OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Discussion of “Evaluating the Performance of Self-Organizing Maps to Estimate Well-Watered Canopy Temperature for Calculating Crop Water Stress Index in Indian Mustard ( Brassica juncea	31
The Curve Number Method in the 21st Century	31
Closure to “Evaluating the Performance of Self-Organizing Maps to Estimate Well-Watered Canopy Temperature for Calculating Crop Water Stress Index in Indian Mustard ( Brassica juncea	27
Optimal Sprinkler Spacing for a Mini Center Pivot System	22
Design of Tailwater Recovery Systems Accounting for Irrigation System Operation and Performance	15
Reliability Assessment of Computational River Models	14
Closure to “Transverse Nonuniformity of Air–Water Flow and Lateral Wall Effects in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Jump”	13
Some Insights on Flow over Sharp-Crested Weirs Using Computational Fluid Dynamics: Implications for Enhanced Flow Measurement	13
Discussion of “Discharge Coefficient of Symmetrical Stepped and Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs in a Subcritical Flow Regime”	12
Closure to “Direct Solutions for Uniform Flow Parameters of Wide Rectangular and Triangular Sections” by Ahmed A. Lamri, Said M. Easa, Mohamed T. Bouziane, Mohammad Bijankhan, and Yan-Cheng Han	11
Deep-Learning Segmentation of Clogging Patterns of Cylindrical Drip Emitters with Varied Geometric Features	10
Reviewers	10
Assessing the Effectiveness of Water-Saving Plans at the Farm and Basin Level Using Agrohydrological Modeling and Water-Accounting Approaches	9
A Review of Literature on the Scour Process under Different Jets Conditions	9
Analytical MSMAR versus Numerical HYDRUS-1D: Comparative Performance Analysis in the Estimation of Soil Water Components	9
A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs	9
Closure to “Development of a New Practical Formula for Pipe-Sizing Problems within the Framework of a Hybrid Computational Strategy” by Kaan Yetilmezsoy, Majid Bahramian, Emel Kıyan, and Mojtaba Bahra	8
Numerical Investigation of Scour Reduction around the Circular Pier Using Circular and Octagonal Collars and Sacrificial Piles in a Nonuniform Sediment Bed	8
3D Numerical Study of Scour around a Pile Group in the Staggered Arrangement under Combined Wave-Current Flows	8
Discharge Coefficient of Symmetrical Stepped and Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs in a Subcritical Flow Regime	8
Designing Trapezoidal Drip Irrigation Units Laid on Flat Fields	8
Discussion of “Development of a New Practical Formula for Pipe-Sizing Problems within the Framework of a Hybrid Computational Strategy” by Kaan Yetilmezsoy, Majid Bahramian, Emel Kıyan, and Mojtaba Ba	8
Discussion of “Velocity Distributions around Blocked Trash Racks” by Mahmoud Zayed	8
Sluice Gate Jamming in Free Discharge	7
Steady Flow through Gated Circular Culverts: Hydraulic Operation and Experiments	7

Limit Saturated Radius under Drip Irrigation at a Constant Applied Flow Rate: Analytical and Empirical Models	7
Effect of Polyacrylamide-Based Water Retention and Brackish Water Mixed Application Rates on Soil Evaporation Characteristics	7
Evaluation of Default, Soil-Specific, and Clay Content Correction Calibration Functions for Dielectric Sensors in Soils with Differing Properties	7
Evapotranspiration Void Space Accounting Method	7
Yield Equations for Bed-Mounted Infiltration Galleries	7
Discussion of “Discharge Coefficient and Head Loss under Sluice Gates with Small Opening” by Lei Wang and Ming-jun Diao	6
Design Emission Uniformity of Horizontal Tapered Drip Laterals from the Normalized Pressure Head Distribution Approach	6
Velocity Distributions in Open Channels and the Calculation of Discharge	6
Soil Water Infiltration Characteristics for Drip Irrigation of Seedlings to Reduce Aeolian Erosion of Sandy Soils	6
Evaporation and Transpiration Components of Crop Evapotranspiration and Growth Parameters of Lettuce Grown under Greenhouse Conditions	6
Wear Behavior and Vortex Characteristics of Y-Type Screen Filters with Various Inclination Angles and Inlet Flow Velocities: Numerical and Experimental Study	6
Local Scour at Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs Located on an Alluvial Channel	6
Experimental and Practical Study of a Smart Irrigation System Utilizing the Internet of Things	6
Submerged Flow over Barrage Weirs: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Model Study	5
Reliability Analysis of Water Supply Channels for Conveying Design Flow	5
Numerical Investigation of the Plunging and Vortex-Flow Regimes Occurring in Drop Shafts with a Tangential Intake	5
Anisotropy in Turbulent Flow over Two-Dimensional Fixed Bedforms with Downward Seepage	5
Discussion of “Maximizing Irrigated Maize Productivity: Evaluating the Impact of Deficit Irrigation and Nitrogen Rates on Growth, Yield, and Water-Use Efficiency in Southwest Ethiopia”	5
Limits of Blue and Green Infrastructures to Adapt Actual Urban Drainage Systems to the Impact of Climate Change	5
Investigating Cutoff Technique for Improved Water Saving and Productivity in Furrow Irrigation System	5
Discussion of “Local Scour at Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs Located on an Alluvial Channel” by Mustafa Tunc, Muhammet Emin Emiroglu, and Mustafa Gogus	5
Modeling Sediment Load in Storm Drain System of Southeast Texas Coastal Region	5
Machine-Learning Models to Improve Accuracy of Real-Time Reference Evapotranspiration Estimates in an Arid Environment	5
Computational Fluid Dynamics–Based Evaluation and Verification of FISP Suspended Sediment Samplers	5
Discussion of “Prediction of Maximum Scour Depth near Spur Dikes in Uniform Bed Sediment Using Stacked Generalization Ensemble Tree-Based Frameworks” by Manish Pandey, Mehdi Jamei, Masoud Karbasi, Ima	5
Calibration of Free-Flow Radial Gates with Refined Energy Relations	5
Hydromechanics of the Asymmetric Trapezoidal Piano Key and Labyrinth Weirs	4
Effect of Clearwater Scour on the Flow Field at a Single Bendway Weir: Two-Dimensional Numerical Modeling Supported by Flume Data	4
Discussion of “Discharge Coefficient and Head Loss under Sluice Gates with Small Opening” by Lei Wang and Ming-jun Diao	4
Development of the Diversion Runoff Calculator to Estimate Agricultural Water Consumption and Irrigation Diversions at the Field- to Basin-Scale in Northeastern Utah	4
Center-Pivot Maintenance Trends in the Western United States	4
Estimation of Scour Depth around an L-Head Groyne in a Coarser Particle Bed Using Nonlinear Regression	4
Regulation of Planting Structure Considering Irrigation Water, Carbon Emission, and Grain Security in the Yellow River Basin, China, by Using Multisource Data	4
Performance Evaluation of Drainage Systems in the Bontanga Irrigation Scheme in the Guinea Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana	4
Improving Land-Surface Model Simulations in Irrigated Areas by Incorporating Soil Moisture–Based Irrigation Estimates in Community Land Model	4
An Alternative Analytical Approach to Designing Paired Lateral Lines for Microirrigation on Slopes	4
Prediction of Bed-Load Sediment Using Newly Developed Support-Vector Machine Techniques	4
Migration and Deposition Characteristics of Sand Particles on Mesh Filter Surfaces in Water-Saving Irrigation Systems: Evidence from Simulation and Experimental Verification	4
Deep Infiltration Model to Quantify Water Use Efficiency of Center-Pivot Irrigated Alfalfa	4
Hydraulic Capacity of Bend Manholes for Supercritical Flow	4
Discussion of “CFD Simulations of Conical Central Baffle Flumes” by Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and Avinash M. Badar	4
Discussion of “A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs”	4
Comparison of Analytical, Multiple Polynomial Regression, and Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate Wetting Parameters for Surface and Buried Drip Irrigation across Three Different Soil Textures	4
Multiobjective Optimal Design and Application of Large-Scale Self-Pressurized Drip Irrigation Network Systems	4
Building Resilience into the Public Water Supply System through Targeted Data-Driven Conservation Strategies	4
Gray Wolf Optimization for Scheduling Irrigation Water	4
Discussion of “Air–Water Flows and Head Losses on Stepped Spillways with Inclined Steps”	3
Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge in Southwest Kansas	3
Assessing Machine-Learning Performances in Predicting Future Irrigation Demand for Large-Scale Rice Granaries Based on Global Climate Models	3
Derivation of the Penman–Monteith Equation with the Thermodynamic Approach. II: Numerical Solutions and Evaluation	3

In Memoriam: Luciano Mateos Íñiguez	3
Discussion of “Explicit Solution for Pipe Diameter Problem Using Lambert W-Function”	3
Discussion of “Probabilistic Assessment for the Capacity of Grate- and Curb-Opening Inlets during Floods”	3
Interception Rate Calculation Method for Inverted Trapezoid Curb Inlets in Urban Roads	3
Evapotranspiration and Water Productivity of Microirrigated Wine Grape Vineyards Grown with Different Trellis Systems in the Central Valley of Chile	3
An Explicit Equation for the Maximum Water Application Depth in Center Pivot Irrigation	3
Redistribution Mechanism for Irrigation Water and Salinity in Typical Irrigation and Drainage Unit in the Hetao Irrigation District, China	3
Discussion of “Direct Solutions for Uniform Flow Parameters of Wide Rectangular and Triangular Sections” by Ahmed A. Lamri, Said M. Easa, Mohamed T. Bouziane, Mohammad Bijankhan, and Yan-Cheng Han	3
Discussion of “Direct Solutions for Uniform Flow Parameters of Wide Rectangular and Triangular Sections” by Ahmed A. Lamri, Said M. Easa, Mohamed T. Bouziane, Mohammad Bijankhan, and Yan-Cheng Han	3
Discussion of “Steady Flow through Gated Circular Culverts: Hydraulic Operation and Experiments”	3
Soil Moisture or ET-Based Smart Irrigation Scheduling: A Comparison for Sweet Corn with Sap Flow Measurements	3
Discussion of “Comprehensive Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Hydrological Drought Forecasting” by Muhammad Jehanzaib, Muhammad Bilal Idrees, Dongkyun Kim, and Tae-Woong Kim	3
Accounting for Interference Effects in Furrow Infiltration with Moment Analysis	3
Discussion of “Testing the Stage-Discharge Relationship in Sloping SMBF Flumes” by Francesco Giuseppe Carollo and Vincenzo Pampalone	3
Effect of Geonet on Scour Downstream of Horizontal Jets	3
Assessing Downstream Heavy Metal Contamination and Risks in the Godavari River Basin: Implications for Irrigation and Water Quality Management	3
Erratum for “Closure to ‘An Explicit Equation for the Maximum Water Application Depth in Center Pivot Irrigation’”	3