John Pitlick

4.7k total citations
61 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

John Pitlick is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Pitlick has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Ecology, 36 papers in Soil Science and 23 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in John Pitlick's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (47 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (36 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (20 papers). John Pitlick is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (47 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (36 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (20 papers). John Pitlick collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. John Pitlick's co-authors include Erich R. Mueller, Jonathan M. Nelson, Martyn Clark, Balaji Rajagopalan, Satish Kumar Regonda, Peter Richard Wilcock, Gary Parker, Chris Paola, W. E. Dietrich and Donald O. Rosenberry and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

John Pitlick

56 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Pitlick United States 31 2.3k 1.6k 1.2k 757 626 61 3.4k
Peter Ashmore Canada 33 2.9k 1.3× 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 730 1.0× 1.1k 1.8× 77 3.5k
Jonathan B. Laronne Israel 34 2.6k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 793 1.0× 665 1.1× 119 3.4k
Andrew Nicholas United Kingdom 32 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 883 0.7× 806 1.1× 1.0k 1.7× 87 3.1k
Luca Mao Chile 41 3.6k 1.6× 2.8k 1.8× 1.4k 1.1× 981 1.3× 480 0.8× 144 4.5k
D. Murray Hicks New Zealand 33 2.5k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 924 0.7× 758 1.0× 962 1.5× 79 4.0k
Trevor Hoey United Kingdom 36 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 706 0.6× 496 0.7× 1.0k 1.7× 94 3.6k
Mario Aristide Lenzi Italy 36 3.5k 1.5× 2.8k 1.8× 1.4k 1.1× 802 1.1× 333 0.5× 118 4.0k
Jacky Croke Australia 30 2.7k 1.2× 2.3k 1.5× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 878 1.4× 75 3.8k
Athol D. Abrahams United States 42 3.2k 1.4× 3.4k 2.1× 2.0k 1.6× 965 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 115 5.2k
Peter J. Whiting United States 27 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 794 0.6× 320 0.4× 515 0.8× 47 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Pitlick

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Pitlick

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lininger, Katherine B., et al.. (2023). The Influence of Knickpoint Development and Channel Incision on Riparian Vegetation in Semi‐Arid River Corridors. Water Resources Research. 59(10). 1 indexed citations
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Bizzi, Simone, et al.. (2021). Sediment transport at the network scale and its link to channel morphology in the braided Vjosa River system. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 46(14). 2946–2962. 15 indexed citations
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Neupauer, R. M., Greg Lackey, & John Pitlick. (2020). Exaggerated Stream Depletion in Streams with Spatiotemporally Varying Streambed Conductance. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 26(2). 5 indexed citations
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Kelsey, Harvey M., et al.. (2018). Sediment Sources and Sediment Transport in the Redwood Creek Basin: A Progress Report.
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Pitlick, John, et al.. (2013). Linkages between sediment supply and channel morphology in gravel-bed river systems. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations
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Mueller, Erich R., John Pitlick, Kurt R. Spicer, & Jon J. Major. (2007). Channel Width Adjustments to Flood Flows in a Highly Erodible Landscape, North Fork Toutle River, Mount St. Helens, WA. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Pitlick, John, et al.. (2007). Relation between flow, surface‐layer armoring and sediment transport in gravel‐bed rivers. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 33(8). 1192–1209. 71 indexed citations
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Parker, Gary, Peter Richard Wilcock, Chris Paola, W. E. Dietrich, & John Pitlick. (2007). Physical basis for quasi‐universal relations describing bankfull hydraulic geometry of single‐thread gravel bed rivers. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 112(F4). 343 indexed citations
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Segura, Catalina & John Pitlick. (2006). Relation between shear stress, surface-layer armoring, and sediment transport in a mountain stream. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Mueller, Erich R. & John Pitlick. (2005). Morphologically based model of bed load transport capacity in a headwater stream. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(F2). 58 indexed citations
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Pitlick, John, et al.. (2004). Adjustments of Bed Sediment Texture to Variations in Shear Stress in High Gradient Streams. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Mueller, Erich R. & John Pitlick. (2001). Downstream Changes in Channel Morphology Through a Network of Gravel-Bed Streams. AGUFM. 2001. 1 indexed citations
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Lisle, Thomas E., et al.. (2000). Variability of bed mobility in natural, gravel‐bed channels and adjustments to sediment load at local and reach scales. Water Resources Research. 36(12). 3743–3755. 192 indexed citations
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Pitlick, John, et al.. (1998). Geomorphology and endangered fish habitats of the upper Colorado River: 2. Linking sediment transport to habitat maintenance. Water Resources Research. 34(2). 303–316. 68 indexed citations
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Pitlick, John. (1997). A Regional Perspective of the Hydrology of the 1993 Mississippi River Basin Floods. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 87(1). 135–151. 31 indexed citations
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Kelsey, Harvey M., et al.. (1996). Geomorphic analysis of streamside landslides in the Redwood Creek basin, northwestern California. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 7(33). 15 indexed citations
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Wilcox, Bradford P., David W. Davenport, John Pitlick, & Craig D. Allen. (1996). Runoff and erosion from a rapidly eroding pinyon-juniper hillslope. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 40 indexed citations
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Pitlick, John. (1994). Coarse Sediment Transport and the Maintenance of Fish Habitat in the Upper Colorado River. Hydraulic Engineering. 855–859. 3 indexed citations
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Pitlick, John. (1993). Response and recovery of a subalpine stream following a catastrophic flood. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 105(5). 657–670. 72 indexed citations
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Kelsey, Harvey M., et al.. (1981). Major sediment sources and limits to the effectiveness of erosion control techniques in the highly erosive watersheds of north coastal California. IAHS-AISH publication. 493–510. 7 indexed citations

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