W. E. Dietrich

50.6k total citations · 13 hit papers
351 papers, 32.0k citations indexed

About

W. E. Dietrich is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Dietrich has authored 351 papers receiving a total of 32.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Ecology, 100 papers in Soil Science and 89 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in W. E. Dietrich's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (123 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (98 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (88 papers). W. E. Dietrich is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (123 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (98 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (88 papers). W. E. Dietrich collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. W. E. Dietrich's co-authors include David R. Montgomery, L. S. Sklar, James W. Kirchner, David R. Montgomery, Arjun M. Heimsath, George H. Brimhall, Joshua J. Roering, J. D. Stock, K. Nishiizumi and Robert C. Finkel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Dietrich

335 papers receiving 30.0k citations

Hit Papers

A physically based model for the topographic control on s... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1994 1982 1987 1997 1995 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. E. Dietrich United States 100 14.8k 10.8k 8.9k 8.8k 7.2k 351 32.0k
David R. Montgomery United States 59 9.9k 0.7× 6.8k 0.6× 4.4k 0.5× 3.1k 0.4× 2.2k 0.3× 115 16.5k
Gary Parker United States 82 15.4k 1.0× 8.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.3× 4.4k 0.5× 10.6k 1.5× 362 20.3k
James W. Kirchner United States 79 5.7k 0.4× 4.0k 0.4× 2.4k 0.3× 6.4k 0.7× 2.8k 0.4× 275 21.9k
Rafael L. Bras United States 72 4.5k 0.3× 3.8k 0.4× 2.2k 0.2× 5.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.2× 253 16.8k
Thomas Dunne United States 57 6.6k 0.4× 4.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.2× 2.5k 0.3× 2.0k 0.3× 134 13.7k
Gregory E. Tucker United States 57 5.5k 0.4× 3.5k 0.3× 4.3k 0.5× 6.0k 0.7× 4.9k 0.7× 182 13.1k
James P. M. Syvitski United States 75 10.6k 0.7× 3.7k 0.3× 1.4k 0.2× 10.6k 1.2× 11.6k 1.6× 234 24.9k
David R. Montgomery United States 52 2.8k 0.2× 3.0k 0.3× 4.4k 0.5× 4.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.3× 124 11.5k
K. X. Whipple United States 68 5.7k 0.4× 2.9k 0.3× 6.3k 0.7× 10.3k 1.2× 8.3k 1.2× 159 20.6k
Stanley A. Schumm United States 44 5.9k 0.4× 4.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.2× 3.3k 0.4× 4.1k 0.6× 113 11.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. E. Dietrich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. E. Dietrich

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stack, K. M., et al.. (2023). Aeolian bedrock ridges in Gale crater, Mars. Icarus. 408. 115855–115855. 2 indexed citations
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Hahm, W. Jesse, et al.. (2022). Controls on Stream Water Age in a Saturation Overland Flow‐Dominated Catchment. Water Resources Research. 58(4). 16 indexed citations
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Hahm, W. Jesse, David Dralle, A. B. Bryk, et al.. (2022). Bedrock Vadose Zone Storage Dynamics Under Extreme Drought: Consequences for Plant Water Availability, Recharge, and Runoff. Water Resources Research. 58(4). 37 indexed citations
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Fedo, Christopher M., A. B. Bryk, L. A. Edgar, et al.. (2022). Geology and Stratigraphic Correlation of the Murray and Carolyn Shoemaker Formations Across the Glen Torridon Region, Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(9). 34 indexed citations
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Arvidson, R. E., W. E. Dietrich, Michael P. Lamb, et al.. (2022). Canyon Wall and Floor Debris Deposits in Aeolis Mons, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(2). e2021JE006848–e2021JE006848. 3 indexed citations
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Banham, Steven G., A. B. Bryk, David M. Rubin, et al.. (2020). Does the Greenheugh Pediment Capping Unit Represent a Continuation of the Stimson Formation. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2337. 2 indexed citations
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Hahm, W. Jesse, et al.. (2017). Relating runoff generation mechanisms to concentration-discharge relationships in catchments with well-characterized Critical Zone structures and hydrologic dynamics. AGUFM. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Dietrich, W. E., et al.. (2015). Drainage from the critical zone: lithologic, aspect, and vegetation controls on the spatial extent of wetted channels during the summer dry seasons.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Aalto, R. E., et al.. (2014). Quaternary Morphodynamics for two large rivers: the Fly River, PNG, and the Mekong River, Cambodia.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Palucis, M. C., W. E. Dietrich, Alexander G. Hayes, et al.. (2013). Origin and Evolution of the Peace Vallis Fan System that Drains into the Curiosity Landing Area, Gale Crater. LPI. 1607. 2 indexed citations
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Howard, A. D., et al.. (2008). Martian Gullies: Source Materials, Flow Properties, and Terrestrial Analogs. LPICo. 1303(1301). 48–49. 1 indexed citations
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Yohannes, Bereket, et al.. (2008). Distinct Element Modeling and Large Scale Experimental Studies on Bed Stresses due to Debris Flow. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Lashermes, Bruno, Efi Foufoula‐Georgiou, & W. E. Dietrich. (2007). Channel network extraction from high resolution topography using wavelets. Geophysical Research Letters. 34(23). 167 indexed citations
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Braudrick, C. A., et al.. (2006). Mechanisms of point bar growth and accretion in experimental bedload-dominated streams. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Yager, Elowyn M., M. W. Schmeeckle, W. E. Dietrich, & James W. Kirchner. (2004). The Effect of Large Roughness Elements on Local Flow and Bedload Transport. AGUFM. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Apte, Simon C., et al.. (2003). Mapping the Extent and Rate of Overbank Deposition Using Mine-Derived Sediment Tracers Along the Strickland River, Papua New Guinea. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 2 indexed citations
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Yager, Elowyn M., James W. Kirchner, W. E. Dietrich, & David Jon Furbish. (2002). Prediction of Sediment Transport in Steep Boulder-bed Channels. AGUFM. 2002. 3 indexed citations
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Yoo, Kyung H., Ronald Amundson, Arjun M. Heimsath, & W. E. Dietrich. (2001). Soil Organic Carbon Redistribution by Geomorphic Processes in an Undisturbed Zero Order Annual Grassland Watershed, California. AGUFM. 2001. 3 indexed citations
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Sposito, Garrison, Eric F. Wood, W. E. Dietrich, et al.. (1998). Scale Dependence and Scale Invariance in Hydrology. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 176 indexed citations
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Dietrich, W. E.. (1993). The final forest : the battle for the last great trees of the Pacific Northwest. Penguin Books. 30 indexed citations

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