K. Beven

9.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
41 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

K. Beven is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Beven has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Water Science and Technology, 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. Beven's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (13 papers). K. Beven is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers) and Groundwater flow and contamination studies (13 papers). K. Beven collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Czechia and Switzerland. K. Beven's co-authors include Andrew Binley, Jim Freer, Bruno Ambroise, Šárka Blažková, Ε. M. Morris, A. Calver, Anthony J. Jakeman, H. S. Wheater, I. Iorgulescu and Florimond De Smedt and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydrology and Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.

In The Last Decade

K. Beven

41 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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.

The future of distributed models: Model calibration and uncertainty prediction

1992 3.5k citations K. Beven et al. Hydrological Processes profile →
Prophecy, reality and uncertainty in distributed hydrological modelling

1993 895 citations K. Beven Advances in Water Resources profile →
Bayesian Estimation of Uncertainty in Runoff Prediction and the Value of Data: An Application of the GLUE Approach

1996 633 citations Jim Freer, K. Beven et al. Water Resources Research profile →
How far can we go in distributed hydrological modelling?

2001 523 citations K. Beven Hydrology and earth system sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Beven

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. Beven. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. Beven based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with K. Beven. K. Beven is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Environmental Virtual Observatory (EVO) local exemplar: A cloud based local landscape learning visualisation tool for communicating flood risk to catchment stakeholders 2013 ·The EGU General Assembly ·Mark Wilkinson, K. Beven, Peter G. Brewer, Yehia Elkhatib, (unknown), P. M. Haygarth, (unknown), Mark G. Macklin, (unknown), PF Quinn, (unknown), Claudia Vitolo, (unknown), Marc Stutter	4
2	Adaptive correction of deterministic models to produce probabilistic forecasts 2012 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Paul J. Smith, K. Beven, Albrecht Weerts, David Leedal	26
3	Flow, mixing, and displacement in using a data‐based hydrochemical model to predict conservative tracer data 2007 ·Water Resources Research ·I. Iorgulescu, K. Beven, A. Musy	35
4	Predictions in Ungauged Basins: Promise and Progress 2006 ·IAHS-AISH publication ·Thorsten Wagener, Jim Freer, Erwin Zehe, K. Beven, Hoshin V. Gupta, András Bàrdossy	25
5	The influence of rating curve uncertainty on flood inundation predictions 2004 ·AGUFM ·Florian Pappenberger, Patrick Matgen, K. Beven, Jean-Baptiste Henry, Laurent Pfister, P. de Fraipont	4
6	Nonparametric direct mapping of rainfall‐runoff relationships: An alternative approach to data analysis and modeling? 2004 ·Water Resources Research ·I. Iorgulescu, K. Beven	48
7	Multi-objective parameter conditioning of a three-source wheat canopy model 2003 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·Xingguo Mo, K. Beven	43
8	How far can we go in distributed hydrological modelling? breakdown → 2001 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·K. Beven	523
9	On landscape space to model space mapping 2001 ·Hydrological Processes ·K. Beven	9
10	On modelling as collective intelligence 2001 ·Hydrological Processes ·K. Beven	19
11	On explanatory depth and predictive power 2001 ·Hydrological Processes ·K. Beven	33
12	On model uncertainty, risk and decision making 2000 ·Hydrological Processes ·K. Beven	41
13	Discharge and water table predictions using a generalised TOPMODEL formulation 1997 ·Hydrological Processes ·Rob Lamb, K. Beven, (unknown)	53
14	Digital elevation analysis for distributed hydrological modeling: Reducing scale dependence in effective hydraulic conductivity values 1997 ·Water Resources Research ·Georges‐Marie Saulnier, K. Beven, Charles Obled	31
15	The introduction of macroscale hydrological complexity into land surface-atmosphere transfer models and the effect on planetary boundary layer development 1995 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Paul Quinn, K. Beven, Alistair D. Culf	43
16	Nirex Biosphere Research: Report on Current Status in 1994. Nirex Science Report S/95/003. 1995 ·Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) ·M C Thorne, James C. Bathurst, K. Beven, (unknown), (unknown), Nick A. Chappell, (unknown), (unknown), John G. Ewen, C. M. Goodess, Jean Palutikof, Αλεξάνδρα Παπαϊωάννου, (unknown)	8
17	Prophecy, reality and uncertainty in distributed hydrological modelling breakdown → 1993 ·Advances in Water Resources ·K. Beven	895
18	An aggregated mixing zone model of solute transport through porous media 1988 ·Journal of Contaminant Hydrology ·K. Beven, Peter C. Young	37
19	The Institute of Hydrology distributed model 1987 ·NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) ·K. Beven, A. Calver, Ε. M. Morris	147
20	Scale effects in infiltration and runoff production 1986 ·IAHS-AISH publication ·Eric F. Wood, Murugesu Sivapalan, K. Beven	17

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