OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Some Insights on Flow over Sharp-Crested Weirs Using Computational Fluid Dynamics: Implications for Enhanced Flow Measurement	43
Design of Tailwater Recovery Systems Accounting for Irrigation System Operation and Performance	34
Reliability Assessment of Computational River Models	26
Optimal Sprinkler Spacing for a Mini Center Pivot System	25
Routing Field Channels through a Tertiary Unit with Heterogeneous Fields	22
Flow Decomposition Method Based on Computational Fluid Dynamics for Rock Weir Head-Discharge Relationship	22
The Curve Number Method in the 21st Century	18
Closure to “Transverse Nonuniformity of Air–Water Flow and Lateral Wall Effects in Quasi-Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Jump”	17
Discussion of “Discharge Coefficient of Symmetrical Stepped and Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs in a Subcritical Flow Regime”	13
Closure to “Evaluating the Performance of Self-Organizing Maps to Estimate Well-Watered Canopy Temperature for Calculating Crop Water Stress Index in Indian Mustard ( Brassica juncea	13
Reviewers	12
Discussion of “Evaluating the Performance of Self-Organizing Maps to Estimate Well-Watered Canopy Temperature for Calculating Crop Water Stress Index in Indian Mustard ( Brassica juncea	12
Velocity Distributions around Blocked Trash Racks	11
Deep-Learning Segmentation of Clogging Patterns of Cylindrical Drip Emitters with Varied Geometric Features	10
Closure to “Direct Solutions for Uniform Flow Parameters of Wide Rectangular and Triangular Sections” by Ahmed A. Lamri, Said M. Easa, Mohamed T. Bouziane, Mohammad Bijankhan, and Yan-Cheng Han	10
Compost for Permanent Vegetation Establishment and Erosion Control along Highway Embankments	10
Assessing the Effectiveness of Water-Saving Plans at the Farm and Basin Level Using Agrohydrological Modeling and Water-Accounting Approaches	9
Modeling Soil Moisture and Flow Dynamics of Variably Saturated Heterogeneous Lateritic Porous Media under Wheat Crop	9
A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs	9
Improved Criteria for the Design of Microsprinkler Systems to Maximize Crop Profit under Different Water Supply Scenarios	9
Discussion of “Development of a New Practical Formula for Pipe-Sizing Problems within the Framework of a Hybrid Computational Strategy” by Kaan Yetilmezsoy, Majid Bahramian, Emel Kıyan, and Mojtaba Ba	8
Numerical Investigation of Scour Reduction around the Circular Pier Using Circular and Octagonal Collars and Sacrificial Piles in a Nonuniform Sediment Bed	8
Closure to “Development of a New Practical Formula for Pipe-Sizing Problems within the Framework of a Hybrid Computational Strategy” by Kaan Yetilmezsoy, Majid Bahramian, Emel Kıyan, and Mojtaba Bahra	8
A Review of Literature on the Scour Process under Different Jets Conditions	8
Reviewers	7

Discharge Coefficient of Symmetrical Stepped and Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs in a Subcritical Flow Regime	7
Evapotranspiration Void Space Accounting Method	7
Closure to “Cylindrical Central Baffle Flume for Flow Measurement in Open Channels” By Aniruddha D. Ghare, Ankur Kapoor, and Avinash M. Badar	7
Designing Trapezoidal Drip Irrigation Units Laid on Flat Fields	7
Wear Behavior and Vortex Characteristics of Y-Type Screen Filters with Various Inclination Angles and Inlet Flow Velocities: Numerical and Experimental Study	7
3D Numerical Study of Scour around a Pile Group in the Staggered Arrangement under Combined Wave-Current Flows	7
Effect of Polyacrylamide-Based Water Retention and Brackish Water Mixed Application Rates on Soil Evaporation Characteristics	7
Discussion of “Velocity Distributions around Blocked Trash Racks” by Mahmoud Zayed	6
Yield Equations for Bed-Mounted Infiltration Galleries	6
Soil Water Infiltration Characteristics for Drip Irrigation of Seedlings to Reduce Aeolian Erosion of Sandy Soils	6
Local Scour at Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs Located on an Alluvial Channel	6
Discussion of “Maximizing Irrigated Maize Productivity: Evaluating the Impact of Deficit Irrigation and Nitrogen Rates on Growth, Yield, and Water-Use Efficiency in Southwest Ethiopia”	6
Evaluation of Default, Soil-Specific, and Clay Content Correction Calibration Functions for Dielectric Sensors in Soils with Differing Properties	6
Flux Control Methodology for Optimum Fertilization Based on Differential Pressure Fertilization Device	6
Velocity Distributions in Open Channels and the Calculation of Discharge	6
Design Emission Uniformity of Horizontal Tapered Drip Laterals from the Normalized Pressure Head Distribution Approach	6
The Potential Indirect Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Drainage Systems	6
Assessment of the Performance of a Modified USBR Type II Stilling Basin by a Validated CFD Model	6
Steady Flow through Gated Circular Culverts: Hydraulic Operation and Experiments	6
Discussion of “Expert System for Determining Discharge Coefficients for Inclined Slide Gates Using Genetic Programming” by Farzin Salmasi and John Abraham	6
Comprehensive Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Hydrological Drought Forecasting	6
Numerical Modeling of Soil Water–Heat Transport under Oxo-Biodegradable Film Mulch and the Optimal Mulching Period	6
Calibration of Free-Flow Radial Gates with Refined Energy Relations	5
Investigating Cutoff Technique for Improved Water Saving and Productivity in Furrow Irrigation System	5
Machine-Learning Models to Improve Accuracy of Real-Time Reference Evapotranspiration Estimates in an Arid Environment	5
Reliability Analysis of Water Supply Channels for Conveying Design Flow	5
Discussion of “Prediction of Maximum Scour Depth near Spur Dikes in Uniform Bed Sediment Using Stacked Generalization Ensemble Tree-Based Frameworks” by Manish Pandey, Mehdi Jamei, Masoud Karbasi, Ima	5
Discussion of “Local Energy Losses for Wave-Type Flows at Abrupt Bottom Changes” by Nihat Eroğlu and Kerem Taştan	5
Computational Fluid Dynamics–Based Evaluation and Verification of FISP Suspended Sediment Samplers	5
Sustainable Residential Landscapes in Florida: Controlled Comparison of Traditional versus Florida-Friendly Landscaping	5
Limits of Blue and Green Infrastructures to Adapt Actual Urban Drainage Systems to the Impact of Climate Change	5
Experimental and Practical Study of a Smart Irrigation System Utilizing the Internet of Things	5
Modeling Sediment Load in Storm Drain System of Southeast Texas Coastal Region	5
Building Resilience into the Public Water Supply System through Targeted Data-Driven Conservation Strategies	5
Numerical Investigation of the Plunging and Vortex-Flow Regimes Occurring in Drop Shafts with a Tangential Intake	5
Modified NRCS Abstraction Method for Flood Hydrograph Generation	5
Evaporation and Transpiration Components of Crop Evapotranspiration and Growth Parameters of Lettuce Grown under Greenhouse Conditions	5
Submerged Flow over Barrage Weirs: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Model Study	5
Regulation of Planting Structure Considering Irrigation Water, Carbon Emission, and Grain Security in the Yellow River Basin, China, by Using Multisource Data	4
Anisotropy in Turbulent Flow over Two-Dimensional Fixed Bedforms with Downward Seepage	4
Discussion of “Local Scour at Triangular Labyrinth Side Weirs Located on an Alluvial Channel” by Mustafa Tunc, Muhammet Emin Emiroglu, and Mustafa Gogus	4
Hydraulic Capacity of Bend Manholes for Supercritical Flow	4
Discussion of “Discharge Coefficient and Head Loss under Sluice Gates with Small Opening” by Lei Wang and Ming-jun Diao	4
Development of the Diversion Runoff Calculator to Estimate Agricultural Water Consumption and Irrigation Diversions at the Field- to Basin-Scale in Northeastern Utah	4
Gray Wolf Optimization for Scheduling Irrigation Water	4
Deep Infiltration Model to Quantify Water Use Efficiency of Center-Pivot Irrigated Alfalfa	4
Prediction of Bed-Load Sediment Using Newly Developed Support-Vector Machine Techniques	4
Performance Evaluation of Drainage Systems in the Bontanga Irrigation Scheme in the Guinea Savannah Ecological Zone of Ghana	4
Improving Land-Surface Model Simulations in Irrigated Areas by Incorporating Soil Moisture–Based Irrigation Estimates in Community Land Model	4
Center-Pivot Maintenance Trends in the Western United States	4

Migration and Deposition Characteristics of Sand Particles on Mesh Filter Surfaces in Water-Saving Irrigation Systems: Evidence from Simulation and Experimental Verification	4
Hydromechanics of the Asymmetric Trapezoidal Piano Key and Labyrinth Weirs	4
Discussion of “A Reformed Empirical Equation for the Discharge Coefficient of Free-Flowing Type-A Piano Key Weirs”	4
Evapotranspiration and Water Productivity of Microirrigated Wine Grape Vineyards Grown with Different Trellis Systems in the Central Valley of Chile	4
Discussion of “Testing the Stage-Discharge Relationship in Sloping SMBF Flumes” by Francesco Giuseppe Carollo and Vincenzo Pampalone	3
Discussion of “Direct Solutions for Uniform Flow Parameters of Wide Rectangular and Triangular Sections” by Ahmed A. Lamri, Said M. Easa, Mohamed T. Bouziane, Mohammad Bijankhan, and Yan-Cheng Han	3
Hydrologic Performance of Distributed LID Stormwater Infrastructure on Land Developments under a Changing Climate: Site-Scale Performance Improvements	3
Soil Moisture or ET-Based Smart Irrigation Scheduling: A Comparison for Sweet Corn with Sap Flow Measurements	3
Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge in Southwest Kansas	3
Discussion of “CFD Simulations of Conical Central Baffle Flumes” by Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and Avinash M. Badar	3
Accounting for Interference Effects in Furrow Infiltration with Moment Analysis	3
Critical Evaluation of Viability of Mini Disc Infiltrometer for Determining the Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Function	3
Derivation of the Penman–Monteith Equation with the Thermodynamic Approach. II: Numerical Solutions and Evaluation	3
Discussion of “Explicit Solution for Pipe Diameter Problem Using Lambert W-Function”	3
Effect of Geonet on Scour Downstream of Horizontal Jets	3
An Explicit Equation for the Maximum Water Application Depth in Center Pivot Irrigation	3
Closure to “Time-Series Prediction of Streamflows of Malaysian Rivers Using Data-Driven Techniques” by Siraj Muhammed Pandhiani, Parveen Sihag, Ani Bin Shabri, Balraj Singh, and Quoc Bao Pham	3
Discussion of “Probabilistic Assessment for the Capacity of Grate- and Curb-Opening Inlets during Floods”	3
Assessing Downstream Heavy Metal Contamination and Risks in the Godavari River Basin: Implications for Irrigation and Water Quality Management	3
Effect of Clearwater Scour on the Flow Field at a Single Bendway Weir: Two-Dimensional Numerical Modeling Supported by Flume Data	3
Redistribution Mechanism for Irrigation Water and Salinity in Typical Irrigation and Drainage Unit in the Hetao Irrigation District, China	3
Erratum for “Sediment Movement over Type A Piano Key Weirs” by Binit Kumar, Subhojit Kadia, and Zulfequar Ahmad	3
Effect of Perforation Arrangement on Entrance Head Loss of Horizontal Drains and Selection Criterion for Permeability of Geotextile Envelope	3
Deployment of a Smart Irrigation Control System with Capacity-Based Moisture Sensors on a Production Farm	3
Discussion of “Direct Solutions for Uniform Flow Parameters of Wide Rectangular and Triangular Sections” by Ahmed A. Lamri, Said M. Easa, Mohamed T. Bouziane, Mohammad Bijankhan, and Yan-Cheng Han	3
Closure to “Local Energy Losses for Wave-Type Flows at Abrupt Bottom Changes” by Nihat Eroğlu and Kerem Taştan	3
Discussion of “Comprehensive Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Hydrological Drought Forecasting” by Muhammad Jehanzaib, Muhammad Bilal Idrees, Dongkyun Kim, and Tae-Woong Kim	3
Vortex Characteristics and Wear Analysis of a Y-Type Screen Filter with Three Different Filter Screens and Cylinder Arc Angles	3
Discussion of “Air–Water Flows and Head Losses on Stepped Spillways with Inclined Steps”	3
Erratum for “Closure to ‘An Explicit Equation for the Maximum Water Application Depth in Center Pivot Irrigation’”	3
Approximate Method for Evaluating the Drainage Process of an Urban Pipe Network with Unavailable Data	3
Discussion of “Steady Flow through Gated Circular Culverts: Hydraulic Operation and Experiments”	3
Discussion of “Stage-Discharge Rating Equation for an Elliptical Sharp-Crested Weir” by Amanda L. Cox, Emily G. Kullberg, Ken A. MacKenzie, and Christopher I. Thornton	3
In Memoriam: Luciano Mateos Íñiguez	3