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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4203 3861 1629 1446 176 8208

Yadu Pokhrel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yadu Pokhrel between 2008 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yadu Pokhrel published across 19 years, from 2008 to 2026, averaging 15.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2023. 38 of the 292 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2023. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 32 publications 2026: 6 publications
2008 2026

292 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yadu Pokhrel: publications per year, 2008 to 2026
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 0
2010 3
2011 5
2012 9
2013 10
2014 8
2015 7
2016 11
2017 18
2018 20
2019 21
2020 26
2021 30
2022 19
2023 39
2024 27
2025 32
2026 6
Total 292
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Yadu Pokhrel 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 Yadu Pokhrel 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: 176 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
168–177 490 176
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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Yadu Pokhrel 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 Yadu Pokhrel 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Yadu Pokhrel is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research is centered in the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, and Oceanography. Other subfields in their work include Sociology and Political Science as well as Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to hydrology and water management, including Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Climate Variability and Models, and Hydrology and Drought Analysis. Their research also engages with Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Yadu Pokhrel's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Globally observed trends in mean and extreme river flow attributed to climate change, 2021, Science
  • Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Future socio-ecosystem productivity threatened by compound drought-heatwave events, 2023, Nature Sustainability
  • Irrigation in the Earth system, 2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yadu Pokhrel include Naota Hanasaki, Yusuke Satoh, Hannes Müller Schmied, Simon N. Gosling, and Wim Thiery.

The primary venues for their publications are Water Resources Research, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Hydrology, Nature Communications, and Nature Sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Global terrestrial water storage and drought severity under climate change

    Yadu Pokhrel;Farshid Felfelani;Yusuke Satoh;Yusuke Satoh;Julien Boulange

  • Globally observed trends in mean and extreme river flow attributed to climate change

    Lukas Gudmundsson;Julien Boulange;Hong X. Do;Hong X. Do;Hong X. Do;Simon N. Gosling

  • Water scarcity hotspots travel downstream due to human interventions in the 20th and 21st century

    T.I.E. Veldkamp;T.I.E. Veldkamp;Y. Wada;J.C.J.H. Aerts;J.C.J.H. Aerts;P. Döll

  • Future socio-ecosystem productivity threatened by compound drought–heatwave events

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  • Human–water interface in hydrological modelling : current status and future directions

    Yoshihide Wada;Yoshihide Wada;Marc F. P. Bierkens;Ad de Roo;Paul A. Dirmeyer

  • Role of dams in reducing global flood exposure under climate change.

    Julien Boulange;Naota Hanasaki;Dai Yamazaki;Yadu Pokhrel

  • Incorporating anthropogenic water regulation modules into a land surface model

    Yadu Pokhrel;Naota Hanasaki;Sujan Koirala;Jaeil Cho

  • A global hydrological simulation to specify the sources of water used by humans

    Naota Hanasaki;Naota Hanasaki;Sayaka Yoshikawa;Yadu Pokhrel;Shinjiro Kanae

  • Climate and anthropogenic contributions to the desiccation of the second largest saline lake in the twentieth century

    Suyog Chaudhari;Farshid Felfelani;Sanghoon Shin;Yadu Pokhrel

  • The timing of unprecedented hydrological drought under climate change

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  • State-of-the-art global models underestimate impacts from climate extremes

    Jacob Schewe;Simon N. Gosling;Christopher Reyer;Fang Zhao

  • Irrigation in the Earth system

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  • A Review of the Integrated Effects of Changing Climate, Land Use, and Dams on Mekong River Hydrology

    Yadu Pokhrel;Mateo Burbano;Jacob Roush;Hyunwoo Kang

  • Human impact parameterizations in global hydrological models improve estimates of monthly discharges and hydrological extremes : A multi-model validation study

    T I E Veldkamp;T I E Veldkamp;F Zhao;P J Ward;H de Moel

  • Model estimates of sea-level change due to anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial water storage

    Yadu N. Pokhrel;Yadu N. Pokhrel;Yadu N. Pokhrel;Naota Hanasaki;Pat J. F. Yeh;Tomohito J. Yamada

  • Incorporation of groundwater pumping in a global Land Surface Model with the representation of human impacts

    Yadu N. Pokhrel;Sujan Koirala;Pat J.-F. Yeh;Naota Hanasaki

  • Recent Progresses in Incorporating Human Land-Water Management into Global Land Surface Models Toward Their Integration into Earth System Models

    Yadu N. Pokhrel;Naota Hanasaki;Yoshihide Wada;Yoshihide Wada;Hyungjun Kim

  • Natural infrastructure in sustaining global urban freshwater ecosystem services

    Min Gon Chung;Min Gon Chung;Kenneth A. Frank;Yadu Pokhrel;Thomas Dietz

  • The critical role of the routing scheme in simulating peak river discharge in global hydrological models

    Fang Zhao;Ted I. E. Veldkamp;Katja Frieler;Jacob Schewe

  • Natural and human-induced terrestrial water storage change: A global analysis using hydrological models and GRACE

    Farshid Felfelani;Yoshihide Wada;Yoshihide Wada;Laurent Longuevergne;Yadu N. Pokhrel

  • Worldwide evaluation of mean and extreme runoff from six global-scale hydrological models that account for human impacts

    Jamal Zaherpour;Simon N Gosling;Nick Mount;Hannes Müller Schmied

  • The role of groundwater in the Amazon water cycle: 3. Influence on terrestrial water storage computations and comparison with GRACE

    Yadu N. Pokhrel;Ying Fan;Gonzalo Miguez-Macho;Pat J.F. Yeh

  • Potential Disruption of Flood Dynamics in the Lower Mekong River Basin Due to Upstream Flow Regulation

    Yadu Pokhrel;Sanghoon Shin;Zihan Lin;Dai Yamazaki

  • High Resolution Modeling of River-Floodplain-Reservoir Inundation Dynamics in the Mekong River Basin

    Sanghoon Shin;Yadu Pokhrel;Dai Yamazaki;Xiaodong Huang

  • Human-induced Terrestrial Water Storage Change: A Global Analysis using Hydrological Models and GRACE

    F. Felfelani;Y. N. Pokhrel

Frequent Co-Authors

Naota Hanasaki
Naota Hanasaki National Institute for Environmental Studies
Yoshihide Wada
Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
Simon N. Gosling
Simon N. Gosling University of Nottingham
Wim Thiery
Wim Thiery Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hannes Müller Schmied
Hannes Müller Schmied Goethe University Frankfurt
Shinjiro Kanae
Shinjiro Kanae Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dieter Gerten
Dieter Gerten Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Manolis G. Grillakis
Manolis G. Grillakis Technical University of Crete
Hyungjun Kim
Hyungjun Kim University of Tokyo

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