K. M. DeBusk

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 780 citations indexed

About

K. M. DeBusk is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. M. DeBusk has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 780 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Environmental Engineering, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in K. M. DeBusk's work include Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (20 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (11 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (4 papers). K. M. DeBusk is often cited by papers focused on Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (20 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (11 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (4 papers). K. M. DeBusk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. K. M. DeBusk's co-authors include T. M. Wynn, William F. Hunt, Enedir Ghisi, Hiroaki Furumai, Ataur Rahman, David Butler, Matthew J. Burns, Lloyd Fisher-Jeffes, Alberto Campisano and Mooyoung Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association and Journal of Environmental Engineering.

In The Last Decade

K. M. DeBusk

19 papers receiving 749 citations

Hit Papers

Urban rainwater harvesting systems: Research, implementat... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
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. Urban rainwater harvesting systems: Research, implementation and future perspectives
    2017 490 citations Alberto Campisano, David Butler et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. M. DeBusk United States 8 634 373 188 168 112 20 780
Lloyd Fisher-Jeffes South Africa 4 397 0.6× 210 0.6× 145 0.8× 125 0.7× 91 0.8× 6 565
Christine Pomeroy United States 12 512 0.8× 367 1.0× 149 0.8× 104 0.6× 52 0.5× 38 610
A. Fewkes United Kingdom 10 525 0.8× 247 0.7× 186 1.0× 209 1.2× 282 2.5× 16 794
Santosh R. Ghimire United States 13 261 0.4× 153 0.4× 167 0.9× 159 0.9× 89 0.8× 27 498
Chao‐Hsien Liaw Taiwan 8 337 0.5× 186 0.5× 91 0.5× 119 0.7× 58 0.5× 17 441
Ben Urbonas United States 16 828 1.3× 409 1.1× 429 2.3× 190 1.1× 127 1.1× 56 1.0k
Niranjali Jayasuriya Australia 12 274 0.4× 266 0.7× 226 1.2× 153 0.9× 58 0.5× 33 695
John R. Argue Australia 10 318 0.5× 207 0.6× 97 0.5× 85 0.5× 56 0.5× 30 439
Eric Strecker United States 12 489 0.8× 172 0.5× 248 1.3× 111 0.7× 78 0.7× 48 577
Adrian J. Saul United Kingdom 13 466 0.7× 242 0.6× 181 1.0× 294 1.8× 40 0.4× 40 752

Countries citing papers authored by K. M. DeBusk

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. M. DeBusk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. M. DeBusk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K. M. DeBusk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K. M. DeBusk 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. M. DeBusk. K. M. DeBusk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Campisano, Alberto, David Butler, Sarah Ward, et al.. (2017). Urban rainwater harvesting systems: Research, implementation and future perspectives (vol 115, pg 195, 2017). Water Research. 121. 2 indexed citations
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Campisano, Alberto, David Butler, Sarah Ward, et al.. (2017). Urban rainwater harvesting systems: Research, implementation and future perspectives. Water Research. 115. 195–209. 490 indexed citations breakdown →
3.
DeBusk, K. M. & William F. Hunt. (2014). Rainwater Harvesting: A Comprehensive Review of Literature. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 13 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., William F. Hunt, & Jason D. Wright. (2013). Characterizing Rainwater Harvesting Performance and Demonstrating Stormwater Management Benefits in the Humid Southeast USA. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 49(6). 1398–1411. 41 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M.. (2013). Rainwater Harvesting: Integrating Water Conservation and Stormwater Management.. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 5 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M. & William F. Hunt. (2013). Impact of rainwater harvesting systems on nutrient and sediment concentrations in roof runoff. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 14(2). 220–229. 8 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., et al.. (2012). Rainwater Harvesting: Integrating Water Conservation and Stormwater Management through Innovative Technologies. World Environmental And Water Resources Congress 2012. 3703–3710. 8 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M. & William F. Hunt. (2012). Water Quality Benefits of Harvesting Rooftop Runoff. World Environmental And Water Resources Congress 2012. 592–602. 2 indexed citations
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Hunt, William F., Upton Hatch, & K. M. DeBusk. (2012). Watershed Retrofit and Management Evaluation for Urban Stormwater Management Systems in North Carolina, Including Projected Costs and Benefits. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries). 1 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M. & T. M. Wynn. (2011). Storm-Water Bioretention for Runoff Quality and Quantity Mitigation. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 137(9). 800–808. 119 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M. & William F. Hunt. (2011). Bioretention Outflow: Does It Mimic Rural Water Interflow?. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. 375–386. 4 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., William F. Hunt, & Daniel E. Line. (2010). Bioretention Outflow: Does It Mimic Nonurban Watershed Shallow Interflow?. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 16(3). 274–279. 62 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., William F. Hunt, & Daniel E. Line. (2010). Bioretention Outflow: Does It Mimic Non-Urban Watershed Shallow Interflow?. 35. 1209–1222. 2 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., et al.. (2010). Watershed Retrofit and Management Evaluation for Urban Stormwater Management Systems in North Carolina. 28. 3911–3920. 1 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., Jason D. Wright, & William F. Hunt. (2010). Demonstration and Monitoring of Rainwater Harvesting Technology in North Carolina. 7. 1–10. 2 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., William F. Hunt, & Jason D. Wright. (2010). Demonstration and Monitoring of Rainwater Harvesting Technology in North Carolina. 7. 455–464. 3 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., William F. Hunt, & Daniel E. Line. (2010). Bioretention Outflow: Does it Mimic Non-Urban Watershed Shallow Interflow?. 35. 3060–3070. 4 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M., et al.. (2010). Watershed Retrofit and Management Evaluation for Urban Stormwater Management Systems in North Carolina. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education. 146(1). 64–74. 11 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M. & William F. Hunt. (2009). Alternative Site-Assessment Hydrologic Metrics for Urban Development. 2009 Reno, Nevada, June 21 - June 24, 2009. 1 indexed citations
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DeBusk, K. M. & T. M. Wynn. (2008). Reductions in Stormwater Quantity and Pollutant Loads Due to Bioretention and CU-Structural Soil Practices. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008. 63. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

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