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Adam S. Ward publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam S. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 179 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Adam S. Ward D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam S. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Adam S. Ward is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Soil Science, and Environmental Engineering. Their research spans several key topics including Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Their recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with the dynamics of streams and rivers, water flow regimes, and the implications of hydrological data collection networks. Notable papers include:

  • Assessing placement bias of the global river gauge network, 2022, Nature Sustainability
  • Pervasive changes in stream intermittency across the United States, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Zero or not? Causes and consequences of zero-flow stream gage readings, 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Nonperennial Flow Regimes in the Contiguous United States, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • What's in a Name? Patterns, Trends, and Suggestions for Defining Non-Perennial Rivers and Streams, 2020, Water

Adam S. Ward has collaborated frequently with several coauthors including Skuyler Herzog, Margaret Zimmer, Thibault Datry, Sarah E. Godsey, and Walter K. Dodds. These collaborations are consistent with interdisciplinary approaches to environmental and water science research.

Their work has been published extensively in venues relevant to hydrology and water resources, such as HydroShare Resources, Water Resources Research, Hydrological Processes, Frontiers in Water, and Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water.

In addition to research articles, Adam S. Ward has contributed to book publications, notably a title titled "Innovations in Remote and Online Education by Hydrologic Scientists," published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Assessing placement bias of the global river gauge network

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  • Is the Hyporheic Zone Relevant beyond the Scientific Community

    Jörg Lewandowski;Jörg Lewandowski;Shai Arnon;Eddie Banks;Okke Batelaan

  • Weather whiplash in agricultural regions drives deterioration of water quality

    Terrance D. Loecke;Amy J. Burgin;Diego A. Riveros-Iregui;Adam S. Ward

  • Imaging hyporheic zone solute transport using electrical resistivity

    Adam S. Ward;Michael N. Gooseff;Kamini Singha

  • Hydrologic and geomorphic controls on hyporheic exchange during base flow recession in a headwater mountain stream

    Adam S. Ward;Adam S. Ward;Michael Fitzgerald;Michael N. Gooseff;Thomas J. Voltz

  • Pervasive changes in stream intermittency across the United States

    Samuel C Zipper;John C Hammond;Margaret Shanafield;Margaret Zimmer

  • The evolution and state of interdisciplinary hyporheic research

    Adam S. Ward

  • Identifiability of transient storage model parameters along a mountain stream

    C. Kelleher;T. Wagener;B. McGlynn;A. S. Ward

  • A field comparison of multiple techniques to quantify groundwater–surface-water interactions

    Ricardo González-Pinzón;Adam S. Ward;Christine E. Hatch;Adam N. Wlostowski

  • Simulation of dynamic expansion, contraction, and connectivity in a mountain stream network

    Adam S. Ward;Noah M. Schmadel;Noah M. Schmadel;Steven M. Wondzell

  • Zero or not? Causes and consequences of zero-flow stream gage readings.

    Margaret A. Zimmer;Kendra E. Kaiser;Joanna R. Blaszczak;Samuel C. Zipper

  • Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Nonperennial Flow Regimes in the Contiguous United States

    John C. Hammond;Margaret Zimmer;Margaret Shanafield;Kendra Kaiser

  • How can subsurface modifications to hydraulic conductivity be designed as stream restoration structures? Analysis of Vaux's conceptual models to enhance hyporheic exchange

    Adam S. Ward;Adam S. Ward;Michael N. Gooseff;Peggy A. Johnson

  • Dynamics of Surface-Water Connectivity in a Low-Gradient Meandering River Floodplain

    Jonathan A. Czuba;Scott R. David;Douglas A. Edmonds;Adam S. Ward

  • Variations in surface water-ground water interactions along a headwater mountain stream: Comparisons between transient storage and water balance analyses

    Adam S. Ward;Robert A. Payn;Michael N. Gooseff;Brian L. McGlynn

  • River ecosystem conceptual models and non‐perennial rivers: A critical review

    Daniel C. Allen;Thibault Datry;Kate S. Boersma;Michael T. Bogan

  • Critical transition in critical zone of intensively managed landscapes

    Praveen Kumar;Phong V.V. Le;Phong V.V. Le;A. N.Thanos Papanicolaou;Bruce L. Rhoads

  • What's in a Name? Patterns, Trends, and Suggestions for Defining Non-Perennial Rivers and Streams.

    Michelle H Busch;Katie H Costigan;Ken M Fritz;Thibault Datry

  • How does rapidly changing discharge during storm events affect transient storage and channel water balance in a headwater mountain stream

    Adam S. Ward;Michael N. Gooseff;Thomas J. Voltz;Michael Fitzgerald

  • Advancing our predictive understanding of river corridor exchange

    Adam S. Ward;Aaron I. Packman

  • Hyporheic exchange controlled by dynamic hydrologic boundary conditions

    Noah M. Schmadel;Adam S. Ward;Christopher S. Lowry;Jonathan M. Malzone

  • Antecedent moisture controls on stream nitrate flux in an agricultural watershed.

    Caroline A. Davis;Adam S. Ward;Adam S. Ward;Amy J. Burgin;Terrance D. Loecke

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael N. Gooseff
Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder
Kamini Singha
Kamini Singha Colorado School of Mines
Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause University of Birmingham
Steven M. Wondzell
Steven M. Wondzell US Forest Service
David M. Hannah
David M. Hannah University of Birmingham
Thibault Datry
Thibault Datry Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Eugènia Martí
Eugènia Martí Spanish National Research Council
Aaron I. Packman
Aaron I. Packman Northwestern University
Jan H. Fleckenstein
Jan H. Fleckenstein University of Bayreuth
Ciaran J. Harman
Ciaran J. Harman Johns Hopkins University

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