John Lewin

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

John Lewin is a scholar working on Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Lewin has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, 46 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 43 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in John Lewin's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (59 papers), Geological formations and processes (43 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (42 papers). John Lewin is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (59 papers), Geological formations and processes (43 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (42 papers). John Lewin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and New Zealand. John Lewin's co-authors include Mark G. Macklin, Jamie Woodward, Philip J. Ashworth, Philip L. Gibbard, Eric Johnstone, Paul Brewer, R. A. Cullingford, D. A. Davidson, Angela M. Gurnell and Geoffrey E. Petts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

John Lewin

111 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Impacts of metal mining on river systems: a global assessment

2023 112 citations Mark G. Macklin, Paul Brewer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Lewin United Kingdom	48	3.0k	2.9k	2.1k	1.8k	1.1k	113	6.2k
Ana Navas Spain	49	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	3.3k 1.8×	1.5k 1.4×	223	6.6k
Gerald C. Nanson Australia	58	6.0k 2.0×	3.6k 1.2×	3.9k 1.8×	3.5k 1.9×	1.8k 1.6×	127	9.2k
Gerardo Benito Spain	50	2.3k 0.8×	3.5k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	2.1k 1.9×	182	8.5k
Rajiv Sinha India	46	2.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1000 0.5×	1.7k 1.6×	177	6.9k
T.S. McCarthy South Africa	47	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	928 0.5×	749 0.7×	153	6.1k
Yehouda Enzel Israel	52	1.8k 0.6×	5.9k 2.1×	3.0k 1.4×	677 0.4×	862 0.8×	184	9.0k
Andreas Lang United Kingdom	40	1.2k 0.4×	3.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	304 0.3×	111	5.2k
Arjun M. Heimsath United States	41	1.5k 0.5×	3.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	503 0.5×	98	6.5k
Ian Foster United Kingdom	47	3.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	3.9k 2.1×	2.6k 2.4×	212	7.3k
Paul R. Bierman United States	54	1.4k 0.5×	6.1k 2.1×	3.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	513 0.5×	234	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by John Lewin

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Lewin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Lewin

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All Works

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Gurnell, Angela M., et al.. (2024). Recent changes in riparian and floodplain vegetation in England and Wales and its geomorphic implications. River Research and Applications. 40(6). 1031–1048. 1 indexed citations

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Newson, Malcolm, John Lewin, & Paul Raven. (2023). River science: an educational resource for understanding and learning to survive flooding and environmental change. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 48(3). 325–344.

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Gurnell, Angela M., et al.. (2022). Biogeomorphic recovery of a river reach affected by mining. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 47(15). 3497–3514. 8 indexed citations

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Newson, Malcolm, John Lewin, & Paul Raven. (2021). River science and flood risk management policy in England. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 46(1). 105–123. 9 indexed citations

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Gregory, K. J. & John Lewin. (2021). Big ideas in the geography curriculum: nature, awareness and need. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 47(1). 9–28. 5 indexed citations

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Lewin, John, et al.. (2020). Urban flooding in Britain: an approach to comparing ancient and contemporary flood exposure. Natural Hazards. 104(1). 581–591. 7 indexed citations

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Gregory, K. J. & John Lewin. (2019). UK programmes for HE physical geography. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 44(1). 1–24. 6 indexed citations

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Gregory, K. J. & John Lewin. (2015). Making concepts more explicit for geomorphology. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 39(6). 711–727. 26 indexed citations

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Woodward, Jamie, Mark G. Macklin, Philip D. Hughes, Kathryn Adamson, & John Lewin. (2014). The paraglacial concept revisited: the record from the Mediterranean mountains of Southern Europe. EGUGA. 5517. 5 indexed citations

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Macklin, Mark G., John Lewin, & Anna F. Jones. (2013). River entrenchment and terrace formation in the UK Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews. 76. 194–206. 31 indexed citations

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Macklin, Mark G., John Lewin, & Jamie Woodward. (2012). The fluvial record of climate change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 370(1966). 2143–2172. 110 indexed citations

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Jones, Anna F., John Lewin, & Mark G. Macklin. (2010). Flood series data for the later Holocene: Available approaches, potential and limitations from UK alluvial sediments. The Holocene. 20(7). 1123–1135. 27 indexed citations

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Thorne, Colin R., Alexander J. Henshaw, Paul Bates, et al.. (2010). Applied fluvial geomorphology for sustainable flood risk management. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 1–10. 3 indexed citations

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Lewin, John & Mark G. Macklin. (2003). Preservation potential for Late Quaternary river alluvium. Journal of Quaternary Science. 18(2). 107–120. 151 indexed citations

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Macklin, Mark G., Ian C. Fuller, John Lewin, et al.. (2002). Correlation of fluvial sequences in the Mediterranean basin over the last 200ka and their relationship to climate change. Quaternary Science Reviews. 21(14-15). 1633–1641. 197 indexed citations

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Lewin, John & Paul Brewer. (2001). Predicting channel patterns. Geomorphology. 40(3-4). 329–339. 63 indexed citations

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Lewin, John & Jeff Warburton. (1994). Debris Flows in an Alpine Environment. Geography. 79(2). 98–107. 4 indexed citations

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Macklin, Mark G., et al.. (1987). The transport and abrasion of flint handaxes in a gravel-bed river. 115–126. 17 indexed citations

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Kirkby, M. J., R. A. Cullingford, D. A. Davidson, & John Lewin. (1981). Timescales in Geomorphology. Geographical Journal. 147(2). 235–235. 81 indexed citations

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Lewin, John, et al.. (1977). Distribution of metal pollutants in floodplain sediments. CATENA. 4(3). 309–317. 63 indexed citations

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