OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Water Policy is 5. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Incorporating decadal climate variability information in the operation and design of water infrastructure	52
Social perception and challenges of light greywater reuse at the household level in developing countries: A case study of Bucaramanga, Colombia	20
US Flood risk management in changing times	18
Assessing the potential of domestic reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation in Taiwan	18
Upstream pollution control by water utilities in Sweden: incentives and challenges	17
The centrality of engineering codes and risk-based design standards in climate adaptation strategies	16
Does agricultural water-saving policy improve food security? Evidence from the Yellow River Basin in China	15
Screening for nonstationary analysis	15
Participatory water institutions and sustainable irrigation management: evidence and lessons from West Bengal, India	14
Exploratory assessment of challenges and issues with private water operators in rural water supply and service delivery: a case study of the Karamoja region, Uganda	14
Domestic institutions and international collective action problems: International water rights conflicts	13
Mapping farmer vulnerability to target interventions for climate-resilient agriculture: science in practice	13
Capacity development for the Bangladesh Delta Plan from the perspective of delta professionals: A qualitative study	13
Evaluating the strictest water resources management policy in China based on the S-CAD method	13
The high cost of water for Mexico's poorest households	13
Water environment collaborative governance policy in the Yangtze River Delta	13
Integrating wastewater reuse into water management schemes of Caribbean SIDS: A Trinidad and Tobago case study	12
Development of a framework for assessing climate risk in water supply and its computation for the Districts of Maharashtra, India	12
The impacts of the wetness–dryness encountering of the upstream inflow and downstream salt intrusion on water supply in coastal urban agglomeration	12
Enhancing resource allocation in drought mitigation through a group multicriteria sorting model: a case study of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	12
The influence of water rights transfer policy on farmers' intention to conserve water	12
Current and future transboundary water cooperation over the YarlungZangbo/Brahmaputra River basin: from an interdisciplinary perspective	11
Risk assessment of Cretaceous water inrush in the Ordos Basin based on the FAHP-EM	11
Use of the Delphi method to assess the potential role of enhanced information systems in Mediterranean groundwater management and governance	11
Institutional analysis of top-down regulatory: evidence from Iran local governance	11

Who may use scarce water? An expedition into the normative basis of sustainable decision-making norms for sustainable water use	10
Assessing the societal adoptability of participatory water management: an application of the Motivation and Ability (MOTA) framework	10
Development of a dynamics-based model for analyzing strategic water–environmental conflicts: systems thinking instead of linear thinking	10
‘What if I feel it is mine?’ – The impact of psychological ownership on public participation in China's transboundary watershed eco-compensation	10
Adoption behavior of water efficiency labeling: origin, research progress and theoretical framework – evidence from China	9
Retrospecting the Indus Mediation through Waltz's levels of analysis	9
Evaluation and prediction of water resources carrying capacity in Jiangsu Province, China	9
Understanding factors that contribute to farmers' water conflict behavior	9
Capacity development for SDG 6.5 on IWRM and transboundary cooperation: opportunities and barriers	9
Influence of vegetation change on water consumption in watersheds	9
Environmental and social consequences for moving beyond archaic legislation and policy: delay and disjoint in water governance, Malawi	9
Increasing production efficiency of irrigation systems through stakeholder participation	9
Operationalizing irrigation water charges in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia	9
Establishment and application of the health evaluation system for rain-sourced rivers and lakes in coastal cities	8
The physical-chemical characteristics of surface waters in the management of quality in clearwater rivers in the Brazilian Amazon	8
Water governance puzzle in Riau Province: uncovering key actors and interactions	8
A review of the design and implementation of Ghana's National Water Policy (2007)	8
Citizen deliberation in the context of Uruguay's first National Water Plan	8
Groundwater market in water-abundant regions: determinants of farmers’ decision to buy irrigation water in Assam in North-East India	8
Improving flood and drought management in agricultural river basins: an application to the Mun River Basin in Thailand	8
Toward sustainable water resources management: critical assessment on the implementation of integrated water resources management and water–energy–food nexus in Afghanistan	8
Do not put all your eggs in one basket: social perspectives on desalination and water recycling in Israel	8
Simulation of flood hazard, prioritization of critical sub-catchments, and resilience study in an urban setting using PCSWMM: a case study	8
Analysis of agriculture water pricing reform in a water-deficit area of Northwest China	8
Socio-economic influence of hydrogeology in regions adjoining coal bearing formation: Water policy in Anambra Basin	8
Assessment of health impacts of quality water provisioning from groundwater sources: a micro-level study in India	8
Does irrigation water applied in South Australia increase after the end of the Millennium Drought? Application of the difference-in-differences approach	8
The D-A-R approach: a method for determining ecological flow based on the component structure of ecological protection objects and dynamic hierarchical adjustment to the annual flow process	8
Mainstreaming integrated approaches to sustain lake and reservoir basin benefits in a changing climate	7
What determines the success of rural water supply schemes? Insights from an assessment in Maharashtra	7
How Hercules cleans up the Augean stables: differentiated implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive	7
Retrospecting the researches and efforts on Lancang-Mekong water issues: a bibliometric perspective	7
Economic size and water use efficiency: an empirical analysis of trends across China	7
Effect of the River Chief System on river pollution control under ‘Responsibility Contracting’: lessons and experiences from China	7
Research on stage–discharge relationship model based on information entropy	7
Applying nontraditional security management to address critical local water challenges: the case of Hanoi, Vietnam	7
Integrated agricultural water pricing reform (IAWPR) in China: a state-of-the-art review with focus on strategic significance, policy design, reform process and case reform effect	7
River chief system: an institutional analysis to address watershed governance in China	7
Study on the ecosystem service value and inter-basin ecological compensation between provinces in China	6
Irrigation water demand management with emphasis on pricing policy	6
Water commons as a socioenvironmental project for the 21st century in Chile	6
Social networks and other forgotten components of the WaSH enabling environment in Fiji	6
Decreasing water resources in Southeastern U.S. as observed by the GRACE satellites	6
Water demand prediction optimization method in Shenzhen based on the zero-sum game model and rolling revisions	6
A quantitative evaluation of water resource management policies in China based on the PMC index model	6
Irrigation water pricing based on the ELES-WPTI model in the Yinda-Jihuang project of China	6
Evaluation of regional water cycle health based on EFAST-cloud model: A case study of Henan Province, China	6
Innovations in economic assessment of drought: an application to the US southwest	6
Research on water resources pricing model under the water resources–economic high-quality development coupling system: a case study of Hubei Province, China	6
Perceived public service performance, trust in the government, and citizens' willingness to participate: Evidence from water governance in Visakhapatnam, India	6

Use of fresh water over the long run measuring persistence	6
Research on the comprehensive evaluation of the value of water conservancy heritage based on expert knowledge and public cognition: a case study of Red Flag Canal	6
Water pricing and affordability in the US: public vs. private ownership	5
Dynamic characteristics of drought conditions during the growth of summer maize	5
A socio-ecological evaluation of the conservation efforts in the Nevado de Toluca protected area, Mexico: Governmental performance and local community perception from a rural context	5
Optimality and water conservation under non-system and system tank commands of Andhra Pradesh, India	5
Water consumption behaviour and the use of technology among households in Durban, South Africa	5
Securitising and de-securitising water scarcity in Pakistan: a case study of the Diamer Basha Dam	5
Evaluating water policies under the changing conditions of climatic variables in North Khorasan Province, Iran	5
Detection of Protoparvovirus in wastewater and human adenovirus in a green leafy vegetable in an Environmental Education Center in southern Brazil	5
Talking about my generation: exploratory insights from water policy makers in British Columbia	5
Actors' perspectives on barriers to the use of sewage sludge in Sweden	5
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Water Resources Master Plan in Campinas, Brazil	5
Midterm impacts of a water drought experience: evaluation of consumption changes in São Paulo, Brazil	5
An optimal design method for low-impact development (LID) facilities based on the hydrodynamic model and genetic algorithm-assisted decision-making	5
Water infrastructure sustainability in Nigeria: a systematic review of challenges and sustainable solutions	5
How informal water supply points using private wells worked in an emergency: A quantitative evaluation	5