OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Hydrology Research is 8. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Detecting floating litter in freshwater bodies with adaptive feature fusion	94
Alternative method for determining available winter water volumes from lakes to support small-scale projects	55
Determination of the coefficient of friction in the penstock of a hydro-electric dam: Application of two approaches	35
Baseflow index characterization in typical temperate to dry climates: conceptual analysis and simulation experiment to assess the relative role of climate forcing features and catchment geological set	31
An improved eco-flow metrics and its interpretability for urban rivers: quantifying by the environmental flow components using SHAP	30
Assessing rainfall–streamflow sensitivity and dry-season flow recovery following livestock eviction in a semiarid African catchment	30
Modelling non-stationary flood frequency in England and Wales using physical covariates	28
Comparative analysis and risk assessment of dam-break floods: Taking Pingshuijiang Reservoir as an example	26
Hydrogeochemical and isotopic investigation of the multilayer aquifer system: a case study of the Quaternary and the Campanian aquifers of the Mateur plain, Northern Tunisia	26
Role of groundwater discharge in sustaining baseflow balance in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River	25
Spatial and temporal runoff prediction method based on multi-source data	24
Dependence of daily precipitation and wind speed over coastal areas: evidence from China's coastline	24
Spatio-temporal variation of annual precipitation in China and its response to ENSO	24
Reducing uncertainty in flow simulations for lake catchments using SWAT +	24
Application of machine learning techniques in the evaluation of local groundwater level using field gravity data: Insights from random forest and random tree	23
Sequential coupling of HBV-light and MODFLOW models to assess water table variations under the future climate in agricultural peatlands	23
Modelling the influence of future climate and land-use change on fluvial flood inundation in data-scarce regions using CMIP6 ensembles, FABDEM and a validated 2D hydrodynamic model	21
Application of innovative trend analysis methodology to evaluate long-term spatial-temporal variations in groundwater fluctuations	19
Neural network model predictions for phosphorus management strategies on tile-drained organic soils	19
Machine learning-driven intelligent water quality assessment for enhanced drinking safety and real-time consumer awareness	18
Assessment of drought vulnerability in the Nile River basin using satellite remote sensing, Africa	18
Modified DRASTIC method for groundwater vulnerability assessment in areas with diverse Quaternary deposits	18
Mechanisms of hydrological evolution in human-influenced basins	16
Frazil ice events: Assessing what to expect in the future	16
Ensemble of artificial intelligence and physically based models for rainfall–runoff modeling in the upper Blue Nile Basin	16

Analysis of flood streamflow sensitivity to precipitation using the WRF-Hydro model in a humid environment	16
Evaluation of hydraulic efficiency of lined irrigation channels – A case study from Punjab, Pakistan	16
Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of water resources in Henan Province	15
Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in Poyang Lake under the effects of wind and backflow	15
New insights on the cyclic patterns and commensurability-based prediction of flood disasters in the Huai River Basin-Anhui	14
Design storm parameterisation for urban drainage studies derived from regional rainfall datasets: A case study in the Spanish Mediterranean region	14
The future of flood hydrology in the UK	13
Quantifying the contribution of uncertainty sources of artificial neural network models using ANOVA for reservoir power generation	13
Improved water level forecasting in inland rivers using CEEMDAN and BiDR-xLSTM: a case study on the Xijiang River	13
Application of SWAT to assess peatland forestry impacts on water quality	13
Hydrological alterations driven by climate change and human activities: historical attribution, future projections, and process mechanisms in the Daqing River Basin, China	13
Analysis of streamflow and rainfall trends and variability over the Lake Kariba catchment, Upper Zambezi Basin	13
Optimal conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater resources: a systematic state-of-the-art review with potential application in arid and semi-arid regions	13
Comparative analysis of HEC-HMS and machine learning models for rainfall-runoff prediction in the upper Baro watershed, Ethiopia	12
Effects of climate and anthropogenic changes on current and future variability in flows in the So'o River Basin (south of Cameroon)	12
Evaluating the impact of ponds on flood and drought mitigation in the Bagmati River Basin, Nepal	12
GIS-based application of hydrological modelling in the Borkena Catchment, Ethiopia	12
Assessing soil water dynamics and wheat growth under different irrigation and planting strategies using HYDRUS-2D	12
A review of sustainable drought resilience strategies for India's diverse agroclimatic landscapes	12
Water quality level estimation using IoT sensors and probabilistic machine learning model	12
The need for training and benchmark datasets for convolutional neural networks in flood applications	12
Regionalization methods for PUB: a comprehensive review of progress after the PUB decade	12
Experimental study on sediment trapping by vegetated filter strips under successive runoff events: effects of pre-existing sediment deposition	12
A karst runoff generation module based on the near-surface critical zone structure and threshold behaviors	11
Dramatic growth of hydrological science in the UK in the 1960s and early 1970s	11
Quantifying surface water evaporation loss rates in the Manas River Basin using stable isotope tracers	11
Randomized block quasi-Monte Carlo sampling for generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation	11
Research on the coupling effect of water security and socio-economy in five economic zones of Sichuan Province, China	11
Spatiotemporal urban flood expansion and propagation by the percentage of nodes in flood assessment (PNFA)	11
Enhancing smallholder agricultural production through sustainable use of shallow groundwater in the Borkena catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia	11
How does the daily regulation hydropower station reduce the hydrological regime impact? A case study in upper Yellow River	11
Runoff time series prediction based on hybrid models of two-stage signal decomposition methods and LSTM for the Pearl River in China	11
Study on the calculating method of sediment-carrying capacity during arc collapses	10
Corrigendum: Hydrology Research 53 (9), 1129–1149: Multilayer blue-green roofs as nature-based solutions for water and thermal insulation management, Ele	10
Optimizing stilling pool design for climate-resilient hydrology: insights on water level difference and energy dissipation	10
Developing synthetic sewer pipe system for data-scarce domains in application for urban flood modeling	10
Remote sensing-based statistical modeling for shallow groundwater mapping using a machine learning technique: the case of Borkena sub-basin, Awash River basin, Ethiopia	10
Enhanced groundwater vulnerability assessment to nitrate contamination in Chongqing, Southwest China: Integrating novel explainable machine learning algorithms with DRASTIC-LU	10
Evaluating mountain recharge in Yamanashi, Japan, using stable isotopes and a hydrogeological groundwater flow model	9
Multi-index assessment of meteorological drought in Ethiopia's Borana and Guji zones	9
Probabilistic analysis on the influences of heatwaves during the onset of flash droughts over China	9
A comparative assessment of CMIP5 and CMIP6 in hydrological responses of the Yellow River Basin, China	9
Erratum: Hydrology Research 2025; nh2025021, Rainfall–runoff modelling in a tropical climate (Citarum basin, West Java, Indonesia): Model and climate dat	9
Extension and refinement of a stochastic modelling approach to assess ice-jam flood hazard	9
Application of Benfratello's method to estimate the spatio-temporal variability of the irrigation deficit in a Mediterranean semiarid climate	9
Unexpected contribution of cloud seeding to NPP increase during drought	9
Spatial–temporal variability of seasonal daily minimum flows in southern Quebec: synthesis on the impacts of climate, agriculture and wetlands	9
Quantifying the impact of climate change and human activities on the eco-hydrological regimes of the Weihe River Basin, Northwest China	9
A comparison of CMIP5 and CMIP6 climate model projections for hydrological impacts in China	9
A novel deep learning rainfall–runoff model based on Transformer combined with base flow separation	9

The use of a shuffled complex evolution algorithm for calibration of a dynamic leaf emergence model leads to better spatial ETa predictions	9
Watershed water policy based on a glacier water service perspective in the typical glacier basins, Western China	9
Applicability of the HBV model to a human-influenced catchment in northern China	9
Water circulation model of karst water system in Jinan spring area	8
Ensemble modeling of the hydrological impacts of climate change: A case study of the Baro River sub-basin, Ethiopia	8
A deep learning-based hybrid approach for multi-time-ahead streamflow prediction in an arid region of Northwest China	8
Reconstruction of ESA CCI soil moisture based on DCT-PLS and in situ soil moisture	8
Analysis of the climate change impact on the spatiotemporal drought in the Gaza region of the southeastern Mediterranean	8
Flash flood susceptibility mapping based on catchments using an improved Blending machine learning approach	8
Prediction of hourly inflow for reservoirs at mountain catchments using residual error data and multiple-ahead correction technique	8
Research on runoff prediction method based on multigraph spatiotemporal feature fusion	8
Multi-gauge calibration comparison for simulating streamflow across the Major River Basins in Madagascar: SWAT + Toolbox, R-SWAT, and SWAT + Editor Hard calibration	8
A multi-hydrological model ensemble prediction uncertainty estimation (e-PRUNE) framework	8