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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6772 6271 2377 2103 169 6065

Venkatesh Merwade publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Venkatesh Merwade between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Venkatesh Merwade published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 68 publications in 2016. 30 of the 302 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 68. Peak 68 publications in 2016. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 68 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 10 publications
2002 2025

302 publications in total across all disciplines

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Venkatesh Merwade: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 3
2008 6
2009 8
2010 13
2011 8
2012 10
2013 13
2014 18
2015 19
2016 68
2017 21
2018 12
2019 18
2020 16
2021 7
2022 11
2023 15
2024 20
2025 10
Total 302
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Venkatesh Merwade 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 Venkatesh Merwade 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, 168–177 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: 169 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
168–177 490 169
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
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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Venkatesh Merwade 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 Venkatesh Merwade 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Venkatesh Merwade is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science with a strong emphasis on hydrology and watershed management. Within this broad field, their work covers multiple subfields, including water science and technology, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, ecology, and atmospheric science.

The scientist's research topics include hydrology and watershed management studies, flood risk assessment and management, hydrological forecasting using artificial intelligence, hydrology and drought analysis, hydrology and sediment transport processes, environmental monitoring and data management, and soil erosion and sediment transport.

Key recent publications by Venkatesh Merwade include:

  • Evaluating the reliability of synthetic rating curves for continental scale flood mapping, 2022, Journal of Hydrology
  • Incorporating Network Scale River Bathymetry to Improve Characterization of Fluvial Processes in Flood Modeling, 2022, Water Resources Research
  • How Is Spatial Homogeneity in Precipitation Extremes Changing Globally?, 2023, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Regional flood frequency analysis and uncertainties: Maximum streamflow estimates in ungauged basins in the region of Lavras, MG, Brazil, 2020, CATENA
  • Uncertainty Analysis and Quantification in Flood Insurance Rate Maps Using Bayesian Model Averaging and Hierarchical BMA, 2022, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Venkatesh Merwade frequently collaborates with other researchers. Notable coauthors include:

  • Sayan Dey (15 joint works)
  • William Crossley (7 joint works)
  • Chung-Yuan Liang (7 joint works)
  • Siddharth Saksena (5 joint works)
  • Tao Huang (5 joint works)

Their work is published in various scientific venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)
  • Water Resources Research (5 publications)
  • Environmental Modelling & Software (4 publications)
  • Journal of Hydrology (3 publications)
  • Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Effect of topographic data, geometric configuration and modeling approach on flood inundation mapping

    Aaron Cook;Venkatesh Merwade

  • GIS techniques for creating river terrain models for hydrodynamic modeling and flood inundation mapping

    Venkatesh Merwade;Aaron Cook;Julie Coonrod

  • Uncertainty in Flood Inundation Mapping: Current Issues and Future Directions

    Venkatesh Merwade;Francisco Olivera;Mazdak Arabi;Scott Edleman

  • Incorporating the effect of DEM resolution and accuracy for improved flood inundation mapping

    Siddharth Saksena;Venkatesh Merwade

  • Quantifying the relative impact of climate and human activities on streamflow

    Kuk-Hyun Ahn;Venkatesh Merwade

  • Evaluation of Temperature and Precipitation Trends and Long-Term Persistence in CMIP5 Twentieth-Century Climate Simulations

    Sanjiv Kumar;Venkatesh Merwade;James L. Kinter;Dev Niyogi

  • Multi-objective calibration of a hydrologic model using spatially distributed remotely sensed/in-situ soil moisture

    Mohammad Adnan Rajib;Venkatesh Merwade;Zhiqiang Yu

  • Investigating the role of model structure and surface roughness in generating flood inundation extents using one- and two-dimensional hydraulic models

    Z. Liu;V. Merwade;K. Jafarzadegan

  • Anisotropic considerations while interpolating river channel bathymetry

    Venkatesh M. Merwade;David R. Maidment;John A. Goff

  • Towards a large-scale locally relevant flood inundation modeling framework using SWAT and LISFLOOD-FP

    Adnan Rajib;Zhu Liu;Venkatesh Merwade;Ahmad A. Tavakoly;Ahmad A. Tavakoly

  • Implementation of surface soil moisture data assimilation with watershed scale distributed hydrological model

    Eun Jin Han;Venkatesh Merwade;Gary C. Heathman

  • Effect of spatial trends on interpolation of river bathymetry

    Venkatesh Merwade

  • Uncertainty Quantification in Flood Inundation Mapping Using Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimate and Sensitivity Analysis

    Younghun Jung;Venkatesh Merwade

  • Impact of Watershed Subdivision and Soil Data Resolution on SWAT Model Calibration and Parameter Uncertainty

    Sanjiv Kumar;Venkatesh Merwade

  • Estimation of annual baseflow at ungauged sites in Indiana USA

    Laurent Ahiablame;Indrajeet Chaubey;Bernard Engel;Keith Cherkauer

  • Incorporating institutions and collective action into a sociohydrological model of flood resilience

    David J. Yu;Nikhil Sangwan;Kyungmin Sung;Xi Chen

  • A DEM-based approach for large-scale floodplain mapping in ungauged watersheds

    Keighobad Jafarzadegan;Venkatesh Merwade

  • Geospatial Representation of River Channels

    Venkatesh M. Merwade;David R. Maidment;Ben R. Hodges

  • Land use/cover change impacts in CMIP5 climate simulations: A new methodology and 21st century challenges

    Sanjiv Kumar;Paul A. Dirmeyer;Venkatesh Merwade;Timothy DelSole

  • Multi-scale temporal stability analysis of surface and subsurface soil moisture within the Upper Cedar Creek Watershed, Indiana

    Gary C. Heathman;Michael H. Cosh;Venkatesh Merwade;Eunjin Han

  • HydroShare: Advancing Collaboration through Hydrologic Data and Model Sharing

    David G. Tarboton;Ray Idaszak;Jeffery S. Horsburgh;Jeff Heard

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Maidment
David R. Maidment The University of Texas at Austin
David G. Tarboton
David G. Tarboton Utah State University
Zhu Liu
Zhu Liu Tsinghua University
Dev Niyogi
Dev Niyogi The University of Texas at Austin
Bernard A. Engel
Bernard A. Engel Purdue University West Lafayette
Marian Muste
Marian Muste University of Iowa
Nandita B. Basu
Nandita B. Basu University of Waterloo
Lawrence E. Band
Lawrence E. Band University of Virginia
Charles R. Lane
Charles R. Lane Environmental Protection Agency
Matthew Huber
Matthew Huber Purdue University West Lafayette

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