2026 William J. Elliot: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	37	8905	8545	3194	2970	263	5324

William J. Elliot publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Elliot sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 263 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

William J. Elliot D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William J. Elliot sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

William J. Elliot is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to water science and technology, ecology, environmental engineering, soil science, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work encompasses various topics related to hydrology and watershed management, soil erosion and sediment transport, groundwater flow and contamination studies, soil and water nutrient dynamics, fire effects on ecosystems, hydrology and sediment transport processes, and rangeland and wildlife management.

William J. Elliot has published recent papers in several journals and venues including:

From burned slopes to streams: how wildfire affects nitrogen cycling and retention in forests and fire-prone watersheds, 2021, Biogeochemistry
WEPPcloud: An online watershed-scale hydrologic modeling tool. Part I. Model description, 2022, Journal of Hydrology
WEPPcloud: An online watershed-scale hydrologic modeling tool. Part II. Model performance assessment and applications to forest management and wildfires, 2022, Journal of Hydrology
Designing tools to predict and mitigate impacts on water quality following the Australian 2019/2020 wildfires: Insights from Sydney's largest water supply catchment, 2021, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Spatial simulation of forest road effects on hydrology and soil erosion after a wildfire, 2021, Hydrological Processes

Frequent co-authors include:

Peter R. Robichaud
Mariana Dobre
Erin Brooks
Roger Lew
Chinmay Deval

William J. Elliot's publications frequently appear in venues such as:

HydroShare Resources
Soil Erosion Research Under a Changing Climate, January 8-13, 2023, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA
Forest Service Research Data Archive
Journal of the ASABE
Journal of Hydrology

In addition to journal articles, William J. Elliot has contributed to book publications, including a work published by University of Alaska Southeast eBooks titled Tidal Echoes 2021.

Best Publications

WEPP: soil erodibility experiments for rangeland and cropland soils

J. M. Laflen;W. J. Elliot;J. R. Simanton;C. S. Holzhey

359
Citations
Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard Using Logistic Regression and ROC Analysis

Pece V Gorsevski;Paul E Gessler;Randy B Foltz;William J Elliot

344
Citations
WEPP-Predicting water erosion using a process-based model

J. M. Laflen;W. J. Elliot;D. C. Flanagan;C. R. Meyer

334
Citations
Spatially and temporally distributed modeling of landslide susceptibility

Pece V. Gorsevski;Paul E. Gessler;Jan Boll;William J. Elliot

186
Citations
Interrill erodibility: collection and analysis of data from cropland soils.

M. Liebenow;W.J.Elliot;J. M. Laflen;K.D.Kohl

183
Citations
Soil quality standards and guidelines for forest sustainability in northwestern North America

Deborah Page-Dumroese;Martin Jurgensen;William Elliot;Thomas Rice

181
Citations
WEPP Internet Interfaces for Forest Erosion Prediction

William J. Elliot

162
Citations
A PROCESS-BASED RILL EROSION MODEL

W. J. Elliot;J. M. Laflen

156
Citations
A strategic assessment of forest biomass and fuel reduction treatments in western states

Bob Rummer;Jeff Prestemon;Dennis May;Pat Miles

149
Citations
Predicting postfire erosion and mitigation effectiveness with a web-based probabilistic erosion model

P.R. Robichaud;W.J. Elliot;F.B. Pierson;D.E. Hall

143
Citations
Reopening abandoned forest roads in northern Idaho, USA: quantification of runoff, sediment concentration, infiltration, and interrill erosion parameters.

R. B. Foltz;N. S. Copeland;W. J. Elliot

141
Citations
Adapting the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model for forest applications

Shuhui Dun;Joan Q. Wu;William J. Elliot;Peter R. Robichaud

131
Citations
Critical shear stress and critical flow rates for initiation of rilling

John E. Gilley;W. J. Elliot;J. M. Laflen;J. R. Simanton

129
Citations
Soil and water management systems

Glenn Orville Schwab;D. D. Fangmeier;William J. Elliot

121
Citations
The Effects of Forest Management on Erosion and Soil Productivity

William J. Elliot;Deborah Page-Dumroese;Peter R. Robichaud

115
Citations
Timber Harvest Impacts on Water Yield in the Continental/Maritime Hydroclimatic Region of the United States

Jason A. Hubbart;Timothy E. Link;John A. Gravelle;William J. Elliot

111
Citations
Interrill Erodibility of Some Ohio Soils Based on Field Rainfall Simulation

R. M. Bajracharya;R. Lal;W. J. Elliot

99
Citations
Assessing water contamination risk from vegetation fires: Challenges, opportunities and a framework for progress

Joao P. Nunes;Stefan H. Doerr;Gary Sheridan;Jonay Neris

87
Citations
Geospatial Application of the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model

Dennis C. Flanagan;James R. Frankenberger;Thomas A. Cochrane;Chris S. Renschler

83
Citations
Predicting post-fire hillslope erosion in forest lands of the western United States

Mary Ellen Miller;Lee H. MacDonald;Peter R. Robichaud;William J. Elliot

82
Citations
Production and cost of harvesting, processing, and transporting small-diameter (≤5 inches) trees for energy.

Fei Pan;Han Sup Han;Leonard R. Johnson;William J. Elliot

77
Citations
A strategic assessment of forest biomass and fuel reduction treatments in western states

Bob Rummer;Jeff Prestemon;Dennis May

71
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Robichaud United States Department of Agriculture

Dennis C. Flanagan Agricultural Research Service

Timothy E. Link University of Idaho

Lee H. MacDonald Colorado State University

Cristina Santín Swansea University

Stefan H. Doerr Swansea University

Jan Boll Washington State University

Gary J. Sheridan University of Melbourne

Charles H. Luce US Forest Service

Rattan Lal The Ohio State University

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