David Butler

18.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
361 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

David Butler is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Butler has authored 361 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Environmental Engineering, 127 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 96 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Butler's work include Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (138 papers), Water Systems and Optimization (106 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (89 papers). David Butler is often cited by papers focused on Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (138 papers), Water Systems and Optimization (106 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (89 papers). David Butler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. David Butler's co-authors include Guangtao Fu, Raziyeh Farmani, Sarah Ward, Fayyaz Ali Memon, Christos Makropoulos, Chris Sweetapple, Slobodan Djordjević, Eran Friedler, Albert Chen and A. Fewkes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David Butler

349 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

SUDS, LID, BMPs, WSUD and more – The evolution and applic... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2014 2013 2017 2022 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Butler United Kingdom 59 6.0k 4.2k 3.5k 3.4k 2.1k 361 12.9k
Ana Deletić Australia 69 9.1k 1.5× 4.9k 1.2× 4.3k 1.2× 1.7k 0.5× 648 0.3× 306 14.5k
Nadhir Al‐Ansari Sweden 64 5.0k 0.8× 5.5k 1.3× 4.9k 1.4× 1.8k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 769 16.6k
Rehan Sadiq Canada 66 2.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.4× 2.7k 0.8× 3.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 493 17.1k
Zaher Mundher Yaseen‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Iraq 77 8.8k 1.5× 5.3k 1.2× 7.6k 2.2× 2.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 557 20.4k
Kwok‐wing Chau Hong Kong 91 9.3k 1.6× 5.3k 1.3× 7.5k 2.1× 2.4k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 370 24.8k
Guangtao Fu United Kingdom 49 3.2k 0.5× 3.1k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 2.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 196 8.7k
Dragan Savić United Kingdom 68 4.6k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 5.0k 1.4× 10.3k 3.0× 5.2k 2.4× 447 16.5k
Holger R. Maier Australia 66 7.3k 1.2× 4.5k 1.1× 6.9k 2.0× 4.4k 1.3× 3.6k 1.7× 317 17.2k
Jan Adamowski Canada 75 8.3k 1.4× 8.8k 2.1× 7.1k 2.0× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 397 19.4k
Ming Xu China 72 4.6k 0.8× 4.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.6× 757 0.2× 550 0.3× 440 17.9k

Countries citing papers authored by David Butler

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Butler

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Butler

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hoang, Lan, et al.. (2024). Real-time multi-objective optimization of pump scheduling in water distribution networks using neuro-evolution. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 68. 106315–106315. 11 indexed citations
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Shen, Junjie, et al.. (2024). Urban water security assessment: investigating inequalities using a multi-scale approach. AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society. 73(3). 569–583. 2 indexed citations
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Shen, Junjie, et al.. (2024). Assessing inequalities in urban water security through geospatial analysis. PLOS Water. 3(2). e0000213–e0000213. 2 indexed citations
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Butler, David, Jodie Avery, Steven Knox, et al.. (2024). Human–AI collaborative multi-modal multi-rater learning for endometriosis diagnosis. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 70(1). 15008–15008. 5 indexed citations
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Fu, Guangtao, Siao Sun, Lan Hoang, Zhiguo Yuan, & David Butler. (2023). Artificial intelligence underpins urban water infrastructure of the future: A holistic perspective. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 9 indexed citations
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Khalil, Ahmed M.E., Fayyaz Ali Memon, Tanveer A. Tabish, et al.. (2021). Performance Evaluation of Porous Graphene as Filter Media for the Removal of Pharmaceutical/Emerging Contaminants from Water and Wastewater. Nanomaterials. 11(1). 79–79. 36 indexed citations
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Wagener, Thorsten, Dragan Savić, David Butler, et al.. (2021). Hydroinformatics education – the Water Informatics in Science and Engineering (WISE) Centre for Doctoral Training. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 25(5). 2721–2738. 5 indexed citations
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Memon, Fayyaz Ali, et al.. (2021). Seasonal Variation of Rainy and Dry Season Per Capita Water Consumption in Freetown City Sierra Leone. Water. 13(4). 499–499. 23 indexed citations
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Oliver, Sandy, Kate Baker, Sarah Ward, et al.. (2020). Table of Contents: Research for All 4(2). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 1 indexed citations
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Memon, Fayyaz Ali, James Gordon, Robert Gibson, et al.. (2020). Development and Application of a Multi-Objective-Optimization and Multi-Criteria-Based Decision Support Tool for Selecting Optimal Water Treatment Technologies in India. Water. 12(10). 2836–2836. 7 indexed citations
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Covas, Dídia, et al.. (2016). Leakage detection in pipeline systems by inverse transient analysis - from theory to practice. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 6 indexed citations
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Ward, Sarah, Lian Lundy, P.L. Shaffer, et al.. (2012). Water sensitive urban design in the city of the future. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Ward, Sarah, Hossam AbdelMeguid, Raziyeh Farmani, Fayyaz Ali Memon, & David Butler. (2011). Sustainable water management - Modelling acceptability for decision support: A methodology. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 2 indexed citations
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Ward, Sophie, et al.. (2010). Transitioning SMEs to sustainable water management practices: Challenges and opportunities. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 1 indexed citations
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Butler, David. (2009). Conifer lnvasion of Subalpine Meadows, Central Lemhi Mountains, Idaho. Research Exchange (Washington State University). 2 indexed citations
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Ward, Sarah, et al.. (2009). Harvested rainwater quality - the importance of building design. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 1 indexed citations
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Coveney, Seamus, Stewart Fotheringham, Martin Charlton, & David Butler. (2009). Fusion of Terrestrial LIDAR, 2d vector and image data in the generation of a 3D campus model. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations
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Ward, Sarah, David Butler, & Fayyaz Ali Memon. (2008). A pilot study into attitudes towards and perceptions of rainwater harvesting in the UK. Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter). 12 indexed citations
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Sharp, Elaine B., David Butler, David Balmforth, et al.. (2006). Managing the Urban Water Cycle in New Developments. 405. 3 indexed citations
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Butler, David, et al.. (1995). Effect of Humidity on Conidial Morphology of Phaeoisariopsis personata. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 1 indexed citations

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