River Research and Applications

Papers
(The TQCC of River Research and Applications is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Are the Seasonal Dynamics of Zooplankton Different Between Contrasting Climatic Zones in Brazil? A Comparison Between Tropical and Subtropical Rivers21
Cannibalism in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra)21
Unraveling trait‐based fish community assembly in tropical reservoirs21
Foundational conditions enabling participatory river management in watersheds of two regulatorily disparate states: A mixed methods study19
The fate of the City of Mutare's urban water supply as changing climate impacts on its source in the Pungwe sub‐catchment19
Perceptions of the impacts of invasive alien plants in the riparian zone of the Ganga River: Insights from Varanasi, India18
Defining river thermal sensitivity as a function of climate16
Differences in Native and Invasive Fish Larval Occupancy and Detection Probabilities in the Upper Mississippi River16
Evaluating the risk of fish stranding due to hydropeaking in a large continental river16
Elucidation of mosaic patterns in gravel riverbeds using classifying flow velocity regimes obtained from a planar two‐dimensional analysis16
Attraction and passage efficiency for salmonids and non‐salmonids based on fishway: A meta‐analysis approach16
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A Comparative Investigation of Infiltration and Channel Roughness of Ephemeral and Perennial Streams in a Mountainous Catchment16
Spatial variation characteristics and influencing factors of CO2 partial pressure in the middle reaches of the Yellow River during summer16
Tributary mitigates river discontinuity by dam depending on the distance from dam to the tributary confluence15
Evaluating hydrological components and streamflow characteristics under conventional and adaptive multi‐paddock grazing management15
The Adaptive Systemic Approach: Catalysing more just and sustainable outcomes from sustainability and natural resources development research15
Turbulent structural analysis of the combined fishway with vertical seam and bottom hole15
My father put them up there: Anthropogenic environmental change associated with abandoned river vessels in the Clarence River, NSW, Australia15
The overlooked contribution of a fish bypass channel to the density and diversity of macroinvertebrate drift in a heavily modified river system14
Impacts of an extreme flood event on the riparian vegetation of a monsoonal cobble‐bed stream in southern Korea: A multiscale fluvial biogeomorphic framework14
Blue catfish population characteristics and dispersal along a Great Plains river gradient14
Impacts of the Victoria Nile Bujagali hydropower dam on fisheries and livelihoods14
Scenario‐based hydrodynamic simulation of adaptive strategies for urban design to improve flood resilience: A case study of the Mingzhu Bay Region, Guangzhou, Greater Bay Area14
How low is too low? Partnering with stakeholders and managers to define ecologically based low‐flow thresholds in a perennial temperate river13
Horizontal ramping rate framework to quantify hydropeaking stranding risk for fish13
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Evaluating hydrologic region assignment techniques for ungaged basins in Alaska, USA13
Movements of a model fish, the common carp, through a generic Mississippi River lock and dam demonstrate how fish swimming performance, behavior, and discharge‐driven flow‐fields determine fish passag12
Ecological Flow Study of the Gorge Section of Yongding River Based on Hydrological Methods12
Sediment regimes in South Korea12
Neural networks for fast fluvial flood predictions: Too good to be true?12
Systematic comparison of 1D and 2D hydrodynamic models for the assessment of hydropeaking alterations12
Why wood should move in rivers12
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Multiscale Processes Drive Formation of Logjam Habitats and Use by Juvenile Chinook Salmon Across a Boreal Stream Network in Alaska11
An investigation into remote sensing techniques and field observations to model hydraulic roughness from riparian vegetation11
Does where they start affect where they finish? A multimethod investigation of the role of stocking location on survival and dispersal of hatchery‐reared Lake Sturgeon in Missouri River tributaries11
Past hydraulics influence microhabitat selection by invertebrates and fish in hydropeaking rivers11
A model for quantifying the effectiveness of leaky barriers as a flood mitigation intervention in an agricultural landscape11
Developing a taxa‐related physical habitat score based on the response of macroinvertebrate community structure to fine bed sediment composition in the Tsitsa River, Eastern Cape, South Africa11
Bank erosion and erosion processes from dendrogeomorphology in southern U.S. prairie streams11
Cumulative downstream turbine‐induced mortality and thresholds for facilitating upstream passage of American eel10
Dam operations, local rainfall, changing settlement growth pattern and flooding in the Niger Delta, Nigeria10
Fish Assemblage Diversity of Dharla River, Bangladesh, With Relation to Environmental Variables: A Multivariate Analysis10
Longitudinal Variability in the Oxygen Demand of Channel Bed Matrix Sediment in a UK Agricultural Catchment: Implications for Managing the Sediment Problem10
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Geomorphological change and rural settlement patterns: Study of the formation mechanisms of strip villages in Jiangsu, China10
Assessing downstream aquatic habitat availability relative to headwater reservoir management in the Henrys Fork Snake River10
Automated streamflow measurements in high‐elevation Alpine catchments10
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Environmental drivers of cyanobacterial abundance and cyanotoxin production in backwaters of the Upper Mississippi River10
Habitat suitability of golden mahseer young ones (Tor putitora, Hamilton 1822) in Himalayan waters, India9
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Thermal Regimes of Beaver‐Impacted Stream Reaches in the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon, United States9
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Turbulence signatures of natural river morphology in four dimensions9
Wakesurfing, Wakeboarding, and Waterskiing: A Comparison of Wake Characteristics9
Effects of cold and warm thermopeaking on drift and stranding of juvenile European grayling (Thymallus thymallus)9
Hydrologic Connectivity and Secondary Channel Habitat Properties of the Lower Mississippi River, a Large, Meandering River in the Southern USA9
From a continuous thermal profile to a stepped one: The effect of run of river hydropower plants on the river thermal regime9
Assessing reservoir effect on water quality in the Missouri River basin using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model9
Initial ecological recovery post‐weir removal amidst catchment‐wide improvements, in a groundwater‐dominated chalk stream9
Research on coupled socio‐ecohydrological systems—implementing a highly integrative and interdisciplinary research agenda in the Doctoral School “Human River Systems in the 21st Century (HR219
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Macroinvertebrate response to run‐of‐river hydropower tailrace inflow: Spatial assessment of community and traits8
Crayfish assemblages correlate with dam‐induced effects on abiotic factors and predatory fish assemblages in Alabama streams8
Application of an unsteady three‐dimensional computational fluid dynamics model to predictive habitat modelling of macroinvertebrates—A case study at the Ziller River in Austria8
Relationships Between Zooplankton and Habitat Conditions in the Upper Mississippi River System8
Characterization of the evolution of runoff‐sediment relationship in Min River based on coupling coordination theory8
Do highly anthropized hydrological conditions in marshes influence fish communities according to their life‐history strategies?8
Taking Application Rates With a Grain of Salt: Uncovering the Impact of Road De‐Icing Salt on Freshwaters of a Mountain Catchment in the Italian Alps8
Floodplain Restoration and Its Effects on Summer Water Temperature and Macroinvertebrates in Whychus Creek, Oregon (USA)8
Phytoplankton species richness as an ecological indicator in a subtropical, human‐regulated, fragmented river8
Macroinvertebrate Community Responses to Disturbance in a Fragmented River With Contrasting Legacies of Alteration8
Linking flow alteration with fish assemblage structure in a river regulated by a small hydropower project in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India8
Trends and prospects in the Yangtze River Basin research: A bibliometric analysis8
Timescales of tree‐covered island dynamics on the mixed bedrock‐alluvial anabranching Vaal River, South Africa8
The economic cost of hydropower environmental constraints under decreasing price volatility8
Differences in respiration rates and abrasion losses may muddle attribution of breakdown to macroinvertebrates versus microbes in litterbag experiments8
Effects of regulation on open‐water flows in the lower Peace River, Canada, and implications for the recharge of Peace‐Athabasca Delta basins8
Effects of 2D hydrodynamic model resolution on habitat estimates for rearing Coho Salmon in contrasting channel forms8
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Evidence of shape variation in wild Tor Mahseer (Tor tor) from Indian Rivers7
Assessment of flood regulation service based on source–sink landscape analysis in urbanized watershed7
A new braiding index to assess river regulation effects in multi‐thread channels: Insights from a highly regulated Himalayan river7
Evaluating soil quality status of fluvisols at the regional scale: A multidisciplinary approach crossing multiple variables7
Spatial scales in instream flow modeling: Why and how to use ecologically appropriate resolutions7
Development of a flow‐sensitive macroinvertebrate index for Australian rivers7
A complete homogenization of water temperatures during widespread flooding7
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Bio‐geomorphic alteration through shifting flow regime in a modified monsoonal river system in Korea7
Performance of an environmentally‐aligned, low maintenance flood alleviation scheme on the Burn of Mosset, Forres, Scotland7
Carbon sequestration potential of process‐based river restoration7
Limitations of Non‐Volitional Upstream Passage for Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and Blueback Herring (Alosa aestivalis)7
Modeling depth‐averaged streamwise velocity in a channel with one‐line emergent vegetation patches7
Logjams in a mountain stream network: Patterns, biogeomorphic associations, and anthropogenic impacts7
Influence of submerged woody debris at labyrinth weirs in river applications7
Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in large river secondary channels: Contemporaneous and legacy effects of flow connectivity7
Experimental evaluation of louver guidance efficiency for green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)7
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When does a stream become a river?7
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Spatiotemporal change in the river network in rapidly urbanized plain regions of the Yangtze River Delta in China7
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Colonisation of terrestrial vegetation in an intermittent river: Diversity responses to seasonal drying6
Insights From Intensive Stream Monitoring in an Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Catchment Illuminate Anthropogenic Impact on Water Quality6
Guiding downstream migrating Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) of different life stages in a large river using bubbles6
Introducing HyPeak: An international network on hydropeaking research, practice, and policy6
Recent changes in riparian and floodplain vegetation in England and Wales and its geomorphic implications6
Turbulence near a sandbar island in the lower Missouri River6
Combined Gravel Augmentation and Flood Control Area to Rehabilitate Riverbed Diversification: Lesson From Unexpected Effects of a 30 Years Flood (Upper Rhine)6
If a fish comes out of the river and speaks, we should believe it: South African perspective on fish kills6
Distribution analysis of adult and larval Calopteryx japonica using unmanned aerial vehicle acquired water temperature distribution6
Lithological controls influence river form in contrasting sub‐catchments: The Scamander and Avenue Rivers, Tasmania6
Historical and contemporary drivers of knickpoint retreat and morphological evolution along Bayou Pierre, Mississippi6
Warming of the lower Columbia River, 1853 to 20186
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A New Framework for River Restoration Planning at Catchment Scale in the UK6
Macroinvertebrate and diatom community responses to thermal alterations below water supply reservoirs6
By‐pass valves in hydropower plants: An ecologically important measure to mitigate stranding in rivers due to emergency turbine flow shutdown6
Response of arid‐land macroinvertebrate communities to extremes of drought, wildfire, and monsoonal flooding5
Monitoring invasive alien macroinvertebrate species with environmental DNA5
Mass and Momentum Flux Prediction at the Channel‐Floodplain Interface Associated With Riparian Vegetation5
Longitudinal patterns in riverine ecology within and among seven Pacific Northwest rivers: Implications for river research, monitoring and management5
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Evaluating the Efficiency of a Fishway Installed Near a High, Artificially Created Waterfall5
Entrainment of endangered sturgeon by a large water diversion: Rescue, enumeration, and conservation opportunities5
Effects of inlet height of detention basins on fish movement to refuges during floods5
Integrated river water quality and quantity management based on undesirability and cost‐effectiveness5
Riverbed deformation and its response to human intervention on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River5
Temporal variation of braided intensity and morphodynamic changes in a regulated braided river using 2D modeling and satellite images5
Watersheds and stream networks viewed longitudinally: Example insights from novel spatial portrayals of watershed characteristics5
Moving waters to mitigate hydropeaking: A case study from the Italian Alps5
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The hydroclimate niche: A tool for predicting and managing riparian plant community responses to streamflow seasonality5
Assessment of spawning habitat suitability for Amphidromous Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) in tidal Asahi River sections in Japan: Implications for conservation and restoration5
Effect of flow regulation on streambank erosion: A perspective downstream of a flood control dam, Kansas, USA5
Retention of viability by fragmented invasive Crassula helmsii, Elodea canadensis and Lagarosiphon major5
Estimation of streamflow of the ungauged mountainous watersheds of the Western Ghats in India using the SWAT model5
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Evaluation of hydropower projects in Balkan Rivers based on direct sediment transport measurements; challenges, limits and possible data interpretation – Case study Vjosa River/Albania5
Equilibrium morphology and scour evolution at blunt nosed chevrons5
Predation preference of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on native and invasive bivalve species5
Human–River Relationships5
Automated fluvial hydromorphology mapping from airborne remote sensing5
Patterns of riparian forest disturbance caused by tree dislodging on a subtropical river during large floods5
Cold‐Water Thermal Refuge Enhancement and Creation for Salmonids: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned5
The hydromorphology indexIHMbased on fish requirements4
Landscape features control river's confluences water quality and tributary fish composition4
Broadscale and fine‐scale variables predict the occurrence of a stream‐breading bufonid: Habitat use by the Arizona toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)4
Effects of process‐based floodplain restoration on aquatic macroinvertebrate production and community structure4
A contemporary estimate for the abundance of juvenile American Eel Anguilla rostrata attempting to migrate past a barrier in the Ottawa River4
Factors affecting interannual variation in diet and body lipid content of age‐0 Scaphirhynchus sturgeon in the lower Missouri River, USA4
A random forest machine learning model to detect fluvial hazards4
Does swimming activity influence gas bubble trauma in fish?4
An Experimental Approach for the Quantitative Assessment of Downstream Swimming Fish Behavior4
Hydropeaking and Channelization Threaten Young‐of‐the‐Year Fish—The Case of the Chub (Squalius Cephalus L.) in the Rhône River4
Modelling flow regulation effects on vegetation recruitment and survival on alternate bars in channelized rivers4
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Fractal characteristics of the middle reach of the Paraná River floodplain during extreme hydrological events4
Geomorphic context in process‐based river restoration4
Nested analysis of macroinvertebrate diversity along a river continuum: Identifying relevant spatial scales for stream communities4
Landscape influences on thermal sensitivity and predicted spatial variability among brook trout streams in the southeastern USA4
Integrating two‐dimensional water temperature simulations into a fish habitat model to improve hydro‐ and thermopeaking impact assessment4
Assessing migratory bottlenecks and escapement of silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the highly urbanized North Sea Canal basin, the Netherlands4
Environmental Flows Rapidly Increase Zooplankton Abundance in a Regulated Lowland River4
Spatial characteristics and influencing factors of Chinese traditional villages in eight provinces the Yellow River flows through4
At‐a‐station hydraulic geometry for reaches with bridge collapse events4
Leveraging understandings of biogeomorphic river recovery to reframe river management philosophy and communication strategies4
Temporal and spatial variations of propagule deposition in the riparian zones of mountain rivers4
Geomorphic heterogeneity as a framework for assessing river corridor processes and characteristics4
Performing kayepa dordok living waters in Noongar boodjar, South‐Western Australia4
Mapping Turbidity Spatial Distribution of Monobe River in Kochi, Japan, Using Satellite Images and Existing Turbidity Data4
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Adaptation of urban distribution to the fluvial geomorphic environment and the reconstruction of the river system structure by urban distribution in Haihe Plain in the past 2,200 years4
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Hyporheic exchange flows in a mountainous river catchment identified by distributed temperature sensing4
Towards biogeomorphic river restoration: Vegetation as a critical driver of physical habitat4
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Cooler, bigger; warmer, smaller: Fine‐scale thermal heterogeneity maps age class and species distribution in behaviourally thermoregulating salmonids4
Are protected areas effective in preserving Alpine stream morphology and biodiversity? A field study in the oldest Italian National Park4
Societal drivers for the integration of hydrogeomorphology and human benefits in river restoration projects4
Rediscovering, reevaluating, and restoring Entiatqua: Identifying pre‐Anthropocene valleys in North Cascadia, USA4
Environmental history of one of the largest freshwater neotropical fish (Zungaro jahu) from otolith isotopic analysis4
Low flows in a regulated river system are associated with reduced breeding bird abundance and diversity in Yosemite National Park, California4
Bootstrap Reduced Major Axis (BRMA) to optimize the satellite‐derived discharge rating curves4
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Advances in regulated river research in China4
Hydrologic connectivity and land cover affect floodplain lake water quality, fish abundance, and fish diversity in floodplain lakes of the Wabash‐White River basin4
Downstream migration of landlocked Atlantic salmon smolt in a regulated river—Effects of multiple passage at dams with programmed spill4
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Ecological Functions of Autumn Olives for Improving Vegetation Species Diversity and Habitat Conditions Supporting Their Growth: A Study of Tedorigawa River, Japan4
Human–river relationships depend on human–human relationships: River and watershed organizations in three western US states4
Integrated tools for identifying optimal flow regimes and evaluating alternative minimum flows for recovering at‐risk salmonids in a highly managed system4
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