Garnett P. Williams

5.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
25 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Garnett P. Williams is a scholar working on Ecology, Water Science and Technology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Garnett P. Williams has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Water Science and Technology and 7 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Garnett P. Williams's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (14 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (7 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (6 papers). Garnett P. Williams is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (14 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (7 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (6 papers). Garnett P. Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States. Garnett P. Williams's co-authors include M. Gordon Wolman, Harold P. Guy, David L. Rosgen, Christopher F. Waythomas, Brent M. Troutman and Dallas D. Rhodes and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydrology and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Garnett P. Williams

25 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Downstream effects of dam... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1984 1989 1978 250 500 750
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. Downstream effects of dams on alluvial rivers
    1984 848 citations Garnett P. Williams, M. Gordon Wolman USGS professional paper profile →
  2. Sediment concentration versus water discharge during single hydrologic events in rivers
    1989 608 citations Garnett P. Williams Journal of Hydrology profile →
  3. Bank‐full discharge of rivers
    1978 512 citations Garnett P. Williams Water Resources Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Garnett P. Williams United States 17 2.4k 1.7k 1.4k 725 574 25 3.7k
Ronald L. Shreve United States 25 1.8k 0.7× 957 0.6× 843 0.6× 443 0.6× 759 1.3× 37 5.4k
Patricia Saco Australia 31 1.1k 0.5× 671 0.4× 769 0.6× 1.2k 1.7× 320 0.6× 80 2.7k
David M. Rubin United States 38 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 487 0.4× 261 0.4× 2.2k 3.9× 173 4.6k
Jon D. Pelletier United States 40 1.2k 0.5× 994 0.6× 971 0.7× 1.3k 1.8× 1.1k 2.0× 163 5.3k
K. L. Prestegaard United States 17 4.3k 1.8× 1.1k 0.7× 2.9k 2.1× 1.4k 1.9× 221 0.4× 31 6.7k
Larry Weber United States 31 1.5k 0.6× 340 0.2× 884 0.6× 508 0.7× 269 0.5× 132 3.1k
John Gallant Australia 20 836 0.3× 867 0.5× 755 0.5× 845 1.2× 122 0.2× 58 2.9k
John O'Callaghan Australia 12 670 0.3× 650 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 945 1.3× 99 0.2× 26 2.8k
Wolfgang Schwanghart Germany 30 1.4k 0.6× 737 0.4× 621 0.4× 869 1.2× 681 1.2× 82 4.2k
Paola Passalacqua United States 30 1.8k 0.7× 678 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.9× 827 1.4× 104 3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1997). Chaos Theory Tamed. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 332 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1997). Chaos Theory Tamed. 219 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P. & Brent M. Troutman. (1990). Comparison of structural and least-squares lines for estimating geologic relations. Mathematical Geology. 22(8). 1027–1049. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1989). Sediment concentration versus water discharge during single hydrologic events in rivers. Journal of Hydrology. 111(1-4). 89–106. 608 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1986). River meanders and channel size. Journal of Hydrology. 88(1-2). 147–164. 191 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1984). Paleohydrological Methods and Some Examples from Swedish Fluvial Environments II—River Meanders. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 66(1-2). 89–102. 14 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1984). Paleohydrological Methods and Some Examples from Swedish Fluvial Environments II. River Meanders. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 66(1/2). 89–89. 8 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P. & M. Gordon Wolman. (1984). Downstream effects of dams on alluvial rivers. USGS professional paper. 848 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1984). Comments and Reply on “Improper use of regression equations in earth sciences”. Geology. 12(2). 126–126. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1983). Improper use of regression equations in earth sciences. Geology. 11(4). 195–195. 39 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1983). Paleohydrological Methods and Some Examples from Swedish Fluvial Environments. I. Cobble and Boulder Deposits. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 65(3/4). 227–227. 118 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Dallas D. & Garnett P. Williams. (1979). Adjustments of the fluvial system : a proceedings volume of the tenth annual Geomorphology symposia series held at Binghamton, New York, September 21-22, 1979. 2 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1978). Hydraulic geometry of river cross sections; theory of minimum variance. USGS professional paper. 61 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1978). Bank‐full discharge of rivers. Water Resources Research. 14(6). 1141–1154. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1978). The case of the shrinking channels; the North Platte and Platte rivers in Nebraska. U.S. Geological Survey circular. 152 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1977). Washington, D.C.'s vanishing springs and waterways. U.S. Geological Survey circular. 4 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P. & Harold P. Guy. (1973). Erosional and Depositional Aspects of Hurricane Camille in Virginia, 1969. USGS professional paper. 77 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1971). Closure to “Manning Formula—A Misnomer?”. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 97(5). 733–735. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1970). Flume width and water depth effects in sediment-transport experiments. USGS professional paper. 169 indexed citations
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Williams, Garnett P.. (1970). Manning Formula—A Misnomer?. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 96(1). 193–200. 18 indexed citations

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