David Stephenson

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

David Stephenson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Stephenson has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 13 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Stephenson's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (12 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (11 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (9 papers). David Stephenson is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (12 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (11 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (9 papers). David Stephenson collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Botswana. David Stephenson's co-authors include Dean R. Wheeler, John N. Harb, Karim Zaghib, Indrajeet V. Thorat, Vilayanur Viswanathan, Vincent Sprenkle, Wei Wang, Michael Kintner‐Meyer, Bin Li and Patrick Balducci and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

David Stephenson

56 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Quantifying tortuosity in porous Li-ion battery materials 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Quantifying tortuosity in porous Li-ion battery materials
    2008 479 citations David Stephenson, Dean R. Wheeler et al. Journal of Power Sources profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Stephenson South Africa 19 1.2k 889 291 270 216 61 1.9k
Trieu Mai United States 28 1.2k 1.0× 114 0.1× 123 0.4× 94 0.3× 136 0.6× 54 2.5k
Tiago Farias Portugal 33 958 0.8× 1.8k 2.0× 228 0.8× 25 0.1× 241 1.1× 88 3.4k
Lü Xing China 32 1.1k 0.9× 301 0.3× 60 0.2× 256 0.9× 94 0.4× 136 3.2k
Chen Fen China 22 325 0.3× 118 0.1× 89 0.3× 114 0.4× 153 0.7× 117 1.4k
A. Boudghène Stambouli Algeria 24 1.4k 1.2× 125 0.1× 335 1.2× 382 1.4× 47 0.2× 77 3.5k
Philippe Poggi France 25 1.3k 1.1× 350 0.4× 94 0.3× 42 0.2× 101 0.5× 53 2.6k
Yiping Wang China 27 501 0.4× 314 0.4× 656 2.3× 49 0.2× 43 0.2× 142 3.1k
Shanshan Cai China 19 530 0.4× 107 0.1× 157 0.5× 28 0.1× 63 0.3× 122 1.6k
Yubin Wang China 24 277 0.2× 93 0.1× 188 0.6× 181 0.7× 40 0.2× 138 1.8k
Matthew Stocks Australia 27 2.1k 1.8× 118 0.1× 138 0.5× 42 0.2× 56 0.3× 80 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by David Stephenson

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Stephenson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Stephenson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Stephenson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Stephenson 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 Stephenson. David Stephenson 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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Back, H.O., et al.. (2017). 136Xe enrichment through cryogenic distillation. Journal of Instrumentation. 12(9). P09033–P09033. 3 indexed citations
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Crawford, Alasdair, Edwin C. Thomsen, David Reed, et al.. (2016). Development and validation of chemistry agnostic flow battery cost performance model and application to nonaqueous electrolyte systems. International Journal of Energy Research. 40(12). 1611–1623. 5 indexed citations
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Crawford, Alasdair, Vilayanur Viswanathan, David Stephenson, et al.. (2015). Comparative analysis for various redox flow batteries chemistries using a cost performance model. Journal of Power Sources. 293. 388–399. 75 indexed citations
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Nevers, Douglas R., et al.. (2012). Direct Measurements of Effective Ionic Transport in Porous Li-Ion Electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 160(2). A306–A311. 91 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David, et al.. (2011). Modeling 3D Microstructure and Ion Transport in Porous Li-Ion Battery Electrodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 158(7). A781–A781. 136 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David, et al.. (2004). Water Resources of Arid Areas. 15 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David, et al.. (2003). Water Demand Theory and Projections in South Africa. Water International. 28(4). 512–518. 2 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (2002). Integrated flood plain management strategy for the Vaal. 4(4). 423–428. 20 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1997). Hydroelectric power potential in South Africa. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 8(3). 94–98. 1 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1995). Factors affecting the cost of water supply to Gauteng. Water SA. 21(4). 275–280. 3 indexed citations
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Pepper, Darrell W. & David Stephenson. (1995). An Adaptive Finite‐Element Model for Calculating Subsurface Transport of Contaminant. Ground Water. 33(3). 486–496. 11 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David, et al.. (1991). Water resources development in developing countries. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1989). APPLICATION OF A STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 31(6). 1 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1986). Real‐Time Kinematic Catchment Model for Hydro Operation. Journal of Energy Engineering. 112(2). 104–114. 1 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1985). The Use of Charred Black Spruce Bark by Snowshoe Hare. Journal of Wildlife Management. 49(2). 296–296. 1 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1984). Kinematic study of effects of storm dynamics on runoff hydrographs. Water SA. 10(4). 189–196. 22 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1981). Stormwater hydrology and drainage. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David, et al.. (1980). A preliminary evaluation of various sealing configurations. 1 indexed citations
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Stephenson, David. (1969). Optimum allocation of water resources by mathematical programming. Journal of Hydrology. 9(1). 20–33. 4 indexed citations

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