2026 James S. Famiglietti: 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	100	371	348	15	12	455	43924

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award
2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

James S. Famiglietti is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and focuses on research within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily explores areas related to hydrology, water resources, and climate impacts.

The scientist's most recent papers cover a range of topics published in reputed venues. These include:

"Global water resources and the role of groundwater in a resilient water future" (2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment)
"Divergent effects of climate change on future groundwater availability in key mid-latitude aquifers" (2020, Nature Communications)
"Illuminating water cycle modifications and Earth system resilience in the Anthropocene" (2020, Water Resources Research)
"The Water Planetary Boundary: Interrogation and Revision" (2020, One Earth)
"Groundwater depletion in California's Central Valley accelerates during megadrought" (2022, Nature Communications)

Frequent collaborators in the scientist's career include the following coauthors:

Li Xu (17 joint works)
Tom Gleeson (15 joint works)
J. T. Reager (14 joint works)
Hrishikesh A. Chandanpurkar (13 joint works)
Yoshihide Wada (10 joint works)

Their research has been widely published in several leading venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 11 publications
Water Resources Research with 8 publications
Geophysical Research Letters with 6 publications
Nature Communications with 3 publications
Journal of Hydrology with 3 publications

James S. Famiglietti's work encompasses a number of specialized subfields and main topics, including:

Global and Planetary Change
Water Science and Technology
Oceanography
Environmental Engineering
Geochemistry and Petrology

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
Climate variability and models
Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Groundwater flow and contamination studies

In 2012, the scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Best Publications

Satellite-based estimates of groundwater depletion in India

Matthew Rodell;Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;James S. Famiglietti

3254
Citations
Ground water and climate change

Richard G. Taylor;Bridget R. Scanlon;Petra Döll;Matt Rodell

2513
Citations
Emerging trends in global freshwater availability.

M. Rodell;J. S. Famiglietti;J. S. Famiglietti;D. N. Wiese;J. T. Reager

1926
Citations
The global groundwater crisis

J. S. Famiglietti

1878
Citations
Satellites measure recent rates of groundwater depletion in California's Central Valley

J. S. Famiglietti;M. Lo;S. L. Ho;S. L. Ho;J. Bethune

1071
Citations
Variability in surface moisture content along a hillslope transect: Rattlesnake Hill, Texas

J.S. Famiglietti;J.W. Rudnicki;M. Rodell

1004
Citations
Hyperresolution global land surface modeling: Meeting a grand challenge for monitoring Earth's terrestrial water

Eric F. Wood;Joshua K. Roundy;Tara J. Troy;L. P. H. van Beek

976
Citations
The future of evapotranspiration: global requirements for ecosystem functioning, carbon and climate feedbacks, agricultural management, and water resources.

Joshua B. Fisher;Forrest S. Melton;Elizabeth M. Middleton;Christopher Hain;Christopher Hain

945
Citations
Contributions of GRACE to understanding climate change.

Byron D. Tapley;Michael M. Watkins;Frank Flechtner;Christoph Reigber

941
Citations
Quantifying renewable groundwater stress with GRACE

Alexandra S. Richey;Brian F. Thomas;Min‐Hui Lo;John T. Reager

938
Citations
Groundwater depletion in the Middle East from GRACE with implications for transboundary water management in the Tigris-Euphrates-Western Iran region

Katalyn A. Voss;Katalyn A. Voss;James S. Famiglietti;MinHui Lo;MinHui Lo;Caroline de Linage

835
Citations
Multiscale modeling of spatially variable water and energy balance processes

J. S. Famiglietti;E. F. Wood

784
Citations
Estimating groundwater storage changes in the Mississippi River basin (USA) using GRACE

Matthew Rodell;Jianli Chen;Hiroko Kato;James S. Famiglietti

773
Citations
Analysis of Terrestrial Water Storage Changes from GRACE and GLDAS

Tajdarul H. Syed;James S. Famiglietti;Matthew Rodell;Jianli Chen

714
Citations
Field observations of soil moisture variability across scales

James S. Famiglietti;Dongryeol Ryu;Aaron A. Berg;Matthew Rodell

692
Citations
Integration of soil moisture remote sensing and hydrologic modeling using data assimilation

Paul R. Houser;Paul R. Houser;W. James Shuttleworth;James S. Famiglietti;Hoshin V. Gupta

627
Citations
Basin Scale Estimates of Evapotranspiration Using GRACE and other Observations

Matthew Rodell;J. S. Famiglietti;Jianli Chen;S. I. Seneviratne

583
Citations
A GRACE‐based water storage deficit approach for hydrological drought characterization

Alys C. Thomas;John T. Reager;James S. Famiglietti;Matthew Rodell

516
Citations
Ground‐based investigation of soil moisture variability within remote sensing footprints During the Southern Great Plains 1997 (SGP97) Hydrology Experiment

J. S. Famiglietti;J. A. Devereaux;C. A. Laymon;T. Tsegaye

510
Citations
Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

497
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Rodell Goddard Space Flight Center

Min-Hui Lo National Taiwan University

Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Eric F. Wood Princeton University

Isabella Velicogna University of California, Irvine

Don P. Chambers University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Sean Swenson National Center for Atmospheric Research

Paul R. Houser George Mason University

Jianli Chen Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Clark R. Wilson The University of Texas at Austin

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