Nigel K. Downes

760 total citations
44 papers, 436 citations indexed

About

Nigel K. Downes is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel K. Downes has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 436 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Water Science and Technology and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Nigel K. Downes's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (13 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (9 papers). Nigel K. Downes is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (13 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (9 papers). Nigel K. Downes collaborates with scholars based in Vietnam, Japan and Germany. Nigel K. Downes's co-authors include Harry Storch, Huỳnh Vương Thu Minh, Trần Văn Tỷ, Pankaj Kumar, John Glasson, Michaël Schmidt, Văn Phạm Đăng Trí, Hồng Quân Nguyễn, Ram Avtar and Gowhar Meraj and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecological Indicators and Soil and Tillage Research.

In The Last Decade

Nigel K. Downes

36 papers receiving 411 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nigel K. Downes Vietnam 12 246 120 69 62 58 44 436
Châu Nguyễn Xuân Quang Vietnam 9 137 0.6× 85 0.7× 66 1.0× 36 0.6× 61 1.1× 24 337
Bahram Khazaei United States 9 246 1.0× 180 1.5× 67 1.0× 55 0.9× 35 0.6× 28 503
Remco van Ek Netherlands 8 239 1.0× 122 1.0× 40 0.6× 40 0.6× 40 0.7× 11 424
Enoch Bessah Ghana 13 201 0.8× 125 1.0× 32 0.5× 55 0.9× 79 1.4× 44 470
Sandra Mourato Portugal 13 336 1.4× 188 1.6× 77 1.1× 73 1.2× 45 0.8× 25 514
Tsugihiro Watanabe Japan 11 190 0.8× 155 1.3× 43 0.6× 46 0.7× 77 1.3× 31 511
Win Win Zin Myanmar 11 380 1.5× 191 1.6× 66 1.0× 152 2.5× 35 0.6× 27 536
Nguyen Hoang Khanh Linh Vietnam 14 213 0.9× 135 1.1× 94 1.4× 34 0.5× 85 1.5× 42 537
Uday Chatterjee India 13 185 0.8× 71 0.6× 33 0.5× 47 0.8× 44 0.8× 45 407
R. Lasage Netherlands 12 290 1.2× 162 1.4× 111 1.6× 67 1.1× 111 1.9× 31 552

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nigel K. Downes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Downes, Nigel K., et al.. (2026). Freshwater–salinity regime shifts in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: multi-decadal trends and emerging risks (2000–2024). Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 48(3). 139–139.
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Kumar, Pankaj, et al.. (2025). Transition of flooding patterns and environmental flow in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam over the last 2 decades. Natural Hazards. 121(11). 12665–12694. 1 indexed citations
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Minh, Huỳnh Vương Thu, Pankaj Kumar, Nguyễn Văn Toản, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the relationship between meteorological and hydrological drought in Ben Tre province, Vietnam. Natural Hazards. 120(6). 5869–5894. 11 indexed citations
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Downes, Nigel K., et al.. (2024). Assessing Peri-Urbanisation and Urban Transitions between 2010 and 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City using an Urban Structure Type Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 11–11. 7 indexed citations
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Sairam, Nivedita, et al.. (2024). Profiling households through a combined vulnerability and flood exposure index in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 115. 105016–105016. 1 indexed citations
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Minh, Huỳnh Vương Thu, Pankaj Kumar, Nigel K. Downes, et al.. (2024). Multi-scale characteristics of drought propagation from meteorological to hydrological phases: variability and impact in the Upper Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Natural Hazards. 121(3). 2747–2779. 5 indexed citations
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Diem, Phan Kieu, et al.. (2024). Monitoring Urban Heat Island Spatial Variability over Urban Structure Types – A Case Study from a Fast-growing City in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1345(1). 12001–12001. 2 indexed citations
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Diem, Phan Kieu, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Relationship Between Land Surface Temperature and Air Temperature for Thermal Comfort Analysis in Can Tho City: Implications for Sustainable Spatial Planning. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1345(1). 12002–12002. 3 indexed citations
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Minh, Huỳnh Vương Thu, et al.. (2024). Understanding Rainfall Distribution Characteristics over the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: A Comparison between Coastal and Inland Localities. Atmosphere. 15(2). 217–217. 9 indexed citations
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Minh, Huỳnh Vương Thu, et al.. (2024). Is Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Facing Wet Season Droughts?. Earth Systems and Environment. 8(4). 963–995. 2 indexed citations
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Minh, Huỳnh Vương Thu, Pankaj Kumar, Gowhar Meraj, et al.. (2024). Climate‐driven runoff variability in semi‐mountainous reservoirs of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Insights for sustainable water management. Irrigation and Drainage. 73(4). 1633–1653. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Pankaj, Gowhar Meraj, Trần Văn Tỷ, et al.. (2023). Assessing the Effects of Drought on Rice Yields in the Mekong Delta. Climate. 11(1). 13–13. 27 indexed citations
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Giao, Nguyen Thanh, et al.. (2022). The Diversity of Phytoplankton in a Combined Rice-Shrimp Farming System in the Coastal Area of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Water. 14(3). 487–487. 3 indexed citations
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Minh, Huỳnh Vương Thu, et al.. (2022). Implications of climate change and drought on water requirements in a semi-mountainous region of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 194(S2). 766–766. 14 indexed citations
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Tỷ, Trần Văn, et al.. (2022). Impacts of dike systems on hydrological regime in Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 22(11). 7945–7959. 9 indexed citations
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Downes, Nigel K. & Harry Storch. (2014). Current Constraints and Future Directions for Risk Adapted Land-Use Planning Practices in the High-Density Asian Setting of Ho Chi Minh City. Planning Practice and Research. 29(3). 220–237. 18 indexed citations
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Storch, Harry, et al.. (2011). A scenario-based approach to assessing the exposure and flood risk of Ho Chi Minh City’s urban development strategy in times of Climate Change. EnviroInfo. 270–279. 1 indexed citations
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Storch, Harry, et al.. (2009). Downscaling Climate Change Impacts to the Urban Area of Ho Chi Minh City using an Urban Structure Type Approach.. 323–331. 1 indexed citations

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