Nitin Muttil

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Nitin Muttil is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Nitin Muttil has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Water Science and Technology, 56 papers in Environmental Engineering and 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Nitin Muttil's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (40 papers), Hydrological Forecasting Using AI (24 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (24 papers). Nitin Muttil is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (40 papers), Hydrological Forecasting Using AI (24 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (24 papers). Nitin Muttil collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sri Lanka and Ireland. Nitin Muttil's co-authors include B. J. C. Perera, Kwok‐wing Chau, Abdullah Gokhan Yilmaz, Arief Dhany Sutadian, Iwan Juwana, Sajal Kumar Adhikary, A. W. M Ng, Shie‐Yui Liong, C. Sivapragasam and Joseph H.W. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Nitin Muttil

110 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Development of river water quality indices—a review 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 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. Development of river water quality indices—a review
    2015 366 citations Arief Dhany Sutadian, Nitin Muttil 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
Nitin Muttil Australia 32 1.8k 1.6k 892 401 311 114 3.6k
Roohollah Noori Iran 41 2.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.3× 874 1.0× 372 0.9× 265 0.9× 103 4.7k
Chow Ming Fai Malaysia 33 1.4k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 797 0.9× 229 0.6× 139 0.4× 127 3.3k
B. J. C. Perera Australia 33 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 492 1.2× 567 1.8× 80 3.6k
Zulkifli Yusop Malaysia 35 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.7k 1.9× 164 0.4× 402 1.3× 182 4.0k
Huaicheng Guo China 32 1.8k 1.0× 721 0.5× 581 0.7× 464 1.2× 133 0.4× 121 3.5k
Ahmed Elbeltagi Egypt 44 2.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.6× 2.6k 2.9× 367 0.9× 522 1.7× 222 6.0k
Haifeng Jia China 34 965 0.5× 2.3k 1.5× 1.8k 2.1× 331 0.8× 281 0.9× 137 3.7k
Yi Zheng China 41 2.8k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.8× 693 1.7× 514 1.7× 166 6.0k
Haitham Abdulmohsin Afan Malaysia 32 1.9k 1.1× 2.1k 1.3× 869 1.0× 357 0.9× 150 0.5× 71 3.5k
Soroush Abolfathi United Kingdom 37 1.0k 0.6× 901 0.6× 602 0.7× 279 0.7× 354 1.1× 104 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nitin Muttil

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All Works

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Rathnayake, Upaka, et al.. (2025). Analyses of Rainfall Variability, Trend, and Change‐Point Detection Over the Upper Krishna Basin, India. Advances in Meteorology. 2025(1). 1 indexed citations
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Chau, Hing-Wah, et al.. (2024). A Field Study to Investigate the Hydrological Characteristics of Newly Established Biochar-Amended Green Roofs. Water. 16(3). 482–482. 4 indexed citations
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Chau, Hing-Wah, et al.. (2024). Biochar Amendment in Green Roof Substrate: A Comprehensive Review of the Benefits, Performance, and Challenges. Applied Sciences. 14(16). 7421–7421. 4 indexed citations
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Wimalasiri, Eranga M., et al.. (2023). Climate Change and Soil Dynamics: A Crop Modelling Approach. Soil Systems. 7(4). 82–82. 1 indexed citations
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Muttil, Nitin, et al.. (2023). Impacts of Extreme Rainfalls on Sewer Overflows and WSUD-Based Mitigation Strategies: A Review. Water. 15(3). 429–429. 27 indexed citations
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Gunathilake, Miyuru B., et al.. (2023). Analysis of Multi-Temporal Shoreline Changes Due to a Harbor Using Remote Sensing Data and GIS Techniques. Sustainability. 15(9). 7651–7651. 14 indexed citations
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Tariq, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman, Nitin Muttil, Ashfaq Ahmad Shah, et al.. (2022). Identification of Embodied Environmental Attributes of Construction in Metropolitan and Growth Region of Melbourne, Australia to Support Urban Planning. Sustainability. 14(14). 8401–8401. 6 indexed citations
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Adhikary, Sajal Kumar, et al.. (2015). Improved spatial interpolation of rainfall using Genetic Programming. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, Stephen, et al.. (2015). Impact of water management practice scenarios on wastewater flow and contaminant concentration. Journal of Environmental Management. 151. 461–471. 32 indexed citations
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Muttil, Nitin, et al.. (2013). Modelling impact of extreme rainfall on sanitary sewer system by predicting rainfall derived infiltration/inflow. Piantadosi, J., Anderssen, R.S. and Boland J. (eds) MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. 3 indexed citations
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Sivapragasam, C., et al.. (2013). Trends in rainfall patterns over the Tamarabarani Basin in Tamil Nadu, India. Piantadosi, J., Anderssen, R.S. and Boland J. (eds) MODSIM2013, 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. 4 indexed citations
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Muttil, Nitin, et al.. (2011). Urban flood modelling and climate change: A Melbourne area case study. Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation..
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Gray, Stephen, et al.. (2011). Scenario analysis of source management practices: Impact on sewerage networks. Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. 2 indexed citations
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Juwana, Iwan, Nitin Muttil, & B. J. C. Perera. (2011). West Java Water Sustainability Index – A case study on Citarum Catchment. Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. 7 indexed citations
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Muttil, Nitin, et al.. (2011). Investigation of artificial neural network models for streamflow forecasting. Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. 7 indexed citations
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Sivapragasam, C., et al.. (2011). Long term flow forecasting for water resources planning in a river basin. Chan, F., Marinova, D. and Anderssen, R.S. (eds) MODSIM2011, 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation.. 1 indexed citations
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Verwey, A., Nitin Muttil, S. Y. Liong, & Shanshan He. (2008). Implementing an Urban Rainfall-runoff Concept in SOBEK for a Catchment in Singapore. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 36. 1 indexed citations

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