David Sear

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
132 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

David Sear is a scholar working on Ecology, Water Science and Technology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Sear has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Ecology, 52 papers in Water Science and Technology and 48 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in David Sear's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (68 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (49 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (48 papers). David Sear is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (68 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (49 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (48 papers). David Sear collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. David Sear's co-authors include Stephen E. Darby, Adrian L. Collins, J. Iwan Jones, Joseph M. Wheaton, James Brasington, P.S. Naden, Paul A. Carling, Stuart M. Greig, Malcolm Newson and Jeremy Biggs and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Sear

129 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 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.

Accounting for uncertainty in DEMs from repeat topographic surveys: improved sediment budgets

2009 866 citations David Sear et al. profile →
Comparative biodiversity of rivers, streams, ditches and ponds in an agricultural landscape in Southern England

2003 710 citations David Sear et al. profile →
Process-based Principles for Restoring River Ecosystems

2010 550 citations David Sear et al. profile →
The impacts of fine sediment on riverine fish

2011 466 citations Paul S. Kemp, David Sear et al. profile →
THE IMPACT OF FINE SEDIMENT ON MACRO‐INVERTEBRATES

2011 375 citations Adrian L. Collins, David Sear et al. River Research and Applications profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by David Sear

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Sear

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Sear

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hawaiian legends of coastal devastation and paleotsunami reconstruction, Nu'u, Kaupō, Maui, Hawai'i 2024 ·Marine Geology ·(unknown), James Goff, Andrew B. Cundy, David Sear, James P. Terry, Randall J. LeVeque, Loyce M. Adams, Diana Sahy	1
2	The sedimentology of gravel beds in groundwater‐dominated chalk streams: Implications for sediment modelling and management 2024 ·River Research and Applications ·(unknown), David Sear, Adrian L. Collins, Peter J. Shaw, Tim Sykes	0
3	A qualitative review of tsunamis in Hawaiʻi 2023 ·Natural Hazards ·(unknown), James Goff, Andrew B. Cundy, David Sear	3
4	Influences of sea level changes and volcanic eruptions on Holocene vegetation in Tonga 2023 ·Biotropica ·(unknown), Mary E. Edwards, JC Ellison, Manuel J. Steinbauer, (unknown), Patricia L. Fall, David Sear, Peter G. Langdon, Shane J. Cronin, Álvaro Castilla-Beltrán, Ian W. Croudace, Matthew Prebble, William D. Gosling, Sandra Nogué	1
5	Developing a South Pacific tephra framework: Initial results from a Samoan Holocene sequence 2023 ·Journal of Quaternary Science ·Anna J. Bourne, David Sear, Peter G. Langdon, Shane J. Cronin	1
6	Gastrulation and hatch as critical thermal windows for salmonid embryo development 2022 ·River Research and Applications ·(unknown), James J. Anderson, David Sear, Sheila Greene, (unknown), (unknown)	3
7	Assessing hazards and disaster risk on the coast for Pacific small island developing States: the need for a data-driven approach 2022 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Sally Brown, Susan Hanson, David Sear, Chris Hill, Craig W. Hutton	2
8	Leaf Wax Hydrogen Isotopes as a Hydroclimate Proxy in the Tropical Pacific 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·S. Nemiah Ladd, Ashley E. Maloney, Daniel B. Nelson, Matthew Prebble, (unknown), David Sear, (unknown), Peter G. Langdon, Julian P. Sachs, Nathalie Dubois	28
9	Sediment and Nutrient Retention in Ponds on an Agricultural Stream: Evaluating Effectiveness for Diffuse Pollution Mitigation 2021 ·Water ·(unknown), Gareth Old, Ponnambalam Rameshwaran, David Sear, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	24
10	Human settlement of East Polynesia earlier, incremental, and coincident with prolonged South Pacific drought 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David Sear, Melinda S. Allen, (unknown), Ashley E. Maloney, Peter G. Langdon, Alex Morrison, Andrew C. G. Henderson, Helen Mackay, Ian W. Croudace, Charlotte Clarke, Julian P. Sachs, (unknown), Richard C. Chiverrell, Melanie J. Leng, Luz M. Cisneros‐Dozal, (unknown), Emma J. Pearson	52
11	Does variation in egg structure among five populations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) influence their survival in low oxygen conditions? 2019 ·Royal Society Open Science ·(unknown), David Sear, Paul S. Kemp	5
12	Natural vs anthropogenic streams in Europe: History, ecology and implications for restoration, river-rewilding and riverine ecosystem services 2018 ·Earth-Science Reviews ·Antony G. Brown, Laurent Lespez, David Sear, Jean‐Jacques Macaire, Peter Houben, Kazimierz Klimek, Richard E. Brazier, Kristof Van Oost, Ben Pears	199
13	A restatement of the natural science evidence concerning catchment-based ‘natural’ flood management in the UK 2017 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences ·Simon Dadson, Jim W. Hall, Anna Murgatroyd, Mike Acreman, Paul Bates, Keith Beven, A. Louise Heathwaite, Joseph Holden, Ian Holman, Stuart N. Lane, Enda O’Connell, Edmund C. Penning‐Rowsell, Nick Reynard, David Sear, Colin R. Thorne, Robert L. Wilby	256
14	Interpreting Secondary Context 'Sites': a Role for Experimental Archaeology 2016 ·Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln) ·Rob Hosfield, (unknown), Mark G. Macklin, Peter W. Brewer, David Sear	3
15	The effects of floodplain forest restoration and logjams on flood risk and flood hydrology 2015 ·EGUGA ·Simon Dixon, David Sear, Tim Sykes, N. A. Odoni	2
16	'Natural' Streams in Europe: Their Form and Role in Carbon Sequestration 2008 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Thomas G. Brown, David Sear	1
17	Fine sediment accumulation in spawning gravels and the effects on interstitial flow 2004 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David Sear, (unknown), Paul A. Carling	3
18	Event bed load yield measurement with load cell bed load traps and prediction of bed load yield from hydrograph shape 2003 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David Sear	5
19	Coarse sediment tracing technology in littoral and fluvial environments a review 2002 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·David Sear, (unknown), (unknown), Paul A. Carling, M.B. Collins	36
20	The Role of Geomorphology in Monitoring and Managing River Sediment Systems 1997 ·Water and Environment Journal ·Malcolm Newson, David Sear	10

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