OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Urban Water Journal 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Modelling hydrological response of modular blue roofs for storm water control in a Mediterranean site	31
Service level indicators evaluation of water supply systems: water users’ perspective	25
A systematic approach for effective storm water management at building level during extreme rainfall events – a case study	20
Optimizing water use efficiency in urban green space of a hyper-arid megacity through tree species selection: a case study	19
Quantifying the influence of urban development on runoff in South Africa	18
An experimental study on the hydraulics of stormwater inlets	16
A novel device for pressure-based leakage characterisation in water distribution pipes	15
A novel methodology for pipe grouping and rehabilitation interventions scheduling in water distribution networks	14
Improving mixing and renewal in drinking water storage tanks: lessons learnt and practical measures	14
Climate and the productive structure of the urban water industry	13
FIS-based approach to estimate probable flows for sizing pipes in building water supply systems	12
Residues of endocrine-disrupting PCBs in drinking water - influence of water and wastewater treatment in Szczecin (Poland)	12
Sedimentation in heavy laden urban combined sewer conduits using a multi-phase Eulerian-Eulerian model	12
Risk analysis of impacts of climate change on changes in municipal wastewater production in wastewater reuse plans	11
Beyond technical: delineating factors influencing recycled water acceptability	11
Optimal design of series of pipes in sewer systems including pumping stations for flat terrains	11
Unsteady state municipal wastewater treatment: MBR response to organic and hydraulic shock-loads	11
Metaheuristic algorithms for optimization of reservoir operations on Ravishankar Sagar reservoir	11
Coupled multi-objective optimization of water distribution network design and partitioning: a spectral graph-theory approach	11
A SWMM-based evaluation of the impacts of LID and detention basin retrofits on urban flooding	10
Integrating spatial clustering with predictive modeling of pipe failures in water distribution systems	10
Grey water footprint as a tool for wastewater treatment plant assessment– Hostivice case study	10
Multi-outlet storage tanks to improve water distribution networks in India	10
Recent advances and future challenges in urban pluvial flood modelling	10
Assessment of domestic water consumption in Valencia city through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis	10

Property owners’ uptake of stormwater source controls: a case study of a low-density upmarket residential estate in Pretoria, South Africa	9
Shared water resources in decentralized city regions: mixed governance arrangements in Indonesia	9
The assessment of a mobile geo-electrical measurement system: a study on the validity and contributing factors to quantify leakage in sewer systems	9
Climate responsive design for road surface drainage systems: a case study for city of Bengaluru	8
Evaluation of urban drainage capacity using different satellite image sources and SWMM	8
Performance simulation of wastewater networks. Case study of Nora-Noreña network in Asturias (Spain)	8
Enhancing resilience of urban stormwater systems: cost-effectiveness analysis of structural characteristics	8
Development of a multi-layer green-ampt infiltration based modeling framework for hydrologic process simulation and design of various low impact development measures for mitigating urban flooding	8
Evaluating the effects of soil data quality on the SWAT runoff prediction Performance; A case study of Saz-Cayirova catchment, Turkey	7
Urban runoff quality and quantity control: a functional comparison of various types of detention basins	7
Numerical study on clogging of porous asphalt pavement under the coupled action of vehicle vibration load and Rainwater Flow	7
Spatio-temporal rainfall variability and its impacts on the hydrological response of nature-based solutions	7
Studying the impact of monitoring strategy on disinfection performance evaluation with computational fluid dynamics	7
Evaluation of a participatory citizen approach to monitor microbial water quality of self-supply in urban Indonesia	7
Stress-testing water distribution networks for cyber-physical attacks on water quality	7
Annual precipitation trends and flood estimation: a case of Shanghai City in China	7
Identifying barriers to installing above-ground rainwater tanks in urban households in Aotearoa New Zealand: a segmentation approach	7
Droughts in São Paulo: challenges and lessons for a water-adaptive society	7
Interception efficiency of grate inlets for sustainable urban drainage systems design under different road slopes and approaching discharges	6
Performance of LID practices using different placement strategies in an urban drainage system under continuous temporal simulation	6
A hybrid framework for mining spatial characteristics of sewer defects from inspection databases	6
Two-dimensional simulation of emptying manoeuvres in water pipelines with admitted air	6
Which factors determine students’ water-saving behaviors? Evidence from China colleges	6
Water and socioeconomic inequalities: spatial analysis of water consumption in Brazil	6
Testing restorative maintenance technologies for permeable interlocking concrete pavements	6
Developing data-driven learning models to predict urban stormwater runoff volume	6
Optimisation of pumping and storage design through iterative hydraulic adjustment for minimum energy consumption	6
Using statistical modelling to identify precarious urban Settlements and their access to Water and Sanitation services in Brazil	6
Geoanalytical method for linking base wastewater flows with a sanitary sewer model	6
Stormwater treatment using an ultrafiltration membrane and pulsatile fluid flow	6
A transdisciplinary approach for assessing the potential feasibility of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems: case study, Bogotá, Colombia	6
Beyond awareness: the persuasion stage of decision-making explains urban residents’ compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions	6
Urban climate resilience and water insecurity: future scenarios of water supply and demand in Istanbul	5
Water quality assessment: a case study in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu in South India	5
Experimental investigations of soil fluidization by an upward water leak jet	5
Application of Integrated Urban Water Security Index (IUWSI) in Sana’a, Yemen (Case study)	5
Framework for performance assessment of storm water systems	5
A preliminary nitrification model for a Juncus effusus plant biofilter	5
Urban household uptake of water sensitive urban design source control measures: an exploratory comparative survey across Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa	5
Short-term impacts of the filling transition across elevations in intermittent water supply systems	5
Increasing knowledge and trust to overcome barriers to green infrastructure implementation: a Vancouver case study	5
Evaluation of the potential corrosivity of groundwater using an Analytic Hierarchy Process-based index	5
Threshold of wastewater treatment improvement costs - applying a hybrid dynamic DEA analysis	5
Assessment of flood susceptibility in coastal peri-urban areas: an alternative MCDA approach for ungauged catchments	5
An initial parameter estimation approach for urban catchment modelling	5
The perception and expectation of WASH technology services in Pointe-Noire Ville and Tandou-Boma, Republic of Congo through novel conventional-SERVQUAL-AHP model	5
A grey-box approach for the optimization of regulation structures used in urban-water conveyance systems	5
A fuzzy group decision-making model for Water Distribution Network rehabilitation	5
Integrating dynamic modeling and decision support systems for sustainable urban planning in a changing climate	5
A comprehensive literature mining and machine learning to decipher and predict effects of concrete materials on concrete corrosion of sewer pipe	5

Air entrapment modelling in water supply networks during pipe filling events	5
Advancing Athens’ circular economy: sewer mining for urban water reclamation	5
Production of magnetic biochar from the Hazelnut shell and magnetite particles for adsorption of Penicillin-G from the contaminated water	5
Multi-stage resilience analysis of the nexus flood-sanitation-public health in urban environments: a theoretical framework	4
Island ecosystems unleashed: rain gardens transforming flood management in Galápagos	4
Financial feasibility of implementing an automated system to save the cold potable water that would be wasted at the beginning of a hot shower	4
An ensemble data-driven approach for incorporating uncertainty in the forecasting of stormwater sewer surcharge	4
Resilience assessment of water distribution networks exposed to substance intrusion	4
Assessing the efficacy of surgical mask-based modified conventional filtration chambers in eradicating harmful microorganisms from wastewater	4
Parameter determination and performance evaluation of time-series-based leakage detection method	4
Generating zonal hourly water consumption patterns in water distribution networks using end-use data	4
The budgetary situation of households with respect to water pricing in Spain	4
Control of overflows in interception wells based on water quantity and quality in rainwater pipelines for reducing pollution to rivers	4
Comparing potential for storm water control of different full-scale blue roofs by field experiments	4
Groundwater pricing strategies for Indian cities - a case of Kanpur	4
The potential of rainwater harvesting to reduce drinking water due to intermittent system. The case of single homes in the Algerian municipality of Beni-Mered	4
Holistic approach to water conservation behavior in urban environment: a systematic literature review	4
Evaluation of Pilot Scale Domestic Wastewater Reuse System in Terms of Irrigation and Industrial Process Waters in Turkey	4
Leak localization in water distribution networks using GIS-Enhanced autoencoders	4
Reducing uncertainties in urban drainage models by explicitly accounting for timing errors in objective functions	4
Modelling the dynamic performance of stormwater drainage systems integrated with infiltration trenches	4
An investigation of domestic water consumption in Sirte, Libya	4
Multi-period consequence management of contaminations in water distribution networks: application of regret-based optimization model	4
Applications of the single-port linear Thevenin theorem for focused and efficient analysis of a sub-network connected with a large existing pipe network	4
From rain to resilience: rainwater harvesting coupled with subsurface storage and recovery as a nature-based solution for arid communities: the case of Mykonos	4
A comprehensive review of water-energy nexus assessment methodologies applied to residential buildings	3
Optimal size, type and location of low impact developments (LIDs) for urban stormwater control	3
Evaluation of mixing capability improvement of a circular water storage tank by nozzle system retrofit using computational fluid dynamics	3
Implementation and application of an urban pollutant load modelling tool within an ecosystem services assessment modelling framework to assess water purification capabilities of blue-green infrastruct	3
Quantitative study of water impact on land value in Jakarta	3
Coping with and adapting to urban floods: experiences of flood community-dwelling households in Aboabo, Ghana	3
Optimization of water distribution networks using hybrid BBO-IWO algorithm	3
Evaluation of an urban drainage system using functional and structural resilience approach	3
Sensitivity-based adaptive procedure (SAP) for optimal rehabilitation of sewer systems	3
Convergence and influencing factors of urban domestic water consumption in the Yangtze River Delta under urbanization	3
Turning off landscape irrigation when rainfall is adequate: what distinguishes intenders from nonintenders?	3
Improvements in hotel water consumption: case study of a five-star hotel (Canary Islands, Spain)	3
Exploring near-optimal locations for bioretention systems in catchment scale using many-objective evolutionary optimization	3
Methodological framework for quantitative assessment of urban development projects considering flood risks and city responses	3
The impacts of poor water quality on the residential areas of Emfuleni local municipality: a case study of perceptions in the Rietspruit River catchment in South Africa	3
Evaluating the impact of LID-BMPs on urban runoff reduction in an urban sub-catchment	3
Water sensitivity and context specificity – concept and context in Water-Sensitive Urban Design for secondary cities	3
Performance Assessment Method for Small- and Medium-Sized Urban Water Systems: Development and Implementation	3
Snow pollution management in urban areas: an idea whose time has come?	3
Optimization of injection costs for water distribution systems under double-sided fuzziness	3
Organochlorine pesticides in the drinking water of Merida and its Metropolitan Zone, a Karst Region	3
Multi-step tap-water quality forecasting in South Korea with transformer-based deep learning model	3
Variation in the hydrological response within the Quebrada Seca watershed in Costa Rica resulting from an increase of urban land cover	3
Gravity and gravity-pump sewage systems including energy embodied in each system – case studies	3
An automated approach to establish relationship between total and effective impervious area for urban Indian catchments	3
Development of scenarios for evaluating conversion from intermittent to continuous water supply strategies’ sustainability implications	3
Stochastic long-term reliability of water distribution networks using Monte Carlo simulation	3
A review on the presence and removal of phthalates from wastewater	3
Unsteady flow modelling of hydraulic and electrical RTC of PATs for hydropower generation and service pressure regulation in WDN	3
Sewer network design methodology for low-cost, resilient, and reliable designs	3
Evaluating the uncertainty of urban flood model using glue approach	3
Sediment transport prediction in sewer pipes during flushing operation	3
Intraurban spatial configuration, hydrologic similarity areas and their roles in urban drainage dynamics	3
Visualisation of clogging in green infrastructure growing media	3
Microbial quality and emerging pollutants in freshwater systems of Mega Manila, Philippines: a scoping review	3
Structure of open-channel flows through an array of square cylinders	3