Patricia Gober

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Patricia Gober is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ocean Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patricia Gober has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 31 papers in Ocean Engineering and 28 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Patricia Gober's work include Water resources management and optimization (31 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (20 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers). Patricia Gober is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (31 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (20 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers). Patricia Gober collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Patricia Gober's co-authors include Anthony J. Brazel, H. S. Wheater, Susanne Grossman‐Clarke, Soe W. Myint, Qihao Weng, Robert C. Balling, Elizabeth A. Wentz, Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Wen-Ching Chuang and Craig W. Kirkwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Remote Sensing of Environment and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Patricia Gober

98 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

  1. Per-pixel vs. object-based classification of urban land cover extraction using high spatial resolution imagery
    2011 1.0k citations Patricia Gober, Anthony J. Brazel 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
Patricia Gober United States 40 2.1k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 866 98 5.4k
David Saurı́ Spain 37 2.2k 1.0× 795 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 477 0.6× 157 5.4k
Heejun Chang United States 51 3.7k 1.7× 1.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 3.7k 2.9× 416 0.5× 168 7.5k
Stéphanie Pincetl United States 39 2.3k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 459 0.3× 451 0.4× 1.7k 2.0× 109 5.1k
Liangzhi You United States 43 2.4k 1.1× 861 0.6× 530 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 121 0.1× 167 7.5k
Sajjad Ahmad United States 51 3.5k 1.6× 2.4k 1.6× 1.7k 1.2× 4.3k 3.5× 228 0.3× 228 8.1k
Xiangzheng Deng China 42 5.6k 2.6× 981 0.6× 303 0.2× 888 0.7× 829 1.0× 153 7.7k
Ting Ma China 30 2.0k 0.9× 810 0.5× 274 0.2× 609 0.5× 617 0.7× 94 4.1k
Elizabeth A. Wentz United States 30 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 378 0.3× 278 0.2× 888 1.0× 100 3.3k
Benjamin L. Ruddell United States 36 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 591 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 668 0.8× 104 3.8k
William Solecki United States 33 3.1k 1.5× 1.3k 0.9× 243 0.2× 424 0.3× 1.2k 1.4× 114 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patricia Gober

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patricia Gober

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Patricia Gober. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Patricia Gober 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 Patricia Gober. Patricia Gober 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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Strickert, Graham, et al.. (2016). How much water flows? Examining water allocations using a mobile decision lab. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Strickert, Graham, Kwok Pan Chun, Lori Bradford, et al.. (2015). Unpacking viewpoints on water security: lessons from the South Saskatchewan River Basin. Water Policy. 18(1). 50–72. 22 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia & H. S. Wheater. (2014). Socio-hydrology and the science–policy interface: a case study of the Saskatchewan River basin. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 18(4). 1413–1422. 88 indexed citations
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White, Dave D., Patricia Gober, David A. Sampson, Ray Quay, & Craig W. Kirkwood. (2013). Socio-Hydrology Modelling for an Uncertain Future, with Examples from the USA and Canada (Invited). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia. (2013). Getting Outside the Water Box: The Need for New Approaches to Water Planning and Policy. Water Resources Management. 27(4). 955–957. 27 indexed citations
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White, Dave D., et al.. (2013). Credibility, salience, and legitimacy of boundary objects: water managers’ assessment of a simulation model in an immersive decision theater. Sci Public Policy. 1 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia, Kelli L. Larson, Ray Quay, et al.. (2012). Why Land Planners and Water Managers Don't Talk to One Another and Why They Should!. Society & Natural Resources. 26(3). 356–364. 58 indexed citations
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Wheater, H. S. & Patricia Gober. (2011). Towards a new paradigm of Socio-Hydrology; insights from the Saskatchewan River Basin. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia, et al.. (2010). Water Planning Under Climatic Uncertainty in Phoenix: Why We Need a New Paradigm. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 100(2). 356–372. 89 indexed citations
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White, Dave D., et al.. (2010). Credibility, salience, and legitimacy of boundary objects: water managers' assessment of a simulation model in an immersive decision theater. Science and Public Policy. 37(3). 219–232. 215 indexed citations
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Brazel, Anthony J., et al.. (2007). Determinants of changes in the regional urban heat island in metropolitan Phoenix (Arizona, USA) between 1990 and 2004. Climate Research. 33. 171–182. 139 indexed citations
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Larson, E. K., Nancy B. Grimm, Patricia Gober, & Charles L. Redman. (2005). The paradoxical ecology and management of water in the Phoenix, USA metropolitan area. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 5(4). 287–296. 19 indexed citations
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Graf, William L., Patricia Gober, & Anthony J. Brazel. (2001). Melvin G. Marcus, 1929–1997. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 91(4). 724–733. 1 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia. (1997). The role of access in explaining state abortion rates. Social Science & Medicine. 44(7). 1003–1016. 21 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia, et al.. (1995). Employment Trends in Geography, Part 2: Current Demand Conditions. The Professional Geographer. 47(3). 329–336. 6 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia. (1994). Why Abortion Rates Vary: A Geographical Examination of the Supply of and Demand for Abortion Services in the United States in 1988. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 84(2). 230–250. 27 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia, et al.. (1993). Job-Rich but Housing-Poor: The Dilemma of a Western Amenity Town. The Professional Geographer. 45(1). 12–20. 37 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia, Kevin E. McHugh, & Neil Reid. (1991). Phoenix in Flux: Household Instability, Residential Mobility, and Neighborhood Change. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 81(1). 80–88. 11 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia. (1989). THE URBANIZATION OF THE SUBURBS. Urban Geography. 10(4). 311–315. 8 indexed citations
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Gober, Patricia, Richard E. Bilsborrow, A. S. Oberai, & Guy Standing. (1986). Migration Surveys in Low-Income Countries: Guidelines for Survey and Questionnaire Design. Economic Geography. 62(2). 191–191. 52 indexed citations

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