R. D. Townsend

933 total citations
46 papers, 733 citations indexed

About

R. D. Townsend is a scholar working on Ecology, Civil and Structural Engineering and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Townsend has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 733 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 21 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 14 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in R. D. Townsend's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (26 papers), Hydraulic flow and structures (18 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (13 papers). R. D. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (26 papers), Hydraulic flow and structures (18 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (13 papers). R. D. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. R. D. Townsend's co-authors include Colin D. Rennie, P. Prinos, E. C. Jamieson, Anders Ardö, Ali Khosronejad, Seyed Ali Akbar Salehi Neyshabouri, Robert B. Jacobson, Salah Kouchakzadeh, Stavros Tavoularis and Jan Burke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Water Resources Research and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Townsend

45 papers receiving 666 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. D. Townsend Canada 15 528 408 193 156 137 46 733
Vicente Medina Spain 19 380 0.7× 402 1.0× 165 0.9× 556 3.6× 83 0.6× 46 1.4k
D. A. Ervine United Kingdom 14 691 1.3× 573 1.4× 222 1.2× 187 1.2× 193 1.4× 24 973
Takashi Hosoda Japan 11 369 0.7× 341 0.8× 167 0.9× 68 0.4× 65 0.5× 88 626
Meilan Qi China 13 379 0.7× 331 0.8× 178 0.9× 56 0.4× 31 0.2× 30 660
R. H. J. Sellin United Kingdom 21 1.0k 2.0× 828 2.0× 383 2.0× 353 2.3× 285 2.1× 56 1.7k
Amir Ghaderi Iran 25 660 1.3× 811 2.0× 151 0.8× 128 0.8× 131 1.0× 77 1.3k
Sébastien Proust France 16 477 0.9× 391 1.0× 161 0.8× 243 1.6× 101 0.7× 38 745
Terry W. Sturm United States 19 918 1.7× 798 2.0× 475 2.5× 174 1.1× 210 1.5× 73 1.2k
Emmett M. Laursen United States 12 944 1.8× 701 1.7× 611 3.2× 161 1.0× 256 1.9× 55 1.2k
K. Shiono United Kingdom 21 1.5k 2.9× 1.1k 2.6× 655 3.4× 430 2.8× 387 2.8× 68 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. D. Townsend

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. D. Townsend

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. D. Townsend. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. D. Townsend 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 R. D. Townsend. R. D. Townsend 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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Jamieson, E. C., Colin D. Rennie, & R. D. Townsend. (2013). 3D Flow and Sediment Dynamics in a Laboratory Channel Bend with and without Stream Barbs. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 139(2). 154–166. 44 indexed citations
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Constantinescu, George, et al.. (2011). The Impacts of a Groyne Field on Secondary Flow Phenomena in a High Curvature Bend. 3537. 2 indexed citations
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Jamieson, E. C., Colin D. Rennie, Robert B. Jacobson, & R. D. Townsend. (2011). Evaluation of ADCP Apparent Bed Load Velocity in a Large Sand-Bed River: Moving versus Stationary Boat Conditions. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 137(9). 1064–1071. 18 indexed citations
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Zhu, Carolyn W., Christopher Leibman, R. D. Townsend, et al.. (2009). Bridging from clinical endpoints to estimates of treatment value for external decision makers. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 13(3). 256–259. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Jie, R. D. Townsend, & Bahram Daneshfar. (2005). A GIS-based Approach To River NetworkFloodplain Delineation. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 83. 1 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D., et al.. (2002). Model testing of submerged vanes in strongly curved narrow channel bends. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 29(1). 37–49. 21 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D., et al.. (2001). Scale model testing and calibration of City of Ottawa sewer weirs. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 28(4). 627–639. 5 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D., et al.. (1998). On inert tracer modeling in a compound open channel. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 23. 2 indexed citations
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Kouchakzadeh, Salah & R. D. Townsend. (1997). Influence of Lateral Momentum Transfer on Bridge Abutment Scour. 190–195. 1 indexed citations
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Kouchakzadeh, Salah & R. D. Townsend. (1997). Maximum scour depth at bridge abutments terminating in the floodplain zone. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 24(6). 996–1006. 3 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D., et al.. (1996). DISCHARGE ESTIMATION METHODS FOR STEADY COMPOUND CHANNEL FLOWS. Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques. 21(2). 131–137. 5 indexed citations
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Abida, Habib & R. D. Townsend. (1994). A model for routing unsteady flows in compound channels. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 32(1). 145–153. 7 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D., et al.. (1992). Improved continuum damage models for creep life predictions. 4. 773–778. 1 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D., et al.. (1991). Local Scour Downstream of Box‐Culvert Outlets. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. 117(3). 425–440. 39 indexed citations
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Prinos, P., et al.. (1988). Turbulence Measurements in Smooth and Rough‐Walled Trapezoidal Ducts. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering. 114(1). 43–53. 5 indexed citations
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Hogan, A., et al.. (1984). Particle concentrations at the South Pole, on meteorological and climatological time scales; Is the difference important?. Geophysical Research Letters. 11(9). 850–853. 12 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D.. (1980). a Diagnostic Study of the Zonally-Averaged Global Circulation in Isentropic Coordinates.. 12 indexed citations
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DeArdo, Anthony J. & R. D. Townsend. (1970). THE EFFECT OF MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE STRESS-CORROSION SUSCEPTIBILITY OF AN A1-Zn-Mg ALLOY. 1 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D. & J. S. Kirkaldy. (1968). Widmanstaetten ferrite formation in Fe-C alloys.. 61(1). 605–619. 4 indexed citations
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Townsend, R. D. & Jan Burke. (1965). The effects of thermal history on the kinetics of the β → α phase change in uranium and uranium-chromium alloys. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 17(3). 215–226. 11 indexed citations

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