OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Anomaly Recognition in Water Pipe Systems Using a Characterization Framework and Persistent Hydraulic Transient Waves	81
A New Perspective on Assessing the Real Water Savings Resulting from Irrigation Technology Interventions	66
Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus in California via an Integrative Modeling Approach	54
Discussion of “Coastal Defense Megaprojects in an Era of Sea-Level Rise: Politically Feasible Strategies or Army Corps Fantasies?”	53
Influence of Subseasonal-to-Annual Water Supply Forecasts on Many-Objective Water System Robustness under Long-Term Change	53
Hydropower System Operation and the Quality of Short-Term Hydrologic Ensemble Forecasts	45
Balancing Losses of Multipurpose Reservoirs by an Integrated Knowledge-Based System	39
Exploring Equity Challenges within Deeply Uncertain Water Supply Investment Pathways in the Federal District of Brazil	36
An Interior Point Method Applied to Flow Constraints in a Pressure-Dependent Water Distribution System	34
Editor’s Note	34
Assessing Uncertainty in Multicriteria Evaluation of Centralized and Decentralized Dual Water Supply Strategies	33
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management ’s Reproducibility Review Program: Accomplishments, Lessons, and Next Steps	28
Comparing Robust Optimization Approaches for Addressing Hydrologic Model Uncertainty in Infrastructure Planning: A Green Infrastructure Example	27
Graph-Based Genetic Algorithm for Localization of Multiple Existing Leakages in Water Distribution Networks	26
A Multicriteria Evaluation Based on the Grey-TOPSIS Method for Water Distribution Companies in Brazil	25
Leak Localization in Water Distribution Networks Using Data-Driven and Model-Based Approaches	22
A Strategy to Assess Water Meter Performance	22
Efficient Metamodel Approach to Handling Constraints in Nonlinear Optimization for Drought Management	22
Closure to “Lagrangian Method to Model Advection-Dispersion-Reaction Transport in Drinking Water Pipe Networks” by Feng Shang, Hyoungmin Woo, Jonathan B. Burkhardt, and Regan Murray	21
Standardization versus Situatedness: A Gray Literature Metasynthesis of How Guidance for Alaska’s Water Infrastructure Management Varies by Government Level	20
Erratum for “A GIS-Based Method for Identifying Rainwater Harvesting: A Case Study of Sulaimanyah Governorate, Iraq”	20
Diagnosis of Water Distribution Systems through Transient Tests: The Pilot Study of Milan	19
Phasing LID Implementation for Flood Mitigation in Urban Drainage Systems Considering Climate Change Scenarios and Using Genetic Algorithms	19
Economic Optimization of Flood Bypass Capacity	18
Discussion of “Framework for Modeling Lead in Premise Plumbing Systems Using EPANET” by Jonathan B. Burkhardt, Hyoungmin Woo, James Mason, Feng Shang, Simoni Triantafyllidou, Michael R. Schock, Darren	18

Comprehensive Framework for Controlling Nonlinear Multispecies Water Quality Dynamics	17
Lake Impoundment in Advance of Post-Flood Period Based on Large-Scale Numerical Simulation	17
Hydraulic Optimization Control of Cascaded Open Channel under the Emergency Scenario of a Downstream Water Supply Interruption	17
Watershed-Scale Strategies to Increase Resilience to Climate-Driven Changes to Surface Waters: North American Electric Power Sector Case Study	17
Watershed-Scale Evaluation of Flood Mitigation Benefits from Surface Water Diversion and Subsurface Injection in Coastal Louisiana	17
Optimal Multiobjective Scheduling of Hydropower Stations in Day-Ahead Electricity Market: Considering Ecological Benefits	16
Dealing with Multiple Water Uses and Infeasibilities in Complex Hydrothermal System Optimization	16
Adaptive Model Predictive Control for Fire Incidents in Water Distribution Networks	16
Innovative Approaches to Stochastic Dual Dynamic Programming: Two-Period Decomposition and Parallelization in a Hydrothermal Scheduling Case Study	16
Consistent Classification System for Sewer Pipe Deterioration and Asset Management	16
A Methodology to Assess Optimal Operation of a Prototype for Pressure Regulation and Hydropower Generation	15
A Comparative Assessment of Municipal Water Use in Turkey	15
Comparative Review of Water Main Failure Prediction Models: Physical and Data-Driven Approaches	14
Roles of Value in the Evaluation and Modeling of Decision Strategies for Pipe Maintenance in Water Distribution Networks	14
Validation and Bias Correction of Forecast Reference Evapotranspiration for Agricultural Applications in Nevada	14
Uncertain Resource Allocation for Coastal Floods Based on the Resilience of Interdependent Water Infrastructures	14
Trade-Offs between Economic Benefits, GHG Emissions, and Nitrate, Phosphate, and Salinity Balances in Agricultural Land and Water Management	14
Robust and Reliable Design Alternatives to Water Distribution Networks: Introducing a Penalty-Free Hybrid Metaheuristic Multiobjective Algorithm with a Posterior Performance Investigation Model	14
Leveraging Deep Reinforcement Learning for Water Distribution Systems with Large Action Spaces and Uncertainties: DRL-EPANET for Pressure Control	14
Cyberattack Diagnosis in Water Distribution Networks Combining Data-Driven and Structural Analysis Methods	13
Combining Water Resources, Socioenvironmental, and Psychological Factors in Assessing Willingness to Conserve Groundwater in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta	13
Characterization of the Water Supply of the Rio Grande Project Based on Rio Grande Compact Reports 1940–2020	13
A Heuristic for Strategic Valve Placement	13
Comparing Alternatives for Managing Hydrometeorological Financial Risk for Hydropower Suppliers	13
Robust Optimization for the Self-Scheduling and Bidding Strategies of a Hydroproducer Considering the Impacts of Crossing Forbidden Zones	13
Multiperiod Optimization Framework for Urban Drainage System Planning: A Scenario-Based Approach	13
Open-Channel Hydrodynamic Numerical Simulation of Topographically Uncharted River Based on Observational Data-Driven Method	12
Approach for Near-Real-Time Pipe Burst Detection and Location Estimation Utilizing Any Sequence of Harmonics of the Transient Pressure Signal	12
Water Consumption Modeling in Office Buildings: A Case Study in Southern Brazil	12
Adapt Lake Mead Releases to Inflow to Give Managers More Flexibility to Slow Reservoir Drawdown	12
Economic Valuation of PFAS Remediation in New Hampshire Municipal Drinking Water Systems: A Contingent Valuation Approach	12
Simulation of Intermittent Water Distribution Networks by EPA-SWMM: Comparing Model Results and Field Experiments	12
Water Resource Allocation Management and Dam Catchment Performance Evaluation Using the WEAP Model: A Case Study of Iran’s Bakhtegan Catchment	12
Reducing Water Age in Residential Premise Plumbing Systems	11
Interactive and Multimetric Robustness Tradeoffs in the Colorado River Basin	11
Efficiency and Sustainability of the Hydropower Industry in Colombia: A Data Envelopment Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perceptions	11
Integrated Sensor Placement and Leak Localization Using Geospatial Genetic Algorithms	11
Pressure Sensor Placement in Water Distribution Systems Using Leak Resolution–Specific Surrogates for Leak Localization	11
Water’s for Fightin’: Lessons on Water Management Learned through Serious Gaming	11
Modeling in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Overcoming the Water Sector’s Data Struggles to Realize the Potential of Hydraulic Models	11
Dam Reoperation to Mitigate Changing Climate Extremes in the Omo River Basin, Ethiopia	11
Location and Design of Flow Control Structures Differentially Influence Salinity Patterns in Small Artificial Drainage Systems	11
Pressure Sensor Placement for Pipe Burst Detection and Localization in Water Distribution System	11
Least-Cost Provision of Ecosystem Services from Water: When, Where, and How Much?	11
Flood Risk Mitigation and Valve Control in Stormwater Systems: State-Space Modeling, Control Algorithms, and Case Studies	11
Multiobjective Optimization of Groundwater Monitoring Network Based on Improved Quantum Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm	11
Advanced Rule-Based System for Rainfall Occurrence Forecasting by Integrating Machine Learning Techniques	11
An Ensemble Neural Network Model to Forecast Drinking Water Consumption	10
Evaluating the Robustness of Water Quality Sensor Placement Strategies of Water Distribution Systems Considering Possible Sensor Failures and System Changes	10
Usage of Multisource Data through Transfer Learning to Improve Short-Term Water Demand Forecasting	10

Water Distribution System Optimization Considering Behind-the-Meter Solar Energy with a Hydraulic Power-Based Search-Space Reduction Method	10
Optimal Placement and Configuration of Pressure-Reducing Valves in Water Distribution Networks Considering Building-Level Hydraulics	10
Improving Information-Based Coordinated Operations in Interbasin Water Transfer Megaprojects: Case Study in Southern India	10
Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change and Human Activities on Multiobjective Water Resource Management in the Hanjiang River Basin, China	10
Multicriteria Decision Analysis Coupled with Type-2 Fuzzy Bi-Level Programming for Water Resource Optimization: A Case Study of the Jiulong River Basin, China	9
An Efficient Constraint-Based Pruning Method to Improve Chlorine Dosage Optimization	9
Optimal Operation Rules for Parallel Reservoir Systems with Distributed Water Demands	9
Balancing Operating Stability and Cost-Effectiveness of Axial Units through a New Operational Model	9
Fast Detection and Localization of Multiple Leaks in Water Distribution Network Jointly Driven by Simulation and Machine Learning	9
Anthropogenic Interventions in Watersheds on River Flow Health: Assessment Using Bootstrapped Principal Component Analysis	9
Assessing Environmental Complexities of Decentralized Wastewater Infrastructure Using Machine Learning: A Case Study	9
Enhancing Reservoir Operations by Leveraging Large-Scale Data Sets for Multi-Objective Simulation and Optimization	9
Combined Usage of Hydraulic Model Calibration Residuals and Improved Vector Angle Method for Burst Detection and Localization in Water Distribution Systems	9
Stochastic Approach for the Analysis of Demand Induced Transients in Real Water Distribution Systems	9
High-Order Global Algorithm for the Pressure-Driven Modeling of Water Distribution Networks	9
Reviewers	8
Graph Theory-Based Algorithm to Define District Metered Areas Considering Hydraulic Conditions	8
Bias Correction of Hydrologic Projections Strongly Impacts Inferred Climate Vulnerabilities in Institutionally Complex Water Systems	8
Simplified Approach to Mixed-Integer Chance-Constrained Optimization with Ensemble Streamflow Forecasts for Risk-Based Dam Operation	8
Discussion of “Hydraulic Analysis of Intermittent Water-Distribution Networks Considering Partial-Flow Regimes” by S. Mohan and G. R. Abhijith	8
Spatial Integration of Urban Runoff Modeling, Heat, and Social Vulnerability for Blue-Green Infrastructure Planning and Management	8
Hydraulic Model–Based Methods with Sequential Parameter Tuning for Localizing Leaks in Water Supply Networks	8
Research on Multiobjective Optimal Scheduling of Reservoir Based on Ecological Flow-Process Level	8
Choosing the Best Algorithm for Optimum Locating and Adjustment of Pressure-Reducing Valves in Water Distribution Networks	8
Equity in Water Resources Planning: A Path Forward for Decision Support Modelers	8
Assessing the Value of a Regional Climate Model’s Rainfall Forecasts in Improving Dry-Season Streamflow Predictions	8
Detection Time for Nonstationary Reservoir System Performance Driven by Climate and Land-Use Change	8
Mapping and Managing Organization Objectives: A Case Study of the Alto Maipo Hydroelectric Project in Chile	7
Managing Water Stress and Climate Risk in South Florida	7
Cascading Model-Based Framework for the Sustainability Assessment of a Multipurpose Reservoir in a Changing Climate	7
Conceptual Water Main Failure Risk: Self-Excitation, Pipe Age, and Statistical Modeling Performance	7
Advancements in Burst Localization through Real-Time Hydraulic Gradient Analysis with Deep Neural Networks in Complex Water Transmission Systems	7
Two-Stage Multiobjective Decision-Making Method Based on Agricultural Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Case Study in Hetao Irrigation District, China	7
Establishment of Methods to Identify Pollution Sources in a River Reach through Receptor Models	7
A Graph Theory-Based Layout Algorithm for PRVs Placement and Setpoint Determination in Water Distribution Systems	7
A Flood-Attenuating Impervious Surface Layout Planning Framework: Integrated Storm Water Management Model with Harmony Search	7
Prediction of Global Efficiency and Economic Viability of Replacing PRVs with Hydraulically Regulated Pump-as-Turbines at Instrumented Sites within Water Distribution Networks	7
Using Water-Sensitive City Factors to Evaluate the Performance of Water Management Projects at a Global Scale	7
Hydraulic Model Database for Applied Water Distribution Systems Research	7
Identification of Clandestine Groundwater Pollution Sources in Aquifer Polluted with BTEX	7
Erratum for “The Role of Reservoir Reoperation to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts on Hydropower and Environmental Water Demands”	7
Minimum Energy Requirements of Pipeline Pumping	7
A Real-Time Method to Detect the Leakage Location in Urban Water Distribution Networks	7
Discussion of “Influence of Dead-End Sections of Drinking Water Distribution Networks on Optimization of Booster Chlorination Systems” by Ahmed A. Abokifa, Abhilasha Maheshwari, Ravindra D. Gudi, and	7
Participatory Framing of a Conceptual Decision Model for a Hyperlocalized Food, Energy, and Water Nexus: A Case Study in Adaptive Management of Rural Water Systems in India	7
Using Hydraulic Transients for Biofilm Detachment in Water Distribution Systems: Approximated Model	7
Differential Machine Learning Model for Simulation of Water Supply Systems	7
Real-Time Ecological Operation Rules of Hydropower Reservoirs to Regulate Total Phosphorus Transport	7
Discussion of “Simplified Pressure-Driven Analysis of Water Distribution Network and Resilience Estimation” by T. R. Neelakantan and K. Rohini	6
Accounting for Uncertainty in Regional Flow–Ecology Relationships	6
Optimal Operation of Intermittent Water Supply Systems under Water Scarcity	6
Quantitatively Incorporating Social Equity in Water Network Maintenance and Rehabilitation Decision-Making	6
Differentiating Diversions and Drought to Understand Drivers of Water Loss from a North American Terminal Lake	6
Optimized Coordination of Urban Water Usage in China’s Minjiang River Basin under the Influence of Climate Change	6
Direct Grid Connection of a Prototype with Real-Time Control for Energy Recovery and Pressure Control in a Water Distribution Network through Hydraulic Regulation	6
Application of Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Linear Programming to Chlorine Injection in a Water Distribution System	6
Water Security Assessment in the Typical Ecosystems of the Ghataprabha River Basin	6
Effects of Orifice Diameter and Retention Time of Local Tanks on the Reliability and Carbon Footprint of Water Distribution Networks	6
Addressing Practical Challenges of Stochastic Process Control for Leakage Detection in Water Distribution Networks: A Comparative Analysis	6
Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Drinking Water Operations: A Survey of Progress in the United States	6
Integration of Incomplete Mixing at Junctions of Water Distribution Networks in Contamination Source Identification Tools	6
Exploring Why Some Household Water Treatment Systems Are Successful: A Holistic Approach to Motivators and Barriers of Adoption in Developing Economies	6
Detecting and Localizing Leakages in Water Distribution Systems Using a Two-Phase Model	6
Closure to “Framework for Modeling Lead in Premise Plumbing Systems Using EPANET” by Jonathan B. Burkhardt, Hyoungmin Woo, James Mason, Feng Shang, Simoni Triantafyllidou, Michael R. Schock, Darren Ly	6
Effect of Pipe Roughness on Optimal Sewer Networks with Drop Manholes in Steep Terrains	6
ATeX: A Benchmark for Image Classification of Water in Different Waterbodies Using Deep Learning Approaches	6
Optimal Rehabilitation Procedure for Intermittent Water Supply Systems	6
Smart Irrigation Controllers in Residential Applications and the Potential of Integrated Water Distribution Systems	6
A GIS-Based Method for Identifying Rainwater Harvesting: A Case Study of Sulaimanyah Governorate, Iraq	6