Matthias Jakob

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
59 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Matthias Jakob is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Jakob has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 23 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Matthias Jakob's work include Landslides and related hazards (46 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (21 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (18 papers). Matthias Jakob is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (46 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (21 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (18 papers). Matthias Jakob collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Matthias Jakob's co-authors include Oldrich Hungr, Michael J. Bovis, Kris Holm, Markus Stoffel, Marco Borga, Francesco Marra, Lorenzo Marchi, Pierre A. Friele, Stéphane Lambert and Michael Church and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Jakob

58 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Debris-flow Hazards and Related Phenomena

2005 543 citations Matthias Jakob, Oldrich Hungr profile →
Hydrogeomorphic response to extreme rainfall in headwater systems: Flash floods and debris flows

2014 366 citations Matthias Jakob et al. profile →
The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021

2023 234 citations Rachel H. White, Sam Anderson et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthias Jakob Canada	26	2.5k	1.7k	1.5k	915	429	59	3.6k
Jason W. Kean United States	38	3.1k 1.3×	2.6k 1.5×	784 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	338 0.8×	103	3.9k
Susan H. Cannon United States	25	2.9k 1.2×	3.0k 1.8×	859 0.6×	914 1.0×	265 0.6×	72	4.1k
Jeffrey A. Coe United States	33	3.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	773 0.8×	552 1.3×	95	3.6k
Hongey Chen Taiwan	29	1.7k 0.7×	917 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	928 1.0×	273 0.6×	77	4.0k
Dennis M. Staley United States	31	2.6k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	632 0.4×	930 1.0×	194 0.5×	70	3.3k
Miet Van Den Eeckhaut Belgium	31	3.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	989 0.7×	544 0.6×	442 1.0×	51	3.9k
Marten Geertsema Canada	30	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	340 0.4×	348 0.8×	67	2.7k
Jon J. Major United States	32	1.9k 0.8×	727 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	498 1.2×	85	3.8k
Brian W. McArdell Switzerland	44	3.8k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	2.3k 2.5×	948 2.2×	134	5.2k
Giancarlo Dalla Fontana Italy	35	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	981 1.1×	515 1.2×	79	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Matthias Jakob

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthias Jakob

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthias Jakob

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White, Rachel H., Sam Anderson, James F. Booth, et al.. (2023). The unprecedented Pacific Northwest heatwave of June 2021. Nature Communications. 14(1). 727–727. 234 indexed citations breakdown →

Eaton, Brett, et al.. (2022). Secondary Geomorphic Processes and Their Influence on Alluvial Fan Morphology, Channel Behavior and Flood Hazards. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 127(2). 15 indexed citations

Lau, Carie‐Ann, et al.. (2022). FIRES AND FLOODS: A YEAR OF CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVEN DISASTERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations

Jakob, Matthias. (2021). Debris-Flow Hazard Assessments: A Practitioner's View. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience. 27(2). 153–166. 16 indexed citations

Jakob, Matthias, et al.. (2020). Regional debris‐flow and debris‐flood frequency–magnitude relationships. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 45(12). 2954–2964. 23 indexed citations

Eaton, Brett, et al.. (2017). Assessing Erosion Hazards due to Floods on Fans: Physical Modeling and Application to Engineering Challenges. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 143(8). 7 indexed citations

Karch, André, Roland Schmitz, Stefanie Castell, et al.. (2015). Bloodstream infections, antibiotic resistance and the practice of blood culture sampling in Germany: study design of a Thuringia-wide prospective population-based study (AlertsNet). BMJ Open. 5(12). e009095–e009095. 8 indexed citations

Nolde, Natalia & Matthias Jakob. (2015). Challenging the standard dike freeboard: Methods to quantify statistical uncertainties in river flood protection. Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques. 41(1-2). 151–160. 3 indexed citations

Jakob, Matthias, John J. Clague, & Michael Church. (2015). Rare and dangerous: Recognizing extra-ordinary events in stream channels. Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques. 41(1-2). 161–173. 14 indexed citations

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Jakob, Matthias & Mike J. Church. (2011). The Trouble with Floods. Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques. 36(4). 287–292. 21 indexed citations

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Arenson, Lukas U. & Matthias Jakob. (2010). The significance of rock glaciers in the dry Andes – A discussion of Azócar and Brenning (2010) and Brenning and Azócar (2010). Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 21(3). 282–285. 34 indexed citations

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Jakob, Matthias. (2009). Morphometric and geotechnical controls of debris flow frequency and magnitude in Southwestern British Columbia. Open Collections. 22 indexed citations

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Holm, Kris & Matthias Jakob. (2009). Long rockfall runout, Pascua Lama, Chile. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 46(2). 225–230. 7 indexed citations

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Friele, Pierre A., Matthias Jakob, & John J. Clague. (2008). Hazard and risk from large landslides from Mount Meager volcano, British Columbia, Canada. Georisk Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards. 2(1). 48–64. 33 indexed citations

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Jakob, Matthias, et al.. (2005). The significance of channel recharge rates for estimating debris‐flow magnitude and frequency. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 30(6). 755–766. 137 indexed citations

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Jakob, Matthias, et al.. (2004). A Geomorphic Approach to the Design of Pipeline Crossings of Mountain Streams. 2004 International Pipeline Conference, Volumes 1, 2, and 3. 587–594. 5 indexed citations

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Geist, Eric L., et al.. (2003). Preliminary hydrodynamic analysis of landslide-generated waves in Tidal Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations

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Jakob, Matthias, et al.. (2000). An unusually large debris flow at Hummingbird Creek, Mara Lake, British Columbia. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 37(5). 1109–1125. 44 indexed citations

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Jakob, Matthias. (2000). The impacts of logging on landslide activity at Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. CATENA. 38(4). 279–300. 122 indexed citations

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Jakob, Matthias & A. C. Offord. (1983). The distribution of the values of a random power series in the unit disk. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A Mathematics. 94(3-4). 251–263. 1 indexed citations

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