2026 John Boardman: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	50	3432	3143	386	357	130	8578

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

Personal website of John Boardman

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