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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Detecting floating litter in freshwater bodies with adaptive feature fusion	83
Spatial and temporal runoff prediction method based on multi-source data	56
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	44
Spatio-temporal variation of annual precipitation in China and its response to ENSO	37
Alternative method for determining available winter water volumes from lakes to support small-scale projects	31
Determination of the coefficient of friction in the penstock of a hydro-electric dam: Application of two approaches	28
Comparative analysis and risk assessment of dam-break floods: Taking Pingshuijiang Reservoir as an example	27
Role of groundwater discharge in sustaining baseflow balance in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River	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
Analysis of spatiotemporal variations of drought and its correlations with remote sensing-based indices via wavelet analysis and clustering methods	24
Modelling non-stationary flood frequency in England and Wales using physical covariates	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
Ensemble of artificial intelligence and physically based models for rainfall–runoff modeling in the upper Blue Nile Basin	21
Frazil ice events: Assessing what to expect in the future	21
Evaluation of hydraulic efficiency of lined irrigation channels – A case study from Punjab, Pakistan	21
Machine learning-driven intelligent water quality assessment for enhanced drinking safety and real-time consumer awareness	20
Modified DRASTIC method for groundwater vulnerability assessment in areas with diverse Quaternary deposits	20
Neural network model predictions for phosphorus management strategies on tile-drained organic soils	20
Assessment of drought vulnerability in the Nile River basin using satellite remote sensing, Africa	19
Dependence of daily precipitation and wind speed over coastal areas: evidence from China's coastline	18
Analysis of flood streamflow sensitivity to precipitation using the WRF-Hydro model in a humid environment	17
Mechanisms of hydrological evolution in human-influenced basins	17
Quantifying the contribution of uncertainty sources of artificial neural network models using ANOVA for reservoir power generation	17
Analysis of streamflow and rainfall trends and variability over the Lake Kariba catchment, Upper Zambezi Basin	16
The future of flood hydrology in the UK	16

Distribution characteristics and influencing factors of water resources in Henan Province	16
Comparative analysis of HEC-HMS and machine learning models for rainfall-runoff prediction in the upper Baro watershed, Ethiopia	16
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	15
Design storm parameterisation for urban drainage studies derived from regional rainfall datasets: A case study in the Spanish Mediterranean region	15
Improved water level forecasting in inland rivers using CEEMDAN and BiDR-xLSTM: a case study on the Xijiang River	15
Application of SWAT to assess peatland forestry impacts on water quality	15
The need for training and benchmark datasets for convolutional neural networks in flood applications	14
Assessing soil water dynamics and wheat growth under different irrigation and planting strategies using HYDRUS-2D	14
Effects of climate and anthropogenic changes on current and future variability in flows in the So'o River Basin (south of Cameroon)	14
Water quality level estimation using IoT sensors and probabilistic machine learning model	14
Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in Poyang Lake under the effects of wind and backflow	14
Evaluating the impact of ponds on flood and drought mitigation in the Bagmati River Basin, Nepal	13
Regionalization methods for PUB: a comprehensive review of progress after the PUB decade	12
A karst runoff generation module based on the near-surface critical zone structure and threshold behaviors	12
GIS-based application of hydrological modelling in the Borkena Catchment, Ethiopia	12
An ecological interval two-stage fuzzy shadow price model for environmental flow allocation in the Shaying River Basin	12
Quantifying surface water evaporation loss rates in the Manas River Basin using stable isotope tracers	11
Evaluating the long short-term memory (LSTM) network for discharge prediction under changing climate conditions	11
How does the daily regulation hydropower station reduce the hydrological regime impact? A case study in upper Yellow River	11
Research on the coupling effect of water security and socio-economy in five economic zones of Sichuan Province, China	11
Randomized block quasi-Monte Carlo sampling for generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation	11
Enhancing smallholder agricultural production through sustainable use of shallow groundwater in the Borkena catchment, Awash River Basin, Ethiopia	11
Runoff time series prediction based on hybrid models of two-stage signal decomposition methods and LSTM for the Pearl River in China	11
Dramatic growth of hydrological science in the UK in the 1960s and early 1970s	11
A comparison of CMIP5 and CMIP6 climate model projections for hydrological impacts in China	10
Developing synthetic sewer pipe system for data-scarce domains in application for urban flood modeling	10
Extension and refinement of a stochastic modelling approach to assess ice-jam flood hazard	10
A novel deep learning rainfall–runoff model based on Transformer combined with base flow separation	10
Evaluating mountain recharge in Yamanashi, Japan, using stable isotopes and a hydrogeological groundwater flow model	10
Application of Benfratello's method to estimate the spatio-temporal variability of the irrigation deficit in a Mediterranean semiarid climate	10
Optimizing stilling pool design for climate-resilient hydrology: insights on water level difference and energy dissipation	10
Enhanced groundwater vulnerability assessment to nitrate contamination in Chongqing, Southwest China: Integrating novel explainable machine learning algorithms with DRASTIC-LU	10
Corrigendum: Hydrology Research 53 (9), 1129–1149: Multilayer blue-green roofs as nature-based solutions for water and thermal insulation management, Elena Cristiano, Antonio Annis, Ciro Apollo	10
Study on the calculating method of sediment-carrying capacity during arc collapses	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
The use of a shuffled complex evolution algorithm for calibration of a dynamic leaf emergence model leads to better spatial ETa predictions	9
Green infrastructure and climate change impacts on the flows and water quality of urban catchments: Salmons Brook and Pymmes Brook in north-east London	9
Quantifying the impact of climate change and human activities on the eco-hydrological regimes of the Weihe River Basin, Northwest China	9
Characterizing the groundwater storage–discharge relationship of small catchments in China	9
Spatial–temporal variability of seasonal daily minimum flows in southern Quebec: synthesis on the impacts of climate, agriculture and wetlands	9
Applicability of the HBV model to a human-influenced catchment in northern China	9
Particle size characteristics of sediment by sheet erosion and their responses to related parameters on a Loess hillslope: a plot-scale study	9
Impact of variability in the hydrological cycle components on vegetation growth in an alpine basin of the southeastern Tibet Plateau, China	9
Probabilistic analysis on the influences of heatwaves during the onset of flash droughts over China	9
Unexpected contribution of cloud seeding to NPP increase during drought	9
Watershed water policy based on a glacier water service perspective in the typical glacier basins, Western 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 data intercomparison. Gianni Vesuviano, Sim	9
Reconstruction of ESA CCI soil moisture based on DCT-PLS and in situ soil moisture	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

Optimizing dynamic voltage restorers with Bee Optimization Algorithm for enhanced power quality in modern hydro turbine grids	8
Evaluating the effects of alternative model structures on dynamic storage simulation in heterogeneous boreal catchments	8
A multi-hydrological model ensemble prediction uncertainty estimation (e-PRUNE) framework	8
Analysis of the climate change impact on the spatiotemporal drought in the Gaza region of the southeastern Mediterranean	8
Prediction of hourly inflow for reservoirs at mountain catchments using residual error data and multiple-ahead correction technique	8
Flash flood susceptibility mapping based on catchments using an improved Blending machine learning approach	8
Annual and seasonal mean daily discharge in natural and regulated rivers in Northern Finland: variability, trends, and links to climate teleconnections	8
Controlled drainage under two climate change scenarios in a flat high-latitude field	8
A deep learning-based hybrid approach for multi-time-ahead streamflow prediction in an arid region of Northwest China	8
Ensemble modeling of the hydrological impacts of climate change: A case study of the Baro River sub-basin, Ethiopia	8
A novel approach for estimating the capacity of ungauged small reservoirs using remote sensing and DEM	8
Fluorescent quinine-based tracking techniques for measurement of open-channel surface flow velocities under low luminosity conditions using a UAS	8
Quantitative accuracy assessment of the revised sparse Gash model using distinct time-step climatic parameters	8