Donald W. Knight

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Donald W. Knight is a scholar working on Ecology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald W. Knight has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Ecology, 67 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 26 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Donald W. Knight's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (73 papers), Hydraulic flow and structures (64 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (26 papers). Donald W. Knight is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (73 papers), Hydraulic flow and structures (64 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (26 papers). Donald W. Knight collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Türkiye. Donald W. Knight's co-authors include K. Shiono, Xiaonan Tang, John Demetriou, Mohammed E. Hamed, Mark Sterling, Shuyou Cao, Paul Samuels, Kejun Yang, R. H. J. Sellin and David G. Rhodes and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Advances in Water Resources and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

In The Last Decade

Donald W. Knight

97 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Turbulent open-channel flows with variable depth across t... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400
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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. Turbulent open-channel flows with variable depth across the channel
    1991 472 citations K. Shiono, Donald W. Knight profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald W. Knight United Kingdom 34 3.1k 2.4k 1.1k 1.0k 864 101 3.6k
K. G. Ranga Raju India 30 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 580 0.6× 368 0.4× 78 2.6k
Panayiotis Diplas United States 37 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.9k 1.7× 858 0.8× 448 0.5× 121 3.9k
U. C. Kothyari India 30 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 779 0.9× 83 3.1k
Colin D. Rennie Canada 29 2.1k 0.7× 924 0.4× 979 0.9× 625 0.6× 496 0.6× 159 2.7k
A. Jacob Odgaard United States 28 1.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 947 0.9× 414 0.4× 271 0.3× 73 2.3k
Robert M. Boes Switzerland 28 1.7k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 549 0.5× 386 0.4× 337 0.4× 206 2.5k
Sam S. Y. Wang United States 25 1.4k 0.5× 619 0.3× 762 0.7× 578 0.6× 439 0.5× 90 2.3k
Yee‐Meng Chiew Singapore 38 4.6k 1.5× 4.0k 1.7× 2.6k 2.4× 327 0.3× 429 0.5× 149 5.5k
Zhixian Cao China 31 1.8k 0.6× 865 0.4× 752 0.7× 580 0.6× 653 0.8× 129 2.8k
Robert Ettema United States 27 2.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 275 0.3× 275 0.3× 172 3.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sharifi, Soroosh, Mark Sterling, & Donald W. Knight. (2010). Can the application of a multi‐objective evolutionary algorithm improve conveyance estimation?. Water and Environment Journal. 25(2). 230–240. 2 indexed citations
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Sharifi, Soroosh, Mark Sterling, & Donald W. Knight. (2010). Prediction of end-depth ratio in open channels using genetic programming. Journal of Hydroinformatics. 13(1). 36–48. 20 indexed citations
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Gunawan, Budi, Mark Sterling, & Donald W. Knight. (2009). Using an acoustic Doppler current profiler in a small river. Water and Environment Journal. 24(2). 147–158. 26 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaonan & Donald W. Knight. (2009). Lateral distributions of streamwise velocity in compound channels with partially vegetated floodplains. Science in China. Series E, Technological sciences. 52(11). 3357–3362. 44 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaonan & Donald W. Knight. (2008). Lateral Depth-Averaged Velocity Distributions and Bed Shear in Rectangular Compound Channels. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 134(9). 1337–1342. 43 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiaonan & Donald W. Knight. (2008). A general model of lateral depth-averaged velocity distributions for open channel flows. Advances in Water Resources. 31(5). 846–857. 39 indexed citations
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Morvan, Hervé, Donald W. Knight, Nigel Wright, Xiaonan Tang, & Amanda Crossley. (2008). The concept of roughness in fluvial hydraulics and its formulation in 1D, 2D and 3D numerical simulation models. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 46(2). 191–208. 113 indexed citations
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Seçkin, Galip, et al.. (2008). Improving bridge afflux prediction for overbank flows. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Management. 161(5). 253–260. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Kejun, Shuyou Cao, & Donald W. Knight. (2007). Flow Patterns in Compound Channels with Vegetated Floodplains. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 133(2). 148–159. 131 indexed citations
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Knight, Donald W., et al.. (2001). Resistance studies of overbank flow in rivers with sediment using the flood channel. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 39(3). 283–301. 40 indexed citations
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Sterling, Mark & Donald W. Knight. (2001). The free overfall as a flow measuring device in a circular channel. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering. 148(4). 235–243. 1 indexed citations
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Knight, Donald W., et al.. (1999). GREEN TRAVEL PLANS. Traffic engineering & control. 40(1). 2 indexed citations
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Knight, Donald W., et al.. (1999). IN THE BUSINESS FOR CHANGE. 1 indexed citations
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Shiono, K., et al.. (1999). Stage-Discharge Assessment in Compound Meandering Channels. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 125(1). 66–77. 66 indexed citations
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Knight, Donald W. & Shuyou Cao. (1994). Boundary Shear in the Vicinity of River Banks. Hydraulic Engineering. 954–958. 8 indexed citations
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Rhodes, David G. & Donald W. Knight. (1994). Anomalous Measurements in a Compound Duct. 311–320. 1 indexed citations
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West, John R., et al.. (1985). A NOTE ON THE DETERMINATION OF VERTICAL TURBULENT TRANSPORT COEFFICIEN TS IN A PARTIALLY MIXED ESTUARY.. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 79(2). 235–246. 10 indexed citations
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Knight, Donald W., et al.. (1979). Open Channel Flow with Varying Bed Roughness. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 105(9). 1167–1183. 39 indexed citations
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Knight, Donald W.. (1975). LABORATORY STUDY OF LOCAL SCOUR AT BRIDGE PIERS. 1 indexed citations
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Knight, Donald W.. (1970). Some studies in Athenian politics in the fifth century B. C.. F. Steiner eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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