Ellen L. Petticrew

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Ellen L. Petticrew is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen L. Petticrew has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Ecology, 26 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 26 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Ellen L. Petticrew's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (21 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (19 papers). Ellen L. Petticrew is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (21 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (19 papers). Ellen L. Petticrew collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Ellen L. Petticrew's co-authors include Philip N. Owens, David A. Lobb, Alexander J. Koiter, Jacob Kalff, J. M. Arocena, D. Murray Hicks, G. M. Kondolf, D. H. Peacock, M.J. Page and Ramón J. Batalla and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Ellen L. Petticrew

59 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Fine‐grained sediment in river systems: environmental sig... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Fine‐grained sediment in river systems: environmental significance and management issues
    2005 503 citations Philip N. Owens, Ellen L. Petticrew 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
Ellen L. Petticrew Canada 26 1.4k 1.2k 821 509 321 60 2.5k
Allen C. Gellis United States 26 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 885 1.1× 349 0.7× 252 0.8× 65 2.0k
Geraldene Wharton United Kingdom 25 1.7k 1.2× 815 0.7× 689 0.8× 397 0.8× 439 1.4× 56 2.4k
B. Webb United Kingdom 15 930 0.7× 742 0.6× 802 1.0× 568 1.1× 220 0.7× 34 1.9k
Julien Némery France 31 931 0.7× 784 0.6× 993 1.2× 681 1.3× 224 0.7× 63 2.3k
Lishan Ran China 29 790 0.6× 658 0.5× 923 1.1× 542 1.1× 877 2.7× 88 2.6k
Scott Wilkinson Australia 28 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 698 0.9× 238 0.5× 723 2.3× 69 2.4k
Yafeng Wang China 22 964 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 180 0.4× 807 2.5× 38 2.6k
Jean Paolo Gomes Minella Brazil 28 998 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 292 0.6× 235 0.7× 102 2.5k
P.S. Naden United Kingdom 27 1.3k 1.0× 653 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 760 1.5× 510 1.6× 50 2.5k
Gregory B. Noe United States 41 2.8k 2.1× 1.1k 0.9× 865 1.1× 946 1.9× 834 2.6× 102 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Owens, Philip N., et al.. (2023). Determination of sediment sources following a major wildfire and evaluation of the use of color properties and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as tracers. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 23(12). 4187–4207. 9 indexed citations
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Owens, Philip N., et al.. (2023). Post-wildfire contamination of soils and sediments by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in north-central British Columbia, Canada. International Journal of Wildland Fire. 32(7). 1071–1088. 6 indexed citations
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Owens, Philip N., Ellen L. Petticrew, Sam Albers, et al.. (2022). Annual pulses of copper-enriched sediment in a North American river downstream of a large lake following the catastrophic failure of a mine tailings storage facility. The Science of The Total Environment. 856(Pt 1). 158927–158927. 6 indexed citations
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Hughes, Andrew O., et al.. (2021). Stream bank erosion as a source of sediment within New Zealand catchments. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 56(4). 632–655. 8 indexed citations
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Tennant, Richard, Thomas Lux, Christine Sambles, et al.. (2019). Palaeogenomics of the Hydrocarbon Producing Microalga Botryococcus braunii. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 1776–1776. 3 indexed citations
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Blake, William, Hugh G. Smith, Ana Navas, et al.. (2016). Application of hierarchical Bayesian unmixing models in river sediment source apportionment. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 1 indexed citations
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Owens, Philip N., Alexander J. Koiter, Ellen L. Petticrew, & David A. Lobb. (2015). The preferential transport of sediment and its implications for sediment fingerprinting: A flume simulation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Petticrew, Ellen L., et al.. (2011). Bidirectional delivery of organic matter between freshwater and marine systems: the role of flocculation in Pacific salmon streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 30(3). 779–786. 17 indexed citations
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Albers, Sam & Ellen L. Petticrew. (2011). Ecosystem response to a salmon disturbance regime: Implications for downstream nutrient fluxes in aquatic systems. Limnology and Oceanography. 57(1). 113–123. 11 indexed citations
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Petticrew, Ellen L., et al.. (2006). Pacific salmon and sediment flocculation: nutrient cycling and intergravel habitat quality.. IAHS-AISH publication. 442–449. 2 indexed citations
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Petticrew, Ellen L., et al.. (2006). The importance of temporal changes in gravel-stored fine sediment on habitat conditions in a salmon spawning stream. IAHS-AISH publication. 434–441. 4 indexed citations
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Petticrew, Ellen L., et al.. (2006). Tracing organic matter sources in riverine suspended sediment: Implications for fine sediment transfers. Geomorphology. 79(1-2). 13–26. 48 indexed citations
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Owens, Philip N., William Blake, & Ellen L. Petticrew. (2006). Changes in Sediment Sources following Wildfire in Mountainous Terrain: A Paired–Catchment Approach, British Columbia, Canada. Water Air and Soil Pollution Focus. 6(5-6). 637–645. 20 indexed citations
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Petticrew, Ellen L., et al.. (2005). 63. Hydrological and Biological Event Based Variability in the Fine-Grained Sediment Structure of a Small Undisturbed Catchment. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 15(2). 23–23. 2 indexed citations
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Petticrew, Ellen L. & Jacob Kalff. (1992). Water Flow and Clay Retention in Submerged Macrophyte Beds. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 49(12). 2483–2489. 107 indexed citations
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Petticrew, Ellen L. & Jacob Kalff. (1991). Calibration of a Gypsum Source for Freshwater Flow Measurements. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 48(7). 1244–1249. 26 indexed citations

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