Most cited papers in Groundwater flow and contamination studies
What are the most cited papers in Groundwater flow and contamination studies?
The most cited paper in Groundwater flow and contamination studies is "A Closed‐form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils" (Martinus Th. van Genuchten, 1980), with 27,905 citations. Next come "Model Evaluation Guidelines for Systematic Quantification of Accuracy in Watershed Simulations" (13,590) and "The future of distributed models: Model calibration and uncertainty prediction" (4,690).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 851 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Closed‐form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils Martinus Th. van Genuchten · Soil Science Society of America Journal | Sep 1980 | 27,905 |
| 2 | Model Evaluation Guidelines for Systematic Quantification of Accuracy in Watershed Simulations Daniel N. Moriasi, Jeffery G. Arnold, Mike W. Van Liew et al. · Transactions of the ASABE | 2007 | 13,590 |
| 3 | The future of distributed models: Model calibration and uncertainty prediction Keith Beven, Andrew M. Binley · Hydrological Processes | Jul 1992 | 4,690 |
| 4 | Water Stability and Adsorption in Metal–Organic Frameworks Nicholas C. Burtch, Himanshu Jasuja, Krista S. Walton · Chemical Reviews | 29 Sep 2014 | 2,734 |
| 5 | A manifesto for the equifinality thesis Keith John Beven · Journal of Hydrology | 3 Sep 2005 | 2,721 |
| 6 | rosetta : a computer program for estimating soil hydraulic parameters with hierarchical pedotransfer functions Marcel G. Schaap, Feike J. Leij, Martinus Th. van Genuchten · Journal of Hydrology | Oct 2001 | 2,708 |
| 7 | Sorption of hydrophobic pollutants on natural sediments Samuel W. Karickhoff, David A. Brown, Thomas Bligh Scott · Water Research | 1979 | 2,648 |
| 8 | Validity of Cubic Law for fluid flow in a deformable rock fracture P.A. Witherspoon, J. S. Y. Wang, Koichiro Iwai et al. · Water Resources Research | Dec 1980 | 2,452 |
| 9 | A method of sampling coarse river‐bed material M. Gordon Wolman · Transactions American Geophysical Union | Dec 1954 | 2,393 |
| 10 | Equifinality, data assimilation, and uncertainty estimation in mechanistic modelling of complex environmental systems using the GLUE methodology Keith John Beven, Jim E. Freer · Journal of Hydrology | Aug 2001 | 2,272 |
| 11 | Status of Automatic Calibration for Hydrologic Models: Comparison with Multilevel Expert Calibration Hoshin V. Gupta, Soroosh Sorooshian, Patrice Ogou Yapo · Journal of Hydrologic Engineering | Apr 1999 | 2,258 |
| 12 | Uranium solution-mineral equilibria at low temperatures with applications to sedimentary ore deposits Donald Langmuir · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | Jun 1978 | 2,112 |
| 13 | Modelling hydrology and water quality in the pre-alpine/alpine Thur watershed using SWAT Karim C. Abbaspour, Jing Yang, Ivan A Maximov et al. · Journal of Hydrology | 8 Nov 2006 | 2,067 |
| 14 | A review of the adjoint-state method for computing the gradient of a functional with geophysical applications René-Édouard Plessix · Geophysical Journal International | Nov 2006 | 1,947 |
| 15 | Scale issues in hydrological modelling: A review Günter Blöschl, Murugesu Sivapalan · Hydrological Processes | Apr 1995 | 1,909 |
| 16 | Interactions between groundwater and surface water: the state of the science Marios A. Sophocleous · Hydrogeology Journal | 11 Jan 2002 | 1,901 |
| 17 | Sensitivity analysis of environmental models: A systematic review with practical workflow Francesca Pianosi, Keith John Beven, Jim E. Freer et al. · Environmental Modelling & Software | 18 Feb 2016 | 1,747 |
| 18 | Choosing appropriate techniques for quantifying groundwater recharge Bridget R. Scanlon, Richard W. Healy, Peter G. Cook · Hydrogeology Journal | 17 Jan 2002 | 1,747 |
| 19 | Mechanisms of Slow Sorption of Organic Chemicals to Natural Particles Joseph J. Pignatello, Baoshan Xing · Environmental Science & Technology | 27 Dec 1995 | 1,718 |
| 20 | Sorption isotherms: A review on physical bases, modeling and measurement G. Limousin, J.P. Gaudet, Laurent Charlet et al. · Applied Geochemistry | 22 Nov 2006 | 1,714 |
| 21 | Changing ideas in hydrology — The case of physically-based models Keith John Beven · Journal of Hydrology | 1989 | 1,656 |
| 22 | Characterizing flow and transport in fractured geological media: A review Brian Berkowitz · Advances in Water Resources | Aug 2002 | 1,587 |
| 23 | Statistical and graphical methods for evaluating solute transport models: Overview and application Keith Loague, Richard Edward Green · Journal of Contaminant Hydrology | 1991 | 1,586 |
| 24 | The prediction of hillslope flow paths for distributed hydrological modelling using digital terrain models Paul F. Quinn, Keith John Beven, Pierre Chevallier et al. · Hydrological Processes | 1991 | 1,560 |
| 25 | A Critical Review of the Risks to Water Resources from Unconventional Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States Avner Vengosh, Robert B. Jackson, Nathaniel R. Warner et al. · Environmental Science & Technology | 7 Mar 2014 | 1,506 |
| 26 | Nitrate attenuation in groundwater: A review of biogeochemical controlling processes Michael O. Rivett, S.R. Buss, Philip G. Morgan et al. · Water Research | 24 Jul 2008 | 1,488 |
| 27 | Scaling of fracture systems in geological media E. Bonnet, Olivier Bour, N. E. Odling et al. · Reviews of Geophysics | Aug 2001 | 1,470 |
| 28 | Hydraulic conductivity of rock fractures RobertW. Zimmerman, GudmundurS. Bodvarsson · Transport in Porous Media | Apr 1996 | 1,437 |
| 29 | Groundwater depletion and sustainability of irrigation in the US High Plains and Central Valley Bridget R. Scanlon, Claudia C. Faunt, Laurent Longuevergne et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 29 May 2012 | 1,433 |
| 30 | The ecological significance of exchange processes between rivers and groundwater Matthias Brunke, Tom Gonser · Freshwater Biology | Feb 1997 | 1,427 |
| 31 | Bioremediation techniques–classification based on site of application: principles, advantages, limitations and prospects Christopher Chibueze Azubuike, Chioma Blaise Chikere, G. C. Okpokwasili · World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology | 16 Sep 2016 | 1,400 |
| 32 | Biogeochemistry of landfill leachate plumes Thomas H. Christensen, Peter Kjeldsen, Poul Løgstrup Bjerg et al. · Applied Geochemistry | Jun 2001 | 1,379 |
| 33 | Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal/immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha, Season Si Chen, Daniel C.W. Tsang et al. · Chemosphere | 25 Jan 2016 | 1,321 |
| 34 | A review of non‐equilibrium water flow and solute transport in soil macropores: principles, controlling factors and consequences for water quality Nicholas Jarvis · European Journal of Soil Science | 26 Apr 2007 | 1,318 |
| 35 | Using groundwater levels to estimate recharge Richard W. Healy, Peter G. Cook · Hydrogeology Journal | 12 Jan 2002 | 1,301 |
| 36 | Development and Applications of the HYDRUS and STANMOD Software Packages and Related Codes Jiřı́ Šimůnek, Martinus Th. van Genuchten, Miroslav Šejna · Vadose Zone Journal | May 2008 | 1,290 |
| 37 | Short Communication: TopoToolbox 2 – MATLAB-based software for topographic analysis and modeling in Earth surface sciences Wolfgang Schwanghart, Dirk Scherler · Earth Surface Dynamics | 15 Jan 2014 | 1,273 |
| 38 | A global sensitivity analysis tool for the parameters of multi-variable catchment models Ann van Griensven, T. Meixner, Sabine Grunwald et al. · Journal of Hydrology | 24 Nov 2005 | 1,256 |
| 39 | Development and use of a database of hydraulic properties of European soils J.H.M. Wösten, Allan Lilly, Attila Nemes et al. · Geoderma | Jul 1999 | 1,227 |
| 40 | Uncertainty in the environmental modelling process – A framework and guidance Jens Christian Refsgaard, Jeroen P. van der Sluijs, Anker Lajer Højberg et al. · Environmental Modelling & Software | 30 Apr 2007 | 1,219 |
| 41 | Prophecy, reality and uncertainty in distributed hydrological modelling Keith Beven · Advances in Water Resources | 1993 | 1,214 |
| 42 | Quantitative prediction of permeability in porous rock A. J. Katz, A. H. Thompson · Physical review. B, Condensed matter | Dec 1986 | 1,199 |
| 43 | Modeling non‐Fickian transport in geological formations as a continuous time random walk Brian Berkowitz, A. Cortis, Marco Dentz et al. · Reviews of Geophysics | Jun 2006 | 1,189 |
| 44 | Solid-Solution Partitioning of Metals in Contaminated Soils: Dependence on pH, Total Metal Burden, and Organic Matter Sébastien Sauvé, William H. Hendershot, Herbert E. Allen · Environmental Science & Technology | 26 Feb 2000 | 1,172 |
| 45 | An empirical NaKCa geothermometer for natural waters Robert Orville Fournier, Alfred Hemingway Truesdell · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | May 1973 | 1,165 |
| 46 | Occurrence of Nitrate in Groundwater—A Review Roy F. Spalding, Mary E. Exner · Journal of Environmental Quality | Jul 1993 | 1,164 |
| 47 | A fractal permeability model for bi-dispersed porous media Boming Yu, Ping Cheng · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer | Jul 2002 | 1,163 |
| 48 | Effects of climate on chemical_ weathering in watersheds Art F. White, Alex E. Blum · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta | May 1995 | 1,161 |
| 49 | Heat as a Ground Water Tracer Mary P. Anderson · Ground Water | 24 Aug 2005 | 1,155 |
| 50 | Colloid mobilization and transport in groundwater Joseph N. Ryan, Menachem Elimelech · Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects | Feb 1996 | 1,138 |
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