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D-Index
48
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9896
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5486
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2008

Prasanna H. Gowda 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 Prasanna H. Gowda sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 326 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Prasanna H. Gowda 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 Prasanna H. Gowda sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Prasanna H. Gowda is a researcher affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to environmental science. The subfields of study that characterize their work include plant science, global and planetary change, agronomy and crop science, soil science, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas relevant to current challenges in agriculture and environment. Key topics include plant water relations and carbon dynamics, climate change impacts on agriculture, agronomic practices and intercropping systems, irrigation practices and water management, hydrology and watershed management studies, remote sensing in agriculture, and crop yield and soil fertility.

Prasanna H. Gowda has coauthored multiple publications with several frequent collaborators. These include Brian K. Northup, Pradeep Wagle, Gurjinder S. Baath, K. Colton Flynn, and P. V. Vara Prasad.

Their recent published papers feature the following works:

  • Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture (2020), Agricultural Systems
  • U.S. winter wheat yield loss attributed to compound hot-dry-windy events (2022), Nature Communications
  • DSSAT-MODFLOW: A new modeling framework for exploring groundwater conservation strategies in irrigated areas (2020), Agricultural Water Management
  • Validation and application of AquaCrop for irrigated cotton in the Southern Great Plains of US (2020), Irrigation Science
  • Flux variance similarity-based partitioning of evapotranspiration over a rainfed alfalfa field using high frequency eddy covariance data (2020), Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

The venues where their work is frequently published include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Agricultural Water Management
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Remote Sensing

Their contributions have been recognized through fellowships awarded by professional societies, including Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2018 and Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Operational Evapotranspiration Mapping Using Remote Sensing and Weather Datasets: A New Parameterization for the SSEB Approach

    Gabriel B. Senay;Stefanie Bohms;Ramesh K. Singh;Prasanna H. Gowda

  • ET mapping for agricultural water management: present status and challenges

    Prasanna H. Gowda;Jose L. Chavez;Paul D. Colaizzi;Steven R. Evett

  • Using Thematic Mapper Data to Identify Contrasting Soil Plains and Tillage Practices

    A P van Deventer;A D Ward;P H Gowda;J G Lyon

  • Irrigation in the Texas High Plains: a brief history and potential reductions in demand

    P. D. Colaizzi;P. H. Gowda;T. H. Marek;D. O. Porter

  • Hydrologic and Water Quality Models: Use, Calibration, and Validation

    D. N. Moriasi;B. N. Wilson;K. R. Douglas-Mankin;J. G. Arnold

  • Hydrological Processes and Model Representation: Impact of Soft Data on Calibration

    J.G. Arnold;Youssef;H. Yen;M.J. White

  • Two-source energy balance model estimates of evapotranspiration using component and composite surface temperatures☆

    Paul D. Colaizzi;William P. Kustas;Martha C. Anderson;Nurit Agam

  • A model integration framework for linking SWAT and MODFLOW

    J.A. Guzman;D.N. Moriasi;P.H. Gowda;J.L. Steiner

  • Remote Sensing Based Energy Balance Algorithms for Mapping ET: Current Status and Future Challenges

    P. H. Gowda;J. L. Chávez;P. D. Colaizzi;S. R. Evett

  • Performance of five surface energy balance models for estimating daily evapotranspiration in high biomass sorghum

    Pradeep Wagle;Nishan Bhattarai;Prasanna H. Gowda;Vijaya G. Kakani

  • Modeling Nitrate Nitrogen Leaching in Response to Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate and Tile Drain Depth or Spacing for Southern Minnesota, USA

    D. M. Davis;P. H. Gowda;D. J. Mulla;G. W. Randall

  • Overview of the Bushland Evapotranspiration and Agricultural Remote sensing EXperiment 2008 (BEAREX08): A field experiment evaluating methods for quantifying ET at multiple scales ☆

    Steven R. Evett;William P. Kustas;Prasanna H. Gowda;Martha C. Anderson

  • Manuresheds: Advancing nutrient recycling in US agriculture

    Sheri Spiegal;Peter J.A. Kleinman;Dinku M. Endale;Ray B. Bryant

  • Application of the water-related spectral reflectance indices: A review

    Shengfang Ma;Yuting Zhou;Prasanna H. Gowda;Jinwei Dong

  • A review of downscaling methods for remote sensing-based irrigation management: part I

    Wonsook Ha;Prasanna H. Gowda;Terry A. Howell

  • TWO-SOURCE ENERGY BALANCE MODEL TO CALCULATE E, T, AND ET: COMPARISON OF PRIESTLEY-TAYLOR AND PENMAN-MONTEITH FORMULATIONS AND TWO TIME SCALING METHODS

    Paul D. Colaizzi;Nurit Agam;Judy A. Tolk;Steven R. Evett

  • Modeling the impact of nitrogen fertilizer application and tile drain configuration on nitrate leaching using SWAT

    Daniel N. Moriasi;Prasanna H. Gowda;Jeffrey G. Arnold;David J. Mulla

  • Microbial communities in soil profile are more responsive to legacy effects of wheat-cover crop rotations than tillage systems.

    Anil Somenahally;Jesse I. DuPont;Jeffrey Brady;Javid McLawrence

  • Post-Processing Techniques for Reducing Errors in Weighing Lysimeter Evapotranspiration (ET) Datasets

    Gary W. Marek;Steven R. Evett;Prasanna H. Gowda;Terry A. Howell

  • Evaluation of water-limited cropping systems in a semi-arid climate using DSSAT-CSM

    A. Araya;Isaya Kisekka;Prasanna H. Gowda;P.V. Vara Prasad

  • Modeling Impacts of Tile Drain Spacing and Depth on Nitrate-Nitrogen Losses

    V. Nangia;P. H. Gowda;D. J. Mulla;G. R. Sands

  • Surface Energy Balance Based Evapotranspiration Mapping in the Texas High Plains.

    Prasanna H. Gowda;José L. Chávez;Terry A. Howell;Thomas H. Marek

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry A. Howell
Terry A. Howell Agricultural Research Service
Jean L. Steiner
Jean L. Steiner Agricultural Research Service
David J. Mulla
David J. Mulla University of Minnesota
Steven R. Evett
Steven R. Evett Agricultural Research Service
Patrick J. Starks
Patrick J. Starks Agricultural Research Service
Xiangming Xiao
Xiangming Xiao University of Oklahoma
Vijaya Gopal Kakani
Vijaya Gopal Kakani University of Florida
Jeffrey B. Basara
Jeffrey B. Basara University of Oklahoma
William P. Kustas
William P. Kustas Agricultural Research Service
Bridget R. Scanlon
Bridget R. Scanlon The University of Texas at Austin

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