Jim Best

21.4k citations
288 papers · 15.1k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 64

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Jim Best

276 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

River Damming Impacts on Fish Habitat and Associated Conservation Measures 2023 · 64 citations
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Jim Best
Comparison fields: 5 of 199
  • Earth-Surface Processes 6.9k
  • Soil Science 4.2k
  • Ecology 9.3k
  • Atmospheric Science 3.1k
  • Water Science and Technology 2.4k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Jim Best

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Jim Best, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Sediment Transport Dynamics and Bedform Evolution During Unsteady Flows
20161
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The dynamics of bedform amalgamation: new insights from a very thin flume
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An experimental investigation of 3D subaqueous barchan dunes and their morphodynamic processes
20131

About Jim Best

Jim Best is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science, Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Water Science and Technology, having authored 288 papers that have together received 15.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (188 papers), Geological formations and processes (115 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (94 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (53 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (40 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (26 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (24 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (6.9k citations), Soil Science (4.2k citations), Ecology (9.3k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.1k citations) and Water Science and Technology (2.4k citations). Jim Best has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Philip J. Ashworth, Jeff Peakall, Daniel R. Parsons, Sean J. Bennett, Jaco H. Baas, John Bridge, Ray Kostaschuk, André G. Roy, Pascale M. Biron and R. J. Hardy. Their work appears in journals such as Sedimentology, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface and Water Resources Research.

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