Robert G. Traver

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Robert G. Traver is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Traver has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Environmental Engineering, 35 papers in Water Science and Technology and 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Traver's work include Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (77 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (34 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (26 papers). Robert G. Traver is often cited by papers focused on Urban Stormwater Management Solutions (77 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (34 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (26 papers). Robert G. Traver collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Switzerland. Robert G. Traver's co-authors include William F. Hunt, Allen P. Davis, Bridget Wadzuk, Clay H. Emerson, Andrea Welker, Ali Ebrahimian, Kevin Flynn, Claire Welty, John Komlos and Robert A. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Traver

86 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert G. Traver United States	24	2.5k	1.5k	711	395	302	97	2.8k
Sylvie Barraud France	20	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	561 0.8×	325 0.8×	333 1.1×	57	2.4k
Jon M. Hathaway United States	26	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	812 1.1×	308 0.8×	350 1.2×	91	2.5k
Scott Arthur United Kingdom	20	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	470 0.7×	430 1.1×	163 0.5×	87	2.4k
John C. Clausen United States	19	1.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	804 1.1×	175 0.4×	304 1.0×	37	2.4k
Matthew J. Burns Australia	23	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	894 1.3×	335 0.8×	167 0.6×	63	2.6k
Robert Pitt United States	20	1.4k 0.6×	493 0.3×	655 0.9×	315 0.8×	286 0.9×	150	2.1k
Laurent Ahiablame United States	24	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	145 0.4×	140 0.5×	49	2.2k
David J. Sample United States	26	1.3k 0.5×	846 0.6×	690 1.0×	194 0.5×	594 2.0×	78	2.1k
Michael E. Dietz United States	9	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	481 0.7×	186 0.5×	196 0.6×	19	1.9k
Belinda E. Hatt Australia	34	3.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.1×	918 1.3×	378 1.0×	1.2k 4.1×	69	4.1k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Traver, Robert G., et al.. (2025). Great Problems Seminars: A New First-Year Foundation at WPI.

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Wadzuk, Bridget, et al.. (2024). Exploring Storm Intensities and the Implications on Green Stormwater Infrastructure Design. Hydrological Processes. 38(11).

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Wadzuk, Bridget, et al.. (2024). Quantifying the Impact of Soil Moisture Sensor Measurements in Determining Green Stormwater Infrastructure Performance. Sensors. 25(1). 27–27.

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Cook, Lauren M., Marco Moretti, Peleg Kremer, et al.. (2024). Towards the intentional multifunctionality of urban green infrastructure: a paradox of choice?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 29 indexed citations

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Smith, Virginia, et al.. (2022). Underperformance Assessment Framework for Bioinfiltration Systems. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 8(3). 4 indexed citations

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Smith, Virginia, et al.. (2022). A Relational Data Model for Advancing Stormwater Infrastructure Management. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 9(1). 6 indexed citations

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Wadzuk, Bridget, et al.. (2021). Call for a Dynamic Approach to GSI Maintenance. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 7(2). 17 indexed citations

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Wadzuk, Bridget, et al.. (2020). Methodology to simulate unsaturated zone hydrology in Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) for green infrastructure design and evaluation. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0235528–e0235528. 14 indexed citations

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Ebrahimian, Ali, Kristin Sample‐Lord, Bridget Wadzuk, & Robert G. Traver. (2019). Temporal and spatial variation of infiltration in urban green infrastructure. Hydrological Processes. 34(4). 1016–1034. 39 indexed citations

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Ebrahimian, Ali, Bridget Wadzuk, & Robert G. Traver. (2019). Evapotranspiration in green stormwater infrastructure systems. The Science of The Total Environment. 688. 797–810. 102 indexed citations

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Wadzuk, Bridget & Robert G. Traver. (2012). Soil Moisture Balance in Bioretention Systems. Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation. 2012(5). 231–240. 3 indexed citations

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Schneider, Dominik, Bridget Wadzuk, & Robert G. Traver. (2011). Using a Weighing Lysimeter to Determine a Crop Coefficient for a Green Roof to Predict Evapotranspiration with the FAO Standardized Penman-Monteith Equation. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. 3629–3638. 6 indexed citations

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Traver, Robert G., et al.. (2010). Unit Process Simulation of a BioInfiltration Stormwater Control Measure. 733. 3980–3989. 1 indexed citations

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Wadzuk, Bridget, et al.. (2007). Re-Conceiving the Villanova University Constructed Stormwater Wetland. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007. 1–10.

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Traver, Robert G.. (1999). Stormwater Wetland BMP Performance: A Continuing Study. 1–8. 1 indexed citations

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Traver, Robert G., et al.. (1994). Effect of Nonstandard Rainfall Distributions on Stormwater Management Detention Basins. 612–615. 2 indexed citations

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Traver, Robert G., et al.. (1993). PARAMETER ESTIMATES FOR A GROUND WATER MODEL¹. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 29(1). 95–106. 1 indexed citations

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Traver, Robert G., et al.. (1992). Modeling Stormwater Basin Effects. 855–860. 3 indexed citations

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Traver, Robert G., et al.. (1992). Accumulation Effects of Stormwater Management Detention Basins. 925–930. 3 indexed citations

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Traver, Robert G. & Arthur C. Miller. (1987). Modeling Unsteady One Dimensional Open Channel Flow Using the Slope Friction Form of the Saint-Venant Equations. Hydraulic Engineering. 770–775. 2 indexed citations

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