2026 Claire Baffaut: 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	34	9442	9040	3385	3134	113	4712

Overview

Claire Baffaut is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research spans environmental and agricultural sciences, with a focus on hydrology, soil science, and water management within diverse agroecosystems.

The primary fields of study in Baffaut's work include:

Environmental Science
Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Subfields where they have contributed notably encompass:

Global and Planetary Change
Soil Science
Water Science and Technology
Environmental Chemistry
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Baffaut's research addresses several main topics, such as:

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Climate change impacts on agriculture
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Irrigation Practices and Water Management
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Baffaut include:

Lindsey Witthaus
David D. Bosch
Alisa W. Coffin
Daniel N. Moriasi
Guillermo E. Ponce-Campos

The research has been disseminated through various publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

Journal of Environmental Quality
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
The Science of The Total Environment
Agricultural Water Management
SSRN Electronic Journal

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Claire Baffaut include:

"Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term agroecosystem research network" (2020), Journal of Hydrology
"Effects of combined conservation practices on soil and water quality in the Central Mississippi River Basin" (2020), Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
"Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales" (2022), The Science of The Total Environment
"Regional Frameworks for the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network" (2021), Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
"The USDA-ARS Experimental Watershed Network: Evolution, Lessons Learned, Societal Benefits, and Moving Forward" (2020), Water Resources Research

Best Publications

Modeling Response of Soil Erosion and Runoff to Changes in Precipitation and Cover

M.A. Nearing;V.G. Jetten;C. Baffaut;O. Cerdan

948
Citations
EPIC and APEX: Model Use, Calibration, and Validation

X. Wang;J. R. Williams;P. W. Gassman;C. Baffaut

313
Citations
Modeling bacteria fate and transport in watersheds to support TMDLs

Brian L Benham;Claire Baffaut;Rebecca W. Zeckoski;Kyle R. Mankin

288
Citations
The WEPP watershed model : I. Hydrology and erosion

J. C. Ascough;C. Baffaut;M. A. Nearing;B. Y. Liu

228
Citations
THE WEPP WATERSHED MODEL: III. COMPARISONS TO MEASURED DATA FROM SMALL WATERSHEDS

B. Y. Liu;M. A. Nearing;C. Baffaut;J. C. Ascough

117
Citations
THE WEPP WATERSHED MODEL: II. SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND DISCRETIZATION ON SMALL WATERSHEDS

C. Baffaut;M. A. Nearing;J. C. Ascough;B. Liu

115
Citations
Modeling Flow and Pollutant Transport in a Karst Watershed with SWAT

C. Baffaut;V. W. Benson

109
Citations
Impact of Cligen Parameters on Wepp-predicted Average Annual Soil Loss

C. Baffaut;M. A. Nearing;A. D. Nicks

100
Citations
Hydrologic and Water Quality Models: Key Calibration and Validation Topics

Daniel N. Moriasi;Rebecca W. Zeckoski;Jeffrey G. Arnold;Claire Baffaut

92
Citations
Conservation effects on soil quality indicators in the Missouri Salt River Basin

K.S. Veum;R.J. Kremer;K.A. Sudduth;N.R. Kitchen

82
Citations
APEX MODEL ASSESSMENT OF VARIABLE LANDSCAPES ON RUNOFF AND DISSOLVED HERBICIDES

A. Mudgal;C. Baffaut;S. H. Anderson;E. J. Sadler

78
Citations
Calibration of SWMM Runoff Quality Model with Expert System

Claire Baffaut;Jacques W. Delleur

78
Citations
Expert System for Calibrating Swmm

C. Baffaut;J. W. Delleur

77
Citations
Herbicide Transport in Goodwater Creek ExperimentalWatershed: I. Long-Term Research on Atrazine1

R.N. Lerch;E.J. Sadler;K.A. Sudduth;C. Baffaut

75
Citations
Modeling of Escherichia coli Fluxes on a Catchment and the Impact on Coastal Water and Shellfish Quality

Morgane Bougeard;Jean-Claude Le Saux;Nicolas Pérenne;Claire Baffaut

73
Citations
Indicators of water use efficiency across diverse agroecosystems and spatiotemporal scales.

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70
Citations
Parameterization Guidelines and Considerations for Hydrologic Models

Robert W. Malone;Gene Yagow;Claire Baffaut;Margaret W. Gitau

67
Citations
BACTERIA MODELING WITH SWAT FOR ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION STUDIES: A REVIEW

C. Baffaut;A. Sadeghi

66
Citations
Overview of the Mark Twain Lake/Salt River Basin Conservation Effects Assessment Project

Robert Lerch;Edward Sadler;Newell Kitchen;Kenneth Sudduth

63
Citations
Hydrologic and water quality modeling: Spatial and temporal considerations

Claire Baffaut;Seth M. Dabney;Michael D. Smolen;Mohamed A. Youssef

54
Citations
Evaluation of Phosphorus Site Assessment Tools: Lessons from the USA.

Andrew Sharpley;Peter Kleinman;Claire Baffaut;Doug Beegle

45
Citations
Long-Term Agroecosystem Research in the Central Mississippi River Basin: Introduction, Establishment, and Overview

E. John Sadler;Robert N. Lerch;Newell R. Kitchen;Stephen H. Anderson

44
Citations
A decade of conservation effects assessment research by the USDA Agricultural Research Service: Progress overview and future outlook

M. D. Tomer;E. J. Sadler;R. E. Lizotte;R. B. Bryant

43
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen H. Anderson University of Missouri

Kenneth A. Sudduth Agricultural Research Service

Newell R. Kitchen Agricultural Research Service

Mark A. Nearing Agricultural Research Service

Ranjith P. Udawatta University of Missouri

Gregory W. McCarty Agricultural Research Service

Peter J. A. Kleinman Agricultural Research Service

Robert J. Kremer University of Missouri

Ali M. Sadeghi Agricultural Research Service

David D. Bosch Agricultural Research Service

External Links

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