James C. Bathurst

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
89 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

James C. Bathurst is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, James C. Bathurst has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Water Science and Technology, 41 papers in Soil Science and 39 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in James C. Bathurst's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (51 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (41 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (38 papers). James C. Bathurst is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (51 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (41 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (38 papers). James C. Bathurst collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Chile. James C. Bathurst's co-authors include P. E. O’Connell, Colin R. Thorne, Richard D. Hey, J. Rasmussen, M. B. Abbott, Jean A. Cunge, A. Burton, Jon Wicks, Andrés Iroumé and Stephen Birkinshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Water Resources Research and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

James C. Bathurst

88 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

An introduction to the European Hydrological System — Sys... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1987 1986 400 800 1.2k
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. An introduction to the European Hydrological System — Systeme Hydrologique Europeen, “SHE”, 1: History and philosophy of a physically-based, distributed modelling system
    1986 1.2k citations James C. Bathurst et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →
  2. Sediment transport in gravel-bed rivers
    1987 914 citations Colin R. Thorne, James C. Bathurst et al. Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  3. An introduction to the European Hydrological System — Systeme Hydrologique Europeen, “SHE”, 2: Structure of a physically-based, distributed modelling system
    1986 900 citations James C. Bathurst et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James C. Bathurst United Kingdom 36 4.0k 2.9k 2.7k 2.6k 1.3k 89 6.6k
Garry Willgoose Australia 41 2.2k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 936 0.7× 135 6.3k
Ilja van Meerveld Switzerland 40 3.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 829 0.6× 153 5.6k
Francesco Comiti Italy 49 2.1k 0.5× 5.0k 1.7× 1.8k 0.6× 3.9k 1.5× 781 0.6× 178 6.8k
Peter Richard Wilcock United States 44 2.2k 0.5× 5.9k 2.0× 1.2k 0.5× 4.4k 1.7× 1.2k 0.9× 124 7.4k
Athol D. Abrahams United States 42 2.0k 0.5× 3.2k 1.1× 965 0.4× 3.4k 1.3× 534 0.4× 115 5.2k
M. G. Anderson United Kingdom 35 1.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 942 0.3× 1.2k 0.4× 914 0.7× 122 3.7k
Marwan A. Hassan Canada 40 2.0k 0.5× 4.6k 1.6× 959 0.4× 3.5k 1.3× 661 0.5× 213 5.7k
David A. Woolhiser United States 34 3.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 2.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 803 0.6× 94 4.9k
Lorenzo Marchi Italy 42 1.7k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 2.9k 1.1× 2.0k 0.8× 544 0.4× 114 6.0k
Axel Bronstert Germany 47 4.2k 1.0× 1000 0.3× 3.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.4× 492 0.4× 164 6.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bathurst, James C., et al.. (2023). Leaky dams augment afforestation to mitigate catchment scale flooding. Hydrological Processes. 37(6). 10 indexed citations
2.
Iroumé, Andrés, Julia Jones, & James C. Bathurst. (2021). Forest operations, tree species composition and decline in rainfall explain runoff changes in the Nacimiento experimental catchments, south central Chile. Hydrological Processes. 35(6). 21 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C. & Andrés Iroumé. (2014). Quantitative generalizations for catchment sediment yield following forest logging. Water Resources Research. 50(11). 8383–8402. 18 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C.. (2013). Critical conditions for particle motion in coarse bed materials of nonuniform size distribution. Geomorphology. 197. 170–184. 16 indexed citations
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Quinn, Paul, et al.. (2011). A catchment engineering approach to nutrient and sediment management: A case study from the UK. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C., C. Isabella Bovolo, & Félipe Cisneros. (2009). Modelling the effect of forest cover on shallow landslides at the river basin scale. Ecological Engineering. 36(3). 317–327. 71 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C., et al.. (2007). Hydraulics of mountain rivers. Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University). 7 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C., et al.. (2006). Effects of rainfall variability and land-use change on sediment yield simulated by SHETRAN. IAHS-AISH publication. 620–626.
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Bathurst, James C., et al.. (2005). Sediment yield scale dependency in the river Eden basin, northwest England. The EGU General Assembly. 1 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C., et al.. (2005). Relationship between simulated sediment yield and scale in a semiarid region of Brazil. IAHS-AISH publication. 110–118. 1 indexed citations
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Quinn, Paul, et al.. (2003). Catchment hydrology and sustainable management (CHASM): generic experimental design. 2 indexed citations
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Burton, A. & James C. Bathurst. (1998). Physically based modelling of shallow landslide sediment yield at a catchment scale. Environmental Geology. 35(2-3). 89–99. 160 indexed citations
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Nalluri, C., et al.. (1997). Flood Channel Facility: Experiments in Two-Stage Mobile Boundary Channels. 949–954. 3 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C.. (1997). Environmental river flow hydraulics. 69–93. 17 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C.. (1996). Field Measurement of Boulder Flow Drag. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 122(3). 167–169. 11 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C.. (1994). At-A-Site Mountain River Flow Resistance Variation. Hydraulic Engineering. 682–686. 5 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C.. (1987). Closure of "Flow Resistance Estimation in Mountain Rivers". 113(6). 822–824. 5 indexed citations
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Thorne, Colin R., James C. Bathurst, & Richard D. Hey. (1987). Sediment transport in gravel-bed rivers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 914 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bathurst, James C.. (1986). Physically-based distributed modelling of an upland catchment using the Systeme Hydrologique Europeen. Journal of Hydrology. 87(1-2). 79–102. 118 indexed citations
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Bathurst, James C., Richard D. Hey, & Colin R. Thorne. (1979). Secondary Flow and Shear Stress at River Bends. Journal of the Hydraulics Division. 105(10). 1277–1295. 157 indexed citations

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