J. B. Thornes

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

J. B. Thornes is a scholar working on Soil Science, Water Science and Technology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. B. Thornes has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Soil Science, 19 papers in Water Science and Technology and 18 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in J. B. Thornes's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (36 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (12 papers). J. B. Thornes is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (36 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (12 papers). J. B. Thornes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and South Africa. J. B. Thornes's co-authors include Denys Brunsden, Andrew Goudie, Christian Brandt, Nichola Geeson, Kevin J. Edwards, Clifford Embleton, A. Roldán, J. Albaladejo, Stanley W. Trimble and Paola Mairota and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

J. B. Thornes

84 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Vegetation and Erosion. 1979 2026 1994 2010 1990 1979 100 200 300 400 500

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
J. B. Thornes 1.8k 1.5k 945 749 652 85 3.3k
H. Lavée 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 978 1.0× 459 0.6× 498 0.8× 66 3.0k
W. R. Osterkamp 1.7k 1.0× 2.4k 1.6× 751 0.8× 984 1.3× 442 0.7× 62 3.1k
Richard A. Marston 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 701 0.7× 772 1.0× 322 0.5× 49 2.8k
Stanley W. Trimble 2.3k 1.3× 2.4k 1.6× 755 0.8× 1.4k 1.9× 641 1.0× 53 3.8k
Erik Cammeraat 2.9k 1.6× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 979 1.3× 682 1.0× 118 4.9k
Frederick B. Pierson 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 2.1k 2.2× 620 0.8× 566 0.9× 112 3.6k
Rorke B. Bryan 3.3k 1.8× 2.2k 1.5× 591 0.6× 1.2k 1.7× 933 1.4× 84 4.4k
R. P. D. Walsh 998 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 2.1k 2.2× 601 0.8× 395 0.6× 81 3.4k
R. Evans 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 744 0.8× 905 1.2× 339 0.5× 82 3.6k
Estela Nadal‐Romero 2.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.7× 702 1.1× 137 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. B. Thornes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. B. Thornes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Obando, Joy Apiyo, Simon Batterbury, Roy H. Behnke, et al.. (2014). Responding to Desertification at the National Scale Detection, Explanation,and Responses. Kenyatta University Institutional Repository (Kenyatta University). 2 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B.. (2007). Modelling Soil Erosion by Grazing: Recent Developments and New Approaches. Geographical Research. 45(1). 13–26. 42 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B.. (2005). LAND DEGRADATION AS A COMPLEX STABILITY PROBLEM. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 1–15. 1 indexed citations
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Geeson, Nichola, et al.. (2002). Mediterranean desertification: a mosaic of processes and responses. Research Portal (King's College London). 183 indexed citations
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Mairota, Paola, J. B. Thornes, & Nichola Geeson. (1998). Atlas of Mediterranean environments in Europe : the desertification context. Wiley eBooks. 57 indexed citations
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Brandt, Christian & J. B. Thornes. (1996). Mediterranean desertification and land use.. 239 indexed citations
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Puigdefàbregas, Joan, José M. Alonso, Francisco Domingo, et al.. (1996). The Rambla Honda field site: interactions of soil and vegetation along a catena in semi-arid Southeast Spain.. Evidence-Based Dentistry. 10(1). 137–168. 30 indexed citations
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Brandt, Christian, et al.. (1996). The Rio Santa Lucia site: an integrated study of desertification.. 189–205. 2 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B. & Jørgen Brandt. (1994). Erosion-vegetation competition in a stochastic environment undergoing climatic change. 305–320. 14 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B.. (1989). Solutions to soil erosion. The New Scientist. 122(1667). 45–49. 6 indexed citations
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Bennett, Roger & J. B. Thornes. (1988). Geography in the United Kingdom 1984-1988: Report to the 26th International Geographical Congress in Sydney, Australia, in August 1988. Geographical Journal. 154(1). 23–23. 9 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B., et al.. (1986). Topographic control of soil moisture, vegetation cover and land degradation in a moisture stressed mediterranean environment. CATENA. 13(1-2). 211–225. 57 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B.. (1985). The Ecology of Erosion. Geography. 70(3). 222–235. 119 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B., et al.. (1984). Erosión y ecología en la España semiárida (Cuenca de Mula, Murcia). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
15.
Nortcliff, Stephen, et al.. (1979). Tropical forest systems: A hydrological approach. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 6(4). 557–568. 14 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B.. (1979). Landscape and clouds.. 51(7). 492–499. 4 indexed citations
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Embleton, Clifford & J. B. Thornes. (1979). Process in geomorphology. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 61 indexed citations
18.
Thornes, J. B.. (1972). Debris Slopes as Series. Arctic and Alpine Research. 4(4). 337–337. 3 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B., et al.. (1970). Observations on the dissolved solids of the Casiquiare and Upper Orinoco, April - June, 1968. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 2(3). 245–256. 7 indexed citations
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Thornes, J. B.. (1969). Variability in Specific Conductance and pH in the Casiquiare–Upper Orinoco. Nature. 221(5179). 461–462. 2 indexed citations

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