OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Earth Surface Dynamics is 6. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Using repeat UAV-based laser scanning and multispectral imagery to explore eco-geomorphic feedbacks along a river corridor	56
Evolution of submarine canyons and hanging-wall fans: insights from geomorphic experiments and morphodynamic models	36
Path length and sediment transport estimation from DEMs of difference: a signal processing approach	31
From apex to shoreline: fluvio-deltaic architecture for the Holocene Rhine–Meuse delta, the Netherlands	29
The direction of landscape erosion	28
Effect of debris-flow sediment grain-size distribution on fan morphology	27
Quantification of post-glacier bedrock surface erosion in the European Alps using¹⁰Be and optically stimulated luminescence exposure dating	23
Modeling memory in gravel-bed rivers: a flow-history-dependent relation for evolving thresholds of motion	23
Barchan swarm dynamics from a Two-Flank Agent-Based Model	22
The effect of lithology on the relationship between denudation rate and chemical weathering pathways – evidence from the eastern Tibetan Plateau	22
Modeling the inhibition effect of straw checkerboard barriers on wind-blown sand	22
Toward a general calibration of the Swiss plate geophone system for fractional bedload transport	21
An update on techniques to assess normal-mode behavior of rock arches by ambient vibrations	20
Numerical modelling of the evolution of a river reach with a complex morphology to help define future sustainable restoration decisions	20
Landslide-lake outburst floods accelerate downstream hillslope slippage	19
A simple model for faceted topographies at normal faults based on an extended stream-power law	19
Comparing the transport-limited and ξ–q models for sediment transport	18
Investigation of stochastic-threshold incision models across a climatic and morphological gradient	18
Investigating the celerity of propagation for small perturbations and dispersive sediment aggradation under a supercritical flow	16
Relationship between meteoric ¹⁰Be and NO₃⁻ concentrations in soils along Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica	16
Estimating surface water availability in high mountain rock slopes using a numerical energy balance model	15
Constraints on long-term cliff retreat and intertidal weathering at weak rock coasts using cosmogenic ¹⁰Be, nearshore topography and numerical modelling	15
Development of a machine learning model for river bed load	14
Mineral surface area in deep weathering profiles reveals the interrelationship of iron oxidation and silicate weathering	14
An overview of sedimentary volcanism on Mars	14

Late Pleistocene–Holocene denudation, uplift, and morphology evolution of the Armorican Massif (western Europe)	13
The roles of surface processes in porphyry copper deposit preservation	13
An efficient approach for inverting rock exhumation from thermochronologic age–elevation relationship	13
Automated classification of seismic signals recorded on the Åknes rock slope, Western Norway, using a convolutional neural network	13
Unraveling the hydrology and sediment balance of an ungauged lake in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa using remote sensing	11
Dimensionless argument: a narrow grain size range near 2 mm plays a special role in river sediment transport and morphodynamics	11
A combined approach of experimental and numerical modeling for 3D hydraulic features of a step-pool unit	11
Water level fluctuations drive bank instability in a hypertidal estuary	11
A hybrid data–model approach to map soil thickness in mountain hillslopes	11
Statistical characterization of erosion and sediment transport mechanics in shallow tidal environments – Part 2: Suspended sediment dynamics	11
Stream laws in analog tectonic-landscape models	10
Entrainment and deposition of boulders in a gravel bed river	10
The influence of dune lee side shape on time-averaged velocities and turbulence	10
Building a bimodal landscape: bedrock lithology and bed thickness controls on the morphology of Last Chance Canyon, New Mexico, USA	10
Erosion and weathering in carbonate regions reveal climatic and tectonic drivers of carbonate landscape evolution	10
Comparison of calibration characteristics of different acoustic impact systems for measuring bedload transport in mountain streams	9
Downstream rounding rate of pebbles in the Himalaya	9
Shape still matters: rockfall interactions with trees and deadwood in a mountain forest uncover a new facet of rock shape dependency	9
Multi-sensor monitoring and data integration reveal cyclical destabilization of the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier	9
Biogeomorphic modeling to assess the resilience of tidal-marsh restoration to sea level rise and sediment supply	9
Rockfall trajectory reconstruction: a flexible method utilizing video footage and high-resolution terrain models	9
Massive sediment pulses triggered by a multi-stage 130 000 m³ alpine cliff fall (Hochvogel, DE–AT)	9
A physics-based model for fluvial valley width	9
Geology and vegetation control landsliding on forest-managed slopes in scarplands	9
Graphically interpreting how incision thresholds influence topographic and scaling properties of modeled landscapes	8
Use of simple analytical solutions in the calibration of shallow water equation debris flow models	8
Response of modern fluvial sediments to regional tectonic activity along the upper Min River, eastern Tibet	8
Constraining the timing and processes of pediment formation and dissection: implications for long-term evolution in the Western Cape, South Africa	8
Landscape response to tectonic deformation and cyclic climate change since ca. 800 ka in the southern central Andes	8
Short communication: Forward and inverse analytic models relating river long profile to tectonic uplift history, assuming a nonlinear slope–erosion dependency	8
Ice-buttressing-controlled rock slope failure on a cirque headwall, Lake District, UK	8
Past anthropogenic land use change caused a regime shift of the fluvial response to Holocene climate change in the Chinese Loess Plateau	8
Optimization of passive acoustic bedload monitoring in rivers by signal inversion	8
Bedload transport fluctuations, flow conditions, and disequilibrium ratio at the Swiss Erlenbach stream: results from 27 years of high-resolution temporal measurements	7
Flexural isostatic response of continental-scale deltas to climatically driven sea level changes	7
Short communication: Multiscale topographic complexity analysis with pyTopoComplexity	7
Climate changes and the formation of fluvial terraces in central Amazonia inferred from landscape evolution modeling	7
The landslide velocity	7
Quantifying the migration rate of drainage divides from high-resolution topographic data	6
On the relative role of abiotic and biotic controls in channel network development: insights from scaled tidal flume experiments	6
Probabilistic description of bedload fluxes from the aggregate dynamics of individual grains	6
Knickpoints and fixed points: the evolution of fluvial morphology under the combined effect of fault uplift and dam obstruction on a soft bedrock river	6
Spatial and temporal variations in rockwall erosion rates derived from cosmogenic ¹⁰Be in medial moraines at five valley glaciers around Pigne d'Arolla, Switzerland	6
Breaking down chipping and fragmentation in sediment transport: the control of material strength	6
The probabilistic nature of dune collisions in 2D	6
Drainage rearrangement in an intra-continental mountain belt: a case study from the central South Tian Shan, Kyrgyzstan	6
Self-organization of channels and hillslopes in models of fluvial landform evolution and its potential for solving scaling issues	6
Introducing standardized field methods for fracture-focused surface process research	6
Episodic sediment supply to alluvial fans: implications for fan incision and morphometry	6
Continuous measurements of valley floor width in mountainous landscapes	6

Grain size of fluvial gravel bars from close-range UAV imagery – uncertainty in segmentation-based data	6
Sediment source and sink identification using Sentinel-2 and a small network of turbidimeters on the Vjosa River	6
Modeling deadwood for rockfall mitigation assessments in windthrow areas	6
Inverse modeling of turbidity currents using an artificial neural network approach: verification for field application	6