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Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen between 1987 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen published across 35 years, from 1987 to 2021, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2005. 7 of the 247 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2005. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications
1987 2021

247 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen: publications per year, 1987 to 2021
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 5
1990 4
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 2
1995 11
1996 10
1997 6
1998 6
1999 12
2000 9
2001 14
2002 10
2003 8
2004 10
2005 15
2006 3
2007 7
2008 6
2009 10
2010 8
2011 9
2012 11
2013 7
2014 9
2015 7
2016 7
2017 13
2018 9
2019 4
2020 4
2021 3
Total 247
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Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen 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 Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen 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, 218–227 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: 218 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290 218
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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Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen 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 Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 73
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

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Agriculture
  • Hydrology
  • Irrigation

Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen mainly investigates SEBAL, Hydrology, Water resources, Evapotranspiration and Remote sensing. He combines subjects such as Sensible heat, Evaporation, Meteorology and Spatial variability with his study of SEBAL. His Hydrology study combines topics in areas such as Latent heat and Satellite imagery.

The various areas that Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen examines in his Water resources study include Agriculture, Rain gauge, Irrigation and Water resource management. His Evapotranspiration research integrates issues from Water conservation and Lysimeter. His Remote sensing study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Calibration, Terrain and Hydrology.

His most cited work include:

  • A remote sensing surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL)-1. Formulation (2024 citations)
  • A remote sensing surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL). (708 citations)
  • Review of measured crop water productivity values for irrigated wheat, rice, cotton and maize (647 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Hydrology, Evapotranspiration, Remote sensing, Water resources and Irrigation. His work on Land use expands to the thematically related Hydrology. The Evapotranspiration study combines topics in areas such as Water use, Meteorology and Spatial variability.

His Remote sensing research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Evaporation, Hydrology, Leaf area index and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index. His work in Water resources addresses subjects such as Agriculture, which are connected to disciplines such as Climate change. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Terrain and Lysimeter.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Hydrology (63.68%)
  • Evapotranspiration (57.21%)
  • Remote sensing (39.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Hydrology (63.68%)
  • Evapotranspiration (57.21%)
  • Water resources (36.32%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen mostly deals with Hydrology, Evapotranspiration, Water resources, Drainage basin and Remote sensing. Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen has researched Hydrology in several fields, including Energy balance and Land use. Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen interconnects Water use, Water balance and SWAT model, Surface runoff in the investigation of issues within Evapotranspiration.

His Water resources study incorporates themes from Agriculture, Environmental resource management, Crop and Surface water. The study incorporates disciplines such as Water scarcity and Water resource management in addition to Drainage basin. He studies Remote sensing, a branch of Remote sensing.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Physical water scarcity metrics for monitoring progress towards SDG target 6.4: An evaluation of indicator 6.4.2 “Level of water stress” (107 citations)
  • Spatial quantification of groundwater abstraction in the irrigated indus basin (75 citations)
  • Spatial evapotranspiration, rainfall and land use data in water accounting - Part 1: Review of the accuracy of the remote sensing data (70 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Agriculture
  • Hydrology
  • Irrigation

Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen mainly focuses on Hydrology, Evapotranspiration, Water resources, Land use and Drainage basin. His study connects Land cover and Hydrology. The concepts of his Evapotranspiration study are interwoven with issues in Water balance, Hydrology and Surface runoff.

His research investigates the connection with Water balance and areas like Remote sensing which intersect with concerns in Standard deviation. His Water resources research incorporates themes from Water use, Agroforestry and Surface water. His Drainage basin research includes elements of Rain gauge, Climatology and Hydrological modelling.

Best Publications

  • A remote sensing surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL)-1. Formulation

    Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen;M. Menenti;R. A. Feddes;A. A. M. Holtslag

  • SEBAL-based sensible and latent heat fluxes in the irrigated Gediz Basin, Turkey

    Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen

  • Review of measured crop water productivity values for irrigated wheat, rice, cotton and maize

    Sander J. Zwart;Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen

  • A remote sensing surface energy balance algorithm for land (SEBAL).

    W.G.M. Bastiaanssen;H. Pelgrum;J. Wang;Y. Ma

  • SEBAL model with remotely sensed data to improve water-resources management under actual field conditions

    W. G. M. Bastiaanssen;E. J. M. Noordman;H. Pelgrum;G. Davids

  • Remote sensing for irrigated agriculture: examples from research and possible applications.

    Wim G.M Bastiaanssen;David J Molden;Ian W Makin

  • A new crop yield forecasting model based on satellite measurements applied across the Indus Basin, Pakistan

    Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen;Samia Ali

  • Satellite-based ET estimation in agriculture using SEBAL and METRIC

    Richard Allen;Ayse Irmak;Ricardo Trezza;Jan M. H. Hendrickx

  • Regionalization of surface flux densities and moisture indicators in composite terrain. A remote sensing approach under clear skies in Mediterranean climates.

    W.G.M. Bastiaanssen

  • Estimating water volume variations in lakes and reservoirs from four operational satellite altimetry databases and satellite imagery data

    Zheng Duan;W.G.M. Bastiaanssen

  • First results from Version 7 TRMM 3B43 precipitation product in combination with a new downscaling--calibration procedure

    Zheng Duan;W.G.M. Bastiaanssen

  • Reviewing SEBAL input parameters for assessing evapotranspiration and water productivity for the Low - Middle Sao Francisco River basin, Brazil : part A : calibration and validation

    A. H. de. C. Teixeira;Wim Bastiaanssen;Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad;Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad;M. G. Bos

  • 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

  • Satellite surveillance of evaporative depletion across the Indus Basin

    Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen;Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen;Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad;Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad;Yann H. Chemin

  • Local calibration of remotely sensed rainfall from the TRMM satellite for different periods and spatial scales in the Indus Basin

    Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema;Wim G. M. Bastiaanssen

  • Remote sensing in water resources management: the state of the art.

    Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen

  • Surface energy balance and actual evapotranspiration of the transboundary Indus Basin estimated from satellite measurements and the ETLook model

    W. G. M. Bastiaanssen;M. J. M. Cheema;M. J. M. Cheema;M. J. M. Cheema;W. W. Immerzeel;I. J. Miltenburg

  • Global root zone storage capacity from satellite-based evaporation

    Lan Wang-Erlandsson;Lan Wang-Erlandsson;Wim G. M. Bastiaanssen;Wim G. M. Bastiaanssen;Hongkai Gao;Hongkai Gao;Jonas Jägermeyr

  • Irrigation Performance Indicators Based on Remotely Sensed Data: a Review of Literature

    W.G.M. Bastiaanssen;M.G. Bos

  • Twenty-five years modeling irrigated and drained soils: State of the art

    Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen;Richard G. Allen;Peter Droogers;Guido D'Urso

  • Water Accounting Plus (WA+) - a water accounting procedure for complex river basins based on satellite measurements

    Poolad Karimi;Poolad Karimi;Wim G.M. Bastiaanssen;David J. Molden

Frequent Co-Authors

Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad
Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David Molden
David Molden World Bank
Massimo Menenti
Massimo Menenti Delft University of Technology
Richard G. Allen
Richard G. Allen University of Idaho
Reinder A. Feddes
Reinder A. Feddes Wageningen University & Research
Hubert H. G. Savenije
Hubert H. G. Savenije Delft University of Technology
Peter Droogers
Peter Droogers Stockholm Environment Institute
Gabriel B. Senay
Gabriel B. Senay United States Geological Survey
Yasir A. Mohamed
Yasir A. Mohamed IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Albert van Dijk
Albert van Dijk Australian National University

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