Jon Olley

12.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
142 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Jon Olley is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jon Olley has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Ecology, 58 papers in Soil Science and 52 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Jon Olley's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (57 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (53 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (50 papers). Jon Olley is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (57 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (53 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (50 papers). Jon Olley collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Jon Olley's co-authors include Richard G. Roberts, Andrew Murray, Hiroyuki Yoshida, G.M. Laslett, R. F. Galbraith, G. Caitcheon, J. Patrick Laceby, Tim Pietsch, Peter Wallbrink and Arman Haddadchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Jon Olley

137 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

OPTICAL DATING OF SINGLE AND MULTIPLE GRAINS OF QUARTZ FROM JINMIUM ROCK SHELTER, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: PART I, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND STATISTICAL MODELS*

1999 2.1k citations Richard G. Roberts, Jon Olley et al. profile →
New ages for human occupation and climatic change at Lake Mungo, Australia

2003 487 citations Jon Olley, Richard G. Roberts et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Jon Olley	5.3k	3.3k	2.5k	2.1k	2.0k	142	9.7k
Jakob Wallinga	5.4k 1.0×	1.8k 0.5×	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	157	8.0k
André F. Lotter	11.6k 2.2×	5.7k 1.7×	3.0k 1.2×	448 0.2×	3.0k 1.5×	198	16.5k
P. G. Appleby	7.0k 1.3×	4.7k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	923 0.4×	778 0.4×	215	13.8k
Weiguo Liu	6.2k 1.2×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	355 0.2×	1.5k 0.8×	265	8.4k
Andreas Lang	3.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	111	5.2k
Joel D. Blum	4.4k 0.8×	6.1k 1.8×	883 0.3×	588 0.3×	1.4k 0.7×	249	19.9k
Quan Hua	4.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	294 0.1×	2.5k 1.3×	209	9.6k
John Chappell	8.8k 1.7×	4.6k 1.4×	4.3k 1.7×	479 0.2×	1.8k 0.9×	121	13.4k
H. Renssen	7.3k 1.4×	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	249 0.1×	1.3k 0.7×	188	8.4k
Liviu Giosan	4.3k 0.8×	3.4k 1.0×	3.7k 1.5×	448 0.2×	790 0.4×	157	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Jon Olley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jon Olley

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jon Olley

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Brooks, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Patterns of riparian forest disturbance caused by tree dislodging on a subtropical river during large floods. River Research and Applications. 40(7). 1363–1378.

Brooks, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Quantifying hydraulic roughness in a riparian forest using a drag force‐based method. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 16(2). 6 indexed citations

Bainbridge, Zoë, Jon Olley, Scott Wilkinson, et al.. (2023). Refining fine sediment source identification through integration of spatial modelling, concentration monitoring and source tracing: A case study in the Great Barrier Reef catchments. The Science of The Total Environment. 892. 164731–164731. 6 indexed citations

Deckker, Patrick De, et al.. (2023). The effect of the introduction of livestock on the erosion of alpine soils: a comparison of five dating techniques applied to sediments of the Australian alpine Blue Lake. Journal of Paleolimnology. 70(2). 77–93. 1 indexed citations

Brooks, Andrew, et al.. (2021). Drag Forces on Subtropical Trees with Sclerophyllous Foliage Towed through Stillwater. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 147(10). 3 indexed citations

Shellberg, Jeffrey Gray, et al.. (2021). Sediment and nutrient sources and sinks in a wet-dry tropical catchment draining to the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 165. 112080–112080. 8 indexed citations

Hocknull, Scott, Lee J. Arnold, Tim Pietsch, et al.. (2020). Extinction of eastern Sahul megafauna coincides with sustained environmental deterioration. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2250–2250. 62 indexed citations

Haddadchi, Arman, et al.. (2019). Grid‐based sediment tracing approach to determine sediment sources. Land Degradation and Development. 30(17). 2088–2106. 11 indexed citations

Olley, Jon, et al.. (2018). A 1500 year record of river discharge inferred from fluvial-marine sediments in the Australian subtropics. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 504. 136–149. 6 indexed citations

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Kemp, Justine, Allen Gontz, Colin Pardoe, Timothy Pietsch, & Jon Olley. (2014). A ground penetrating radar survey near the excavated burial site of Kiacatoo Man. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 5 indexed citations

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Laceby, J. Patrick & Jon Olley. (2014). A new modelling approach to tracing sediment sources that incorporates distributions and their elemental correlations. EGUGA. 1817. 1 indexed citations

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Kerr, Jason G., Michele A. Burford, Jon Olley, Stuart E. Bunn, & James Udy. (2011). Examining the link between terrestrial and aquatic phosphorus speciation in a subtropical catchment: The role of selective erosion and transport of fine sediments during storm events. Water Research. 45(11). 3331–3340. 50 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Scott, et al.. (2005). Targeting erosion control in large river systems using spatially distributed sediment budgets. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 56–64. 8 indexed citations

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Bartley, Rebecca, Jon Olley, & Anne Henderson. (2004). A sediment budget for the Herbert River Catchment, North Queensland, Australia. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 15(2). 147–154. 6 indexed citations

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Thoms, Martin C. & Jon Olley. (2004). The stratigraphy, mode of deposition and age of inset flood plains on the Barwon-Darling River, Australia. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 15(2). 10–10. 15 indexed citations

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Holdaway, Richard N., Richard G. Roberts, Nancy Beavan, Jon Olley, & Trevor H. Worthy. (2002). Optical dating of quartz sediments and accelerator mass spectrometry ¹⁴ C dating of bone gelatin and moa eggshell: A comparison of age estimates for non‐archaeological deposits in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 32(3). 463–505. 29 indexed citations

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Wallbrink, Peter, Jon Olley, & Gary Hancock. (2002). Estimating residence times of fine sediment in river channels using fallout 210Pb.. IAHS-AISH publication. 425–432. 17 indexed citations

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Murray, Andrew & Jon Olley. (2002). PRECISION AND ACCURACY IN THE OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING OF SEDIMENTARY QUARTZ: A STATUS REVIEW. Geochronometria. 21. 1–16. 497 indexed citations

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Olley, Jon. (2002). Organic carbon supply to a large lowland river and implications for aquatic ecosystems. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 276. 27–33. 12 indexed citations

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Dyer, Fiona, Martin C. Thoms, & Jon Olley. (2002). The structure, function and management implications of fluvial sedimentary systems. 161 indexed citations

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