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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Overview

Yakov A. Pachepsky is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on water-related research.

Their research spans various subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Frequent publication venues for Pachepsky's research are:

  • Water Research
  • Journal of Environmental Quality
  • Water
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Water Air & Soil Pollution

Several papers authored or co-authored by Yakov A. Pachepsky have appeared recently, including:

  • "A novel water quality module of the SWMM model for assessing low impact development (LID) in urban watersheds," 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • "Using convolutional neural network for predicting cyanobacteria concentrations in river water," 2020, Water Research
  • "Data assimilation in surface water quality modeling: A review," 2020, Water Research
  • "Assessment of a green roof practice using the coupled SWMM and HYDRUS models," 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Identification and enumeration of cyanobacteria species using a deep neural network," 2020, Ecological Indicators

Yakov A. Pachepsky has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Matthew Stocker
  • Jaclyn E. Smith
  • Kyung Hwa Cho
  • Robert L. Hill
  • Jennifer L. Wolny

They have been recognized by professional societies with the following honors:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 2003
  • Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 2003

Best Publications

  • The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations sustainable development goals

    Saskia D. Keesstra;Johan Bouma;Jakob Wallinga;Pablo Tittonell

  • Effect of soil organic carbon on soil water retention

    W.J. Rawls;Y.A. Pachepsky;J.C. Ritchie;T.M. Sobecki

  • Pedotransfer functions: bridging the gap between available basic soil data and missing soil hydraulic characteristics

    J.H.M. Wösten;Ya.A. Pachepsky;W.J. Rawls

  • Modeling Soil Processes: Review, Key Challenges, and New Perspectives

    H. Vereecken;A. Schnepf;J. W. Hopmans;M. Javaux

  • On the spatio-temporal dynamics of soil moisture at the field scale

    H. Vereecken;J.A. Huisman;Y. Pachepsky;C. Montzka

  • Using pedotransfer functions to estimate the van Genuchten-Mualem Soil Hydraulic Properties: a review.

    Harry Vereecken;Mélanie Weynants;Mathieu Javaux;Mathieu Javaux;Y. Pachepsky

  • Artificial Neural Networks to Estimate Soil Water Retention from Easily Measurable Data

    Ya. A. Pachepsky;Dennis Timlin;G. Varallyay

  • Pedotransfer functions in Earth system science: challenges and perspectives

    Kris Van Looy;Johan Bouma;Michael Herbst;John Koestel

  • Escherichia Coli and Fecal Coliforms in Freshwater and Estuarine Sediments

    Y. A. Pachepsky;D. R. Shelton

  • Soil Water Retention as Related to Topographic Variables

    Ya. A. Pachepsky;D. J. Timlin;W. J. Rawls

  • Irrigation Waters as a Source of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Produce: A Review

    Yakov Pachepsky;Daniel R. Shelton;Jean E.T. McLain;Jitendra Patel

  • Fractal models for predicting soil hydraulic properties: a review

    D. Giménez;E. Perfect;W.J. Rawls;Ya. Pachepsky

  • Development of pedotransfer functions in soil hydrology

    Y. Pachepsky;W. J. Rawls

  • Transport and fate of manure-borne pathogens: Modeling perspective

    Y.A. Pachepsky;A.M. Sadeghi;S.A. Bradford;D.R. Shelton

  • Modeling bacteria fate and transport in watersheds to support TMDLs

    Brian L Benham;Claire Baffaut;Rebecca W. Zeckoski;Kyle R. Mankin

  • Accuracy and reliability of pedotransfer functions as affected by grouping soils

    Ya. A. Pachepsky;Ya. A. Pachepsky;W. J. Rawls

  • Spatial and temporal variability of corn grain yield on a hillslope

    D. J. Timlin;Ya. Pachepsky;V. A. Snyder;R. B. Bryant

  • Hydropedology and pedotransfer functions

    Y.A. Pachepsky;W.J. Rawls;H.S. Lin

  • Escherichia coli survival in waters: Temperature dependence

    R.A. Blaustein;Y. Pachepsky;R.L. Hill;D.R. Shelton

  • Hydropedology: Synergistic integration of pedology and hydrology

    Henry Lin;Johan Bouma;Yakov Pachepsky;Andrew Western

  • Comparison of Two Techniques to Develop Pedotransfer Functions for Water Retention

    J. Tomasella;Y.-A. A. Pachepsky;S. Crestana;W. J. Rawls

  • The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Saskia Keesstra;Johan Bouma;Jakob Wallinga;Pablo Tittonell

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel R. Shelton
Daniel R. Shelton Agricultural Research Service
Kyung Hwa Cho
Kyung Hwa Cho Korea University
Dennis Timlin
Dennis Timlin Agricultural Research Service
Walter J. Rawls
Walter J. Rawls Agricultural Research Service
Ali M. Sadeghi
Ali M. Sadeghi Agricultural Research Service
Harry Vereecken
Harry Vereecken Forschungszentrum Jülich
Markus Tuller
Markus Tuller University of Arizona
Johan Bouma
Johan Bouma Wageningen University & Research
Joon Ha Kim
Joon Ha Kim Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Vangimalla R. Reddy
Vangimalla R. Reddy Agricultural Research Service

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