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Raghavan Srinivasan

Raghavan Srinivasan

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Engineering and Technology
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
102
Citations
60936
World Ranking
132
National Ranking
48

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
98
Citations
57277
World Ranking
404
National Ranking
181

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United States Leader Award
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For ultraviolet laser processing of polymers and its extension to refractive surgery of the cornea.
  • 1977 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1965 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Raghavan Srinivasan is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and specializes in environmental science with a strong focus on water-related studies. Their research encompasses various aspects of hydrology, watershed management, and climate variability, contributing to the understanding and management of environmental systems.

The scientist's work has been published frequently in leading academic journals. The most common venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Agricultural Water Management
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Srinivasan cover topics such as hydrological modeling, satellite data evaluation for evapotranspiration, land use and land cover change, and conservation practices. Notable examples include:

  • "Development of reservoir operation functions in SWAT+ for national environmental assessments" (2020, Journal of Hydrology)
  • "Evaluating satellite-based evapotranspiration estimates for hydrological applications in data-scarce regions: A case in Ethiopia" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "An interactive graphical interface tool for parameter calibration, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, and visualization for the Soil and Water Assessment Tool" (2022, Environmental Modelling & Software)
  • "Mapping Land Use Land Cover Change in the Lower Mekong Basin From 1997 to 2010" (2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science)
  • "Evaluating runoff and sediment responses to soil and water conservation practices by employing alternative modeling approaches" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)

Their research fields are primarily centered on environmental science, with a substantial focus in the following subfields:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Soil Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry

The main topics addressed in Srinivasan's body of work include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts are:

  • Puyu Feng
  • Gary W. Marek
  • De Li Liu
  • Junyu Qi
  • Yong Chen

Recognition of Srinivasan's contributions includes election as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1999, a recognition linked to work on ultraviolet laser processing of polymers and its applications to refractive surgery of the cornea. Earlier honors included fellowships awarded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1977 and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1965.

Best Publications

  • Large Area Hydrologic Modeling and Assessment Part i: Model Development

    Jeffrey G. Arnold;Raghavan Srinivasan;Ranjan S. Muttiah;J. R. Williams

  • SWAT: Model Use, Calibration, and Validation

    J. G. Arnold;Daniel N. Moriasi;P. W. Gassman;K. C. Abbaspour

  • Modelling hydrology and water quality in the pre-alpine/alpine Thur watershed using SWAT

    Karim C. Abbaspour;Jing Yang;Ivan Maximov;Rosi Siber

  • Validation of the SWAT Model on a Large River Basin With Point and Nonpoint Sources

    C. Santhi;Jeffrey G. Arnold;Jimmy R. Williams;William A. Dugas

  • A continental-scale hydrology and water quality model for Europe: Calibration and uncertainty of a high-resolution large-scale SWAT model

    K.C. Abbaspour;E. Rouholahnejad;S. Vaghefi;R. Srinivasan

  • A global sensitivity analysis tool for the parameters of multi-variable catchment models

    A. van Griensven;T. Meixner;S. Grunwald;T. Bishop

  • Development and evaluation of Soil Moisture Deficit Index (SMDI) and Evapotranspiration Deficit Index (ETDI) for agricultural drought monitoring

    B. Narasimhan;R. Srinivasan

  • Regional estimation of base flow and groundwater recharge in the Upper Mississippi river basin

    J.G Arnold;R.S Muttiah;R Srinivasan;P.M Allen

  • Applications of the SWAT Model Special Section: Overview and Insights.

    Philip W. Gassman;Ali M. Sadeghi;Raghavan Srinivasan

  • INTEGRATION OF A BASIN‐SCALE WATER QUALITY MODEL WITH GIS

    Raghavan Srinivasan;Jeffrey G. Arnold

  • ω-Assisted nucleation and growth of α precipitates in the Ti–5Al–5Mo–5V–3Cr–0.5Fe β titanium alloy

    S. Nag;R. Banerjee;R. Srinivasan;J.Y. Hwang

  • Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model: Current Developments and Applications

    K. R. Douglas-Mankin;R. Srinivasan;J. G. Arnold

  • The TeV Spectrum of Markarian 501

    F.W. Samuelson;S.D. Biller;I.H. Bond;P.J. Boyle

  • LARGE AREA HYDROLOGIC MODELING AND ASSESSMENT PART II: MODEL APPLICATION

    Raghavan Srinivasan;Tharacad S. Ramanarayanan;Jeffrey G. Arnold;S. T. Bednarz

  • Estimation of freshwater availability in the West African sub-continent using the SWAT hydrologic model

    Jürgen Schuol;Karim C. Abbaspour;Raghavan Srinivasan;Hong Yang

  • Introduction to SWAT+, A Completely Restructured Version of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool†

    Katrin Bieger;Jeffrey G. Arnold;Hendrik Rathjens;Michael J. White

  • A modeling approach to evaluate the impacts of water quality management plans implemented in a watershed in Texas

    C. Santhi;Raghavan Srinivasan;Jeffrey G. Arnold;J. R. Williams

  • Modeling blue and green water availability in Africa

    Jiirgen Schuol;Jiirgen Schuol;Karim C. Abbaspour;Hong Yang;Raghavan Srinivasan

  • Sediment management modelling in the Blue Nile Basin using SWAT model

    G.D. Betrie;G.D. Betrie;Y.A. Mohamed;Y.A. Mohamed;A. Van Griensven;R. Srinivasan

  • Advances in the application of the SWAT model for water resources management

    R. Jayakrishnan;R. Srinivasan;C. Santhi;J. G. Arnold

  • SWAT Ungauged: Hydrological Budget and Crop Yield Predictions in the Upper Mississippi River Basin

    R. Srinivasan;X. Zhang;J. Arnold

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey G. Arnold
Jeffrey G. Arnold Agricultural Research Service
John L. Quinn
John L. Quinn University College Cork
J. P. Finley
J. P. Finley Purdue University West Lafayette
F. Krennrich
F. Krennrich Iowa State University
T. C. Weekes
T. C. Weekes Harvard University
James H. Buckley
James H. Buckley Washington University in St. Louis
Julie McEnery
Julie McEnery Goddard Space Flight Center
Xuesong Zhang
Xuesong Zhang Agricultural Research Service
Prasad Daggupati
Prasad Daggupati University of Guelph
Hamish L. Fraser
Hamish L. Fraser The Ohio State University

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