Denis Hughes

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Denis Hughes is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis Hughes has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Water Science and Technology, 83 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 28 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Denis Hughes's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (110 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (71 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (40 papers). Denis Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (110 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (71 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (40 papers). Denis Hughes collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Denis Hughes's co-authors include V. Smakhtin, Julie Wilk, Sukhmani Mantel, K. Sami, Evison Kapangaziwiri, Raphaël M. Tshimanga, Lotta Andersson, András Bàrdossy, Laurent Charlet and Corrado Corradini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Water Resources Research and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Denis Hughes

128 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400 500

Peers

Denis Hughes
Neil R. Viney Australia
Rory Nathan Australia
Yadu Pokhrel United States
Charles N. Kroll United States
Warrick Dawes Australia
Steven P. Loheide United States
Neil R. Viney Australia
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hughes, Denis. (2024). Adjusting rainfall inputs to hydrological models in a data-scarce area of Southern Africa. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 69(9). 1186–1197.
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Hughes, Denis, et al.. (2023). Simulating daily sediment transport using the Water Quality and Sediment Model (WQSED). Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. 9(4). 3759–3775. 1 indexed citations
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Tramblay, Yves, Nathalie Rouché, Jean‐Emmanuel Paturel, et al.. (2021). ADHI: the African Database of Hydrometric Indices (1950–2018). Earth system science data. 13(4). 1547–1560. 36 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis, et al.. (2021). Temporal Influences of Vegetation Cover (C) Dynamism on MUSLE Sediment Yield Estimates: NDVI Evaluation. Water. 13(19). 2707–2707. 6 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis, et al.. (2020). Prediction of sediment yield of the Inxu River catchment (South Africa) using the MUSLE. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 9(1). 37–48. 29 indexed citations
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Tramblay, Yves, Nathalie Rouché, Jean‐Emmanuel Paturel, et al.. (2020). The African Database of Hydrometric Indices (ADHI). 5 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis, et al.. (2018). Regionalising MUSLE factors for application to a data-scarce catchment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 377. 19–24. 8 indexed citations
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Trigg, Mark A., Wim Clymans, Suraje Dessai, et al.. (2018). Catchment Hydrology Explorer for Water Stewards (CatchX Platform). EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 9882. 1 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis, et al.. (2017). A management-oriented water quality model for data scarce catchments. Environmental Modelling & Software. 97. 93–111. 36 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis, Kate V. Heal, & Christian Leduc. (2014). Improving the visibility of hydrological sciences from developing countries. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 59(9). 1627–1635. 8 indexed citations
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Mantel, Sukhmani, et al.. (2010). Ecological impacts of small dams on South African rivers Part 1: Drivers of change – water quantity and quality. Water SA. 36(3). 351–360. 43 indexed citations
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Mantel, Sukhmani, et al.. (2010). Ecological impacts of small dams on South African rivers Part 2: Biotic response - abundance and composition of macroinvertebrate communities. Water SA. 36(3). 361–370. 29 indexed citations
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Kapangaziwiri, Evison, Denis Hughes, & Thorsten Wagener. (2009). Towards the development of a consistent uncertainty framework for hydrological predictions in South Africa.. IAHS-AISH publication. 84–93. 12 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis & Evison Kapangaziwiri. (2007). The use of physical basin properties and runoff generation concepts as an aid to parameter quantification in conceptual type rainfall-runoff models. IAHS-AISH publication. 311–318. 1 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis. (2006). An evaluation of the potential use of satellite rainfall data for input to water resource estimation models in southern Africa. IAHS-AISH publication. 75–80. 13 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis. (2004). Three decades of hydrological modelling research in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 100. 638–642. 15 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis. (2004). 44. Incorporating Ground water Recharge and Discharge Functions into an Existing Monthly Rain-fall-Runoff Model. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 14(2). 297–311. 8 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis, et al.. (2002). Regional water resource assessments in the SADC region. IAHS-AISH publication. 11–18. 4 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis. (2002). The development of an information modelling system for regional water resource assessments. IAHS-AISH publication. 43–49. 6 indexed citations
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Hughes, Denis. (1992). A monthly time step, multiple reservoir water balance simulation model. Water SA. 18(4). 279–286. 6 indexed citations

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