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Nadhir Al-Ansari is affiliated with Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. The scientist's research spans environmental science and engineering, with notable contributions in subfields such as global and planetary change, environmental engineering, water science and technology, civil and structural engineering, and artificial intelligence.

The main research topics covered include hydrology and watershed management studies, hydrological forecasting using AI, flood risk assessment and management, groundwater and watershed analysis, hydrology and drought analysis, climate variability and models, and groundwater and isotope geochemistry.

Recent publications by Nadhir Al-Ansari include the following papers:

  • Influence of Data Splitting on Performance of Machine Learning Models in Prediction of Shear Strength of Soil (2021, Mathematical Problems in Engineering)
  • A review on emerging water contaminants and the application of sustainable removal technologies (2022, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering)
  • Flood Detection and Susceptibility Mapping Using Sentinel-1 Remote Sensing Data and a Machine Learning Approach: Hybrid Intelligence of Bagging Ensemble Based on K-Nearest Neighbor Classifier (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • Groundwater level prediction using machine learning models: A comprehensive review (2022, Neurocomputing)
  • Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning Methods for Forest Fire Modeling and Prediction (2020, Symmetry)

Nadhir Al-Ansari has frequently published in the following academic journals and venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Engineering
  • Applied Water Science
  • Sustainability
  • Water

Collaboration is a significant part of their work, with frequent co-authors including Jan Laue, Zaher Mundher Yaseen, Varoujan K. Sissakian, Ahmed Elbeltagi, and Mohamed A. Mattar.

Best Publications

  • Influence of Data Splitting on Performance of Machine Learning Models in Prediction of Shear Strength of Soil

    Quang Hung Nguyen;Hai-Bang Ly;Lanh Si Ho;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • Groundwater level prediction using machine learning models: A comprehensive review

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  • Flood Detection and Susceptibility Mapping Using Sentinel-1 Remote Sensing Data and a Machine Learning Approach: Hybrid Intelligence of Bagging Ensemble Based on K-Nearest Neighbor Classifier

    Himan Shahabi;Ataollah Shirzadi;Kayvan Ghaderi;Ebrahim Omidvar

  • Management of Water Resources in Iraq: Perspectives and Prognoses

    Nadhir A. Al-Ansari

  • Shallow Landslide Susceptibility Mapping: A Comparison between Logistic Model Tree, Logistic Regression, Naïve Bayes Tree, Artificial Neural Network, and Support Vector Machine Algorithms

    Viet-Ha Nhu;Ataollah Shirzadi;Himan Shahabi;Sushant K. Singh

  • Irrigation Induced Salinity and Sodicity Hazards on Soil and Groundwater: An Overview of Its Causes, Impacts and Mitigation Strategies

    Aadhityaa Mohanavelu;Sujay Raghavendra Naganna;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning Methods for Forest Fire Modeling and Prediction

    Binh Thai Pham;Abolfazl Jaafari;Mohammadtaghi Avand;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • Experimental and Numerical Analysis for Earth-Fill Dam Seepage

    Ahmed Mohammed Sami Al-Janabi;Abdul Halim Ghazali;Yousry Mahmoud Ghazaw;Haitham Abdulmohsin Afan

  • Sand and dust storm events in Iraq

    Varoujan K. Sissakian;Nadhir Al-Ansari;Sven Knutsson

  • Impact of climate change on groundwater hydrology: a comprehensive review and current status of the Indian hydrogeology

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  • Crop Water Requirements and Irrigation Schedules for Some Major Crops in Southern Iraq

    Salam Hussein Ewaid;Salwan Ali Abed;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • Waste foundry sand/MgFe-layered double hydroxides composite material for efficient removal of Congo red dye from aqueous solution.

    Dooraid N. Ahmed;Laith A. Naji;Ayad A. H. Faisal;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • GIS Based Hybrid Computational Approaches for Flash Flood Susceptibility Assessment

    Binh Thai Pham;Mohammadtaghi Avand;Saeid Janizadeh;Tran Van Phong

  • Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on NO2, O3, PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations and assessing air quality changes in Baghdad, Iraq

    Bassim Mohammed Hashim;Saadi K. Al-Naseri;Ali Al-Maliki;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • Estimation of SPEI Meteorological Drought Using Machine Learning Algorithms

    Ali Mokhtar;Mohammadnabi Jalali;Hongming He;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • Development and Evaluation of a Water Quality Index for the Iraqi Rivers

    Salam Hussein Ewaid;Salwan Ali Abed;Nadhir Al-Ansari;Riyadh M. Salih

  • Toward Prudent management of Water Resources in Iraq

    Nadhir Abbas Al-Ansari;Sven Knutsson

  • Seasonal Drought Pattern Changes Due to Climate Variability: Case Study in Afghanistan

    Ishanch Qutbudin;Mohammed Sanusi Shiru;Ahmad Sharafati;Kamal Ahmed

  • Soft Computing Ensemble Models Based on Logistic Regression for Groundwater Potential Mapping

    Phong Tung Nguyen;Duong Hai Ha;Mohammadtaghi Avand;Abolfazl Jaafari

  • Precipitation projection using a CMIP5 GCM ensemble model: a regional investigation of Syria

    Rajab Homsi;Mohammed Sanusi Shiru;Shamsuddin Shahid;Tarmizi Ismail

  • Deep Learning Data-Intelligence Model Based on Adjusted Forecasting Window Scale: Application in Daily Streamflow Simulation

    Minglei Fu;Tingchao Fan;Zi'ang Ding;Sinan Q. Salih

  • Water Footprint of Wheat in Iraq

    Salam Hussein Ewaid;Salwan Ali Abed;Nadhir Al-Ansari

  • Present Conditions and Future Challenges of Water Resources Problems in Iraq

    Nadhir Al-Ansari;Ammar A. Ali;Sven Knutsson

  • Water quality assessment along Tigris River (Iraq) using water quality index (WQI) and GIS software

    Ali Chabuk;Qais Al-Madhlom;Qais Al-Madhlom;Ali Al-Maliki;Nadhir Al-Ansari

Frequent Co-Authors

Zaher Mundher Yaseen
Zaher Mundher Yaseen King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Shamsuddin Shahid
Shamsuddin Shahid University of Technology Malaysia
Indra Prakash
Indra Prakash Geological Survey of India
Himan Shahabi
Himan Shahabi University of Kurdistan
Ataollah Shirzadi
Ataollah Shirzadi University of Kurdistan
Kwok-wing Chau
Kwok-wing Chau Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Baharin Bin Ahmad
Baharin Bin Ahmad University of Technology Malaysia
Ahmed El-Shafie
Ahmed El-Shafie United Arab Emirates University
Mumtaz Ali
Mumtaz Ali University of Southern Queensland
Marten Geertsema
Marten Geertsema University of Northern British Columbia

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