Norman D. Smith

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Norman D. Smith is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman D. Smith has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 37 papers in Ecology and 28 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Norman D. Smith's work include Geological formations and processes (43 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (32 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (25 papers). Norman D. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (43 papers), Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (32 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (25 papers). Norman D. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Norman D. Smith's co-authors include Rudy Slingerland, Marta Pérez‐Arlucea, D. G. Smith, Stephen R. Clough, Timothy A. Cross, Galina S. Morozova, Gail M. Ashley, Derald G. Smith, T.S. McCarthy and W.N. Ellery and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Geology and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Norman D. Smith

74 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

RIVER AVULSIONS AND THEIR DEPOSITS 1989 2026 2001 2013 2004 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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. RIVER AVULSIONS AND THEIR DEPOSITS
    2004 520 citations Rudy Slingerland, Norman D. Smith Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences profile →
  2. Anatomy of an avulsion
    1989 462 citations Norman D. Smith et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norman D. Smith United States 36 3.0k 2.4k 2.3k 1.0k 483 79 4.6k
Derald G. Smith Canada 32 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 706 0.7× 576 1.2× 64 3.9k
W Ward United States 4 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 564 0.5× 695 1.4× 7 5.8k
Rudy Slingerland United States 40 3.2k 1.1× 2.8k 1.1× 2.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 2.1× 85 5.9k
Paul D. Komar United States 50 5.4k 1.8× 3.6k 1.5× 2.6k 1.2× 793 0.8× 707 1.5× 148 7.9k
James M. Coleman United States 34 3.2k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 364 0.3× 492 1.0× 102 4.6k
Steven A. Kuehl United States 39 3.3k 1.1× 2.0k 0.8× 2.8k 1.2× 265 0.3× 513 1.1× 81 5.3k
David Mohrig United States 50 5.5k 1.8× 3.8k 1.5× 3.6k 1.6× 1.2k 1.2× 900 1.9× 161 7.6k
John B. Southard United States 25 2.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 677 0.6× 344 0.7× 38 3.0k
Steven M. Colman United States 45 1.5k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 3.8k 1.6× 211 0.2× 542 1.1× 121 5.3k
J.R.L. Allen United Kingdom 40 4.0k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 494 0.5× 1.4k 2.9× 105 6.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Norman D. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christodouleas, John P., et al.. (2016). External Validation and Optimization of International Consensus Clinical Target Volumes for Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Bladder Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 97(4). 740–746. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D., Galina S. Morozova, & Martin R. Gibling. (2014). Channel enlargement by avulsion-induced sediment starvation in the Saskatchewan River. Geology. 42(4). 355–358. 12 indexed citations
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Slingerland, Rudy & Norman D. Smith. (2004). RIVER AVULSIONS AND THEIR DEPOSITS. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 32(1). 257–285. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Norman D. & Marta Pérez‐Arlucea. (2004). Effects of peat on the shapes of alluvial channels: examples from the Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan, Canada. Geomorphology. 61(3-4). 323–335. 23 indexed citations
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Campbell, Steven C., Frank Reiher, & Norman D. Smith. (2001). Antiangiogenic Approaches to Renal Cell Carcinoma. Methods in molecular medicine. 53. 277–298. 2 indexed citations
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Gómez, Basil, L. C. Smith, Francis J. Magilligan, Leal A. K. Mertes, & Norman D. Smith. (2000). Glacier outburst floods and outwash plain development: Skeiäarársandur, Iceland. Terra Nova. 12(3). 126–131. 25 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D., et al.. (1999). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: The Qing Period, 1644-1911. Pacific Affairs. 72(3). 420–420. 1 indexed citations
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Pérez‐Arlucea, Marta & Norman D. Smith. (1999). Depositional patterns following the 1870s avulsion of the Saskatchewan River (Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan, Canada). Journal of Sedimentary Research. 69(1). 62–73. 104 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D., et al.. (1998). Braided stream aggradation on an alluvial fan margin: Emerald Lake fan, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 35(5). 534–545. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D., T.S. McCarthy, W.N. Ellery, C. L. Merry, & Heinz Rüther. (1997). Avulsion and anastomosis in the panhandle region of the Okavango Fan, Botswana. Geomorphology. 20(1-2). 49–65. 60 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D.. (1990). The effects of glacial surging on sedimentation in a modern ice-contact lake, Alaska. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 102(10). 1393–1403. 26 indexed citations
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Ashley, Gail M., John Shaw, & Norman D. Smith. (1985). Glacial Sedimentary Environments. SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) eBooks. 16. 96 indexed citations
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Ashley, Gail M., John Shaw, & Norman D. Smith. (1985). Glacial sedimentary environments. SEPM Short Course 16.. 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D. & Derald G. Smith. (1984). William River: An outstanding example of channel widening and braiding caused by bed-load addition. Geology. 12(2). 78–78. 89 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D. & W. E. L. Minter. (1980). Sedimentological controls of gold and uranium in two Witwatersrand paleoplacers. Economic Geology. 75(1). 1–14. 53 indexed citations
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Glick, Thomas F. & Norman D. Smith. (1977). Man and Water: A History of Hydro-Technology. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 7(4). 701–701. 17 indexed citations
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Condit, Carl W. & Norman D. Smith. (1973). A History of Dams. Technology and Culture. 14(4). 621–621. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D.. (1971). Transverse Bars and Braiding in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 82(12). 3407–3407. 168 indexed citations
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Smith, Norman D.. (1968). Cyclic Sedimentation in a Silurian Intertidal Sequence in Eastern Pennsylvania. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 38. 2 indexed citations
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Worell, Leonard, Thomas Schill, & Norman D. Smith. (1965). Operation of Conflict in Selective and Reversal Learning. Psychological Reports. 16(3_suppl). 1313–1322.

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