Aissam Gaagai

689 total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 449 citations indexed

About

Aissam Gaagai is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aissam Gaagai has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 449 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Water Science and Technology, 11 papers in Environmental Engineering and 9 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Aissam Gaagai's work include Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (12 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers) and Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (7 papers). Aissam Gaagai is often cited by papers focused on Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (12 papers), Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (9 papers) and Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (7 papers). Aissam Gaagai collaborates with scholars based in Algeria, Egypt and Hungary. Aissam Gaagai's co-authors include Hani Amir Aouissi, Salah Elsayed, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Mohamed Gad, Osama Elsherbiny, Hekmat Ibrahim, Abderrahmane Boudoukha, Lahcen Benaabidate, Gilbert Hinge and Salim Heddam and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Aissam Gaagai

19 papers receiving 432 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Application of Water Quality Indices, Machine Learning Approaches, and GIS to Identify Groundwater Quality for Irrigation Purposes: A Case Study of Sahara Aquifer, Doucen Plain, Algeria

2023 105 citations Aissam Gaagai, Hani Amir Aouissi et al. Water profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aissam Gaagai Algeria	12	221	211	191	65	55	22	449
Chiara Zanotti Italy	12	230 1.0×	215 1.0×	228 1.2×	46 0.7×	43 0.8×	33	522
Ghulam Shabir Solangi Pakistan	13	243 1.1×	203 1.0×	144 0.8×	29 0.4×	92 1.7×	31	495
Gennaro A. Stefania Italy	10	183 0.8×	184 0.9×	190 1.0×	30 0.5×	30 0.5×	18	402
Paras R. Pujari India	12	171 0.8×	189 0.9×	226 1.2×	34 0.5×	22 0.4×	35	443
Ahmed M. Saqr Egypt	11	120 0.5×	146 0.7×	72 0.4×	39 0.6×	66 1.2×	27	339
Issoufou Ouédraogo Belgium	8	160 0.7×	221 1.0×	198 1.0×	32 0.5×	43 0.8×	26	375
Aihua Wei China	12	130 0.6×	182 0.9×	144 0.8×	31 0.5×	64 1.2×	18	354
Larbi Djabri Algeria	11	185 0.8×	279 1.3×	226 1.2×	40 0.6×	81 1.5×	57	457
Madeline B. Gotkowitz United States	9	159 0.7×	199 0.9×	88 0.5×	21 0.3×	34 0.6×	26	441

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Gad, Mohamed, Ibrahim Mousa, Aissam Gaagai, et al.. (2025). New approach to predict wastewater quality for irrigation utilizing integrated indexical approaches and hyperspectral reflectance measurements supported with multivariate analysis. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 16395–16395. 5 indexed citations

Elsayed, Salah, Aissam Gaagai, Hani Amir Aouissi, et al.. (2025). Aquatic system assessment of potentially toxic elements in El Manzala Lake, Egypt: A statistical and machine learning approach. Results in Engineering. 26. 105027–105027. 6 indexed citations

Gaagai, Aissam, Amor Ben Moussa, Marco Petitta, et al.. (2025). An Innovative ML and GIS-Integrated Approach for Predicting Irrigation Water Quality in Coastal Aquifers. Earth Systems and Environment.

Gaagai, Aissam, Marco Petitta, Amor Ben Moussa, et al.. (2025). Hydrogeochemical characterization and water quality evaluation associated with toxic elements using indexing approaches, multivariate analysis, and artificial neural networks in Morang, Tunisia. Environmental Earth Sciences. 84(13). 4 indexed citations

Gad, Mohamed, Aissam Gaagai, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive evaluation and prediction of groundwater quality and risk indices using quantitative approaches, multivariate analysis, and machine learning models: An exploratory study. Heliyon. 10(17). e36606–e36606. 33 indexed citations

Vincēviča–Gaile, Zane, Juris Burlakovs, Magdalena Wdowin, et al.. (2023). Case Study-Based Integrated Assessment of Former Waste Disposal Sites Transformed to Green Space in Terms of Ecosystem Services and Land Assets Recovery. Sustainability. 15(4). 3256–3256. 15 indexed citations

Gaagai, Aissam, Amor Ben Moussa, Kamel Zouari, et al.. (2023). Applying Multivariate Analysis and Machine Learning Approaches to Evaluating Groundwater Quality on the Kairouan Plain, Tunisia. Water. 15(19). 3495–3495. 54 indexed citations

Gaagai, Aissam, Hani Amir Aouissi, Gilbert Hinge, et al.. (2023). Application of Water Quality Indices, Machine Learning Approaches, and GIS to Identify Groundwater Quality for Irrigation Purposes: A Case Study of Sahara Aquifer, Doucen Plain, Algeria. Water. 15(2). 289–289. 105 indexed citations breakdown →

Elsayed, Salah, Meenu Gupta, Gopal Chaudhary, et al.. (2023). Interpretation the Influence of Hydrometeorological Variables on Soil Temperature Prediction Using the Potential of Deep Learning Model. 4(1). 55–77. 24 indexed citations

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Gad, Mohamed, Aissam Gaagai, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, et al.. (2023). Groundwater Quality and Health Risk Assessment Using Indexing Approaches, Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, and GIS Techniques in El Kharga Oasis, Egypt. Water. 15(6). 1216–1216. 68 indexed citations

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Gaagai, Aissam, Hani Amir Aouissi, Andrey E. Krauklis, et al.. (2022). Modeling and Risk Analysis of Dam-Break Flooding in a Semi-Arid Montane Watershed: A Case Study of the Yabous Dam, Northeastern Algeria. Water. 14(5). 767–767. 40 indexed citations

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Benaabidate, Lahcen, et al.. (2022). Analysis of groundwater quality in the lower Soummam Valley, North-East of Algeria. Journal of Water and Land Development. 1–12. 14 indexed citations

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Gaagai, Aissam, et al.. (2022). Chemometrics of the Environment: Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwater in Lioua Plain (North Africa) Using Time Series and Multivariate Statistical Analysis. Sustainability. 15(1). 20–20. 19 indexed citations

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Aouissi, Hani Amir, et al.. (2021). Review of a controversial treatment method in the fight against COVID-19 with the example of Algeria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 45(1). 94–94. 11 indexed citations

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Aouissi, Hani Amir, et al.. (2021). Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments?. Avian Research. 12(1). 14 indexed citations

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Gaagai, Aissam. (2020). Impact of Climate Change and Anthropic Activity on The Water Quality of Babar Dam in Algeria. 6(4). 1 indexed citations

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Gaagai, Aissam. (2020). Contribution of Statistical Analysis Methods to Assessment of the Physicochemical Quality of the Dam. 6(4). 3 indexed citations

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Gaagai, Aissam, Abderrahmane Boudoukha, & Lahcen Benaabidate. (2020). Failure simulation of Babar dam – Algeria and its impact on the valley downstream section. Journal of Water and Land Development. 75–89. 10 indexed citations

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Boudoukha, Abderrahmane, et al.. (2017). CARACTERISATION STATISTIQUE DE LA QUALITE DES EAUX SOUTERRAINES DE LA REGION NORD DU BASSIN DU HODNA, M’SILA. SUD-EST ALGÉRIEN. Larhyss journal. 14(3). 177–194.

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Gaagai, Aissam, Abderrahmane Boudoukha, Abderrahmane Boumezbeur, & Lahcen Benaabidate. (2017). Hydrochemical characterization of surface water in the Babar watershed (Algeria) using environmetric techniques and time series analysis. International Journal of River Basin Management. 15(3). 361–372. 18 indexed citations

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