World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Ludovic Oudin

Ludovic Oudin

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
34
Citations
7555
World Ranking
9385
National Ranking
437

Overview

Ludovic Oudin is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and focuses research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology.

The main topics Ludovic covers in their research include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Climate variability and models
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Ludovic has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Water Resources Research

Their recent papers cover a range of topics related to hydrology and environmental processes. Notable recent publications include:

  • Impacts of Urbanization on Watershed Water Balances Across the Conterminous United States, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Unraveling the contribution of potential evaporation formulation to uncertainty under climate change, 2022, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Investigating hydrological model versatility to simulate extreme flood events, 2022, Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Understanding key factors controlling the duration of river flow intermittency: Case of Burkina Faso in West Africa, 2021, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • Evapotranspiration in hydrological models under rising CO2: a jump into the unknown, 2022, Climatic Change

Ludovic collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Mohamed Saadi, Thibault Lemaitre-Basset, Guillaume Thirel, Agnès Ducharne, and Pierre Ribstein. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships in hydrological and environmental research domains.

Best Publications

  • Which potential evapotranspiration input for a lumped rainfall-runoff model?. Part 2: Towards a simple and efficient potential evapotranspiration model for rainfall-runoff modelling

    Ludovic Oudin;Frédéric Hervieu;Claude Michel;Charles Perrin

  • Model Parameter Estimation Experiment (MOPEX): An overview of science strategy and major results from the second and third workshops

    Q. Duan;J. Schaake;V. Andréassian;S. Franks

  • Spatial proximity, physical similarity, regression and ungaged catchments: A comparison of regionalization approaches based on 913 French catchments

    Ludovic Oudin;Vazken Andréassian;Charles Perrin;Claude Michel

  • Sequential assimilation of soil moisture and streamflow data in a conceptual rainfall-runoff model

    David Aubert;Cécile Loumagne;Ludovic Oudin

  • Are seemingly physically similar catchments truly hydrologically similar

    Ludovic Oudin;Alison Kay;Vazken Andréassian;Charles Perrin

  • Dynamic averaging of rainfall‐runoff model simulations from complementary model parameterizations

    Ludovic Oudin;Vazken Andréassian;Thibault Mathevet;Charles Perrin

  • Hydrological model parameter instability: A source of additional uncertainty in estimating the hydrological impacts of climate change?

    Pierre Brigode;Ludovic Oudin;Charles Perrin

  • Impact of biased and randomly corrupted inputs on the efficiency and the parameters of watershed models

    Ludovic Oudin;Charles Perrin;Thibault Mathevet;Vazken Andréassian

  • Impact of limited streamflow data on the efficiency and the parameters of rainfall—runoff models

    Charles Perrin;Ludovic Oudin;Vazken Andreassian;Claudia Rojas-Serna

  • Has land cover a significant impact on mean annual streamflow? An international assessment using 1508 catchments

    Ludovic Oudin;Vazken Andréassian;Julien Lerat;Claude Michel

  • Which potential evapotranspiration input for a lumped rainfall-runoff model?. Part 1—Can rainfall-runoff models effectively handle detailed potential evapotranspiration inputs?

    Ludovic Oudin;Claude Michel;François Anctil

  • HESS Opinions "Crash tests for a standardized evaluation of hydrological models"

    V. Andreassian;C. Perrin;L. Berthet;N. Le Moine

  • Hydrological impacts of urbanization at the catchment scale

    Ludovic Oudin;Bahar Salavati;Carina Furusho-Percot;Pierre Ribstein

  • Impact of river bed morphology on discharge and water levels simulated by a 1D Saint-Venant hydraulic model at regional scale

    Firas Saleh;Firas Saleh;Agnès Ducharne;Nicolas Flipo;Ludovic Oudin

  • Impacts of Urbanization on Watershed Water Balances Across the Conterminous United States

    Cheng Li;Ge Sun;Peter V. Caldwell;Erika Cohen

  • All that glitters is not gold: the case of calibrating hydrological models

    Vazken Andréassian;Nicolas Le Moine;Charles Perrin;Maria-Helena Ramos

  • Trends in floods in West Africa: analysis based on 11 catchments in the region

    B. N. Nka;B. N. Nka;L. Oudin;H. Karambiri;Jean-Emmanuel Paturel

  • Which objective function to calibrate rainfall–runoff models for low-flow index simulations?

    Florine Garcia;Nathalie Folton;Ludovic Oudin

  • Improvement of rainfall-runoff forecasts through mean areal rainfall optimization

    François Anctil;Nicolas Lauzon;Vazken Andréassian;Ludovic Oudin

  • Evaluation of Gridded Meteorological Datasets for Hydrological Modeling

    Melanie Raimonet;Ludovic Oudin;Vincent Thieu;Marie Silvestre

  • What is really undermining hydrologic science today

    Vazken Andréassian;Julien Lerat;Cécile Loumagne;Thibault Mathevet

Frequent Co-Authors

Vazken Andréassian
Vazken Andréassian University of Paris-Saclay
Charles Perrin
Charles Perrin University of Paris-Saclay
Florence Habets
Florence Habets École Normale Supérieure
François Anctil
François Anctil Université Laval
Agnès Ducharne
Agnès Ducharne Sorbonne University
Eric Martin
Eric Martin Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michel Déqué
Michel Déqué Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Simon Gascoin
Simon Gascoin Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BIOsphère
Laurent Terray
Laurent Terray Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique
Neil McIntyre
Neil McIntyre University of Queensland

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in Environmental Sciences, several related online degrees can enhance your knowledge and career prospects. If budget is a concern, exploring budget friendly online general studies degree programs can be a practical starting point. These programs often provide a flexible and affordable way to build foundational skills that support advanced environmental studies.

Some students may seek degrees that balance ease with relevance. Choosing among the easiest degree to get options might allow you to gain a credential more quickly while still positioning yourself for entry-level roles or further education in environmental fields.

Specialized degrees, like those in geology, play a critical role in understanding Earth systems. Many universities offer online geology programs that provide flexible learning paths and in-depth knowledge for careers in resource management, conservation, and environmental consulting.

Additionally, technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are vital tools in environmental analysis. Numerous colleges with GIS programs offer online options, enabling students to develop valuable skills in spatial data analysis and mapping that enhance employability across various environmental sectors.

Best Scientists Citing Ludovic Oudin

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles