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Kristine Walraevens

Kristine Walraevens

Kristine Walraevens publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kristine Walraevens sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Kristine Walraevens D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kristine Walraevens sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Kristine Walraevens is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and conducts research primarily in environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their work focuses extensively on groundwater systems, encompassing aspects such as geochemistry, hydrology, and environmental engineering.

The main fields of study for Kristine Walraevens include:

  • Environmental Science (85 publications)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (67 publications)

Within these fields, the scientist's research spans several subfields such as:

  • Environmental Engineering (48 publications)
  • Geochemistry and Petrology (37 publications)
  • Water Science and Technology (25 publications)
  • Geophysics (19 publications)
  • Ocean Engineering (9 publications)

The specific research topics covered highlight a focus on groundwater and related disciplines:

  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (72 publications)
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (50 publications)
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies (44 publications)
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (28 publications)
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (28 publications)
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (12 publications)
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications (10 publications)

Kristine Walraevens has contributed significantly to journals and venues including:

  • Water (17 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (8 publications)
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies (5 publications)
  • Hydrogeology Journal (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)

Selected recent papers published by the scientist include:

  • Groundwater recharge and water table response to changing conditions for aquifers at different physiography: The case of a semi-humid river catchment, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Groundwater salinization and freshening processes in coastal aquifers from southwest Bangladesh, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Naturally occurring potentially toxic elements in groundwater from the volcanic landscape around Mount Meru, Arusha, Tanzania and their potential health hazard, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Spatial and temporal simulation of groundwater recharge and cross-validation with point estimations in volcanic aquifers with variable topography, 2022, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • Combining resistivity and frequency domain electromagnetic methods to investigate submarine groundwater discharge in the littoral zone, 2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences

The scientist's collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Marc Van Camp (24 joint publications)
  • Alemu Yenehun (16 joint publications)
  • Fenta Nigate (16 joint publications)
  • Enyew Adgo (14 joint publications)
  • Ashebir Sewale Belay (12 joint publications)

Kristine Walraevens has also contributed to book publications, including:

  • 7th International Geologica Belgica Meeting: 15-17 September 2021 - AfricaMuseum Tervuren (Belgium), published by Geologica Belgica conference proceedings, 2021

Best Publications

  • Groundwater Overexploitation and Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Areas of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

    Nawal Alfarrah;Kristine Walraevens

  • Impact of soil and water conservation measures on catchment hydrological response - a case in north Ethiopia.

    Jan Nyssen;Wim Clymans;Katrien Descheemaeker;Jean Poesen

  • Chemical characterization of the Neogene Aquifer, Belgium

    Marleen Coetsiers;Kristine Walraevens

  • Application of a spatially distributed water balance model for assessing surface water and groundwater resources in the Geba basin, Tigray, Ethiopia

    Tesfamichael Gebreyohannes;Tesfamichael Gebreyohannes;Florimond De Smedt;Kristine Walraevens;Solomon Gebresilassie

  • Saltwater intrusion and nitrate pollution in the coastal aquifer of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Yohana Enock Mtoni;Ibrahimu Chikira Mjemah;Charles Bakundukize;Charles Bakundukize;Marc Van Camp

  • European aquifer typology: a practical framework for an overview of major groundwater composition at European scale

    F Wendland;A Blum;Marleen Coetsiers;R Gorova

  • Identification and quantification of 77 pesticides in groundwater using solid phase coupled to liquid-liquid microextraction and reversed-phase liquid chromatography.

    Karel Vandecasteele;Irina Gaus;William Debreuck;Kristine Walraevens

  • Evaluation and Application of Multi-Source Satellite Rainfall Product CHIRPS to Assess Spatio-Temporal Rainfall Variability on Data-Sparse Western Margins of Ethiopian Highlands

    Ashebir Sewale Belay;Ayele Almaw Fenta;Alemu Yenehun;Fenta Nigate

  • Investigating seawater intrusion due to groundwater pumping with schematic model simulations: The example of the Dar es Salaam coastal aquifer in Tanzania

    Marc Van Camp;Yohana Enock Mtoni;Ibrahimu C Mjemah;Charles Bakundukize;Charles Bakundukize

  • Groundwater recharge and flow in a small mountain catchment in northern Ethiopia

    Kristine Walraevens;Ine Vandecasteele;Kristine Martens;Jan Nyssen

  • A new correction model for 14C ages in aquifers with complex geochemistry - application to the Neogene Aquifer, Belgium.

    Marleen Coetsiers;Kristine Walraevens

  • Natural background levels and threshold values for groundwater in fluvial Pleistocene and Tertiary marine aquifers in Flanders, Belgium

    Marleen Coetsiers;Petra Blaser;Kristine Martens;Kristine Walraevens

  • Overview of micro-dam reservoirs (MDR) in Tigray (northern Ethiopia): Challenges and benefits

    Gebremedhin Berhane;Gebremedhin Berhane;Tesfamichael Gebreyohannes;Kristine Martens;Kristine Walraevens

  • Groundwater recharge and water table response to changing conditions for aquifers at different physiography: The case of a semi-humid river catchment, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia.

    Alemu Yenehun;Alemu Yenehun;Fenta Nigate;Ashebir Sewale Belay;Minyahl Teferi Desta

  • Isotopic methods and their hydrogeochemical context in the investigation of palaeowaters

    HH Loosli;W Aeschbach-Hertig;F Barbecot;Petra Blaser

  • Groundwater salinization and freshening processes in coastal aquifers from southwest Bangladesh

    Md. Mizanur Rahman Sarker;Md. Mizanur Rahman Sarker;Marc Van Camp;Delwar Hossain;Mazeda Islam;Mazeda Islam

  • Estimation of groundwater recharge in Bugesera region (Burundi) using soil moisture budget approach

    Charles Bakundukize;Marc Van Camp;Kristine Walraevens

  • Using stable water isotopes to identify spatial-temporal controls on groundwater recharge in two contrasting East African aquifer systems

    Samson Oiro;Jean-Christophe Comte;Chris Soulsby;Kristine Walraevens

  • Water leakage investigation of micro-dam reservoirs in Mesozoic sedimentary sequences in Northern Ethiopia

    Gebremedhin Berhane;Gebremedhin Berhane;Kristine Martens;Nawal Al Farrah;Kristine Walraevens

  • Groundwater exploitation and hydraulic parameter estimation for a Quaternary aquifer in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania

    Ibrahimu Chikira Mjemah;Marc Van Camp;Kristine Walraevens

  • Reaction transport modelling of a freshening aquifer (Tertiary Ledo-Paniselian Aquifer, Flanders-Belgium)

    Kristine Walraevens;Javier Cardenal-Escarcena;Marc Van Camp

  • Assessment of groundwater storage depletion by overexploitation using simple indicators in an irrigated closed aquifer basin in Iran

    M. Van Camp;M. Radfar;M. Radfar;K. Walraevens

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Jozef Deckers
Jozef Deckers KU Leuven
Amaury Frankl
Amaury Frankl Ghent University
Matthieu Kervyn
Matthieu Kervyn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Werner Aeschbach-Hertig
Werner Aeschbach-Hertig Heidelberg University
Wim Cornelis
Wim Cornelis Ghent University
Jan Moeyersons
Jan Moeyersons Royal Museum for Central Africa
Seifu A. Tilahun
Seifu A. Tilahun Bahir Dar University
Alain Dassargues
Alain Dassargues University of Liège
Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven

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