David G. McLean

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

David G. McLean is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, David G. McLean has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Ecology, 5 papers in Soil Science and 4 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in David G. McLean's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (7 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (5 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (4 papers). David G. McLean is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (7 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (5 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (4 papers). David G. McLean collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. David G. McLean's co-authors include Peter C. Klingeman, Gary Parker, Michael Church, Bruno Tassone, Victor J. Galay, William E. Fleenor and Bryan E. Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering and WIT transactions on ecology and the environment.

In The Last Decade

David G. McLean

7 papers receiving 939 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bedload and Size Distribution in Paved Gravel-Bed Streams

1982 469 citations Gary Parker, Peter C. Klingeman et al. Journal of the Hydraulics Division profile →
Closure to “ Bedload and Size Distribution in Paved Gravel‐Bed Streams ” by Gary Parker, Peter C. Klingeman, and David G. McLean (April, 1982)

1983 407 citations Gary Parker, Peter C. Klingeman et al. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David G. McLean Canada	5	1.0k	802	357	276	265	7	1.1k
Paolo Tacconi Italy	6	704 0.7×	549 0.7×	239 0.7×	138 0.5×	218 0.8×	13	814
Stephen T. Kenworthy United States	9	775 0.8×	449 0.6×	194 0.5×	282 1.0×	333 1.3×	11	915
Astrid Blom Netherlands	17	810 0.8×	535 0.7×	463 1.3×	146 0.5×	189 0.7×	56	960
André Zimmermann Canada	12	786 0.8×	492 0.6×	80 0.2×	163 0.6×	352 1.3×	16	850
Gerrit J. Klaassen Netherlands	9	565 0.6×	337 0.4×	326 0.9×	87 0.3×	104 0.4×	16	654
Alex J. Sutherland New Zealand	10	507 0.5×	325 0.4×	228 0.6×	157 0.6×	137 0.5×	17	633
John Wolcott United States	6	371 0.4×	342 0.4×	183 0.5×	70 0.3×	96 0.4×	10	481
D. Gaeuman United States	12	477 0.5×	320 0.4×	131 0.4×	62 0.2×	170 0.6×	23	538
E. W. Lane United States	7	529 0.5×	350 0.4×	151 0.4×	125 0.5×	207 0.8×	9	666
L. J. Bull United Kingdom	7	454 0.4×	509 0.6×	193 0.5×	28 0.1×	279 1.1×	8	722

Countries citing papers authored by David G. McLean

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David G. McLean

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

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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McLean, David G., Victor J. Galay, Bryan E. Wright, & William E. Fleenor. (2013). Integrating flood mitigation, sediment management and habitat enhancement on coastal rivers of British Columbia. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 1. 301–312. 2 indexed citations

2.

McLean, David G.. (2011). The relation between channel instability and sediment transport on Lower Fraser River. Open Collections. 3 indexed citations

3.

McLean, David G.. (2010). Flood control and sediment transport study of the Vedder River. Open Collections. 7 indexed citations

4.

McLean, David G., Michael Church, & Bruno Tassone. (1999). Sediment transport along lower Fraser River: 1. Measurements and hydraulic computations. Water Resources Research. 35(8). 2533–2548. 114 indexed citations

5.

McLean, David G. & Michael Church. (1999). Sediment transport along lower Fraser River: 2. Estimates based on the long‐term gravel budget. Water Resources Research. 35(8). 2549–2559. 71 indexed citations

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Parker, Gary, Peter C. Klingeman, & David G. McLean. (1983). Closure to “ Bedload and Size Distribution in Paved Gravel‐Bed Streams ” by Gary Parker, Peter C. Klingeman, and David G. McLean (April, 1982). Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 109(5). 793–793. 407 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parker, Gary, Peter C. Klingeman, & David G. McLean. (1982). Bedload and Size Distribution in Paved Gravel-Bed Streams. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 108(4). 544–571. 469 indexed citations breakdown →

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