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Heather E. Golden 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 Heather E. Golden sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 133 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heather E. Golden 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 Heather E. Golden sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heather E. Golden is affiliated with the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses several subfields including Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

Frequent publication venues for Heather E. Golden's work include Nature Water, Environmental Research Letters, Water Resources Research, Remote Sensing, and Scientific Data.

Among the most recent published papers are:

  • Deep learning for water quality (2024) in Nature Water
  • Surface Depression and Wetland Water Storage Improves Major River Basin Hydrologic Predictions (2020) in Water Resources Research
  • Vulnerable Waters are Essential to Watershed Resilience (2022) in Ecosystems
  • Watershed Modeling with Remotely Sensed Big Data: MODIS Leaf Area Index Improves Hydrology and Water Quality Predictions (2020) in Remote Sensing
  • National hydrologic connectivity classification links wetlands with stream water quality (2023) in Nature Water

Heather E. Golden has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Charles R. Lane, Jay R. Christensen, Adnan Rajib, Qiusheng Wu, and E. D'Amico.

Best Publications

  • Do geographically isolated wetlands influence landscape functions

    Matthew J. Cohen;Irena F. Creed;Laurie C. Alexander;Nandita Basu

  • Deep learning for water quality

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  • Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: An Integrated Systems Framework

    Scott G. Leibowitz;Parker J. Wigington;Kate A. Schofield;Laurie C. Alexander

  • Review: Hydrologic connectivity between geographically isolated wetlands and surface water systems: A review of select modeling methods

    Heather E. Golden;Charles R. Lane;Devendra M. Amatya;Karl W. Bandilla

  • Dual nitrate isotopes in dry deposition: Utility for partitioning NOx source contributions to landscape nitrogen deposition

    E.M. Elliott;E.M. Elliott;Carol Kendall;E. W. Boyer;Douglas A. Burns

  • Enhancing protection for vulnerable waters

    Irena F. Creed;Irena F. Creed;Charles R. Lane;Jacqueline N. Serran;Laurie C. Alexander

  • Green infrastructure and its catchment-scale effects: an emerging science.

    Heather E. Golden;Nahal Hoghooghi

  • Geographically isolated wetlands are part of the hydrological landscape

    Mark Rains;S. G. Leibowitz;M. J. Cohen;I. F. Creed

  • Integrating LiDAR data and multi-temporal aerial imagery to map wetland inundation dynamics using Google Earth Engine.

    Qiusheng Wu;Charles R. Lane;Xuecao Li;Kaiguang Zhao

  • Hydrologic model predictability improves with spatially explicit calibration using remotely sensed evapotranspiration and biophysical parameters

    Adnan Rajib;Grey R. Evenson;Heather E. Golden;Charles R. Lane

  • Depressional wetlands affect watershed hydrological, biogeochemical, and ecological functions.

    Grey R. Evenson;Heather E. Golden;Charles R. Lane;Daniel L. McLaughlin

  • Geographically isolated wetlands and watershed hydrology: A modified model analysis

    Grey R. Evenson;Heather E. Golden;Charles R. Lane;Ellen D’Amico

  • Integrating geographically isolated wetlands into land management decisions.

    Heather E Golden;Irena F Creed;Genevieve Ali;Nandita B Basu

  • How hydrologic connectivity regulates water quality in river corridors

    Judson Harvey;Jesus Gomez-Velez;Noah Schmadel;Durelle Scott

  • An improved representation of geographically isolated wetlands in a watershed-scale hydrologic model

    Grey R. Evenson;Heather E. Golden;Charles R. Lane;Ellen D'Amico

  • Critical Review of Eutrophication Models for Life Cycle Assessment

    Ben Morelli;Troy R. Hawkins;Briana Niblick;Andrew D. Henderson

  • Relative effects of geographically isolated wetlands on streamflow: a watershed‐scale analysis

    Heather E. Golden;Heather A. Sander;Charles R. Lane;Chang Zhao

  • Surface Depression and Wetland Water Storage Improves Major River Basin Hydrologic Predictions.

    Adnan Rajib;Adnan Rajib;Heather E. Golden;Charles R. Lane;Qiusheng Wu

  • Vulnerable Waters are Essential to Watershed Resilience

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  • PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CONNECTIVITY OF STREAMS AND RIPARIAN WETLANDS TO DOWNSTREAM WATERS: A SYNTHESIS

    Ken M. Fritz;Kate A. Schofield;Laurie C. Alexander;Michael G. McManus

  • Non-floodplain Wetlands Affect Watershed Nutrient Dynamics: A Critical Review.

    Heather E. Golden;Adnan Rajib;Charles R. Lane;Jay R. Christensen

  • A watershed-scale model for depressional wetland-rich landscapes.

    Grey R. Evenson;C. Nathan Jones;Daniel L. McLaughlin;Heather E. Golden

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles R. Lane
Charles R. Lane Environmental Protection Agency
Paul M. Bradley
Paul M. Bradley United States Geological Survey
Elizabeth W. Boyer
Elizabeth W. Boyer Pennsylvania State University
Scott G. Leibowitz
Scott G. Leibowitz Environmental Protection Agency
Richard B. Alexander
Richard B. Alexander United States Geological Survey
Durelle T. Scott
Durelle T. Scott Virginia Tech
Irena F. Creed
Irena F. Creed University of Toronto
Judson W. Harvey
Judson W. Harvey United States Geological Survey
William D. Shuster
William D. Shuster Environmental Protection Agency
Matthew J. Cohen
Matthew J. Cohen University of Florida

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