Jon Barnett, Sarah Rogers, Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson, Mark Wang	97
6	Impact of the Three Gorges Dam, the South–North Water Transfer Project and water abstractions on the duration and intensity of salt intrusions in the Yangtze River estuary 2015 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Michael Webber, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Finlayson, Denghong Chen, (unknown), Mark Wang, Jon Barnett	28
7	Surveyor Francis Peter MacCabe: The man behind the corner [Book Review] 2014 ·Brian Finlayson	0
8	The River Wave Concept: Integrating River Ecosystem Models 2014 ·BioScience ·Paul Humphries, Hubert Keckeis, Brian Finlayson	153
9	Cumulative Impacts in Water Resource Development 2008 ·Brian Finlayson, (unknown), (unknown)	2
10	Rural industries and water pollution in China 2007 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Mark Wang, Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson, Jon Barnett	223
11	Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification breakdown → 2007 ·Murray Peel, Brian Finlayson, Thomas A. McMahon	973
12	Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification breakdown → 2007 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Murray Peel, Brian Finlayson, Thomas A. McMahon	9920
13	Flows that form: the hydromorphology of concave-bank bench formation in the Ovens River, Australia. 2006 ·IAHS-AISH publication ·Geoff Vietz, Michael J. Stewardson, Brian Finlayson	7
14	Ten Key Questions About the Management of Water in the Yellow River Basin 2006 ·Environmental Management ·Jon Barnett, Michael Webber, Mark Wang, Brian Finlayson, (unknown)	33
15	Mind the gap: the policy response to the NHS nursing shortage 2002 ·BMJ ·Brian Finlayson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	37
16	Mind the gap: the extent of the NHS nursing shortage 2002 ·BMJ ·Brian Finlayson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	88
17	The Eppalock Soil Conservation Project, Victoria, Australia: The Prevention of Resevoir Sedementation and the Politics of Catchment Management 1999 ·Australian Geographical Studies ·Jennifer Davis, Ian Rutherfurd, Brian Finlayson	5
18	Reservoir sedimentation data in South-Eastern Australia 1997 ·Water ·(unknown), Ian Rutherfurd, Brian Finlayson	8
19	Incorporation of Al, Mg, and water in opal-A; evidence from speleothems 1987 ·American Mineralogist ·John A. Webb, Brian Finlayson	35
20	Storm runoff and water quality in an undisturbed forested catchment in Victoria 1982 ·Brian Finlayson, (unknown)	8

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact