M.B. Beck

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

M.B. Beck is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M.B. Beck has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Water Science and Technology, 43 papers in Environmental Engineering and 21 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in M.B. Beck's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (25 papers), Water resources management and optimization (20 papers) and Hydrological Forecasting Using AI (18 papers). M.B. Beck is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (25 papers), Water resources management and optimization (20 papers) and Hydrological Forecasting Using AI (18 papers). M.B. Beck collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Austria. M.B. Beck's co-authors include Rodrigo Villarroel Walker, G. van Straten, H. S. Wheater, Jim W. Hall, O.O. Osidele, Richard M. Tong, Zhulu Lin, Richard Dawson, Oliver Heidrich and Paul Lessard and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

M.B. Beck

114 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Water quality modeling: A review of the analysis of uncertainty

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.B. Beck United States	27	1.7k	1.1k	713	550	447	120	3.6k
Edward A. McBean Canada	34	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	815 1.1×	486 0.9×	360 0.8×	271	3.8k
Stefano Marsili-Libelli Italy	28	1.1k 0.7×	718 0.6×	619 0.9×	380 0.7×	634 1.4×	81	3.2k
Huaicheng Guo China	32	1.8k 1.1×	721 0.6×	581 0.8×	411 0.7×	484 1.1×	121	3.5k
Poul Harremoës Denmark	27	1.0k 0.6×	780 0.7×	910 1.3×	506 0.9×	1.1k 2.4×	128	3.9k
Christos Makropoulos Greece	35	1.8k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	518 0.9×	239 0.5×	183	4.1k
Hongwei Lu China	40	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	763 1.1×	598 1.1×	694 1.6×	153	4.8k
Tahir Husain Canada	26	960 0.6×	717 0.6×	313 0.4×	294 0.5×	880 2.0×	120	3.7k
Roohollah Noori Iran	41	2.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	874 1.2×	575 1.0×	390 0.9×	103	4.7k
Z.F. Yang China	38	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.6×	814 1.1×	227 0.4×	338 0.8×	128	4.4k
Michael Bruen Ireland	31	1.4k 0.9×	791 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	331 0.6×	181 0.4×	138	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by M.B. Beck

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.B. Beck

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Beck, M.B., et al.. (2023). Multi-sectoral analysis of smarter urban nitrogen metabolism: A case study of Suzhou, China. Ecological Modelling. 478. 110286–110286. 11 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B., Michael Thompson, Dipak Gyawali, Simon Langan, & J. Linnerooth‐Bayer. (2018). Viewpoint – Pouring money down the drain: Can we break the habit by reconceiving wastes as resources?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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Wen, Zongguo, Shuhan Hu, Djavan De Clercq, et al.. (2017). Design, implementation, and evaluation of an Internet of Things (IoT) network system for restaurant food waste management. Waste Management. 73. 26–38. 140 indexed citations

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Tsanakas, Andreas, et al.. (2017). Model risk: illuminating the black box. British Actuarial Journal. 23. 3 indexed citations

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Walker, Rodrigo Villarroel, M.B. Beck, Jim W. Hall, Richard Dawson, & Oliver Heidrich. (2014). The energy-water-food nexus: Strategic analysis of technologies for transforming the urban metabolism. Journal of Environmental Management. 141. 104–115. 195 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B., Rodrigo Villarroel Walker, & Michael Thompson. (2013). Smarter urban metabolism: Earth systems re-engineering. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability. 166(5). 229–241. 12 indexed citations

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Schall, Peter, et al.. (2011). Biomass allocation to roots and shoots is more sensitive to shade and drought in European beech than in Norway spruce seedlings. Forest Ecology and Management. 266. 246–253. 107 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B., et al.. (2005). Firm. An intermediate language for compiler research. Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B., et al.. (2005). WATERSHED POLLUTANT TRADING: ESTIMATING COSTS OF PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. 2 indexed citations

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Stigter, J.D. & M.B. Beck. (2004). On the development and application of a continuous-discrete recursive prediction error algorithm. Mathematical Biosciences. 191(2). 143–158. 10 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B., Brian D. Fath, Amber Parker, et al.. (2002). Developing a Concept of Adaptive Community Learning: Case Study of a Rapidly Urbanizing Watershed. 3(4). 299–307. 21 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B., Jerome R. Ravetz, Lee A. Mulkey, & Thomas O. Barnwell. (1997). On the problem of model validation for predictive exposure assessments. 11(3). 229–254. 71 indexed citations

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Lessard, Paul & M.B. Beck. (1991). Dynamic modeling of wastewater treatment processes. Environmental Science & Technology. 25(1). 30–39. 26 indexed citations

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Wheater, H. S., et al.. (1990). Conservative mixing of water sources: Analysis of the behaviour of the Allt a' Mharcaidh catchment. Journal of Hydrology. 116(1-4). 365–374. 16 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B., et al.. (1990). Identifying flow paths in models of surface water acidification. Reviews of Geophysics. 28(2). 207–229. 41 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B.. (1986). The Selection of Structure in Models of Environmental Systems. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician). 35(2). 151–151. 2 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B.. (1986). Identification, estimation and control of biological waste-water treatment processes. IEE Proceedings D Control Theory and Applications. 133(5). 254–254. 27 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B.. (1982). Identifying models of environmental systems' behaviour. Mathematical Modelling. 3(5). 467–480. 7 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B.. (1979). On-Line Estimation of Nitrification Dynamics. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 2 indexed citations

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Beck, M.B.. (1976). Dynamic modelling and control applications in water quality maintenance. Water Research. 10(7). 575–595. 36 indexed citations

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