James Griffiths

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

James Griffiths is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Griffiths has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 12 papers in Environmental Engineering and 9 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in James Griffiths's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (8 papers) and Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (8 papers). James Griffiths is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (8 papers) and Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (8 papers). James Griffiths collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and China. James Griffiths's co-authors include Roger Lemon, Faith Ka Shun Chan, David Higgitt, Fangfang Zhu, Colin R. Thorne, Yu-Ting Tang, Yuyao Xu, Shuyang Xu, Yunfei Qi and Lei Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nature reviews. Neuroscience and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

James Griffiths

33 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

“Sponge City” in China—A breakthrough of planning and flood risk management in the urban context

2018 409 citations Faith Ka Shun Chan, James Griffiths et al. Land Use Policy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Griffiths United Kingdom	18	622	487	258	129	125	33	1.5k
Chang Yu China	25	405 0.7×	578 1.2×	292 1.1×	25 0.2×	91 0.7×	66	2.3k
Christian Zammit Malta	20	471 0.8×	150 0.3×	398 1.5×	282 2.2×	67 0.5×	59	1.6k
Lijun Zuo China	30	1.2k 1.9×	319 0.7×	228 0.9×	405 3.1×	62 0.5×	105	2.8k
Jeroen Aerts Netherlands	19	783 1.3×	156 0.3×	255 1.0×	136 1.1×	328 2.6×	52	2.3k
Jiahong Liu China	30	1.4k 2.2×	1.1k 2.2×	946 3.7×	437 3.4×	111 0.9×	226	3.4k
Kris Johnson United States	23	1.8k 2.9×	169 0.3×	525 2.0×	345 2.7×	266 2.1×	36	3.9k
Ma . Indonesia	21	405 0.7×	205 0.4×	165 0.6×	516 4.0×	55 0.4×	249	2.0k
Claude Bernard Canada	16	147 0.2×	167 0.3×	154 0.6×	107 0.8×	34 0.3×	41	1.1k
Xiaodong Na China	17	489 0.8×	127 0.3×	64 0.2×	121 0.9×	18 0.1×	37	1.2k

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Griffiths, James, Karine E. Borne, Annette Semádeni-Davies, & Chris C. Tanner. (2024). Selection, Planning, and Modelling of Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation. Water. 16(19). 2802–2802. 6 indexed citations

Griffiths, James, Jing Yang, Ross Woods, et al.. (2023). Parameterization of a National Groundwater Model for New Zealand. Sustainability. 15(17). 13280–13280. 4 indexed citations

Chan, Faith Ka Shun, Zilin Wang, Xiaohui Lü, et al.. (2023). Selected global flood preparation and response lessons: implications for more resilient Chinese Cities. Natural Hazards. 118(3). 1767–1796. 10 indexed citations

Qi, Yunfei, Faith Ka Shun Chan, Meili Feng, et al.. (2023). Developing a “Sponge Catchment Management Plan (SCMP)” framework at the catchment scale: The case of Guiyang, SW China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 109–125. 1 indexed citations

Griffiths, James, et al.. (2021). An Impacts-Based Flood Decision Support System for a Tropical Pacific Island Catchment with Short Warnings Lead Time. Water. 13(23). 3371–3371. 5 indexed citations

Chan, Faith Ka Shun, Wendy Y. Chen, Yan‐Fang Sang, et al.. (2021). Build in prevention and preparedness to improve climate resilience in coastal cities: Lessons from China’s GBA. One Earth. 4(10). 1356–1360. 20 indexed citations

Chan, Faith Ka Shun, Yunfei Qi, Dimple R. Thadani, et al.. (2021). Lessons learnt from Typhoons Fitow and In-Fa: implications for improving urban flood resilience in Asian Coastal Cities. Natural Hazards. 110(3). 2397–2404. 12 indexed citations

Qi, Yunfei, Faith Ka Shun Chan, James Griffiths, et al.. (2021). Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China. Water. 13(19). 2784–2784. 14 indexed citations

Qi, Yunfei, Faith Ka Shun Chan, Emily O’Donnell, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Development of the Sponge City Program (SCP): The Case of Gui'an New District, Southwest China. Frontiers in Water. 3. 18 indexed citations

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Griffiths, James, et al.. (2020). Interpretation and application of Sponge City guidelines in China. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 378(2168). 20190222–20190222. 70 indexed citations

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Chan, Faith Ka Shun, James Griffiths, David Higgitt, et al.. (2018). “Sponge City” in China—A breakthrough of planning and flood risk management in the urban context. Land Use Policy. 76. 772–778. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tang, Yu-Ting, Faith Ka Shun Chan, Emily O’Donnell, et al.. (2018). Aligning ancient and modern approaches to sustainable urban water management in China: Ningbo as a “Blue‐Green City” in the “Sponge City” campaign. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 11(4). 33 indexed citations

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Griffiths, James, et al.. (2017). Reach-scale variation surface water quality in a reticular canal system in the lower Yangtze River Delta region, China. Journal of Environmental Management. 196. 80–90. 9 indexed citations

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Griffiths, James, et al.. (2017). Calculation of reservoir capacity loss due to sediment deposition in the `Muela reservoir, Northern Lesotho. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 5(2). 130–140. 18 indexed citations

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Tang, Yu-Ting, Faith Ka Shun Chan, & James Griffiths. (2014). City profile: Ningbo. Cities. 42. 97–108. 32 indexed citations

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Young, Andrew, Virginie Keller, & James Griffiths. (2006). Predicting low flows in ungauged basins : a hydrological response unit approach to continuous simulation. IAHS-AISH publication. 134–138. 6 indexed citations

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Lemon, Roger & James Griffiths. (2005). Comparing the function of the corticospinal system in different species: Organizational differences for motor specialization?. Muscle & Nerve. 32(3). 261–279. 313 indexed citations

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Lemon, Roger & James Griffiths. (2002). Is the rat a good model for human neurological disease?. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 3(7). 580–580. 4 indexed citations

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Griffiths, James & David Oliveira. (1988). The Organ Distribution of F Protein in the Mouse. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 27(3). 357–360. 7 indexed citations

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Griffiths, James, et al.. (1985). Modeling the thermal adaptability of the olive (Olea europaea L.) in Texas. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 35(1-4). 309–327. 20 indexed citations

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