Roy C. Sidle

16.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
260 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Roy C. Sidle is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Soil Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy C. Sidle has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 98 papers in Soil Science and 85 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Roy C. Sidle's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (92 papers), Landslides and related hazards (92 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (67 papers). Roy C. Sidle is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (92 papers), Landslides and related hazards (92 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (67 papers). Roy C. Sidle collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Roy C. Sidle's co-authors include Takashi Gomi, Shoji NOGUCHI, Yoshio Tsuboyama, Wei‐Min Wu, Alexia Stokes, Ikuhiro Hosoda, Alan D. Ziegler, John S. Richardson, Fumitoshi Imaizumi and Abdul Rahim Nik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Roy C. Sidle

237 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding Processes and Downstream Linkages of Headwa... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2002 2009 1995 2006 2011 200 400 600
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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. Understanding Processes and Downstream Linkages of Headwater Systems
    2002 636 citations Takashi Gomi, Roy C. Sidle et al. profile →
  2. Desirable plant root traits for protecting natural and engineered slopes against landslides
    2009 546 citations Alexia Stokes, Roy C. Sidle et al. profile →
  3. A Distributed Slope Stability Model for Steep Forested Basins
    1995 528 citations Roy C. Sidle et al. profile →
  4. Erosion processes in steep terrain—Truths, myths, and uncertainties related to forest management in Southeast Asia
    2006 443 citations Roy C. Sidle et al. profile →
  5. The Influence of Plant Root Systems on Subsurface Flow: Implications for Slope Stability
    2011 403 citations Roy C. Sidle, Alexia Stokes 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
Roy C. Sidle Japan 56 4.1k 3.9k 3.7k 3.3k 3.1k 260 11.6k
David R. Montgomery United States 52 3.0k 0.7× 4.4k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 124 11.5k
Rodger B. Grayson Australia 41 2.8k 0.7× 1.5k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 5.3k 1.6× 3.8k 1.2× 104 10.9k
Paolo Tarolli Italy 53 3.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 242 8.7k
Jan Nyssen Belgium 66 8.0k 2.0× 4.3k 1.1× 3.5k 1.0× 3.6k 1.1× 4.3k 1.4× 389 13.7k
M. A. Nearing United States 68 11.1k 2.7× 1.3k 0.3× 7.4k 2.0× 6.6k 2.0× 3.0k 1.0× 227 14.2k
Yihe Lü China 50 4.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 3.9k 1.1× 3.1k 0.9× 6.7k 2.2× 192 11.9k
Yves Le Bissonnais France 57 8.4k 2.1× 906 0.2× 3.8k 1.0× 2.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 136 10.8k
Victor Jetten Netherlands 41 2.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 143 6.0k
Gérard Govers Belgium 88 19.0k 4.7× 3.4k 0.9× 13.1k 3.5× 8.5k 2.6× 4.1k 1.3× 416 26.2k
Bas van Wesemael Belgium 60 7.2k 1.8× 916 0.2× 4.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 191 11.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sidle, Roy C., et al.. (2025). A multi-dimensional approach to assess crop mapping and farmer strategies in drylands of Bamyan, Afghanistan. Agricultural Systems. 226. 104322–104322.
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Tarolli, Paolo, Guobin Liu, Giulio Castelli, et al.. (2025). Nature-based solutions for soil and water conservation in an era of climate extremes: Limitations and future scenarios. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 100604–100604.
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Smith, Timothy F., et al.. (2021). Crisis management: Regional approaches to geopolitical crises and natural hazards. Geographical Research. 60(1). 168–178. 4 indexed citations
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Suara, Kabir, et al.. (2021). Lagrangian Data Assimilation for Improving Model Estimates of Velocity Fields and Residual Currents in a Tidal Estuary. Applied Sciences. 11(22). 11006–11006. 2 indexed citations
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Suara, Kabir, et al.. (2021). Assimilation of GPS-tracked drifter data to improve the Eulerian velocity fields in an estuary. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 262. 107575–107575. 1 indexed citations
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Suara, Kabir, et al.. (2020). Improving the Accuracy of Hydrodynamic Model Predictions Using Lagrangian Calibration. Water. 12(2). 575–575. 24 indexed citations
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Maesano, Mauro, et al.. (2020). Mapping Landslide Prediction through a GIS-Based Model: A Case Study in a Catchment in Southern Italy. Geosciences. 10(8). 309–309. 19 indexed citations
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Merino‐Martín, Luis, Yogan Monnier, Gaëlle Viennois, et al.. (2019). Tropical forest structure and understorey determine subsurface flow through biopores formed by plant roots. CATENA. 181. 104061–104061. 36 indexed citations
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Maesano, Mauro, et al.. (2019). Root Biomechanical Traits in a Montane Mediterranean Forest Watershed: Variations with Species Diversity and Soil Depth. Forests. 10(4). 341–341. 29 indexed citations
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Sidle, Roy C., et al.. (2018). Cumulative climate change influences and hazards affecting the Sunshine Coast. Australian Journal of Emergency Management. 33(3). 30. 1 indexed citations
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Nieber, John L. & Roy C. Sidle. (2008). Potential for Enhanced Seepage and Subsurface Erosion from Discontinuous Macropore Networks. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008.
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Dhakal, A. S. & Roy C. Sidle. (2008). Discussion: "Ground-water response to forest harvest: Implications for hillslope stability" - By A.C. Johnson, R.T. Edwards, and R. Erhardt. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 44(4). 1055–1061. 3 indexed citations
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Sidle, Roy C., Aurelian C. Trandafir, & Toshitaka Kamai. (2005). Landslide Distribution, Damage and Land Use Interactions During the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake. AGUSM. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Imaizumi, Fumitoshi & Roy C. Sidle. (2005). Relationship between sediment supply and transport processes in miyagawa dam catchment. 48. 209–217. 1 indexed citations
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Sidle, Roy C.. (2004). New concepts in hydrogeomorphic processes across various scales of space and time. 25(4). 331–340. 4 indexed citations
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Sidle, Roy C., et al.. (2002). Physically Based Landslide Hazard Model U Method and Issues. EGS General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 3854. 6 indexed citations

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