Heidi Nepf

17.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
167 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Heidi Nepf is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi Nepf has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Ecology, 107 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 48 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Heidi Nepf's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (87 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (81 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (68 papers). Heidi Nepf is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (87 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (81 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (68 papers). Heidi Nepf collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Heidi Nepf's co-authors include Marco Ghisalberti, Mitul Luhar, Enrique R. Vivoni, Yukie Tanino, Brian White, Jeffrey Rominger, A. Lightbody, Jiarui Lei, Judy Q. Yang and Chao Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Heidi Nepf

162 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

Drag, turbulence, and dif... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2011 2000 2002 2012 250 500 750 1000
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. Drag, turbulence, and diffusion in flow through emergent vegetation
    1999 1.0k citations Heidi Nepf Water Resources Research profile →
  2. Flow and Transport in Regions with Aquatic Vegetation
    2011 820 citations Heidi Nepf profile →
  3. Flow structure in depth‐limited, vegetated flow
    2000 669 citations Heidi Nepf et al. profile →
  4. Mixing layers and coherent structures in vegetated aquatic flows
    2002 505 citations Marco Ghisalberti, Heidi Nepf profile →
  5. Hydrodynamics of vegetated channels
    2012 470 citations Heidi Nepf Journal of Hydraulic Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Heidi Nepf 11.3k 6.8k 5.3k 1.8k 1.7k 167 13.5k
Leo C. van Rijn 7.7k 0.7× 6.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 614 0.4× 122 9.8k
Vladimir Nikora 6.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.3× 2.8k 0.5× 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 194 8.7k
Jørgen Fredsøe 8.0k 0.7× 7.8k 1.1× 2.4k 0.4× 5.1k 2.9× 487 0.3× 192 13.9k
Hubert Chanson 8.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.2× 784 0.1× 10.0k 5.6× 2.6k 1.5× 675 13.3k
B. Mutlu Sumer 4.3k 0.4× 2.8k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 4.1k 2.3× 302 0.2× 130 7.2k
Iehisa NEZU 4.0k 0.4× 1.2k 0.2× 1.5k 0.3× 2.2k 1.3× 750 0.4× 173 5.2k
Marco Ghisalberti 3.0k 0.3× 1.7k 0.3× 1.2k 0.2× 453 0.3× 570 0.3× 74 3.9k
Peter Richard Wilcock 5.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.3× 4.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 124 7.4k
Bruce W. Melville 6.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.2× 4.2k 0.8× 6.2k 3.5× 1.3k 0.8× 225 8.5k
Anton Schleiss 3.3k 0.3× 909 0.1× 1.3k 0.2× 2.9k 1.6× 1.0k 0.6× 463 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heidi Nepf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Liu, Chao, Yuqi Shan, Fujian Li, Xingnian Liu, & Heidi Nepf. (2025). Submerged Flexible Canopies Produce Weaker Shear‐Layer Turbulence and Mitigate Sediment Transport, Compared to Rigid Model Canopies. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(23).
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Liu, Chao, et al.. (2024). Plant Morphology Impacts Bedload Sediment Transport. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(12). 30 indexed citations
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Ashton, Andrew D., et al.. (2024). Predicting Characteristic Length Scales of Barrier Island Segmentation in Microtidal Environments. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 129(10).
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Ralston, David K., et al.. (2024). Vegetation‐Generated Turbulence Does Not Impact the Erosion of Natural Cohesive Sediment. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(14). 2 indexed citations
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Esposito, C. R., et al.. (2023). Vegetation‐Driven Seasonal Sediment Dynamics in a Freshwater Marsh of the Mississippi River Delta. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 128(4). 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Chao, et al.. (2022). Velocity, Turbulence, and Sediment Deposition in a Channel Partially Filled With a Phragmites australis Canopy. Water Resources Research. 58(8). 28 indexed citations
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Esposito, C. R., et al.. (2022). Competing effects of vegetation density on sedimentation in deltaic marshes. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4641–4641. 45 indexed citations
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Liu, Chao, Yuqi Shan, & Heidi Nepf. (2021). Impact of Stem Size on Turbulence and Sediment Resuspension Under Unidirectional Flow. Water Resources Research. 57(3). 49 indexed citations
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Shan, Yuqi, et al.. (2020). Turbulence and Bed Load Transport in Channels With Randomly Distributed Emergent Patches of Model Vegetation. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(12). 58 indexed citations
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Nepf, Heidi, et al.. (2019). The role of patch size in ecosystem engineering capacity: a case study of aquatic vegetation. Aquatic Sciences. 81(3). 32 indexed citations
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Follett, Elizabeth, Isabella Schalko, & Heidi Nepf. (2019). Energy losses induced by channel-spanning brush accumulations. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinghao & Heidi Nepf. (2019). Wave‐Driven Sediment Resuspension Within a Model Eelgrass Meadow. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 124(4). 1035–1053. 15 indexed citations
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Tang, Caihong, Jiarui Lei, & Heidi Nepf. (2019). Impact of Vegetation‐Generated Turbulence on the Critical, Near‐Bed, Wave‐Velocity for Sediment Resuspension. Water Resources Research. 55(7). 5904–5917. 38 indexed citations
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Nepf, Heidi, Andrew M. Folkard, Daphne van der Wal, et al.. (2018). Turbulence‐mediated facilitation of resource uptake in patchy stream macrophytes. Limnology and Oceanography. 64(2). 714–727. 18 indexed citations
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Shan, Yuqi, Chao Liu, & Heidi Nepf. (2018). Comparison of drag and velocity in model mangrove forests with random and in-line tree distributions. Journal of Hydrology. 568. 735–746. 34 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinghao, Caihong Tang, & Heidi Nepf. (2018). Turbulent Kinetic Energy in Submerged Model Canopies Under Oscillatory Flow. Water Resources Research. 54(3). 1734–1750. 57 indexed citations
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Luhar, Mitul, Eduardo Infantes, & Heidi Nepf. (2017). Seagrass blade motion under waves and its impact on wave decay. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Nepf, Heidi. (2012). Hydrodynamics of vegetated channels. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 50(3). 262–279. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nepf, Heidi, Marco Ghisalberti, Brian White, & Enda Murphy. (2007). Retention time and dispersion associated with submerged aquatic canopies. Water Resources Research. 43(4). 269 indexed citations
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Nepf, Heidi. (1999). Drag, turbulence, and diffusion in flow through emergent vegetation. Water Resources Research. 35(2). 479–489. 1036 indexed citations breakdown →

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