Álvaro Sordo‐Ward

2.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
53 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Álvaro Sordo‐Ward is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Álvaro Sordo‐Ward has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Water Science and Technology, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 22 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Álvaro Sordo‐Ward's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (25 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (22 papers). Álvaro Sordo‐Ward is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (33 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (25 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (22 papers). Álvaro Sordo‐Ward collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Sweden and Portugal. Álvaro Sordo‐Ward's co-authors include Luís Garrote, Alban Kuriqi, António N. Pinheiro, María Dolores Bejarano, Christer Nilsson, Carlos Alonso, Luis G. Castillo, Ana Iglesias, Francisco Martín‐Carrasco and Alejandra Granados and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Álvaro Sordo‐Ward

52 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Ecological impacts of run-of-river hydropower plants—Curr... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2021 2019 2020 2019 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Ecological impacts of run-of-river hydropower plants—Current status and future prospects on the brink of energy transition
    2021 413 citations Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, María Dolores Bejarano et al. profile →
  2. Influence of hydrologically based environmental flow methods on flow alteration and energy production in a run-of-river hydropower plant
    2019 316 citations Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, Luís Garrote et al. profile →
  3. Water-energy-ecosystem nexus: Balancing competing interests at a run-of-river hydropower plant coupling a hydrologic–ecohydraulic approach
    2020 266 citations Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, Luís Garrote et al. profile →
  4. Flow regime aspects in determining environmental flows and maximising energy production at run-of-river hydropower plants
    2019 241 citations Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, Luís Garrote et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Álvaro Sordo‐Ward Spain 19 877 622 471 447 367 53 2.0k
Xinan Yin China 27 1.0k 1.2× 459 0.7× 501 1.1× 419 0.9× 340 0.9× 107 2.2k
António N. Pinheiro Portugal 29 961 1.1× 519 0.8× 317 0.7× 1.7k 3.7× 1.8k 4.8× 95 3.4k
Jürgen Berlekamp Germany 15 760 0.9× 536 0.9× 310 0.7× 653 1.5× 647 1.8× 24 2.3k
Josué Medellín–Azuara United States 24 1.7k 1.9× 850 1.4× 1.6k 3.5× 173 0.4× 103 0.3× 100 2.8k
Yuankun Wang China 26 1.1k 1.3× 752 1.2× 184 0.4× 429 1.0× 447 1.2× 86 2.1k
Lachlan Newham Australia 19 1.2k 1.4× 861 1.4× 303 0.6× 557 1.2× 148 0.4× 54 2.7k
Tongtiegang Zhao China 31 1.4k 1.6× 1.7k 2.7× 930 2.0× 277 0.6× 125 0.3× 132 3.1k
Nathalie Voisin United States 36 3.1k 3.5× 2.5k 4.0× 1.2k 2.5× 481 1.1× 269 0.7× 109 4.7k
Guohua Fang China 24 760 0.9× 462 0.7× 383 0.8× 137 0.3× 103 0.3× 115 1.8k
Gang Zhao China 33 1.0k 1.2× 1.6k 2.6× 308 0.7× 361 0.8× 95 0.3× 97 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, Tommaso Pacetti, Sergio Zubelzu, et al.. (2024). Performance of low impact development on peak flow reduction in an urban system. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 60(2). 427–441. 5 indexed citations
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Corrente, Salvatore, et al.. (2024). Interactive multiobjective evolutionary optimization model for dam management support. Journal of Hydrology. 647. 132304–132304.
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, et al.. (2023). How do environmental flows impact on water availability under climate change scenarios in European basins?. The Science of The Total Environment. 911. 168566–168566. 8 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, et al.. (2021). Dataset of Georeferenced Dams in South America (DDSA). Earth system science data. 13(2). 213–229. 14 indexed citations
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Spiliotis, Mike, Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, & Luís Garrote. (2021). Estimation of Fuzzy Parameters in the Linear Muskingum Model with the Aid of Particle Swarm Optimization. Sustainability. 13(13). 7152–7152. 9 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, et al.. (2021). A Continental Assessment of Reservoir Storage and Water Availability in South America. Water. 13(14). 1992–1992. 9 indexed citations
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García, Juan T., José M. Carrillo, Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, et al.. (2020). Sanitation Network Sulfide Modeling as a Tool for Asset Management. The Case of the City of Murcia (Spain). Sustainability. 12(18). 7643–7643. 4 indexed citations
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Bejarano, María Dolores, Jaime H. García‐Palacios, Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, Luís Garrote, & Christer Nilsson. (2020). A New Tool for Assessing Environmental Impacts of Altering Short-Term Flow and Water Level Regimes. Water. 12(10). 2913–2913. 7 indexed citations
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Garrote, Luís & Álvaro Sordo‐Ward. (2020). Preface to the Special Issue: Managing Water Resources for a Sustainable Future. Water Resources Management. 34(14). 4307–4311. 1 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, Alejandra Granados, Ana Iglesias, Luís Garrote, & María Dolores Bejarano. (2019). Adaptation Effort and Performance of Water Management Strategies to Face Climate Change Impacts in Six Representative Basins of Southern Europe. Water. 11(5). 1078–1078. 31 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, et al.. (2019). Hydrological Risk Analysis of Dams: The Influence of Initial Reservoir Level Conditions. Water. 11(3). 461–461. 13 indexed citations
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Carrillo, José M., Luis G. Castillo, Juan T. García, & Álvaro Sordo‐Ward. (2017). Considerations for the design of bottom intake systems. Journal of Hydroinformatics. 20(1). 232–245. 9 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, et al.. (2017). Analysis of Current and Future SPEI Droughts in the La Plata Basin Based on Results from the Regional Eta Climate Model. Water. 9(11). 857–857. 24 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, et al.. (2016). The Influence of the Annual Number of Storms on the Derivation of the Flood Frequency Curve through Event-Based Simulation. Water. 8(8). 335–335. 12 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, Luís Garrote, María Dolores Bejarano, & Luis G. Castillo. (2013). Extreme flood abatement in large dams with gate-controlled spillways. Journal of Hydrology. 498. 113–123. 26 indexed citations
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Garrote, Luís, et al.. (2012). Improving runoff estimates from regional climate models: a performance analysis in Spain. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 16(6). 1709–1723. 30 indexed citations
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Sordo‐Ward, Álvaro, et al.. (2012). Implications of the shape of design hyetograph in the derived flood frequency distribution. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 8838. 1 indexed citations
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Bejarano, María Dolores, Álvaro Sordo‐Ward, Miguel Marchamalo, & Marta González del Tánago. (2012). GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CONTROLS ON VEGETATION RESPONSES TO FLOW ALTERATIONS IN A MEDITERRANEAN STREAM (CENTRAL‐WESTERN SPAIN). River Research and Applications. 29(10). 1237–1252. 7 indexed citations

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