2026 Adam S. Ward: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	38	8727	8372	3115	2895	179	4270

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

191
Citations
Weather whiplash in agricultural regions drives deterioration of water quality

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

184
Citations
Imaging hyporheic zone solute transport using electrical resistivity

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

147
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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

144
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Pervasive changes in stream intermittency across the United States

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

143
Citations
The evolution and state of interdisciplinary hyporheic research

Adam S. Ward

118
Citations
Identifiability of transient storage model parameters along a mountain stream

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

116
Citations
A field comparison of multiple techniques to quantify groundwater–surface-water interactions

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

111
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Simulation of dynamic expansion, contraction, and connectivity in a mountain stream network

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

111
Citations
Zero or not? Causes and consequences of zero-flow stream gage readings.

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

108
Citations
Spatial Patterns and Drivers of Nonperennial Flow Regimes in the Contiguous United States

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

108
Citations
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

103
Citations
Dynamics of Surface-Water Connectivity in a Low-Gradient Meandering River Floodplain

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

99
Citations
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

97
Citations
River ecosystem conceptual models and non‐perennial rivers: A critical review

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

88
Citations
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

85
Citations
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

85
Citations
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

84
Citations
Advancing our predictive understanding of river corridor exchange

Adam S. Ward;Aaron I. Packman

78
Citations
Hyporheic exchange controlled by dynamic hydrologic boundary conditions

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

74
Citations
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

67
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Frequent Co-Authors

Michael N. Gooseff University of Colorado Boulder

Kamini Singha Colorado School of Mines

Stefan Krause University of Birmingham

Steven M. Wondzell US Forest Service

David M. Hannah University of Birmingham

Thibault Datry Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Eugènia Martí Spanish National Research Council

Aaron I. Packman Northwestern University

Jan H. Fleckenstein University of Bayreuth

Ciaran J. Harman Johns Hopkins University

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