W. R. Osterkamp

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

W. R. Osterkamp is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Osterkamp has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, 26 papers in Soil Science and 24 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in W. R. Osterkamp's work include Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (33 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (19 papers). W. R. Osterkamp is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (33 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (26 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (19 papers). W. R. Osterkamp collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Switzerland. W. R. Osterkamp's co-authors include Cliff R. Hupp, Jonathan M. Friedman, E.R. Hedman, William M. Lewis, Warren W. Wood, Gregor T. Auble, Michael L. Scott, Terrence J. Toy, Markus Stoffel and Leonard J. Lane and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Water Resources Research and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Osterkamp

58 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

Riparian vegetation and fluvial geomorphic processes

1996 478 citations Cliff R. Hupp, W. R. Osterkamp Geomorphology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. R. Osterkamp United States	25	2.4k	1.7k	984	751	489	62	3.1k
Stanley W. Trimble United States	24	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	755 1.0×	452 0.9×	53	3.8k
J. B. Thornes United Kingdom	28	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	749 0.8×	945 1.3×	437 0.9×	85	3.3k
Andrew C. Wilcox United States	28	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	660 0.9×	225 0.5×	58	2.9k
J. E. Pizzuto United States	39	3.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	783 1.0×	589 1.2×	100	3.9k
Walter Bertoldi Italy	32	2.6k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	662 0.7×	708 0.9×	419 0.9×	74	2.9k
Joseph M. Wheaton United States	35	3.2k 1.4×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	964 1.3×	358 0.7×	91	4.3k
H. Lavée Israel	30	1.1k 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	459 0.5×	978 1.3×	339 0.7×	66	3.0k
Bartłomiej Wyżga‬‬ Poland	34	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	909 0.9×	756 1.0×	262 0.5×	80	2.7k
Cliff R. Hupp United States	42	4.2k 1.8×	2.8k 1.6×	1.4k 1.4×	1.2k 1.7×	775 1.6×	88	5.3k
Frederick B. Pierson United States	40	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	620 0.6×	2.1k 2.8×	353 0.7×	112	3.6k

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Osterkamp, W. R. & Cliff R. Hupp. (2009). Fluvial processes and vegetation — Glimpses of the past, the present, and perhaps the future. Geomorphology. 116(3-4). 274–285. 147 indexed citations

Osterkamp, W. R., et al.. (2007). Structure and composition of a watershed-scale sediment information network. International Journal of Sediment Research. 22(3). 238–246. 1 indexed citations

Osterkamp, W. R., et al.. (2005). Development of partial rock veneers by root throw in a subalpine setting. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 31(1). 1–14. 26 indexed citations

Osterkamp, W. R., et al.. (2004). Transporte de sedimentos en corrientes naturales: Revisión técnica de ecuaciones empíricas de predicción del arrastre de sedimentos de fondo. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 2 indexed citations

Osterkamp, W. R., et al.. (2003). Formation of the Sino-U.S. Centers for Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Protection. International Journal of Sediment Research. 18(2). 248–252. 1 indexed citations

Osterkamp, W. R., et al.. (2002). An averaging procedure for applying the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to disturbed mountain watersheds. Geogaceta. 43–46. 5 indexed citations

Osterkamp, W. R.. (2002). Geoindicators for river and river-valley monitoring in the humid tropics. Environmental Geology. 42(7). 725–735. 6 indexed citations

Osterkamp, W. R. & John R. Gray. (2001). U.S. Geological Survey programs and investigations related to soil and water conservation. International Journal of Sediment Research. 16(3). 421–429.

Osterkamp, W. R., Philip Heilman, & L. J. Lane. (1998). Economic considerations of a continental sediment-monitoring program. International Journal of Sediment Research. 36 indexed citations

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Osterkamp, W. R.. (1998). Processes of fluvial island formation, with examples from Plum Creek, Colorado and Snake River, Idaho. Wetlands. 18(4). 530–545. 102 indexed citations

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Friedman, Jonathan M., W. R. Osterkamp, Michael L. Scott, & Gregor T. Auble. (1998). Downstream effects of dams on channel geometry and bottomland vegetation: Regional patterns in the great plains. Wetlands. 18(4). 619–633. 219 indexed citations

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Friedman, Jonathan M., W. R. Osterkamp, & William M. Lewis. (1996). The role of vegetation and bed-level fluctuations in the process of channel narrowing. Geomorphology. 14(4). 341–351. 125 indexed citations

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Osterkamp, W. R.. (1995). Effects of scale on interpretation and management of sediment and water quality. 47 indexed citations

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Hupp, Cliff R., W. R. Osterkamp, & A. D. Howard. (1995). Biogeomorphology, Terrestrial and freshwater systems : proceedings of the 26th Binghamton Symposium in Geomorphology, held October 6-8, 1995. Elsevier eBooks. 12 indexed citations

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Osterkamp, W. R. & Terrence J. Toy. (1994). The healing of disturbed hillslopes by gully gravure. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 106(10). 1233–1241. 10 indexed citations

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Osterkamp, W. R.. (1989). Fluvial Processes in River Engineering. Eos. 70(4). 51–51. 251 indexed citations

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Hupp, Cliff R., et al.. (1987). Dendrogeomorphic evidence and dating of Recent debris flows on Mount Shasta, Northern California. USGS professional paper. 34 indexed citations

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Osterkamp, W. R., et al.. (1985). Magnitude and frequency of debris flows, and areas of hazard on Mount Shasta, northern California. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 4 indexed citations

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Osterkamp, W. R. & E.R. Hedman. (1979). Discharge estimates in surface-mine areas using channel-geometry techniques. 12 indexed citations

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Osterkamp, W. R.. (1978). Gradient, discharge, and particle-size relations of alluvial channels in Kansas, with observations on braiding. American Journal of Science. 278(9). 1253–1268. 39 indexed citations

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