Dean Whitman

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Dean Whitman is a scholar working on Geophysics, Environmental Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Whitman has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Geophysics, 9 papers in Environmental Engineering and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Dean Whitman's work include Coastal and Marine Dynamics (7 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (7 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers). Dean Whitman is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Dynamics (7 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (7 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers). Dean Whitman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Dean Whitman's co-authors include Keqi Zhang, Chengcui Zhang, Shu‐Ching Chen, Jianhua Yan, Bryan L. Isacks, William Robertson, Suzanne Mahlburg Kay, Shimon Wdowinski, Timothy H. Dixon and Roy K. Dokka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Dean Whitman

36 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

  1. A progressive morphological filter for removing nonground measurements from airborne LIDAR data
    2003 775 citations Keqi Zhang, Dean Whitman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dean Whitman United States 17 1.0k 648 558 385 361 39 2.1k
Philippe De Smedt Belgium 23 711 0.7× 216 0.3× 484 0.9× 469 1.2× 123 0.3× 88 2.2k
Yuichi S. Hayakawa Japan 25 459 0.4× 476 0.7× 315 0.6× 142 0.4× 281 0.8× 93 1.9k
Marco Dubbini Italy 18 1.0k 1.0× 656 1.0× 740 1.3× 56 0.1× 200 0.6× 45 1.9k
Brian J. Moorman Canada 22 496 0.5× 327 0.5× 328 0.6× 156 0.4× 142 0.4× 58 1.9k
Elisabeth A. Addink Netherlands 24 792 0.8× 1.4k 2.1× 80 0.1× 96 0.2× 182 0.5× 56 2.8k
Anette Eltner Germany 22 1.3k 1.2× 697 1.1× 821 1.5× 22 0.1× 241 0.7× 76 2.2k
Magaly Koch United States 24 597 0.6× 629 1.0× 51 0.1× 127 0.3× 102 0.3× 83 1.9k
Thomas E. Barchyn Canada 25 641 0.6× 285 0.4× 315 0.6× 26 0.1× 841 2.3× 60 1.9k
Fernando J. Aguilar Spain 28 1.1k 1.0× 987 1.5× 329 0.6× 17 0.0× 120 0.3× 95 2.4k
Giulia Sofia Italy 26 703 0.7× 662 1.0× 315 0.6× 22 0.1× 173 0.5× 65 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Dean Whitman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dean Whitman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Dean Whitman. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Dean Whitman. The network helps show where Dean Whitman may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dean Whitman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dean Whitman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dean Whitman 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 Dean Whitman. Dean Whitman 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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Abiy, Anteneh Z., Assefa M. Melesse, Wossenu Abtew, & Dean Whitman. (2019). Rainfall trend and variability in Southeast Florida: Implications for freshwater availability in the Everglades. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0212008–e0212008. 42 indexed citations
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Price, René M., et al.. (2016). HYDROLOGIC AND NUTRIENT CONDITION IN WEST AND SEVEN PALM LAKE DRAINAGES IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Melesse, Assefa M., et al.. (2016). An analysis on the urban heat island effect using radiosonde profiles and Landsat imagery with ground meteorological data in South Florida. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 37(10). 2313–2337. 11 indexed citations
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Melesse, Assefa M., et al.. (2016). Developing Benthic Class Specific, Chlorophyll-a Retrieving Algorithms for Optically-Shallow Water Using SeaWiFS. Sensors. 16(10). 1749–1749. 7 indexed citations
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Comas, Xavier, et al.. (2014). Integration of electrical resistivity imaging and ground penetrating radar to investigate solution features in the Biscayne Aquifer. Journal of Hydrology. 515. 129–138. 16 indexed citations
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Whitman, Dean, et al.. (2013). Electrical Resistivity Characterization of Anisotropy in the Biscayne Aquifer. Ground Water. 52(5). 728–736. 21 indexed citations
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Whitman, Dean, Keqi Zhang, Stephen P. Leatherman, & William Robertson. (2013). Airborne Laser Topographic Mapping: Applications to Hurricane Storm Surge Hazards. 363–376. 2 indexed citations
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Robertson, William, Keqi Zhang, & Dean Whitman. (2006). Hurricane-induced beach change derived from airborne laser measurements near Panama City, Florida. Marine Geology. 237(3-4). 191–205. 52 indexed citations
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Dixon, Timothy H., Falk Amelung, A. Ferretti, et al.. (2006). Subsidence and flooding in New Orleans. Nature. 441(7093). 587–588. 296 indexed citations
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Robertson, William, Dean Whitman, Keqi Zhang, & Stephen P. Leatherman. (2004). Mapping Shoreline Position Using Airborne Laser Altimetry. Journal of Coastal Research. 203. 884–892. 65 indexed citations
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Whitman, Dean, Bryan L. Isacks, & Suzanne Mahlburg Kay. (1996). Lithospheric structure and along-strike segmentation of the Central Andean Plateau: seismic Q, magmatism, flexure, topography and tectonics. Tectonophysics. 259(1-3). 29–40. 121 indexed citations
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Whitman, Dean, et al.. (1993). Rational Techniques for Evaluating the Potential of Sands for Beach Nourishment. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 1 indexed citations
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Whitman, Dean, et al.. (1992). Barrier island erosion and overwash study -- effect of seawalls. Volume 2. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 1 indexed citations
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Whitman, Dean, et al.. (1992). Short course on principles and applications of beach nourishment. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 6 indexed citations
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Mehta, Ashish J. & Dean Whitman. (1987). Some considerations on coastal processes relevant to sea level rise. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 1 indexed citations
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Whitman, Dean, et al.. (1986). Short term impoundment of longshore sediment transport. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 15 indexed citations
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Dally, William R., Dean Whitman, & Robert A. Dalrymple. (1984). Modeling Wave Transformation in the Surf Zone. US Army Corps of Engineers: Engineer Research and Development Center (Knowledge Core). 2 indexed citations
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Glover, Fred, et al.. (1979). Comprehensive Computer Evaluation and Enhancement of Maximum Flow Algorithms.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 5 indexed citations

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