Mauricio E. Arias

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Mauricio E. Arias is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mauricio E. Arias has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Water Science and Technology, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mauricio E. Arias's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (34 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (26 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (14 papers). Mauricio E. Arias is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (34 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (26 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (14 papers). Mauricio E. Arias collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and Cambodia. Mauricio E. Arias's co-authors include Thomas A. Cochrane, Thanapon Piman, Thanh Duc Dang, Matti Kummu, Gordon W. Holtgrieve, Jory S. Hecht, Guillaume Lacombe, Timothy J. Killeen, Brian S. Caruso and H. Lauri and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mauricio E. Arias

80 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Hydropower dams of the Mekong River basin: A review of th... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300
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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. Hydropower dams of the Mekong River basin: A review of their hydrological impacts
    2018 300 citations Mauricio E. Arias, Thanh Duc Dang 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
Mauricio E. Arias United States 29 1.5k 1.2k 822 491 380 86 3.0k
Dennis P. Swaney United States 37 1.9k 1.3× 760 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 595 1.2× 91 0.2× 80 5.1k
Fábio Roland Brazil 34 851 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.7× 588 1.2× 153 0.4× 66 3.8k
Jürgen Berlekamp Germany 15 760 0.5× 536 0.4× 653 0.8× 647 1.3× 310 0.8× 24 2.3k
Wouter van de Bund Italy 30 980 0.7× 755 0.6× 2.6k 3.1× 1.2k 2.5× 206 0.5× 50 4.4k
Xingzhong Yuan China 29 632 0.4× 865 0.7× 698 0.8× 268 0.5× 75 0.2× 135 2.6k
Elias Dimitriou Greece 25 899 0.6× 677 0.6× 814 1.0× 557 1.1× 111 0.3× 147 2.2k
Hans Estrup Andersen Denmark 32 1.7k 1.2× 639 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 411 0.8× 168 0.4× 97 3.6k
Solange Filoso United States 24 995 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.2× 446 0.9× 101 0.3× 50 3.2k
Sarah E. Null United States 23 1.0k 0.7× 780 0.6× 553 0.7× 562 1.1× 331 0.9× 74 2.0k
Changchun Xu China 28 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 447 0.5× 125 0.3× 126 0.3× 64 2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mauricio E. Arias

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All Works

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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2025). A comparative analysis of data-driven modeling approaches to forecast cyanobacteria algal blooms in eutrophic lake discharge canals. Journal of Environmental Management. 380. 124834–124834. 1 indexed citations
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Mahmoodian, Vahid, et al.. (2024). AquaNutriOpt: Optimizing nutrients for controlling harmful algal blooms in Python—A case study of Lake Okeechobee. Environmental Modelling & Software. 176. 106025–106025. 3 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., Jiayi Hua, Thanh Duc Dang, et al.. (2024). Effects of the spatial distribution of best management practices for watershed wide nutrient load reduction. Ecological Engineering. 201. 107211–107211. 9 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2024). Microplastics in a Large Constructed Wetland: Retention, Transport, and Characteristics. Environmental Engineering Science. 41(12). 530–540. 3 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2024). A Process Model for Leachate Treatment in Adsorbent-Amended Constructed Wetlands. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, David, Edward J. Phli̇ps, Eric C. Milbrandt, et al.. (2024). Downstream Nutrient Concentrations Depend on Watershed Inputs More Than Reservoir Releases in a Highly Engineered Watershed. Water Resources Research. 60(3). 12 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2024). Leveraging explainable machine learning for enhanced management of lake water quality. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 122890–122890. 12 indexed citations
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Galelli, Stefano, et al.. (2022). Opportunities to curb hydrological alterations via dam re-operation in the Mekong. Nature Sustainability. 5(12). 1058–1069. 41 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2021). Plastic transport in a complex confluence of the Mekong River in Cambodia. Environmental Research Letters. 16(9). 95009–95009. 44 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2021). Built environment and agricultural value at risk from Hurricane Irma flooding in Florida (USA). Natural Hazards. 109(2). 1327–1348. 8 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2021). Effects of Urban Hydrology on Plastic Transport in a Subtropical River. ACS ES&T Water. 1(8). 1714–1727. 29 indexed citations
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Whiteford, Linda M., et al.. (2021). Climate Change Adaptation Priority Strategies in the Philippines: Differences Between Local Government Decision Makers and Marginalized Coastal Communities. Environmental Engineering Science. 38(5). 367–376. 6 indexed citations
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Arias, Mauricio E., et al.. (2020). Effects of hydrodynamics on the cross‐sectional distribution and transport of plastic in an urban coastal river. Water Environment Research. 93(2). 186–200. 69 indexed citations
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Sabo, John L., Albert Ruhí, Gordon W. Holtgrieve, et al.. (2017). Designing river flows to improve food security futures in the Lower Mekong Basin. Science. 358(6368). 198 indexed citations
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Kondolf, G. Mathias, Rafael Schmitt, Paul A. Carling, et al.. (2017). Changing sediment budget of the Mekong: Cumulative threats and management strategies for a large river basin. The Science of The Total Environment. 625. 114–134. 215 indexed citations
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Oeurng, Chantha, et al.. (2016). Assessment of changes in riverine nitrate in the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong tributaries of the Lower Mekong River Basin. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 8. 95–111. 37 indexed citations
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Cochrane, Thomas A., Thanapon Piman, & Mauricio E. Arias. (2013). Modelling the Impact of Large Dams on Flows and Hydropower Production of the Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok Rivers in the Mekong Basin. University of Canterbury Research Repository (University of Canterbury). 2013.
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Arias, Mauricio E., Thomas A. Cochrane, Brian S. Caruso, Timothy J. Killeen, & Matti Kummu. (2011). A landscape approach to assess impacts of hydrological changes to vegetation communities of the Tonle Sap Floodplain. University of Canterbury Research Repository (University of Canterbury). 28(3). 3018–232. 3 indexed citations
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Buytaert, Wouter, et al.. (2009). Characterisation of the hydrological regime of Patagonian river systems. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 6014. 1 indexed citations

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