OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Earth Surface Dynamics is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-10-01 to 2023-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Short communication: Landlab v2.0: a software package for Earth surface dynamics	46
Short Communication: A simple workflow for robust low-cost UAV-derived change detection without ground control points	39
Mātauranga Māori in geomorphology: existing frameworks, case studies, and recommendations for incorporating Indigenous knowledge in Earth science	33
Current glacier recession causes significant rockfall increase: the immediate paraglacial response of deglaciating cirque walls	31
Temperature effects on the spatial structure of heavy rainfall modify catchment hydro-morphological response	26
Entrainment and suspension of sand and gravel	24
Permafrost distribution in steep rock slopes in Norway: measurements, statistical modelling and implications for geomorphological processes	24
Reconstruction of river valley evolution before and after the emplacement of the giant Seymareh rock avalanche (Zagros Mts., Iran)	22
Sand mining far outpaces natural supply in a large alluvial river	22
Parameterization of river incision models requires accounting for environmental heterogeneity: insights from the tropical Andes	21
Mass balance, grade, and adjustment timescales in bedrock channels	21
Drainage divide networks – Part 2: Response to perturbations	21
Drainage divide networks – Part 1: Identification and ordering in digital elevation models	21
Estimating sand bed load in rivers by tracking dunes: a comparison of methods based on bed elevation time series	19
River patterns reveal two stages of landscape evolution at an oblique convergent margin, Marlborough Fault System, New Zealand	18
Growing topography due to contrasting rock types in a tectonically dead landscape	17
Hillslope denudation and morphologic response to a rock uplift gradient	17
Seismic location and tracking of snow avalanches and slush flows on Mt. Fuji, Japan	16
Timing of exotic, far-traveled boulder emplacement and paleo-outburst flooding in the central Himalayas	16
Morphometric properties of alternate bars and water discharge: a laboratory investigation	16
Topographic controls on divide migration, stream capture, and diversification in riverine life	15
Geomorphic signatures of the transient fluvial response to tilting	15
Relevance of acoustic methods to quantify bedload transport and bedform dynamics in a large sandy-gravel-bed river	15
A 6-year lidar survey reveals enhanced rockwall retreat and modified rockfall magnitudes/frequencies in deglaciating cirques	15
Interactions between deforestation, landscape rejuvenation, and shallow landslides in the North Tanganyika–Kivu rift region, Africa	15

Potential links between Baltic Sea submarine terraces and groundwater seeping	15
Evolution of events before and after the 17 June 2017 rock avalanche at Karrat Fjord, West Greenland – a multidisciplinary approach to detecting and locating unstable rock slopes in a remote Arctic ar	15
Measurement of rock glacier surface change over different timescales using terrestrial laser scanning point clouds	14
Modelling impacts of spatially variable erosion drivers on suspended sediment dynamics	14
Inferring potential landslide damming using slope stability, geomorphic constraints, and run-out analysis: a case study from the NW Himalaya	14
Beyond 2D landslide inventories and their rollover: synoptic 3D inventories and volume from repeat lidar data	13
Interactions between main channels and tributary alluvial fans: channel adjustments and sediment-signal propagation	13
Inertial drag and lift forces for coarse grains on rough alluvial beds measured using in-grain accelerometers	13
Scale breaks of suspended sediment rating in large rivers in Germany induced by organic matter	13
Reconstructing the dynamics of the highly similar May 2016 and June 2019 Iliamna Volcano (Alaska) ice–rock avalanches from seismoacoustic data	12
Determining flow directions in river channel networks using planform morphology and topology	12
Escarpment retreat rates derived from detrital cosmogenic nuclide concentrations	12
The relative influence of dune aspect ratio and beach width on dune erosion as a function of storm duration and surge level	11
Locating rock slope failures along highways and understanding their physical processes using seismic signals	11
Denudation systematics inferred from in situ cosmogenic <sup>10</sup>Be concentrations in fine (50–100 µm) and medium (100–250 µm) sediments of the Var River basin, south	11
Identification of rock and fracture kinematics in high alpine rockwalls under the influence of elevation	10
Experimental study of sediment supply control on step formation, evolution, and stability	10
The role of frost cracking in local denudation of steep Alpine rockwalls over millennia (Eiger, Switzerland)	10
Climatic controls on mountain glacier basal thermal regimes dictate spatial patterns of glacial erosion	10
The destiny of orogen-parallel streams in the Eastern Alps: the Salzach–Enns drainage system	10
Dynamics of salt intrusion in the Mekong Delta: results of field observations and integrated coastal–inland modelling	10
Bias and error in modelling thermochronometric data: resolving a potential increase in Plio-Pleistocene erosion rate	10
Triggering and propagation of exogenous sediment pulses in mountain channels: insights from flume experiments with seismic monitoring	9
Identifying sediment transport mechanisms from grain size–shape distributions, applied to aeolian sediments	9
A bed load transport equation based on the spatial distribution of shear stress – Oak Creek revisited	9
Comparison of soil production, chemical weathering, and physical erosion rates along a climate and ecological gradient (Chile) to global observations	9
Computing water flow through complex landscapes – Part 2: Finding hierarchies in depressions and morphological segmentations	9
Seismo-acoustic energy partitioning of a powder snow avalanche	9
Organic carbon burial by river meandering partially offsets bank erosion carbon fluxes in a discontinuous permafrost floodplain	9
Development of smart boulders to monitor mass movements via the Internet of Things: a pilot study in Nepal	9
Rarefied particle motions on hillslopes – Part 4: Philosophy	9
Evaluating optically stimulated luminescence rock surface exposure dating as a novel approach for reconstructing coastal boulder movement on decadal to centennial timescales	9
Transport-limited fluvial erosion – simple formulation and efficient numerical treatment	9
A temperature-dependent mechanical model to assess the stability of degrading permafrost rock slopes	9
Experiments on patterns of alluvial cover and bedrock erosion in a meandering channel	9
How does the downstream boundary affect avulsion dynamics in a laboratory bifurcation?	8
Mapping landscape connectivity as a driver of species richness under tectonic and climatic forcing	8
Last-glacial-cycle glacier erosion potential in the Alps	8
Holocene sea-level change on the central coast of Bohai Bay, China	8
Precise water level measurements using low-cost GNSS antenna arrays	8
Combining seismic signal dynamic inversion and numerical modeling improves landslide process reconstruction	8
Morphological evolution of bifurcations in tide-influenced deltas	8
A 4000-year debris flow record based on amphibious investigations of fan delta activity in Plansee (Austria, Eastern Alps)	8
Hilltop curvature as a proxy for erosion rate: wavelets enable rapid computation and reveal systematic underestimation	8
The effect of lithology on the relationship between denudation rate and chemical weathering pathways – evidence from the eastern Tibetan Plateau	8
Biogeomorphic modeling to assess the resilience of tidal-marsh restoration to sea level rise and sediment supply	8