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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 104 109 91 56 46 408 43680

Murugesu Sivapalan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Murugesu Sivapalan between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Murugesu Sivapalan published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2013. 23 of the 491 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2013. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 15 publications
1986 2025

491 publications in total across all disciplines

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Murugesu Sivapalan: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 2
1988 2
1989 1
1990 4
1991 5
1992 2
1993 4
1994 5
1995 16
1996 9
1997 14
1998 3
1999 6
2000 6
2001 9
2002 5
2003 20
2004 6
2005 16
2006 27
2007 11
2008 17
2009 21
2010 24
2011 22
2012 23
2013 34
2014 29
2015 11
2016 14
2017 20
2018 10
2019 11
2020 24
2021 9
2022 11
2023 13
2024 8
2025 15
Total 491
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Murugesu Sivapalan 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 Murugesu Sivapalan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 408–417 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 408 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31 408
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Murugesu Sivapalan 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 Murugesu Sivapalan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 104 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6 104
105 6
106+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Murugesu Sivapalan is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research centers primarily on environmental science, with a strong focus on hydrology and water resource management.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a broad and interdisciplinary approach to water-related studies. Selected recent papers include:

  • Illuminating water cycle modifications and Earth system resilience in the Anthropocene, 2020, published in Water Resources Research
  • The Water Planetary Boundary: Interrogation and Revision, 2020, published in One Earth
  • Socio-hydrologic modeling of the dynamics of cooperation in the transboundary Lancang-Mekong River, 2021, published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Critical drought intensity-duration-frequency curves based on total probability theorem-coupled frequency analysis, 2021, published in Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • From hard-path to soft-path solutions: slow-fast dynamics of human adaptation to droughts in a water scarce environment, 2020, published in Hydrological Sciences Journal

Their work spans several main topics, including:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Transboundary Water Resource Management
  • Water Governance and Infrastructure

Within environmental science, Sivapalan's research is situated mostly in the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering, Sociology and Political Science, and Political Science and International Relations.

The scientist frequently publishes in specific venues, indicating active contributions to the hydrology and water science communities. These venues include:

  • Water Resources Research
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Frontiers in Water

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Sivapalan's work. Frequent co-authors include David J. Yu, Yongping Wei, Shuyue Wu, Jianshi Zhao, and Saket Pande, each having multiple joint publications with Sivapalan.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2003.

Best Publications

  • Scale issues in hydrological modelling: A review

    G. Blöschl;M. Sivapalan

  • IAHS Decade on Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB), 2003–2012: Shaping an exciting future for the hydrological sciences

    M. Sivapalan;K. Takeuchi;S. W. Franks;V. K. Gupta

  • A decade of Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB)—a review

    M. Hrachowitz;H. H. G. Savenije;G. Blöschl;J. J. Mcdonnell

  • Socio‐hydrology: A new science of people and water

    Murugesu Sivapalan;Murugesu Sivapalan;Hubert H. G. Savenije;Günter Blöschl

  • Effects of spatial variability and scale with implications to hydrologic modeling

    Eric F. Wood;M. Sivapalan;Keith Beven;Larry Band

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • 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

  • Catchment Classification and Hydrologic Similarity

    Thorsten Wagener;Murugesu Sivapalan;Peter A. Troch;Ross A Woods

  • Moving beyond heterogeneity and process complexity: A new vision for watershed hydrology

    J J McDonnell;J J McDonnell;M Sivapalan;K Vache;S Dunn

  • “Panta Rhei—Everything Flows”: Change in hydrology and society—The IAHS Scientific Decade 2013–2022

    A. Montanari;G. Young;H.H.G. Savenije;D.A. Hughes

  • Runoff prediction in ungauged basins: Synthesis across processes, places and scales

    Günter Blöschl;Murugesu Sivapalan;Thorsten Wagener;Alberto Viglione

  • The future of hydrology: an evolving science for a changing world.

    Thorsten Wagener;Murugesu Sivapalan;Murugesu Sivapalan;Peter A. Troch;Brian L. McGlynn

  • Prediction in ungauged basins: a grand challenge for theoretical hydrology

    Murugesu Sivapalan

  • On hydrologic similarity: 2. A scaled model of storm runoff production

    Murugesu Sivapalan;Keith Beven;Eric F. Wood

  • Catchment classification: Empirical analysis of hydrologic similarity based on catchment function in the eastern USA

    K. Sawicz;T. Wagener;M. Sivapalan;M. Sivapalan;P. A. Troch

  • Downward approach to hydrological prediction

    Murugesu Sivapalan;Günter Blöschl;Lu Zhang;Rob Vertessy

  • Nutrient loads exported from managed catchments reveal emergent biogeochemical stationarity

    Nandita B. Basu;Georgia Destouni;James W. Jawitz;Sally E. Thompson

  • Similarity and scale in catchment storm response

    Eric F. Wood;Murugesu Sivapalan;Keith Beven

  • Dominant flood generating mechanisms across the United States

    Wouter Berghuijs;Ross Woods;Christopher Hutton;Murugesu Sivapalan

  • Sociohydrology : Scientific Challenges in Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals

    Giuliano Di Baldassarre;Murugesu Sivapalan;Maria Rusca;Christophe Cudennec

  • Pattern, Process and Function: Elements of a Unified Theory of Hydrology at the Catchment Scale

    Murugesu Sivapalan

  • Watershed groundwater balance estimation using streamflow recession analysis and baseflow separation

    H. Wittenberg;M. Sivapalan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ciaran J. Harman
Ciaran J. Harman Johns Hopkins University
Alberto Viglione
Alberto Viglione Polytechnic University of Turin
Neil R. Viney
Neil R. Viney Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Fuqiang Tian
Fuqiang Tian Tsinghua University
Peter Troch
Peter Troch University of Arizona
Hubert H. G. Savenije
Hubert H. G. Savenije Delft University of Technology
Thorsten Wagener
Thorsten Wagener University of Potsdam
Ross Woods
Ross Woods University of Bristol
Sally E. Thompson
Sally E. Thompson University of Western Australia

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