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Zachary M. Easton

Zachary M. Easton

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
42
Citations
6057
World Ranking
6665
National Ranking
1818

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
6129
World Ranking
7462
National Ranking
2658

Zachary M. Easton publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zachary M. Easton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 139 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Zachary M. Easton D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zachary M. Easton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zachary M. Easton is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on areas such as Water Science and Technology, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple topical areas related to environmental and hydrological studies. These main topics include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Easton has coauthored with several frequent collaborators. The most common coauthors are:

  • Daniel R. Fuka
  • Amy S. Collick
  • Kurt Stephenson
  • R.R. White
  • Bárbara Roqueto dos Reis

The scientist has published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, with repeated publications in the following venues:

  • JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Zachary M. Easton include:

  • Comparison of short-term streamflow forecasting using stochastic time series, neural networks, process-based, and Bayesian models (2020) in Environmental Modelling & Software
  • The Chesapeake Bay program modeling system: Overview and recommendations for future development (2021) in Ecological Modelling
  • Evaluating the joint effects of climate and land use change on runoff and pollutant loading in a rapidly developing watershed (2021) in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • A LoRa sensor network for monitoring pastured livestock location and activity1 (2021) in Translational Animal Science
  • Targeting for nonpoint source pollution reduction: A synthesis of lessons learned, remaining challenges, and emerging opportunities (2022) in Journal of Environmental Management

Best Publications

  • Using the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis as weather input data for watershed models

    Daniel R. Fuka;M. Todd Walter;Charlotte MacAlister;Arthur T. Degaetano

  • Re-conceptualizing the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model to predict runoff from variable source areas

    Zachary M. Easton;Daniel R. Fuka;M. Todd Walter;Dillon M. Cowan

  • A multi basin SWAT model analysis of runoff and sedimentation in the Blue Nile, Ethiopia

    Z. M. Easton;D. R. Fuka;E. D. White;A. S. Collick

  • Surface and subsurface flow effect on permanent gully formation and upland erosion near Lake Tana in the Northern Highlands of Ethiopia

    T. Y. Tebebu;A. Z. Abiy;A. D. Zegeye;H. E. Dahlke

  • Fertilizer source effect on ground and surface water quality in drainage from turfgrass.

    Zachary M. Easton;A. Martin Petrovic

  • Incorporating variable source area hydrology into a curve‐number‐based watershed model

    Elliot M. Schneiderman;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Dominique J. Thongs;Zachary M. Easton

  • Predicting discharge and sediment for the Abay (Blue Nile) with a simple model

    Tammo S. Steenhuis;Tammo S. Steenhuis;Amy S. Collick;Amy S. Collick;Zachary M. Easton;Elias S. Leggesse;Elias S. Leggesse

  • Modeling watershed-scale effectiveness of agricultural best management practices to reduce phosphorus loading.

    Nalini S. Rao;Zachary M. Easton;Elliot M. Schneiderman;Mark S. Zion

  • Development and Application of a Physically Based Landscape Water Balance in the SWAT Model

    Eric D. White;Zachary M. Easton;Daniel R. Fuka;Amy S. Collick

  • Applicability of models to predict phosphorus losses in drained fields: a review.

    David E. Radcliffe;D. Keith Reid;Karin Blombäck;Carl H. Bolster

  • Rainfall-discharge relationships for a monsoonal climate in the Ethiopian highlands

    Ben M. Liu;Amy S. Collick;Gete Zeleke;Enyew Adgo

  • Phosphorus Fate, Management, and Modeling in Artificially Drained Systems

    Peter J. A. Kleinman;Douglas R. Smith;Carl H. Bolster;Zachary M. Easton

  • Enhanced nitrate and phosphate removal in a denitrifying bioreactor with biochar.

    Emily Bock;Nick Smith;Mark Rogers;Brady Coleman

  • Agricultural conservation practices can help mitigate the impact of climate change.

    Moges B. Wagena;Zachary M. Easton

  • Comparison of short-term streamflow forecasting using stochastic time series, neural networks, process-based, and Bayesian models

    Moges B. Wagena;Dustin Goering;Amy S. Collick;Emily M. Bock

  • Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Water Quantity and Quality in an Urban Watershed Using a Calibrated Stormwater Model

    Nasrin Alamdari;David J. Sample;Peter Steinberg;Andrew C. Ross

  • Combined monitoring and modeling indicate the most effective agricultural best management practices.

    Zachary M. Easton;M. Todd Walter;Tammo S. Steenhuis

  • Identifying dissolved phosphorus source areas and predicting transport from an urban watershed using distributed hydrologic modeling

    Zachary M. Easton;Pierre Gérard-Marchant;M. Todd Walter;A. Martin Petrovic

  • Hydrologic assessment of an urban variable source watershed in the northeast United States

    Zachary M. Easton;Pierre Gérard-Marchant;M. Todd Walter;A. Martin Petrovic

  • Hydrological impact of roadside ditches in an agricultural watershed in Central New York: implications for non-point source pollutant transport

    B. P. Buchanan;K. Falbo;R. L. Schneider;Z. M. Easton

Frequent Co-Authors

Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
Amy S. Collick
Amy S. Collick University of Maryland Eastern Shore
M. Todd Walter
M. Todd Walter Cornell University
Peter J. A. Kleinman
Peter J. A. Kleinman Agricultural Research Service
Seifu A. Tilahun
Seifu A. Tilahun Bahir Dar University
Anthony R. Buda
Anthony R. Buda Agricultural Research Service
Jan Boll
Jan Boll Washington State University
Anne F. Sheehan
Anne F. Sheehan University of Colorado Boulder
Andrew N. Sharpley
Andrew N. Sharpley University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
William P. Ball
William P. Ball Johns Hopkins University

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