John D. Fenton

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

John D. Fenton is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Fenton has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 21 papers in Oceanography and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John D. Fenton's work include Hydraulic flow and structures (22 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (21 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (20 papers). John D. Fenton is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic flow and structures (22 papers), Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (21 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (20 papers). John D. Fenton collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Austria and New Zealand. John D. Fenton's co-authors include Michele M. Rienecker, M. S. Longuet‐Higgins, R. L. Hughes, W. D. McKee, Leonard W. Schwartz, Pierre Perrochet, Peter Nielsen, S. E. Coleman, Andrew B. Kennedy and Manoj Khanna and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Hydrology and Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

John D. Fenton

64 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Fifth‐Order Stokes Theory for Steady Waves

1985 508 citations John D. Fenton Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering profile →

Peers

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Maurizio Brocchini Italy

Michael Isaacson Canada

Ole Secher Madsen United States

Tai‐Wen Hsu Taiwan

Dominic E. Reeve United Kingdom

V Casulli Italy

Paolo Blondeaux Italy

Oliver B. Fringer United States

Philippe Bonneton France

Vincent H. Chu Canada

Maurizio Brocchini Italy

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2.3k ×1.6

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1.1k ×1.0

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512 ×0.7

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1.2k ×1.7

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1.3k ×2.2

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Countries citing papers authored by John D. Fenton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John D. Fenton

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Fenton, John D.. (2025). Velocity Distributions in Open Channels and the Calculation of Discharge. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 151(2).

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Fenton, John D., et al.. (2023). Ship waves in rivers: Environmental criteria and analysis methods for measurements. River Research and Applications. 39(4). 629–647. 3 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (2019). Flood routing methods. Journal of Hydrology. 570. 251–264. 30 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (2018). On the generation of stream rating curves. Journal of Hydrology. 564. 748–757. 25 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D., et al.. (2016). Discussion of “Minimum Specific Energy and Transcritical Flow in Unsteady Open-Channel Flow” by Oscar Castro-Orgaz and Hubert Chanson. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 142(10). 2 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (2008). Obstacles in Streams and Their Roles as Hydraulic Structures.. 15–22. 8 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D., et al.. (2007). A Boussinesq-type model for flow over trapezoidal profile weirs. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 45(4). 519–528. 24 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (2003). The effects of obstacles on surface levels and boundary resistance in open channels. Minerva Access (University of Melbourne). 12 indexed citations

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Khanna, Manoj, Hector Malano, John D. Fenton, & Hugh Turral. (2003). Design and management guidelines for contour basin irrigation layouts in southeast Australia. Agricultural Water Management. 62(1). 19–35. 8 indexed citations

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Khanna, Manoj, Hector Malano, John D. Fenton, & Hugh Turral. (2003). Two-Dimensional Simulation Model for Contour Basin Layouts in Southeast Australia. II: Irregular Shape and Multiple Basins. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 129(5). 317–325. 10 indexed citations

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Coleman, Stephen E. & John D. Fenton. (1996). Potential Flow Instability Theory and Bed Forms. 442–447. 3 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (1994). Interpolation and numerical differentiation in civil engineering problems. 36(4). 331–337. 1 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (1993). Simulating Wave Shoaling with Boundary Integral Equations. 71.

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Fenton, John D.. (1989). A Simplified Approach to Reservoir Routing. 377. 1 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (1988). Discussion of "Nonuniqueness in Stream Function Wave Theory". 114(1). 110–112. 1 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (1988). The numerical solution of steady water wave problems. Computers & Geosciences. 14(3). 357–368. 214 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (1987). Closure to “ A Fifth‐Order Stokes Theory for Steady Waves ” by John D. Fenton, (March, 1985, Vol. 111, No. 2). Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering. 113(4). 438–438. 3 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D., et al.. (1977). Initial movement of grains on a stream bed: the effect of relative protrusion. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 352(1671). 523–537. 227 indexed citations

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Longuet‐Higgins, M. S. & John D. Fenton. (1974). On the mass, momentum, energy and circulation of a solitary wave. II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 340(1623). 471–493. 173 indexed citations

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Fenton, John D.. (1972). A ninth-order solution for the solitary wave. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 53(2). 257–271. 161 indexed citations

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