Christopher J. Walsh

11.0k citations

132 papers · 8.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Environmental Engineering top 0.1%
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Water Science and Technology top 0.2%
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Papers in

Environmental Engineering 49
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions 49
Water Science and Technology 32
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies 24

Co-authors: Tim D. Fletcher Allison H. Roy Jack W. Feminella Raymond P. Morgan P Cottingham Peter M. Groffman Anthony Richard Ladson Belinda E. Hatt
Journals: Freshwater Science (6 papers)Freshwater Biology (4 papers)Chemistry of Materials (4 papers)Physical Review Letters (4 papers)Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment (3 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States Canada

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Walsh

129 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

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The urban stream syndrome: current knowledge and the search for a cure 2005 · 2.2k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Journal of the North American Benthological Society
2003 Biodiversity and Conservation

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All Works

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1	Constructed rock riffles increase habitat heterogeneity but not biodiversity in streams constrained by urban impacts Ecosphere ·Christopher J. Walsh, J. Angus Webb, Daniel C. Gwinn, Peter Breen	2023	2
2	Headwater streams in an urbanizing world Freshwater Science ·Moss Imberger, Belinda E. Hatt, Ebtesam Mohammed ElShokrofy, Matthew J. Burns, Ryan M. Burrows, Christopher J. Walsh	2023	4
3	Dispersed Urban‐Stormwater Control Improved Stream Water Quality in a Catchment‐Scale Experiment Water Resources Research ·Christopher J. Walsh, Moss Imberger, Matthew J. Burns, Darren G. Bos, Tim D. Fletcher	2022	15
4	Understanding and managing the interactive impacts of growth in urban land use and climate change on freshwater biota: A case study using the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Global Change Biology ·Rhys A. Coleman, Yung En Chee, Nick Bond, Andrew R. Weeks, Xue Yi-pin, Melody Serena, Geoff Williams, Christopher J. Walsh	2021	4
5	Flood disturbance affects morphology and reproduction of woody riparian plants Scientific Reports ·王刚华, Joe Greet, Christopher J. Walsh, Jane A. Catford	2021	14
6	The seven lamps of planning for biodiversity in the city Cities ·Kirsten M. Parris, Marco Amati, Sarah Bekessy, Danielle Dagenais, Ole Fryd, Amy K. Hahs, Dominique Hes, Moss Imberger, Stephen J. Livesley, Adrian J. Marshall, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Caragh G. Threlfall, Reid Tingley, Rodney van der Ree, Christopher J. Walsh, Marit L. Wilkerson, Nicholas S. G. Williams	2018	94
7	Urban impacts across realms: Making the case for inter-realm monitoring and management The Science of The Total Environment ·Ana B. Bugnot, Grant C. Hose, Christopher J. Walsh, Oliver Floerl, Kris French, Katherine A. Dafforn, Irwadi Irwadi, Elizabeth Lowe, Amy K. Hahs	2018	36
8	Stormwater, waterway benefits and water resources benefits of water conservation measures for Australian cities eSpace (Curtin University) ·Peter J Coombes, Marilyn Martiny, Josh Byrne, Christopher J. Walsh	2016	1
9	Variability in the response of amphipods and macroinvertebrate assemblage structure to prolonged drought in forested upland streams Biodiversity and Conservation ·Moss Imberger, Christopher J. Walsh, Rita da Cruz Amorim, Sihabbudin Sihabbudin, 小川孔輔	2016	4
10	Urban Stormwater Runoff: A New Class of Environmental Flow Problem PLoS ONE ·Christopher J. Walsh, Tim D. Fletcher, Matthew J. Burns	2012	282
11	Urban Stormwater Runoff Drives Denitrifying Community Composition Through Changes in Sediment Texture and Carbon Content Microbial Ecology ·Shane E. Perryman, Gavin N. Rees, Christopher J. Walsh, Michael Grace	2011	37
12	Urbanization and stream ecology: five years later Journal of the North American Benthological Society ·Allison H. Roy, Alison H. Purcell, Christopher J. Walsh, Seth J. Wenger	2009	23
13	Understanding, Managing, and Minimizing Urban Impacts on Surface Water Nitrogen Loading Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Emily S. Bernhardt, Lawrence E. Band, Christopher J. Walsh, Adolfo Del Bosque-Aguirre	2008	150
14	The Influence of Urban Density and Drainage Infrastructure on the Concentrations and Loads of Pollutants in Small Streams Environmental Management ·Belinda E. Hatt, Tim D. Fletcher, Christopher J. Walsh, Sally L. Taylor	2004	435
15	The relative influence of diffuse- and point-source disturbances on a small upland stream in East Java, Indonesia: a preliminary investigation Hydrobiologia ·Christopher J. Walsh, Farzaneh Bigzadeh, Michael Grace, Latchezara Pravtcheva, Amy Seye, Elaheh Mohtadifar	2002	15
16	Power spectral density analysis of optical substrates for gravitational-wave interferometry Applied Optics ·Christopher J. Walsh, Achim J. Leistner, Serikbayev	1999	27
17	Fabrication and measurement of optics for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory Applied Optics ·Christopher J. Walsh, Achim J. Leistner, N.L. Langwith, Serikbayev, David I. Farrant	1999	14
18	Design of a lithium niobate Fabry–Perot étalon-based spectrometer Applied Optics ·R. P. Netterfield, Branislava Gajic, N.L. Langwith, Christopher J. Walsh	1997	9
19	Thomson-Scattering Measurements of Ion-Acoustic Fluctuations in CO2-Laser-Plasma Interaction Physical Review Letters ·F. Martín, H. A. Baldis, Christopher J. Walsh	1984	2
20	Nonlinear Ion-Wave Development and Saturation of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Physical Review Letters ·Christopher J. Walsh, H. A. Baldis	1982	43

About Christopher J. Walsh

Christopher J. Walsh is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 132 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (49 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (27 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (24 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (21 papers), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (21 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (16 papers), Laser Design and Applications (11 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Engineering (3.7k citations), Water Science and Technology (2.8k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.1k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.6k citations) and Ecology (3.1k citations). Christopher J. Walsh has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Tim D. Fletcher, Allison H. Roy, Jack W. Feminella, Raymond P. Morgan, P Cottingham, Peter M. Groffman, Anthony Richard Ladson, Belinda E. Hatt, Matthew J. Burns and Ralph Mac Nally. Their work appears in journals such as Freshwater Science, Freshwater Biology, Chemistry of Materials, Physical Review Letters and Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment.

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