John Gerrard

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

John Gerrard is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Gerrard has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John Gerrard's work include Landslides and related hazards (9 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (7 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers). John Gerrard is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (9 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (7 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (6 papers). John Gerrard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Nepal. John Gerrard's co-authors include Ian Foster, John Boardman, John A. Dearing, Sunil R. Kansakar, David M. Hannah, Gwyn Rees, G. S. Humphreys, R. Webster, Margaret A. Oliver and Rita Gardner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Ecology, Journal of Hydrology and Geomorphology.

In The Last Decade

John Gerrard

33 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Soil Erosion on Agricultural Land 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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. Soil Erosion on Agricultural Land
    1991 550 citations John Gerrard, John Boardman et al. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Gerrard United Kingdom 14 623 465 377 337 321 34 1.4k
Les Basher New Zealand 23 645 1.0× 569 1.2× 217 0.6× 305 0.9× 267 0.8× 60 1.3k
M.J. Page New Zealand 12 543 0.9× 644 1.4× 391 1.0× 173 0.5× 284 0.9× 18 1.2k
Walter F. Megahan United States 19 815 1.3× 800 1.7× 357 0.9× 343 1.0× 448 1.4× 46 1.5k
Aaron Yair Israel 30 1.1k 1.7× 680 1.5× 322 0.9× 468 1.4× 429 1.3× 58 2.4k
Andrew R. G. Large United Kingdom 21 669 1.1× 1.0k 2.2× 227 0.6× 512 1.5× 456 1.4× 41 1.7k
Joan L. Florsheim United States 20 530 0.9× 858 1.8× 170 0.5× 505 1.5× 346 1.1× 35 1.3k
A. M. Gurnell United Kingdom 19 966 1.6× 1.3k 2.8× 516 1.4× 291 0.9× 483 1.5× 30 1.9k
Mike Marden New Zealand 21 1.1k 1.7× 973 2.1× 179 0.5× 387 1.1× 405 1.3× 46 1.8k
Claudio Zucca Italy 22 519 0.8× 476 1.0× 185 0.5× 513 1.5× 178 0.6× 61 1.4k
Andrew C. Ritchie United States 20 402 0.6× 841 1.8× 265 0.7× 248 0.7× 215 0.7× 82 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Gerrard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Gerrard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gerrard, John. (2014). Fundamentals of Soils. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14 indexed citations
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Bradley, Chris, et al.. (2006). Seasonal dynamics of soil–water pressure in a cracking clay soil. CATENA. 69(3). 253–263. 7 indexed citations
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Hannah, David M., Sunil R. Kansakar, & John Gerrard. (2005). Identifying potential hydrological impacts of climatic variability and change for himalayan basins of Nepal. IAHS-AISH publication. 120–130. 1 indexed citations
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Kansakar, Sunil R., David M. Hannah, John Gerrard, & Gwyn Rees. (2004). Spatial pattern in the precipitation regime of Nepal. International Journal of Climatology. 24(13). 1645–1659. 179 indexed citations
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Kansakar, Sunil R., David M. Hannah, John Gerrard, & Gwyn Rees. (2002). Flow regime characteristics of Himalayan river basins in Nepal.. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 425–432. 6 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John, et al.. (2000). Relationships between rainfall and landsliding in the Middle Hills, Nepal. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography. 54(2). 74–81. 18 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John, et al.. (1997). Joint spacing and landform evolution; the Granite Mountains, WY. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America. 29(6). 36. 3 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John & Nigel J. R. Allan. (1996). Mountains at Risk: Current Issues in Environmental Studies. Mountain Research and Development. 16(4). 430–430. 4 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John, et al.. (1996). Soils: A New Global View. Geographical Journal. 162(2). 225–225. 172 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John, et al.. (1995). Volcanoes: An Introduction. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 20(4). 521–521. 4 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John. (1993). Soil geomorphology — present dilemmas and future challenges. Geomorphology. 7(1-3). 61–84. 9 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John. (1993). Erosion, debris flows and environment in mountain regions. Endeavour. 17(1). 46–46. 71 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John, S. Nilsson, & David G. Pitt. (1992). Mountain World in Danger: Climate Change in the Mountains and Forests of Europe. Geographical Journal. 158(3). 336–336. 3 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John. (1991). Mountains under pressure. Scottish Geographical Magazine. 107(2). 75–83. 3 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John, John Boardman, Ian Foster, & John A. Dearing. (1991). Soil Erosion on Agricultural Land. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 16(4). 498–498. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Oliver, Margaret A., R. Webster, & John Gerrard. (1989). Geostatistics in Physical Geography. Part I: Theory. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 14(3). 259–259. 61 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John. (1988). Rocks and landforms. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 31 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John. (1988). PERIGLACIAL MODIFICATION OF THE COX TOR—STAPLE TORS AREA OF WESTERN DARTMOOR, ENGLAND. Physical Geography. 9(3). 280–300. 16 indexed citations
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Gerrard, John, et al.. (1982). Soils and Landforms. An Integration of Geomorphology and Pedology.. Journal of Ecology. 70(3). 912–912. 3 indexed citations

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