Ian Townend

3.3k total citations
115 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ian Townend is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Townend has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 79 papers in Ecology and 27 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ian Townend's work include Coastal and Marine Dynamics (79 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (70 papers) and Geological formations and processes (32 papers). Ian Townend is often cited by papers focused on Coastal and Marine Dynamics (79 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (70 papers) and Geological formations and processes (32 papers). Ian Townend collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Netherlands. Ian Townend's co-authors include Zheng Bing Wang, Zeng Zhou, Giovanni Coco, John Pethick, Zheng Gong, Qing He, Leicheng Guo, Changkuan Zhang, Maitane Olabarrieta and Mick van der Wegen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ian Townend

109 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Townend United Kingdom 29 1.6k 1.5k 582 384 382 115 2.3k
P. Hoekstra Netherlands 28 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 584 1.0× 589 1.5× 329 0.9× 79 2.2k
D.S. van Maren Netherlands 28 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 625 1.1× 541 1.4× 317 0.8× 91 2.3k
Mark T. Hannon United States 5 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 628 1.1× 209 0.5× 526 1.4× 8 1.9k
Shimon C. Anisfeld United States 19 1.8k 1.2× 874 0.6× 687 1.2× 422 1.1× 435 1.1× 24 2.3k
Paolo Ciavola Italy 30 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 884 1.5× 448 1.2× 828 2.2× 117 2.8k
John A. Barras United States 20 1.2k 0.7× 846 0.6× 475 0.8× 241 0.6× 499 1.3× 30 1.7k
Gary Griggs United States 26 692 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 772 1.3× 300 0.8× 295 0.8× 92 2.2k
Shenliang Chen China 25 1.2k 0.8× 925 0.6× 441 0.8× 348 0.9× 500 1.3× 109 2.0k
S. Jeffress Williams United States 26 886 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 769 1.3× 331 0.9× 352 0.9× 145 2.3k
Arjen Luijendijk Netherlands 21 1.7k 1.1× 2.2k 1.4× 660 1.1× 515 1.3× 371 1.0× 78 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Townend

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Townend

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Townend

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ian Townend. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ian Townend 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 Ian Townend. Ian Townend 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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Xu, Fan, et al.. (2025). Drag acting on suspended sediment increased by microbial colonization. Nature Geoscience. 18(5). 396–401. 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Changming, Yongping Chen, Ian Townend, et al.. (2025). The role of exposure on the vertical variation of mudflat sediment erodibility. Marine Geology. 487. 107579–107579.
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Jiang, Chen, Zeng Zhou, Ian Townend, et al.. (2024). Modelling the impact of sediment composition on long-term estuarine morphodynamics. Coastal Engineering. 193. 104595–104595. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Fan, Zeng Zhou, Sergio Fagherazzi, et al.. (2024). Anomalous scaling of branching tidal networks in global coastal wetlands and mudflats. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9700–9700. 5 indexed citations
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Thompson, Charlotte, et al.. (2023). The effects of disturbance on the microbial mediation of sediment stability. Limnology and Oceanography. 68(7). 1567–1579. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Yining, Zeng Zhou, Peng Yao, et al.. (2022). The role of geological mouth islands on the morphodynamics of back-barrier tidal basins. Earth Surface Dynamics. 10(1). 65–80. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Min, Zhijun Dai, Tjeerd J. Bouma, et al.. (2021). Tidal-flat reclamation aggravates potential risk from storm impacts. Coastal Engineering. 166. 103868–103868. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Yining, Zeng Zhou, Peng Yao, et al.. (2021). The role of geological mouth islands on the morphodynamics of back-barrier tidal basins. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Leicheng, Chunyan Zhu, Huayang Cai, et al.. (2021). River-enhanced non-linear overtide variations in river estuaries. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Leicheng, Zheng Bing Wang, Ian Townend, & Qing He. (2019). Quantification of Tidal Asymmetry and Its Nonstationary Variations. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(1). 773–787. 65 indexed citations
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Thompson, Charlotte, et al.. (2018). Nondestructive 3D Imaging and Quantification of Hydrated Biofilm-Sediment Aggregates Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(22). 13306–13313. 37 indexed citations
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Payo, Andrés, David Favis‐Mortlock, Mark E. Dickson, et al.. (2017). Coastal Modelling Environment version 1.0: a framework for integrating landform-specific component models in order to simulate decadal to centennial morphological changes on complex coasts. Geoscientific model development. 10(7). 2715–2740. 16 indexed citations
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Payo, Andrés, David Favis‐Mortlock, Mark E. Dickson, et al.. (2016). CoastalME version 1.0: a Coastal Modelling Environment for simulating decadal to centennial morphological changes. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 2 indexed citations
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Townend, Ian, et al.. (2005). OST Foresight Report: A futures analysis of UK coastal flooding and erosion. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations
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Townend, Ian. (2004). Identifying change in estuaries. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 10(1). 5–12.
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Townend, Ian & P. G. Whitehead. (2003). A preliminary net sediment budget for the Humber Estuary. The Science of The Total Environment. 314-316. 755–767. 53 indexed citations
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Townend, Ian, et al.. (2000). Hydrodynamic, sediment process and morphological modelling. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 60(2-B). 493–7. 5 indexed citations
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Townend, Ian. (1994). BREAKWATERS AND COAST DEFENCES. RISK ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL DEFENCES. TECHNICAL NOTE.. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 106(4). 381–384. 1 indexed citations
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Fleming, C. A. & Ian Townend. (1989). A Coastal Management Database for East Anglia. 4092–4107. 3 indexed citations
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Eastwood, J.W., et al.. (1987). The modelling of wave-current velocity profiles in the offshore design process.. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

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