| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 60 | 1877 | 1692 | 204 | 184 | 262 | 14786 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Wouter Buytaert between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wouter Buytaert published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2016. 38 of the 381 publications appeared in the last two years.
381 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 42 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| Total | 381 |
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 Wouter Buytaert sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 262 publications — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 228–237 | 262 | |
| 238–247 | 243 | |
| 248–257 | 208 | |
| 258–267 | 185 | 262 |
| 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 |
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 Wouter Buytaert sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 60 |
| 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 |
Wouter Buytaert is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily centers on environmental science, with a particular focus on water-related topics.
Buytaert's work extensively covers subfields including Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, and Sociology and Political Science. The research topics they explore include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Water Resources Management and Optimization, and Cryospheric Studies and Observations.
Frequent publication venues for Buytaert include the Hydrological Sciences Journal, Hydrological Processes, Water Resources Research, Environmental Science & Policy, and Frontiers in Water.
Their notable recent papers include:
Buytaert frequently collaborates with other researchers. Among their co-authors are B. F. Ochoa-Tocachi, David M. Hannah, Jonathan D. Paul, Simon Moulds, and Stefan Krause.
Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec
Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Rolando Célleri;Rolando Célleri;Bert De Bièvre;Felipe Cisneros
Daniel Viviroli;Daniel Viviroli;D R Archer;W Buytaert;H J Fowler
Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Zed Zulkafli;Zed Zulkafli;Sam Grainger;Luis Acosta
Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Rolando Celleri;Patrick Willems;Bert De Bièvre
Matthias Huss;Matthias Huss;B Bookhagen;Christian Huggel;Dean Jacobsen
Wouter Buytaert;Francisco Cuesta-Camacho;Conrado Tobón
Mathias Vuille;Mark Carey;Christian Huggel;Wouter Buytaert
Wouter Buytaert;M. Vuille;A. Dewulf;R. Urrutia
Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Vicente Iñiguez;Bert De Bièvre
W. Buytaert;B. De Bièvre
Claudia Vitolo;Yehia Elkhatib;Dominik Reusser;Christopher J.A. Macleod
B. Pandeya;W. Buytaert;Z. Zulkafli;Z. Zulkafli;Timon Karpouzoglou
Rolando Celleri;Rolando Celleri;Patrick Willems;Wouter Buytaert;Jan Feyen
Jimmy O'Keeffe;Wouter Buytaert;Ana Mijic;Nicholas Brozović
Jonathan D. Paul;Wouter Buytaert;Simon Allen;Juan A. Ballesteros-Cánovas
W. Buytaert;W. Buytaert;G. Wyseure;B. De Bièvre;J. Deckers
Zed Zulkafli;Wouter Buytaert;Christian Onof;Bastian Manz
Wouter Buytaert;Rolando Célleri;Luis Timbe
P. Blair;W. Buytaert
Alejandro Dussaillant;Gerardo Benito;Wouter Buytaert;Wouter Buytaert;Paul A. Carling
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