OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Earth Surface Dynamics is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of debris-flow sediment grain-size distribution on fan morphology	40
Evolution of submarine canyons and hanging-wall fans: insights from geomorphic experiments and morphodynamic models	34
Discriminating fluvial fans and deltas: channel network morphometrics reflect distinct formative processes	29
Using repeat UAV-based laser scanning and multispectral imagery to explore eco-geomorphic feedbacks along a river corridor	29
Path length and sediment transport estimation from DEMs of difference: a signal processing approach	27
The direction of landscape erosion	27
Modeling the inhibition effect of straw checkerboard barriers on wind-blown sand	25
Modeling memory in gravel-bed rivers: a flow-history-dependent relation for evolving thresholds of motion	22
Quantification of post-glacier bedrock surface erosion in the European Alps using ¹⁰ Be and optically stimulated luminescence exposure dating	22
Toward a general calibration of the Swiss plate geophone system for fractional bedload transport	21
A simple model for faceted topographies at normal faults based on an extended stream-power law	21
Barchan swarm dynamics from a Two-Flank Agent-Based Model	18
A novel acoustic bedload monitoring system with phased microphone arrays and an accelerometer for particle localization and size estimation	18
Investigating controls on fluvial grain sizes in post-glacial landscapes using citizen science	18
Numerical modelling of the evolution of a river reach with a complex morphology to help define future sustainable restoration decisions	17
The effect of lithology on the relationship between denudation rate and chemical weathering pathways – evidence from the eastern Tibetan Plateau	17
Investigating the celerity of propagation for small perturbations and dispersive sediment aggradation under a supercritical flow	16
Post-glacial reshaping of Alpine topography induced by landsliding	16
Constraints on long-term cliff retreat and intertidal weathering at weak rock coasts using cosmogenic ¹⁰ Be, nearshore topography and numerical model	15
Investigation of stochastic-threshold incision models across a climatic and morphological gradient	14
Limited influence of bedrock strength on river profiles: the dominant role of sediment dynamics	14
Water level fluctuations drive bank instability in a hypertidal estuary	13
Dimensionless argument: a narrow grain size range near 2 mm plays a special role in river sediment transport and morphodynamics	13
Estimating surface water availability in high mountain rock slopes using a numerical energy balance model	13
The roles of surface processes in porphyry copper deposit preservation	12

Late Pleistocene–Holocene denudation, uplift, and morphology evolution of the Armorican Massif (western Europe)	12
Mineral surface area in deep weathering profiles reveals the interrelationship of iron oxidation and silicate weathering	12
Automated classification of seismic signals recorded on the Åknes rock slope, Western Norway, using a convolutional neural network	12
An overview of sedimentary volcanism on Mars	12
An efficient approach for inverting rock exhumation from thermochronologic age–elevation relationship	12
A combined approach of experimental and numerical modeling for 3D hydraulic features of a step-pool unit	11
Development of a machine learning model for river bed load	11
Building a bimodal landscape: bedrock lithology and bed thickness controls on the morphology of Last Chance Canyon, New Mexico, USA	11
Cirque-like alcoves in the northern mid-latitudes of Mars as evidence of glacial erosion	11
Unraveling the hydrology and sediment balance of an ungauged lake in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa using remote sensing	11
Experimental study on granite-weathered crust landslides with different residual layer thicknesses under heavy rainfall	11
The influence of dune lee side shape on time-averaged velocities and turbulence	10
Statistical characterization of erosion and sediment transport mechanics in shallow tidal environments – Part 2: Suspended sediment dynamics	10
Morphological response to climate-induced flood-event variability in a subarctic river	10
Entrainment and deposition of boulders in a gravel bed river	10
Grain size dynamics using a new planform model – Part 1: GravelScape description and validation	10
Erosion and weathering in carbonate regions reveal climatic and tectonic drivers of carbonate landscape evolution	10
Shape evolution of bulk sediment in headwater streams: effects of rock type and particle size	10
Stream laws in analog tectonic-landscape models	9
Biogeomorphic modeling to assess the resilience of tidal-marsh restoration to sea level rise and sediment supply	9
Use of simple analytical solutions in the calibration of shallow water equation debris flow models	9
Rockfall trajectory reconstruction: a flexible method utilizing video footage and high-resolution terrain models	9
Downstream rounding rate of pebbles in the Himalaya	9
Geology and vegetation control landsliding on forest-managed slopes in scarplands	9
Shape still matters: rockfall interactions with trees and deadwood in a mountain forest uncover a new facet of rock shape dependency	9
Improving a multi-grain-size total sediment load model through a new standardized reference shear stress for incipient motion and an adjusted saltation height description	9
A physics-based model for fluvial valley width	9
Grain size dynamics using a new planform model – Part 2: Determining the relative control of autogenic processes and subsidence	9
Multi-sensor monitoring and data integration reveal cyclical destabilization of the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier	9
Past anthropogenic land use change caused a regime shift of the fluvial response to Holocene climate change in the Chinese Loess Plateau	9
Response of modern fluvial sediments to regional tectonic activity along the upper Min River, eastern Tibet	8
Massive sediment pulses triggered by a multi-stage 130 000 m ³ alpine cliff fall (Hochvogel, DE–AT)	8
Constraining the timing and processes of pediment formation and dissection: implications for long-term evolution in the Western Cape, South Africa	8
Comparison of calibration characteristics of different acoustic impact systems for measuring bedload transport in mountain streams	8
On the testing of grain shape corrections to bedload transport equations with grain-resolved numerical simulations	8
Reconstructing landscapes: an adjoint model of the stream power and diffusion erosion equation	8
Ice-buttressing-controlled rock slope failure on a cirque headwall, Lake District, UK	8
Introducing standardized field methods for fracture-focused surface process research	7
Rainfall and tectonic forcing lead to contrasting headwater slope evolutions	7
Optimization of passive acoustic bedload monitoring in rivers by signal inversion	7
Drainage rearrangement in an intra-continental mountain belt: a case study from the central South Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan	7
Bedload transport fluctuations, flow conditions, and disequilibrium ratio at the Swiss Erlenbach stream: results from 27 years of high-resolution temporal measurements	7
Short communication: Forward and inverse analytic models relating river long profile to tectonic uplift history, assuming a nonlinear slope–erosion dependency	7
Climate changes and the formation of fluvial terraces in central Amazonia inferred from landscape evolution modeling	7
Short communication: Multiscale topographic complexity analysis with pyTopoComplexity	7
Landscape response to tectonic deformation and cyclic climate change since ca. 800 ka in the southern central Andes	7