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Paul Pavelic publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Pavelic sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Paul Pavelic D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Pavelic sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Paul Pavelic is affiliated with the International Water Management Institute in Sri Lanka. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with a significant emphasis on water resources management and optimization, groundwater and watershed analysis, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

The scientist's work spans several specialized subfields including environmental engineering, water science and technology, ocean engineering, global and planetary change, and geochemistry and petrology. Their research topics frequently cover areas such as water-energy-food nexus studies, groundwater flow and contamination studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, and flood risk assessment and management.

Notable recent publications by Paul Pavelic include:

  • Barriers to the uptake of solar-powered irrigation by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: A review (2024, Energy Strategy Reviews)
  • Managed Aquifer Recharge of Monsoon Runoff Using Village Ponds: Performance Assessment of a Pilot Trial in the Ramganga Basin, India (2020, Water)
  • Managing groundwater for building resilience for sustainable agriculture in South Asia (2020, Irrigation and Drainage)
  • Impact of high-density managed aquifer recharge implementation on groundwater storage, food production and resilience: A case from Gujarat, India (2022, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies)
  • Hydrologic Assessment of Check Dam Performances in Semi-Arid Areas: A Case Study From Gujarat, India (2021, Frontiers in Water)

Paul Pavelic has contributed to book publications, including a work published by the World Bank entitled Mitigating Floods for Managing Droughts through Aquifer Storage: An Examination of Two Complementary Approaches (2020).

Frequent coauthors of Paul Pavelic include:

  • Alok Sikka
  • Mohammad Faiz Alam
  • Manuel Magombeyi
  • Petra Schmitter
  • Navneet Sharma

The scientist's publications appear in several recurring venues, such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Agricultural Water Management, and Energy Strategy Reviews.

Best Publications

  • Sixty years of global progress in managed aquifer recharge

    P. Dillon;P. Dillon;P. Stuyfzand;T. Grischek;M. Lluria

  • Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress”

    D. Vanham;Arjen Y. Hoekstra;Y. Wada;F. Bouraoui

  • Mapping of groundwater potential zones across Ghana using remote sensing, geographic information systems, and spatial modeling.

    Murali Krishna Gumma;Paul Pavelic

  • Water quality effects on clogging rates during reclaimed water ASR in a carbonate aquifer

    Paul Pavelic;Peter J. Dillon;Karen E. Barry;Joanne L. Vanderzalm

  • Groundwater availability and use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review of 15 countries

    Paul Pavelic;Mark Giordano;Bernard N. Keraita;Vidya Ramesh

  • Laboratory assessment of factors affecting soil clogging of soil aquifer treatment systems.

    Paul Pavelic;P.J. Dillon;M. Mucha;T. Nakai;T. Nakai

  • Determination of caffeine as a tracer of sewage effluent in natural waters by on-line solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography with diode-array detection.

    Zuliang Chen;Paul Pavelic;Peter Dillon;Ravenda Naidu

  • Role of aquifer storage in water reuse

    Peter Dillon;Paul Pavelic;Simon Toze;Stephanie Rinck-Pfeiffer

  • Managed aquifer recharge: an introduction

    P Dillon;P Pavelic;D Page;H Beringen

  • Balancing-out floods and droughts: Opportunities to utilize floodwater harvesting and groundwater storage for agricultural development in Thailand

    Paul Pavelic;Kriengsak Srisuk;Phayom Saraphirom;Suwanchai Nadee

  • Integrated assessment of lateral flow, density effects and dispersion in aquifer storage and recovery

    James D. Ward;Craig T. Simmons;Peter J. Dillon;Paul Pavelic

  • Geochemical Characteristics and Groundwater Quality in the Vientiane Plain, Laos

    Karthikeyan Brindha;Paul Pavelic;Touleelor Sotoukee;Somphasith Douangsavanh

  • Fate of disinfection by-products in groundwater during aquifer storage and recovery with reclaimed water.

    Paul Pavelic;Brenton C. Nicholson;Peter J. Dillon;Karen E. Barry

  • Modeling of carbon cycling and biogeochemical changes during injection and recovery of reclaimed water at Bolivar, South Australia

    Janek Greskowiak;Henning Prommer;Joanne Vanderzalm;Paul Pavelic

  • Recharge sources and hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in alluvial basins in arid central Australia

    J. L. Vanderzalm;B. M. Jeuken;J. D. H. Wischusen;Paul Pavelic

  • Agricultural groundwater management in the Upper Bhima Basin, India: current status and future scenarios

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  • Multiscale Characterization of a Heterogeneous Aquifer Using an ASR Operation

    Paul Pavelic;Peter J Dillon;Craig Trevor Simmons

  • Geochemical Processes During Five Years of Aquifer Storage Recovery

    Andrew L. Herczeg;Karen J. Rattray;Peter J. Dillon;Paul Pavelic

  • A critical evaluation of combined engineered and aquifer treatment systems in water recycling.

    P. Dillon;D. Page;J. Vanderzalm;P. Pavelic

  • Enhancement of the membrane filtration index (MFI) method for determining the clogging potential of turbid urban stormwater and reclaimed water used for aquifer storage and recovery

    Peter Dillon;Paul Pavelic;Gudrun Massmann;Karen Barry

  • Smallholder groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: country-level estimates of development potential

    Paul Pavelic;Karen G. Villholth;Yunqiao Shu;Lisa-Maria Rebelo

Frequent Co-Authors

Vladimir U. Smakhtin
Vladimir U. Smakhtin United Nations University
Karen G. Villholth
Karen G. Villholth International Water Management Institute
Simon Toze
Simon Toze Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Craig T. Simmons
Craig T. Simmons University of Newcastle Australia
Peter J. Dillon
Peter J. Dillon Trent University
Barry Croke
Barry Croke Australian National University
Tushaar Shah
Tushaar Shah International Water Management Institute
Mark Giordano
Mark Giordano Georgetown University
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed Islamic University of Science and Technology

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