Brian D. Richter

24.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
83 papers, 18.4k citations indexed

About

Brian D. Richter is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian D. Richter has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 18.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Water Science and Technology, 35 papers in Ocean Engineering and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Brian D. Richter's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (35 papers), Water resources management and optimization (34 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (27 papers). Brian D. Richter is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (35 papers), Water resources management and optimization (34 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (27 papers). Brian D. Richter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Brian D. Richter's co-authors include David P. Braun, Jeffrey V. Baumgartner, N. LeRoy Poff, J. David Allan, J. C. Stromberg, Mark B. Bain, K. L. Prestegaard, Richard E. Sparks, James R. Karr and Jennifer R. Powell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brian D. Richter

76 papers receiving 16.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Natural Flow Regime

1997 5.1k citations N. LeRoy Poff, J. David Allan et al. BioScience profile →
A Method for Assessing Hydrologic Alteration within Ecosystems

1996 2.0k citations Brian D. Richter et al. profile →
How much water does a river need?

1997 1.3k citations Brian D. Richter et al. Freshwater Biology profile →
The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards

2009 1.2k citations N. LeRoy Poff, Brian D. Richter et al. Freshwater Biology profile →
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 →
ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT: MANAGING RIVER FLOWS FOR ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY

2003 648 citations Brian D. Richter, Ruth Mathews et al. Ecological Applications profile →
Threats to Imperiled Freshwater Fauna

1997 529 citations Brian D. Richter et al. profile →
Restoring Environmental Flows by Modifying Dam Operations

2007 488 citations Brian D. Richter, Gregory A. Thomas profile →
Effects of Groundwater Decline on Riparian Vegetation of Semiarid Regions: The San Pedro, Arizona

1996 443 citations Brian D. Richter et al. Ecological Applications profile →
The Brisbane Declaration and Global Action Agenda on Environmental Flows (2018)

2018 297 citations Angela H. Arthington, Stuart E. Bunn et al. profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Overconsumption gravely threatens water security in the binational Rio Grande-Bravo basin 2025 ·Discover Water ·Brian D. Richter, Karem Abdelmohsen, (unknown), J. S. Famiglietti, Keirnan Fowler, (unknown), Landon Marston, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, (unknown), Melissa M. Rohde, Benjamin L. Ruddell, Richard Rushforth, (unknown), (unknown), Samuel Sandoval-Solís	0
2	Closing Loopholes in Water Rights Systems to Save Water: The Colorado River Basin 2024 ·Water Resources Research ·Peter Debaere, (unknown), Stephen B. Fox, (unknown), Paul Block, (unknown), Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Julianne D. Quinn, Brian D. Richter, (unknown), Sarmistha Singh	0
3	Reducing irrigation of livestock feed is essential to saving Great Salt Lake 2024 ·Environmental Challenges ·Brian D. Richter, Keirnan Fowler, (unknown), Christopher L. Lant, William J. Ripple, Richard Rushforth	2
4	New water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea 2024 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Brian D. Richter, (unknown), Landon Marston, (unknown), (unknown), Richard Rushforth, (unknown), Benjamin L. Ruddell, Kyle Frankel Davis, (unknown), Samuel Sandoval-Solís, John C. Schmidt	24
5	Accelerating environmental flow implementation to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss 2023 ·Environmental Reviews ·Angela H. Arthington, David Tickner, Michael E. McClain, M. Acreman, Elizabeth P. Anderson, (unknown), Chris Dickens, Avril Horne, (unknown), Wendy A. Monk, Gordon O’Brien, Julian D. Olden, Jeffrey J. Opperman, (unknown), N. LeRoy Poff, Brian D. Richter, Sergio A. Salinas‐Rodríguez, (unknown), Rebecca E. Tharme, Sarah M. Yarnell	28
6	Alleviating water scarcity by optimizing crop mixes 2023 ·Nature Water ·Brian D. Richter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Landon Marston, Kyle Frankel Davis	44
7	Opportunities for Restoring Environmental Flows in the Rio Grande–Rio Bravo Basin Spanning the US–Mexico Border 2023 ·Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management ·Brian D. Richter, (unknown), Ning Liu, Peter V. Caldwell, (unknown), Kyle Frankel Davis, Samuel Sandoval-Solís, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Landon Marston	6
8	Envisioning a sustainable agricultural water future across spatial scales 2023 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Tara J. Troy, L. C. Bowling, (unknown), (unknown), Jing Liu, Chris Perry, Brian D. Richter	6
9	Alternative cereals can improve water use and nutrient supply in India 2018 ·Science Advances ·Kyle Frankel Davis, Davide Danilo Chiarelli, Maria Cristina Rulli, Ashwini Chhatre, Brian D. Richter, Deepti Singh, Ruth DeFries	112
10	Assessing the Sustainability of Urban Water Supply Systems 2018 ·American Water Works Association ·Brian D. Richter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Kuehn, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	28
11	Water Markets: A New Tool for Securing Urban Water Supplies? 2014 ·American Water Works Association ·Brian D. Richter	4
12	Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water Footprints versus Blue Water Availability breakdown → 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Ashok K. Chapagain, Ruth Mathews, Brian D. Richter	749
13	Dam reoperation in an era of climate change 2011 ·Marine and Freshwater Research ·Robyn Watts, Brian D. Richter, Jeffrey J. Opperman, Kathleen H. Bowmer	84
14	Droughts, floods and freshwater ecosystems: evaluating climate change impacts and developing adaptation strategies 2011 ·Marine and Freshwater Research ·Allison Aldous, James Fitzsimons, Brian D. Richter, Leslie Bach	87
15	Lost in Development's Shadow: The Downstream Human Consequences of Dams 2010 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Brian D. Richter, Sandra Postel, Carmen Revenga, Thayer Scudder, Bernhard Lehner, (unknown), (unknown)	245
16	The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards breakdown → 2009 ·Freshwater Biology ·N. LeRoy Poff, Brian D. Richter, Angela H. Arthington, Stuart E. Bunn, Robert J. Naiman, Eloise Kendy, Mike Acreman, Colin Apse, Brian P. Bledsoe, Mary C. Freeman, (unknown), Robert B. Jacobson, Jonathan G. Kennen, David M. Merritt, J. H. O’Keeffe, Julian D. Olden, Kevin H. Rogers, Rebecca E. Tharme, Andrew T. Warner	1208
17	Integrat Ing envIronmental Flows I nto Hydropower d am p lann I ng, d es I gn, and o perat I ons 2009 ·(unknown), Brian D. Richter, Gregory A. Thomas	21
18	Water Stewardship Certification: Promoting Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability 2008 ·American Water Works Association ·Brian D. Richter, (unknown)	1
19	Meeting Ecological and Societal Needs for Freshwater 2002 ·Ecological Applications ·Jill S. Baron, N. LeRoy Poff, Paul L. Angermeier, Clifford N. Dahm, Peter H. Gleick, Nelson G. Hairston, Robert B. Jackson, Carol A. Johnston, Brian D. Richter, Alan D. Steinman	22
20	The Natural Flow Regime breakdown → 1997 ·BioScience ·N. LeRoy Poff, J. David Allan, Mark B. Bain, James R. Karr, K. L. Prestegaard, Brian D. Richter, Richard E. Sparks, J. C. Stromberg	5070

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