Ashok K. Chapagain

12.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
41 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Ashok K. Chapagain is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashok K. Chapagain has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Water Science and Technology, 24 papers in Environmental Engineering and 15 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ashok K. Chapagain's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (24 papers), Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (23 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (15 papers). Ashok K. Chapagain is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (24 papers), Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (23 papers) and Water resources management and optimization (15 papers). Ashok K. Chapagain collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Ashok K. Chapagain's co-authors include Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Maite M. Aldaya, H. H. G. Savenije, Stuart Orr, Ruth Mathews, Brian D. Richter, Klaus Hubacek, Kuishuang Feng and Sangwon Suh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ashok K. Chapagain

38 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2011 2006 2012 2006 2007 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global Standard
    2011 1.1k citations Maite M. Aldaya, Ashok K. Chapagain et al. profile →
  2. Water footprints of nations: Water use by people as a function of their consumption pattern
    2006 1.0k citations Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Ashok K. Chapagain profile →
  3. Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water Footprints versus Blue Water Availability
    2012 749 citations Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Mesfin M. Mekonnen et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  4. The water footprint of cotton consumption: An assessment of the impact of worldwide consumption of cotton products on the water resources in the cotton producing countries
    2006 597 citations Ashok K. Chapagain, Arjen Y. Hoekstra et al. Ecological Economics profile →
  5. Globalization of Water
    2007 491 citations Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Ashok K. Chapagain University of Twente Research Information profile →
  6. The Water Footprint Assessment Manual
    2012 351 citations Maite M. Aldaya, Ashok K. Chapagain et al. profile →

Peers

Ashok K. Chapagain
Stephan Pfister Switzerland
Bradley G. Ridoutt Australia
Maite M. Aldaya Spain
Annette Koehler Switzerland
Holger Hoff Germany
P.W. Gerbens-Leenes Netherlands
Carole Dalin United Kingdom
Munir A. Hanjra Australia
Page Kyle United States
Lorenzo Rosa United States
Stephan Pfister Switzerland
Ashok K. Chapagain
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ashok K. Chapagain

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ashok K. Chapagain. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ashok K. Chapagain based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ashok K. Chapagain. Ashok K. Chapagain is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chapagain, Ashok K.. (2026). Saving water through global trade. University of Twente Research Information. 45–60.
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Chapagain, Ashok K.. (2026). Globalisation of Water: Opportunities and Threats of Virtual Water Trade. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology).
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Chapagain, Ashok K., et al.. (2022). Obstructed Hemivagina and Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis Syndrome: A Case Report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 60(250). 562–564.
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Vanham, Davy, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, & Ashok K. Chapagain. (2020). Arjen Y. Hoekstra 1967–2019. Nature Sustainability. 3(2). 80–80. 5 indexed citations
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Ercin, Ertug, et al.. (2019). Vulnerabilities of the European Union’s Economy to Hydrological Extremes Outside its Borders. Atmosphere. 10(10). 593–593. 13 indexed citations
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Hoekstra, Arjen Y., Ashok K. Chapagain, & Pieter van Oel. (2019). Progress in Water Footprint Assessment. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations
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Chapagain, Ashok K., et al.. (2017). Dependencies of Europe's economy on water resources outside its borders and its vulnerability to weather extremes. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 15490. 1 indexed citations
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Chapagain, Ashok K. & David Tickner. (2012). Water Footprint: Help or Hindrance?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 32 indexed citations
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Hoekstra, Arjen Y., Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Ashok K. Chapagain, Ruth Mathews, & Brian D. Richter. (2012). Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water Footprints versus Blue Water Availability. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e32688–e32688. 749 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aldaya, Maite M., Ashok K. Chapagain, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, & Mesfin M. Mekonnen. (2012). The Water Footprint Assessment Manual. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Aldaya, Maite M., Ashok K. Chapagain, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, & Mesfin M. Mekonnen. (2011). The Water Footprint Assessment Manual: Setting the Global Standard. 1072 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Zhuoying, Minjun Shi, Hong Yang, & Ashok K. Chapagain. (2011). AN INPUT–OUTPUT ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IN VIRTUAL WATER TRADE AND THE IMPACT ON WATER RESOURCES AND USES IN CHINA. Economic Systems Research. 23(4). 431–446. 47 indexed citations
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Chapagain, Ashok K. & Stuart Orr. (2008). An improved water footprint methodology linking global consumption to local water resources: A case of Spanish tomatoes. Journal of Environmental Management. 90(2). 1219–1228. 214 indexed citations
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Galloway, James N., Marshall Burke, G. E. Bradford, et al.. (2007). International Trade in Meat: The Tip of the Pork Chop. AMBIO. 36(8). 622–629. 155 indexed citations
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Chapagain, Ashok K. & Arjen Y. Hoekstra. (2007). The water footprint of coffee and tea consumption in the Netherlands. Ecological Economics. 64(1). 109–118. 223 indexed citations
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Chapagain, Ashok K., Arjen Y. Hoekstra, & H. H. G. Savenije. (2006). Water saving through international trade of agricultural products. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 10(3). 455–468. 328 indexed citations
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Chapagain, Ashok K., et al.. (2006). The water footprint of cotton consumption: An assessment of the impact of worldwide consumption of cotton products on the water resources in the cotton producing countries. Ecological Economics. 60(1). 186–203. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chapagain, Ashok K., Arjen Y. Hoekstra, & H. H. G. Savenije. (2005). Water saving through international trade of agricultural products. 20 indexed citations
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Chapagain, Ashok K. & Arjen Y. Hoekstra. (2004). Water footprints of nations. University of Twente Research Information. 307 indexed citations

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