2026 G. Mathias Kondolf: 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	63	2413	2302	974	902	188	21816

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Overview

G. Mathias Kondolf is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science, with a focus on hydrology, sediment transport, and water resources management.

The scientist's work covers key topics such as:

Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Water resources management and optimization
Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
American Environmental and Regional History
Hydraulic flow and structures

Kondolf's main fields of study include:

Environmental Science
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Engineering

Within these fields, the scientist has engaged in subfields such as:

Ecology
Soil Science
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ocean Engineering
Water Science and Technology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kondolf include:

From flushing flows to (eco)morphogenic releases: evolving terminology, practice, and integration into river management (2021), published in Earth-Science Reviews
Environmental planning and the evolution of inter-basin water transfers in the United States (2024), published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Les lâchers morphogènes depuis un barrage justification opérationnelle et protocole d'intervention (2020), published in La Houille Blanche

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kondolf are:

Rémi Loire
Hervé Piégay
Jean-René Malavoi
Leah A. Bêche
Sooyeon Yi

The scientist's work has appeared in journals including:

Earth-Science Reviews
Frontiers in Environmental Science
La Houille Blanche

Best Publications

Synthesizing U.S. river restoration efforts

E Bernhardt;Margaret Palmer;J Allan;G Alexander

2525
Citations
Standards for ecologically successful river restoration

M.A. Palmer;E.S. Bernhardt;J. D. Allan;P.S. Lake

1988
Citations
Sustainable sediment management in reservoirs and regulated rivers: Experiences from five continents

G. Mathias Kondolf;Yongxuan Gao;George W. Annandale;Gregory L. Morris

973
Citations
Fine-grained sediment in river systems : Environmental significance and management issues

P. N. Owens;R. J. Batalla;A. J. Collins;B. Gomez

768
Citations
River restoration: OPINION

Ellen Wohl;Paul L. Angermeier;Brian Bledsoe;G. Mathias Kondolf

729
Citations
The sizes of salmonid spawning gravels

G. Mathias Kondolf;M. Gordon Wolman

679
Citations
Reservoir-induced hydrological changes in the Ebro River basin (NE Spain)

Ramon J. Batalla;Carlos M. Gómez;G.Mathias Kondolf

609
Citations
Dams on the Mekong: Cumulative sediment starvation

G. M. Kondolf;Z. K. Rubin;J. T. Minear

522
Citations
Evaluating stream restoration projects

G. Mathias Kondolf;Elisabeth R. Micheli

511
Citations
Geomorphic and environmental effects of instream gravel mining

G. Mathias Kondolf

491
Citations
Process-Based Ecological River Restoration: Visualizing Three-Dimensional Connectivity and Dynamic Vectors to Recover Lost Linkages

G. Mathias Kondolf;Andrew J. Boulton;Scott O'Daniel;Geoffrey C. Poole

490
Citations
Assessing Salmonid Spawning Gravel Quality

G. Mathias Kondolf

472
Citations
Five Elements for Effective Evaluation of Stream Restoration

G. Mathias Kondolf

366
Citations
Channel response to increased and decreased bedload supply from land use change: contrasts between two catchments

G.M. Kondolf;H. Piégay;N. Landon

365
Citations
Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology

G. Mathias Kondolf;Hervé Piégay

361
Citations
Post-Project Appraisals in Adaptive Management of River Channel Restoration

Peter W. Downs;G. Mathias Kondolf

338
Citations
Changing sediment budget of the Mekong: Cumulative threats and management strategies for a large river basin

G. Mathias Kondolf;G. Mathias Kondolf;Rafael J.P. Schmitt;Rafael J.P. Schmitt;Paul Carling;Steve Darby

307
Citations
Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology: Problem Statement and Recent Practice

G. Mathias Kondolf;Hervé Piégay

297
Citations
The Flushing Flow Problem: Defining and Evaluating Objectives

G. Mathias Kondolf;Peter R. Wilcock

284
Citations
Two Decades of River Restoration in California: What Can We Learn?

G. M. Kondolf;S. Anderson;R. Lave;L. Pagano

261
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hervé Piégay École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

Marlon G. Boarnet University of Southern California

Ellen Wohl Colorado State University

Terri S. Hogue Colorado School of Mines

Thomas E. Lisle US Forest Service

Thomas Dunne University of California, Santa Barbara

David Sear University of Southampton

Ramon J. Batalla University of Lleida

Peter Richard Wilcock Utah State University

Paul A. Carling University of Southampton

External Links

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