P. E. O’Connell

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

P. E. O’Connell is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. E. O’Connell has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Water Science and Technology, 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. E. O’Connell's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (43 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (26 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers). P. E. O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (43 papers), Hydrology and Drought Analysis (26 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers). P. E. O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. P. E. O’Connell's co-authors include James C. Bathurst, J. Rasmussen, M. B. Abbott, Jean A. Cunge, Chris Kilsby, John Ewen, Paul S.P. Cowpertwait, Hayley J. Fowler, Geoff Parkin and Greg O’Donnell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

P. E. O’Connell

70 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

An introduction to the European Hydrological System — Systeme Hydrologique Europeen, “SHE”, 1: History and philosophy of a physically-based, distributed modelling system

1986 1.2k citations P. E. O’Connell et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →
IAHS Decade on Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB), 2003–2012: Shaping an exciting future for the hydrological sciences

2003 976 citations P. E. O’Connell et al. profile →
An introduction to the European Hydrological System — Systeme Hydrologique Europeen, “SHE”, 2: Structure of a physically-based, distributed modelling system

1986 900 citations P. E. O’Connell et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. E. O’Connell United Kingdom	33	4.8k	4.2k	1.8k	1.3k	910	71	6.3k
David R. Maidment United States	44	4.7k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	804 0.9×	201	7.7k
Stephen J. Burges United States	30	4.1k 0.9×	3.7k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	598 0.7×	87	6.3k
K. Beven United Kingdom	26	5.7k 1.2×	3.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.6×	836 0.7×	754 0.8×	41	6.9k
Stewart W. Franks Australia	39	5.0k 1.1×	5.1k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	639 0.7×	104	7.3k
Axel Bronstert Germany	47	4.2k 0.9×	3.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	164	6.3k
Zongxue Xu China	45	4.1k 0.9×	4.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	736 0.8×	243	7.2k
Fred L. Ogden United States	34	2.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	810 0.9×	126	5.3k
Rao S. Govindaraju United States	42	3.4k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	621 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	192	6.4k
Xu Liang United States	27	5.6k 1.2×	5.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.1×	2.6k 2.0×	428 0.5×	77	7.9k
George Kuczera Australia	44	5.0k 1.0×	4.8k 1.1×	2.6k 1.5×	946 0.8×	393 0.4×	195	7.5k

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O’Donnell, Greg, Paul Quinn, Andrew Black, et al.. (2018). Quantifying and Mitigating Wind‐Induced Undercatch in Rainfall Measurements. Water Resources Research. 54(6). 3863–3875. 110 indexed citations

O’Connell, P. E. & Greg O’Donnell. (2014). Towards modelling flood protection investment as a coupled human and natural system. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 18(1). 155–171. 52 indexed citations

O’Connell, P. E., et al.. (2010). An integrated socio-technical framework for implementing the integrated water resources plan for Lake Urmia Basin, Iran. 8 indexed citations

Geris, Josie, John Ewen, Greg O’Donnell, & P. E. O’Connell. (2010). Monitoring and modelling the pre- and post-blocking hydrological response of moorland drains. 2 indexed citations

Burton, A., Chris Kilsby, Hayley J. Fowler, Paul S.P. Cowpertwait, & P. E. O’Connell. (2008). RainSim: A spatial–temporal stochastic rainfall modelling system. Environmental Modelling & Software. 23(12). 1356–1369. 191 indexed citations

O’Connell, P. E., et al.. (2005). An integrated modelling and multicriteria analysis approach to managing nitrate diffuse pollution: 1. Framework and methodology. The Science of The Total Environment. 359(1-3). 1–16. 25 indexed citations

O’Connell, P. E., et al.. (2005). An integrated modelling and multicriteria analysis approach to managing nitrate diffuse pollution: 2. A case study for a chalk catchment in England. The Science of The Total Environment. 358(1-3). 1–20. 18 indexed citations

O’Connell, P. E., et al.. (2001). Deriving robust operating rules for the interim control of the Kirazdere reservoir. Water Science & Technology. 43(5). 277–284. 4 indexed citations

Franchini, Marco, et al.. (2000). Climatic and basin factors affecting the flood frequency curve: PART II – A full sensitivity analysis based on the continuous simulation approach combined with a factorial experimental design. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 4(3). 483–498. 9 indexed citations

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Ewen, John, Geoff Parkin, & P. E. O’Connell. (2000). SHETRAN: Distributed River Basin Flow and Transport Modeling System. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 5(3). 250–258. 287 indexed citations

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Sloan, William T., et al.. (1999). UP Modelling System for large scale hydrology: deriving large-scale physically-based parameters for the Arkansas-Red River basin. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Ewen, John, William T. Sloan, Chris Kilsby, & P. E. O’Connell. (1999). UP Modelling System for large scale hydrology: deriving large-scale physically-based parameters for the Arkansas-Red River basin. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 3(1). 125–136. 10 indexed citations

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Sloan, William T., et al.. (1997). A Physically Based Model for Large River Basins. 853–858. 1 indexed citations

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O’Connell, P. E., et al.. (1996). The modified turning bands (MTB) model for space-time rainfall. II. Estimation of raincell parameters. Journal of Hydrology. 175(1-4). 129–159. 6 indexed citations

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Todini, E., et al.. (1988). Comparison of the gradient method with some traditional methods for the analysisof water supply distribution networks. 38–62. 9 indexed citations

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Beven, Keith & P. E. O’Connell. (1982). On the role of physically-based distributed modelling in hydrology. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 29(1). 234–41. 25 indexed citations

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O’Connell, P. E., et al.. (1979). A case study of rationalization of a rain gage network in southwest England. Water Resources Research. 15(6). 1813–1822. 10 indexed citations

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Wallis, James R. & P. E. O’Connell. (1973). FIRM RESERVOIR YIELD—HOW RELIABLE ARE HISTORIC HYDROLOGICAL RECORDS?. Hydrological Sciences Bulletin. 18(3). 347–365. 31 indexed citations

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Wallis, James R. & P. E. O’Connell. (1972). Small sample estimation of ρ₁. Water Resources Research. 8(3). 707–712. 38 indexed citations

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Borgman, Leon E., et al.. (1970). Some Statistical Problems in Hydrology. Revue de l Institut International de Statistique / Review of the International Statistical Institute. 38(1). 82–82. 4 indexed citations

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