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William H. Blake 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 William H. Blake sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 238 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William H. Blake 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 William H. Blake sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William H. Blake is affiliated with Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Soil Science, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. The scientist's research topics cover Soil erosion and sediment transport, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Aeolian processes and effects, Heavy metals in environment, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, and Radioactive contamination and transfer.

Recent publications by William H. Blake include:

  • Toxic metals in East African agro-ecosystems: Key risks for sustainable food production (2021), published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • Determining tributary sources of increased sedimentation in East-African Rift Lakes (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Drivers, Impacts and Mitigation of Increased Sedimentation in the Hydropower Reservoirs of East Africa (2021), published in Land
  • Channel erosion dominates sediment sources in an agricultural catchment in the Upper Yangtze basin of China: Evidence from geochemical fingerprints (2021), published in CATENA
  • Anthropogenic contaminants in glacial environments I: Inputs and accumulation (2022), published in Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Blake include:

  • Linus K. Munishi
  • Patrick A. Ndakidemi
  • G.E. Millward
  • Kelvin Mtei
  • Maarten Wynants

The scientist commonly publishes in several venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (9 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (5 publications)
  • Journal of Soils and Sediments (4 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Management (3 publications)
  • CATENA (3 publications)

William H. Blake has also contributed to book publications, with works published primarily by Universidad de Guadalajara eBooks including titles focused on poetry:

  • Sueño sin fin. Poemas en torno a los sueños (2020)
  • El corazón de la madera y el viento. Poemas en torno a los árboles (2020)
  • Meras cosas del espíritu. Poemas en torno a la pobreza (2020)

Additionally, a book titled SONGS OF INNOCENCE & OF EXPERIENCE: was published in 2021 by the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology.

Best Publications

  • Effects of differing wildfire severities on soil wettability and implications for hydrological response

    S.H. Doerr;R.A. Shakesby;W.H. Blake;C.J. Chafer

  • Use of 7Be and 137Cs measurements to document short- and medium-term rates of water-induced soil erosion on agricultural land

    D. E. Walling;Q. He;W. Blake

  • Sediment fingerprinting in agricultural catchments: A critical re-examination of source discrimination and data corrections

    Hugh G. Smith;William H. Blake

  • Fallout 210Pb as a soil and sediment tracer in catchment sediment budget investigations: A review

    L. Mabit;M. Benmansour;J.M. Abril;D.E. Walling

  • The challenges and opportunities of addressing particle size effects in sediment source fingerprinting: a review.

    J. Patrick Laceby;Olivier Evrard;Hugh G. Smith;Will H. Blake

  • Fingerprinting and tracing the sources of soils and sediments: Earth and ocean science, geoarchaeological, forensic, and human health applications

    P.N. Owens;W.H. Blake;L. Gaspar;L. Gaspar;D. Gateuille;D. Gateuille

  • Fallout beryllium-7 as a tracer in soil erosion investigations.

    W.H Blake;D.E Walling;Q He

  • Heating effects on water repellency in Australian eucalypt forest soils and their value in estimating wildfire soil temperatures

    Stefan H. Doerr;William H. Blake;Richard A. Shakesby;Frank Stagnitti

  • Tracing crop-specific sediment sources in agricultural catchments

    William H. Blake;Katherine J. Ficken;Philip Taylor;Mark A. Russell

  • Initial flux of sediment-associated radiocesium to the ocean from the largest river impacted by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

    Yosuke Yamashiki;Yuichi Onda;Hugh G. Smith;William H. Blake

  • Distinctiveness of wildfire effects on soil erosion in south-east Australian eucalypt forests assessed in a global context

    R.A. Shakesby;P.J. Wallbrink;S.H. Doerr;P.M. English

  • Deriving hillslope sediment budgets in wildfire-affected forests using fallout radionuclide tracers

    W.H. Blake;P.J. Wallbrink;S.N. Wilkinson;G.S. Humphreys

  • Fire severity, water repellency characteristics and hydrogeomorphological changes following the Christmas 2001 Sydney forest fires

    Richard A. Shakesby;Christopher Chafer;Stefan H. Doerr;William H. Blake

  • Using cosmogenic beryllium–7 as a tracer in sediment budget investigations

    W. H. Blake;D. E. Walling;Q. He

  • Transport and Redistribution of Radiocesium in Fukushima Fallout through Rivers

    Keisuke Taniguchi;Yuichi Onda;Hugh G. Smith;William Blake

  • Magnetic enhancement in wildfire-affected soil and its potential for sediment-source ascription

    W. H. Blake;P. J. Wallbrink;S. H. Doerr;R. A. Shakesby

  • Comparing catchment sediment fingerprinting procedures using an auto-evaluation approach with virtual sample mixtures

    Leticia Palazón;Borja Latorre;Leticia Gaspar;William H. Blake

  • Fallout radionuclide tracers identify a switch in sediment sources and transport-limited sediment yield following wildfire in a eucalypt forest

    S.N. Wilkinson;P.J. Wallbrink;G.J. Hancock;W.H. Blake

  • Drivers of increased soil erosion in East Africa’s agro-pastoral systems: changing interactions between the social, economic and natural domains

    Maarten Wynants;Claire Kelly;Kelvin Mtei;Linus Munishi

  • Drivers of Holocene peatland carbon accumulation across a climate gradient in northeastern North America

    Dan J. Charman;Matthew J. Amesbury;William Hinchliffe;Paul D.M. Hughes

  • Contemporary versus long‐term denudation along a passive plate margin: the role of extreme events

    K. M. Tomkins;G. S. Humphreys;M. T. Wilkinson;M. T. Wilkinson;D. Fink

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh G. Smith
Hugh G. Smith Landcare Research
Stefan H. Doerr
Stefan H. Doerr Swansea University
Peter Wallbrink
Peter Wallbrink Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Richard A. Shakesby
Richard A. Shakesby Swansea University
Pascal Boeckx
Pascal Boeckx Ghent University
Rory P. D. Walsh
Rory P. D. Walsh Swansea University
Patrick A. Ndakidemi
Patrick A. Ndakidemi Agriculture Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Lionel Mabit
Lionel Mabit International Atomic Energy Agency
G.E. Millward
G.E. Millward Plymouth University
Ana Navas
Ana Navas Spanish National Research Council

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