William B. Bull

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

William B. Bull is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Bull has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Atmospheric Science, 16 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 15 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in William B. Bull's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers), Landslides and related hazards (15 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (8 papers). William B. Bull is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers), Landslides and related hazards (15 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (8 papers). William B. Bull collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Mexico. William B. Bull's co-authors include Robert E. Wallace, Dorothy J. Merritts, M. T. Brandon, Alan F. Cooper, Asher P. Schick, Teh‐Lung Ku, Kevin G. Knauss, Kevin M. Scott, Fanchen Kong and John C. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geology.

In The Last Decade

William B. Bull

39 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

The alluvial-fan environment

1977 508 citations William B. Bull Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment profile →
Tectonic geomorphology

1985 453 citations William B. Bull, Robert E. Wallace Geology profile →

Peers

William B. Bull

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Peter W. Birkeland United States

W. Brian Dade United States

Frank J. Pazzaglia United States

Harvey M. Kelsey United States

C. S. Riebe United States

John T. Hack United States

Mikaël Attal United Kingdom

Jérôme Lavé France

R.T. van Balen Netherlands

Alexander C. Whittaker United Kingdom

Peter W. Birkeland United States

William B. Bull

2.7k ×1.5

AS

602 ×0.4

GEOPH

1.1k ×0.9

EP

657 ×0.7

ECOLO

624 ×0.8

MMPL

Citations per year, relative to William B. Bull William B. Bull (= 1×) peers Peter W. Birkeland

Countries citing papers authored by William B. Bull

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by William B. Bull

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William B. Bull

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bull, William B.. (2013). Using earthquakes to assess lichen growth rates. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 96(2). 117–133. 4 indexed citations

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Alcántara-Ayala, Irasema, Andrew Goudie, William B. Bull, et al.. (2010). Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 56 indexed citations

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Bull, William B.. (2009). Tectonically Active Landscapes. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 49 indexed citations

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Bull, William B.. (1996). Prehistorical earthquakes on the Alpine fault, New Zealand. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(B3). 6037–6050. 66 indexed citations

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Bull, William B., Peter Schlyter, & Sara Brogaard. (1995). Lichenometric Analysis of the Karkerieppe Slush-Avalanche Fan, Karkevagge, Sweden. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 77(4). 231–231. 8 indexed citations

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Bull, William B., Peter Schlyter, & Sara Brogaard. (1995). Lichenometric Analysis of the Kärkerieppe Slush-Avalanche Fan, Kärkevagge, Sweden. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 77(4). 231–240. 15 indexed citations

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Bull, William B., et al.. (1994). Lichen dating of coseismic landslide hazards in alpine mountains. Geomorphology. 10(1-4). 253–264. 72 indexed citations

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Bauer, Bernard O. & William B. Bull. (1993). Geomorphic Responses to Climatic Change. Geographical Review. 83(1). 114–114. 28 indexed citations

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Slate, Janet L., et al.. (1991). Soil-Carbonate Genesis in the Pinacate Volcanic Field, Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. Quaternary Research. 35(3-Part1). 400–416. 20 indexed citations

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Bull, William B. & Alan F. Cooper. (1986). Uplifted Marine Terraces Along the Alpine Fault, New Zealand. Science. 234(4781). 1225–1228. 94 indexed citations

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Bull, William B. & Robert E. Wallace. (1985). Tectonic geomorphology. Geology. 13(3). 216–216. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bull, William B.. (1984). Tectonic Geomorphology. Journal of Geological Education. 32(5). 310–324. 177 indexed citations

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Hamblin, W. K., Paul E. Damon, & William B. Bull. (1981). Estimates of vertical crystal strain rates along the western margins of the Colorado Plateau. Geology. 9(7). 293–293. 25 indexed citations

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Bull, William B. & Asher P. Schick. (1979). Impact of Climatic Change on an Arid Watershed: Nahal Yael, Southern Israel. Quaternary Research. 11(2). 153–171. 59 indexed citations

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Ku, Teh‐Lung, et al.. (1979). Th230-U234 dating of pedogenic carbonates in gravelly desert soils of Vidal Valley, southeastern California. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 90(11). 1063–1063. 104 indexed citations

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Bull, William B.. (1977). The alluvial-fan environment. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 1(2). 222–270. 508 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bull, William B.. (1975). Allometric change of landforms. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 86(11). 1489–1489. 54 indexed citations

18.

Bull, William B.. (1968). Alluvial Fans. Journal of Geological Education. 16(3). 101–106. 23 indexed citations

19.

Bull, William B.. (1964). History and causes of channel trenching in western Fresno County, California. American Journal of Science. 262(2). 249–258. 17 indexed citations

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Bull, William B.. (1963). Alluvial-Fan Deposits in Western Fresno County, California. The Journal of Geology. 71(2). 243–251. 42 indexed citations

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