James Richard Slack

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
26 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

James Richard Slack is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, James Richard Slack has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Water Science and Technology and 6 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in James Richard Slack's work include Hydrology and Drought Analysis (10 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (6 papers) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (5 papers). James Richard Slack is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Drought Analysis (10 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (6 papers) and Water Quality and Resources Studies (5 papers). James Richard Slack collaborates with scholars based in United States. James Richard Slack's co-authors include Robert M. Hirsch, Richard A. Smith, Harry F. Lins, Jurate M. Landwehr, N. C. Matalas, James R. Wallis, Dennis R. Helsel, David K. Mueller, Terry L. Schertz and Richard B. Alexander and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Geophysical Research Letters and USGS professional paper.

In The Last Decade

James Richard Slack

22 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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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.

Techniques of trend analysis for monthly water quality data

1982 2.2k citations Robert M. Hirsch, James Richard Slack et al. Water Resources Research profile →
A Nonparametric Trend Test for Seasonal Data With Serial Dependence

1984 1.3k citations Robert M. Hirsch, James Richard Slack Water Resources Research profile →
Streamflow trends in the United States

1999 612 citations Harry F. Lins, James Richard Slack Geophysical Research Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Computer program for the Kendall family of trend tests 2006 ·Scientific investigations report ·Dennis R. Helsel, David K. Mueller, James Richard Slack	134
2	Seasonal and Regional Characteristics of U.S. Streamflow Trends in the United States from 1940 to 1999 2005 ·Physical Geography ·Harry F. Lins, James Richard Slack	103
3	Streamflow trends in the United States breakdown → 1999 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Harry F. Lins, James Richard Slack	612
4	Data from selected U.S. Geological Survey National Stream Water Quality Monitoring Networks 1998 ·Water Resources Research ·Richard B. Alexander, James Richard Slack, (unknown), (unknown), Terry L. Schertz	104
5	A Nonparametric Trend Test for Seasonal Data With Serial Dependence breakdown → 1984 ·Water Resources Research ·Robert M. Hirsch, James Richard Slack	1290
6	Tests for trends in water quality data using the statistical analysis system 1983 ·Charles G. Crawford, James Richard Slack, Robert M. Hirsch	1
7	Nonparametric tests for trends in water-quality data using the statistical analysis system 1983 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·Charles G. Crawford, James Richard Slack, Robert M. Hirsch	23
8	Yearly variations in runoff and frequency of dry years for the conterminous United States, 1911-79 1982 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·W. B. Langbein, James Richard Slack	14
9	The oilspill risk analysis model of the U. S. Geological Survey 1982 ·USGS professional paper ·(unknown), James Richard Slack, Timothy Wyant, (unknown)	35
10	Techniques of trend analysis for monthly water-quality data 1981 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·Robert M. Hirsch, James Richard Slack, Richard A. Smith	159
11	The oilspill risk analysis model of the U. S. Geological Survey 1980 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·(unknown), James Richard Slack, Timothy Wyant, (unknown)	6
12	An oilspill risk analysis for the eastern Gulf of Mexico (proposed sale 65) Outer Continental Shelf lease area 1978 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·Timothy Wyant, James Richard Slack	2
13	Apparent regional skew 1977 ·Water Resources Research ·James R. Wallis, N. C. Matalas, James Richard Slack	27
14	An oilspill risk analysis for the western Gulf of Alaska (Kodiak Island) Outer Continental Shelf lease area 1977 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·James Richard Slack, (unknown), Timothy Wyant	5
15	Effect of sequence length n on the choice of assumed distribution of floods 1976 ·Water Resources Research ·James R. Wallis, N. C. Matalas, James Richard Slack	4
16	An oilspill risk analysis for the North Atlantic outer continental shelf lease area 1976 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·(unknown), James Richard Slack, Robert K. Davis	6
17	An oilspill risk analysis for the South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf lease area 1976 ·Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·James Richard Slack, (unknown)	2
18	On the value of information to flood frequency analysis 1975 ·Water Resources Research ·James Richard Slack, James R. Wallis, N. C. Matalas	55
19	Regional skew in search of a parent 1975 ·Water Resources Research ·N. C. Matalas, James Richard Slack, James R. Wallis	91
20	Correction [to “‘Just a moment!’ by J. R. Wallis, N. C. Matalas, and J. R. Slack”] 1974 ·Water Resources Research ·James R. Wallis, N. C. Matalas, James Richard Slack	1

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