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Keith Beven 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 Keith Beven sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Keith Beven 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 Keith Beven sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 15 scientists 31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32 D-Index: 60 scientists 33 D-Index: 90 scientists 34 D-Index: 103 scientists 35 D-Index: 108 scientists 36 D-Index: 142 scientists 37 D-Index: 147 scientists 38 D-Index: 147 scientists 39 D-Index: 152 scientists 40 D-Index: 143 scientists 41 D-Index: 157 scientists 42 D-Index: 141 scientists 43 D-Index: 151 scientists 44 D-Index: 140 scientists 45 D-Index: 135 scientists 46 D-Index: 121 scientists 47 D-Index: 108 scientists 48 D-Index: 128 scientists 49 D-Index: 111 scientists 50 D-Index: 106 scientists 51 D-Index: 112 scientists 52 D-Index: 102 scientists 53 D-Index: 103 scientists 54 D-Index: 94 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 101 scientists 57 D-Index: 71 scientists 58 D-Index: 65 scientists 59 D-Index: 78 scientists 60 D-Index: 93 scientists 61 D-Index: 56 scientists 62 D-Index: 58 scientists 63 D-Index: 52 scientists 64 D-Index: 63 scientists 65 D-Index: 49 scientists 66 D-Index: 53 scientists 67 D-Index: 57 scientists 68 D-Index: 50 scientists 69 D-Index: 44 scientists 70 D-Index: 44 scientists 71 D-Index: 31 scientists 72 D-Index: 33 scientists 73 D-Index: 33 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 32 scientists 76 D-Index: 24 scientists 77 D-Index: 17 scientists 78 D-Index: 19 scientists 79 D-Index: 9 scientists 80 D-Index: 21 scientists 81 D-Index: 20 scientists 82 D-Index: 17 scientists 83 D-Index: 19 scientists 84 D-Index: 19 scientists 85 D-Index: 14 scientists 86 D-Index: 6 scientists 87 D-Index: 14 scientists 88 D-Index: 17 scientists 89 D-Index: 10 scientists 90 D-Index: 8 scientists 91 D-Index: 8 scientists 92 D-Index: 9 scientists 93 D-Index: 6 scientists 94+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the understanding of hydrological processes and development of the foundations of modern hydrological modeling.
  • 1995 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Keith Beven is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on hydrology and related disciplines.

Their body of work includes research on hydrological processes, watershed management, flood risk, sediment transport, and the integration of artificial intelligence in hydrological forecasting. The main fields of study reflect a concentration on environmental science and water-related topics.

Frequent publication venues highlight a recurring presence in:

  • Hydrological Processes
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Journal of Forecasting
  • Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water

Key recent publications include:

  • "Deep learning, hydrological processes and the uniqueness of place," 2020, Hydrological Processes
  • "A history of TOPMODEL," 2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • "A history of the concept of time of concentration," 2020, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • "Perceptual perplexity and parameter parsimony," 2021, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • "Knowledge gaps in our perceptual model of Great Britain's hydrology," 2021, Hydrological Processes

Frequent co-authors working with Keith Beven include:

  • Nick A. Chappell
  • Barry Hankin
  • Trevor Page
  • Ann Kretzschmar
  • Paul J. Smith

Their research topics cover a wide array of specialized areas such as:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies

Significant subfields of study related to their work include Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science.

Awards and recognitions include:

  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1995
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2017
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2017, for contributions to understanding hydrological processes and developing the foundations of modern hydrological modeling

Best Publications

  • A physically based, variable contributing area model of basin hydrology / Un modèle à base physique de zone d'appel variable de l'hydrologie du bassin versant

    K. J. Beven;M. J. Kirkby

  • The future of distributed models: model calibration and uncertainty prediction.

    Keith J. Beven;Andrew M. Binley

  • A physically based, variable contributing area model of basin hydrology

    MJ Kirkby;KJ Beven

  • Macropores and water flow in soils

    Keith Beven;Peter Germann

  • A manifesto for the equifinality thesis

    Keith Beven

  • Rainfall-runoff modelling : the primer

    Keith J. Beven

  • Equifinality, data assimilation, and uncertainty estimation in mechanistic modelling of complex environmental systems using the GLUE methodology

    Keith Beven;Jim Freer

  • Changing ideas in hydrology — The case of physically-based models

    Keith Beven

  • THE PREDICTION OF HILLSLOPE FLOW PATHS FOR DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING USING DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS

    P. Quinn;K. Beven;P. Chevallier;O. Planchon

  • Sensitivity analysis of environmental models

    Francesca Pianosi;Keith Beven;Jim Freer;Jim W. Hall

  • Prophecy, reality and uncertainty in distributed hydrological modelling

    Keith J. Beven

  • Bayesian Estimation of Uncertainty in Runoff Prediction and the Value of Data: An Application of the GLUE Approach

    Jim Freer;Keith J. Beven;Bruno Ambroise

  • Effects of spatial variability and scale with implications to hydrologic modeling

    Eric F. Wood;M. Sivapalan;Keith Beven;Larry Band

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Macropores and water flow in soils revisited

    Keith Beven;Peter Germann

  • How far can we go in distributed hydrological modelling

    Keith Beven

  • “Panta Rhei—Everything Flows”: Change in hydrology and society—The IAHS Scientific Decade 2013–2022

    A. Montanari;G. Young;H.H.G. Savenije;D.A. Hughes

  • TOPMODEL : a critique.

    Keith J. Beven

  • The in(a/tan/β) index:how to calculate it and how to use it within the topmodel framework

    P. F. Quinn;Keith Beven;Rob Lamb

  • Testing a physically-based flood forecasting model (TOPMODEL) for three U.K. catchments

    K.J. Beven;M.J. Kirkby;N. Schofield;A.F. Tagg

  • Ignorance is bliss: Or seven reasons not to use uncertainty analysis

    F. Pappenberger;Keith J. Beven

Frequent Co-Authors

Jim Freer
Jim Freer University of Bristol
Florian Pappenberger
Florian Pappenberger European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Philip M. Haygarth
Philip M. Haygarth Lancaster University
Peter C. Young
Peter C. Young Lancaster University
Jan Seibert
Jan Seibert University of Zurich
Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan
Nick A. Chappell
Nick A. Chappell Lancaster University
Paul D Bates
Paul D Bates University of Bristol
Eric F. Wood
Eric F. Wood Princeton University
Paul J. A. Withers
Paul J. A. Withers Lancaster University

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