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2023

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D-Index
71
Citations
19834
World Ranking
1576
National Ranking
73

Francis H. S. Chiew 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 Francis H. S. Chiew sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 226 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Francis H. S. Chiew 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 Francis H. S. Chiew sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Francis H. S. Chiew is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia, focusing on environmental science with extensive research in hydrology and water-related fields.

Their recent publications contribute extensively to the understanding of hydrological processes, climate variability, and water resource management. Notable papers include:

  • Drought projections for Australia: Updated results and analysis of model simulations, 2020, Weather and Climate Extremes
  • Southern Hemisphere dominates recent decline in global water availability, 2023, Science
  • Future global streamflow declines are probably more severe than previously estimated, 2023, Nature Water
  • Using Remote Sensing Data-Based Hydrological Model Calibrations for Predicting Runoff in Ungauged or Poorly Gauged Catchments, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Can Remotely Sensed Actual Evapotranspiration Facilitate Hydrological Prediction in Ungauged Regions Without Runoff Calibration?, 2020, Water Resources Research

Chiew has collaborated frequently with other researchers including Hongxing Zheng, David Post, Yongqiang Zhang, Nicholas J. Potter, and Guobin Fu.

The scientist's work is published primarily in journals such as:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water Resources Research
  • Water
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • International Journal of Climatology

Main research fields encompass environmental science, with particular focus on subfields such as global and planetary change, water science and technology, ecology, atmospheric science, and ocean engineering.

Key topics of their research include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Climate variability and models
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Water resources management and optimization

Best Publications

  • A rational function approach for estimating mean annual evapotranspiration

    L. Zhang;K. Hickel;W. R. Dawes;F. H. S. Chiew

  • Preferred states in spatial soil moisture patterns: Local and nonlocal controls

    Rodger B. Grayson;Andrew W. Western;Francis H. S. Chiew;Günter Blöschl

  • Coupled estimation of 500 m and 8-day resolution global evapotranspiration and gross primary production in 2002-2017

    Yongqiang Zhang;Yongqiang Zhang;Dongdong Kong;Rong Gan;Rong Gan;Francis H.S. Chiew

  • Multi-decadal trends in global terrestrial evapotranspiration and its components

    Yongqiang Zhang;Jorge L. Peña-Arancibia;Tim R. McVicar;Tim R. McVicar;Francis H. S. Chiew

  • El Nino/Southern Oscillation and Australian rainfall, streamflow and drought : Links and potential for forecasting

    Francis H.S. Chiew;Thomas C. Piechota;John A. Dracup;Thomas A. McMahon

  • Experimental study of pollutant accumulation on an urban road surface

    J Vaze;Francis H.S Chiew

  • Climate non-stationarity – Validity of calibrated rainfall–runoff models for use in climate change studies

    J. Vaze;D.A. Post;F.H.S. Chiew;J.-M. Perraud

  • Estimating climate change impact on runoff across southeast Australia: Method, results, and implications of the modeling method

    F. H. S. Chiew;J. Teng;J. Vaze;D. A. Post

  • Estimation of rainfall elasticity of streamflow in Australia

    Francis H. S. Chiew

  • A two-parameter climate elasticity of streamflow index to assess climate change effects on annual streamflow

    Guobin Fu;Stephen P. Charles;Francis H. S. Chiew

  • The Murrumbidgee soil moisture monitoring network data set

    A. B. Smith;A. B. Smith;J. P. Walker;A. W. Western;R. I. Young

  • Application and testing of the simple rainfall-runoff model SIMHYD.

    F. H. S. Chiew;M. C. Peel;A. W. Western

  • Estimating the sensitivity of mean annual runoff to climate change using selected hydrological models

    Roger N. Jones;Francis H.S. Chiew;Walter C. Boughton;Lu Zhang

  • Influence of Rainfall Scenario Construction Methods on Runoff Projections

    Freddie S. Mpelasoka;Francis H. S. Chiew

  • Modelling the impacts of climate change on Australian streamflow

    Francis H. S. Chiew;Thomas A. McMahon

  • Recent increases in terrestrial carbon uptake at little cost to the water cycle

    Lei Cheng;Lu Zhang;Ying Ping Wang;Josep Gili Canadell

  • Relative merits of different methods for runoff predictions in ungauged catchments

    Yongqiang Zhang;Francis H. S. Chiew

  • A Bayesian joint probability modeling approach for seasonal forecasting of streamflows at multiple sites.

    Q. J. Wang;D. E. Robertson;F. H. S. Chiew

  • Global ENSO-streamflow teleconnection, streamflow forecasting and interannual variability

    Francis H. S. Chiew;Thomas A. McMAHON

  • Nutrient Loads Associated with Different Sediment Sizes in Urban Stormwater and Surface Pollutants

    Jai Vaze;Francis H. S. Chiew

  • Simulation of the impacts of climate change on runoff and soil moisture in Australian catchments

    F.H.S. Chiew;P.H. Whetton;T.A. McMahon;A.B. Pittock

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. McMahon
Thomas A. McMahon University of Melbourne
Jai Vaze
Jai Vaze Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Yongqiang Zhang
Yongqiang Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Andrew W. Western
Andrew W. Western University of Melbourne
Guobin Fu
Guobin Fu Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Tim R. McVicar
Tim R. McVicar Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Rodger B. Grayson
Rodger B. Grayson University of Melbourne
Neil R. Viney
Neil R. Viney Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Stephen P. Charles
Stephen P. Charles Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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