R. Gerson

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

R. Gerson is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Gerson has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 9 papers in Soil Science and 8 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in R. Gerson's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (8 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (6 papers). R. Gerson is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (8 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (6 papers). R. Gerson collaborates with scholars based in Israel and United States. R. Gerson's co-authors include M. Gordon Wolman, Rivka Amit, Dan H. Yaalon, Jacob Garty, Avinoam Danin, Israel Carmi, Mordeckai Magaritz, Dan Bowman, Noam Greenbaum and Peter W. Birkeland and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, Tectonophysics and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

R. Gerson

18 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Relative scales of time and effectiveness of climate in watershed geomorphology

1978 539 citations M. Gordon Wolman, R. Gerson profile →

Peers

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Dale F. Ritter United States

Asher P. Schick Israel

Clifford Embleton United Kingdom

R. Craig Kochel United States

R. F. Hadley United States

J.C. Dohrenwend United States

John R. Hails Australia

Kirk R. Vincent United States

C. Martí‐Bono Spain

Jean‐Jacques Macaire France

Dale F. Ritter United States

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462 ×0.9

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338 ×0.7

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291 ×0.7

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300 ×0.8

EP

165 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to R. Gerson R. Gerson (= 1×) peers Dale F. Ritter

Countries citing papers authored by R. Gerson

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Gerson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Gerson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Gerson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Gerson 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. Gerson. R. Gerson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Gerson, R., et al.. (1993). Indicators of faulting events and periods of quiescence in desert alluvial fans. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 18(3). 181–202. 40 indexed citations

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Amit, Rivka, R. Gerson, & Dan H. Yaalon. (1993). Stages and rate of the gravel shattering process by salts in desert Reg soils. Geoderma. 57(3). 295–324. 87 indexed citations

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Birkeland, Peter W. & R. Gerson. (1991). Soil-catena development with time in a hot desert, southern Israel—field data and salt distribution. Journal of Arid Environments. 21(3). 267–281. 10 indexed citations

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Gerson, R. & Rivka Amit. (1987). Rates and modes of dust accretion and deposition in an arid region—the Negev, Israel. Geological Society London Special Publications. 35(1). 157–169. 68 indexed citations

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Gerson, R., et al.. (1987). Fluviatile deposits and morphology of alluvial surfaces as indicators of Quaternary environmental changes in the southern Negev, Israel. Geological Society London Special Publications. 35(1). 17–29. 14 indexed citations

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Carmi, Israel, et al.. (1986). Timing the transport of water through the upper vadose zone in a Karstic system above a cave in Israel. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 11(2). 181–191. 48 indexed citations

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Amit, Rivka & R. Gerson. (1986). The evolution of holocene reg (gravelly) soils in deserts. CATENA. 13(1-2). 59–79. 98 indexed citations

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Bowman, Dan & R. Gerson. (1986). Morphology of the latest quaternary surface-faulting in the Gulf of Elat Region, eastern Sinai. Tectonophysics. 128(1-2). 97–119. 21 indexed citations

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Gerson, R., et al.. (1985). Dust Availability in Desert Terrains. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 14 indexed citations

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Danin, Avinoam, R. Gerson, & Jacob Garty. (1983). WEATHERING PATTERNS ON HARD LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE BY ENDOLITHIC LICHENS AND CYANOBACTERIA. Soil Science. 136(4). 213–217. 55 indexed citations

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Danin, Avinoam, et al.. (1982). Patterns of limestone and dolomite weathering by lichens and blue-green algae and their palaeoclimatic significance. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 37(2-4). 221–233. 44 indexed citations

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Dan, J., R. Gerson, Hanna Koyumdjisky, & Dan H. Yaalon. (1981). Aridic soils of Israel.. 18 indexed citations

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Brosh, A. & R. Gerson. (1978). Properties of Some Tropical Soils on a Sequence of Landsurfaces in Uganda. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 60(3-4). 129–141. 1 indexed citations

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Wolman, M. Gordon & R. Gerson. (1978). Relative scales of time and effectiveness of climate in watershed geomorphology. 3(2). 189–208. 539 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gerson, R.. (1977). Sediment transport for desert watersheds in erodible materials. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2(4). 343–361. 16 indexed citations

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Gerson, R. & Aaron Yair. (1975). Geomorphic evolution of some small desert watersheds and certain palaeoclimatic implications (Santa Katherina area, southern Sinai). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. 19(1). 66–82. 5 indexed citations

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Brosh, A. & R. Gerson. (1975). Hill-Top Depressions on Folded Metasediments Under a Subhumid Equatorial Climate. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 57(3-4). 135–142. 1 indexed citations

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Gerson, R.. (1974). Karst processes of the eastern upper Galilee, Northern Israel. Journal of Hydrology. 21(2). 131–152. 8 indexed citations

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