John Boardman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Boardman between 1954 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Boardman published across 72 years, from 1954 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1990. 11 of the 348 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1954 2025

348 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Boardman: publications per year, 1954 to 2025
Year	Publications
1954	1
1955	3
1956	3
1957	7
1958	3
1959	3
1960	3
1961	2
1962	0
1963	6
1964	4
1965	5
1966	5
1967	5
1968	6
1969	5
1970	8
1971	5
1972	5
1973	5
1974	8
1975	9
1976	11
1977	6
1978	6
1979	4
1980	6
1981	2
1982	1
1983	5
1984	4
1985	3
1986	4
1987	1
1988	8
1989	4
1990	16
1991	6
1992	1
1993	3
1994	4
1995	4
1996	4
1997	8
1998	6
1999	2
2000	6
2001	5
2002	4
2003	7
2004	1
2005	1
2006	8
2007	3
2008	4
2009	4
2010	11
2011	3
2012	2
2013	3
2014	3
2015	3
2016	9
2017	7
2018	4
2019	3
2020	8
2021	7
2022	6
2023	5
2024	6
2025	5
Total	348

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John Boardman publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Boardman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 130 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
38–47	5
48–57	33
58–67	94
68–77	161
78–87	278
88–97	376
98–107	404
108–117	484
118–127	540
128–137	557	130
138–147	491
148–157	495
158–167	458
168–177	490
178–187	414
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292
218–227	290
228–237	262
238–247	243
248–257	208
258–267	185
268–277	147
278–287	128
288–297	119
298–307	120
308–317	107
318–327	93
328–337	87
338–347	64
348–357	87
358–367	60
368–377	60
378–387	34
388–397	50
398–407	44
408–417	31
418–427	39
428–437	27
438–447	36
448–457	27
458–467	29
468–477	30
478–487	19
488–497	15
498–507	18
508–517	19
518–527	16
528–537	10
538–547	11
548–557	14
558–567	11
568–577	7
578–587	14
588–597	5
598–602	4
603+	100

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John Boardman D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John Boardman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	144
31	215
32	278
33	379
34	366
35	372
36	389
37	366
38	344
39	349
40	296
41	289
42	277
43	279
44	248
45	257
46	212
47	202
48	207
49	204
50	183	50
51	178
52	182
53	178
54	163
55	117
56	163
57	120
58	113
59	136
60	135
61	96
62	103
63	83
64	103
65	83
66	89
67	92
68	89
69	78
70	75
71	53
72	62
73	54
74	35
75	52
76	50
77	32
78	37
79	20
80	33
81	36
82	34
83	34
84	24
85	19
86	18
87	26
88	30
89	17
90	21
91	19
92	15
93	14
94	20
95	9
96	10
97	15
98	13
99	3
100	13
101	3
102	9
103	4
104	6
105	6
106+	98

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Overview

John Boardman is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Soil Science and Ecology. The scientist's work also spans subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Boardman's research topics include:

Soil erosion and sediment transport
Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Aeolian processes and effects
Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications

Frequent co-authors in Boardman's publications include:

Ian Foster
David Favis-Mortlock
Karel Vandaele
Jean Poesen
Ruth Copeland-Phillips

Peer-reviewed work has been published in venues such as:

Geography
CATENA
Soil Use and Management
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Proceedings of the Geologists Association

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by John Boardman include:

A 38-year record of muddy flooding at Breaky Bottom: Learning from a detailed case study, 2020, CATENA
Sunken lanes - Development and functions in landscapes, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
Comparison of observed and DEM-driven field-to-river routing of flow from eroding fields in an arable lowland catchment, 2021, CATENA
How much is soil erosion costing us?, 2021, Geography
Soil erosion and runoff: The need to rethink mitigation strategies for sustainable agricultural landscapes in western Europe, 2023, Soil Use and Management

In addition to journal articles, Boardman has published books with notable presses, including:

A Classical Archaeologist's Life: The Story so Far, 2020, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd eBooks
The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity, 2023, Princeton University Press

Best Publications

Soil erosion science: Reflections on the limitations of current approaches ☆

John Boardman

550
Citations
Soil erosion in Europe

John Boardman;Jean Poesen

480
Citations
Socio-economic factors in soil erosion and conservation

John Boardman;Jean Poesen;Robert Evans

334
Citations
Soil erosion on agricultural land.

J. Boardman;I. D. L. Foster;J. A. Dearing

328
Citations
Emergence and erosion: a model for rill initiation and development

David T. Favis-Mortlock;John Boardman;Anthony J. Parsons;Bruce Lascelles

194
Citations
Development of badlands and gullies in the Sneeuberg, Great Karoo, South Africa

J Boardman;A.J Parsons;R Holland;P.J Holmes

181
Citations
Soil Erosion in Europe: Boardman/Soil Erosion in Europe

John Boardman;Jean Poesen

179
Citations
Flooding of property by runoff from agricultural land in northwestern Europe

John Boardman;Laurence Ligneau;Ad de Roo;Karel Vandaele

177
Citations
Soil erosion on the South Downs: a review.

J. Boardman;I.D.L. Foster;J.A. Dearing

177
Citations
Soils and quaternary landscape evolution

A. S. Goudie;John Boardman

175
Citations
Nonlinear responses of soil erosion to climate change: a modelling study on the UK South Downs

David Favis-Mortlock;John Boardman

173
Citations
Soil erosion and agriculture

Artemi Cerdà;Dennis C. Flanagan;Yves le Bissonnais;John Boardman

160
Citations
Sediment tracing and environmental history for two small catchments, Karoo Uplands, South Africa

Ian D.L. Foster;Ian D.L. Foster;John Boardman;James Keay-Bright

154
Citations
Muddy floods on the South Downs, southern England: problem and responses

John Boardman;Robert Evans;James Ford

144
Citations
Soil erosion and risk-assessment for on- and off-farm impacts: a test case using the Midhurst area, West Sussex, UK.

John Boardman;Mark L. Shepheard;Edward Walker;Ian D.L. Foster

142
Citations
Linking the field to the river: sediment delivery from agricultural land.

D. E. Walling;J. Boardman;I.D.L. Foster;J.A. Dearing

137
Citations
Water erosion monitoring and experimentation for global change studies

Jean Poesen;J Boardman;B Wilcox;C Valentin

136
Citations
Modelling Soil Erosion by Water

David Favis-Mortlock;John Boardman

126
Citations
An average soil erosion rate for Europe: Myth or reality?

John Boardman

126
Citations
Phosphorus transport in agricultural runoff: the role of soil erosion.

A. N. Sharpley;S. J. Smith;J. Boardman;I.D.L. Foster

114
Citations
Periglacial Processes and Landforms in Britain and Ireland

Andrew Dugmore;John Boardman

99
Citations
Soil Erosion on Agricultural Land

John Gerrard;J. Boardman;I. D. L. Foster;J. A. Dearing

13
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian D L Foster Rhodes University

John A. Dearing University of Southampton

Jean Poesen KU Leuven

Tim Burt Durham University

Anthony J. Parsons University of Sheffield

Christian Valentin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Adrian L. Collins Rothamsted Research

Olivier Evrard University of Paris-Saclay

Mike Kirkby University of Leeds

Michael R. F. Lee Harper Adams University

External Links

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