T. H. Syed

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

T. H. Syed is a scholar working on Oceanography, Environmental Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, T. H. Syed has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oceanography, 14 papers in Environmental Engineering and 11 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in T. H. Syed's work include Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (17 papers), Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (12 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (9 papers). T. H. Syed is often cited by papers focused on Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (17 papers), Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (12 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (9 papers). T. H. Syed collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and Germany. T. H. Syed's co-authors include J. S. Famiglietti, Matthew Rodell, Jianli Chen, Clark R. Wilson, Min‐Hui Lo, Sean Swenson, Kevin Anderson, J Bethune, D. P. Chambers and J. T. Reager and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

T. H. Syed

43 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Satellites measure recent rates of groundwater depletion ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2011 2008 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Satellites measure recent rates of groundwater depletion in California's Central Valley
    2011 720 citations J. S. Famiglietti, Min‐Hui Lo et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  2. Analysis of terrestrial water storage changes from GRACE and GLDAS
    2008 502 citations T. H. Syed, J. S. Famiglietti et al. Water Resources Research profile →

Peers

T. H. Syed
Yun Pan China
Zizhan Zhang China
Pat J.‐F. Yeh China
Mohamed Sultan United States
Bailing Li United States
Shuang Yi China
Jean‐François Crétaux France
Soumendra N. Bhanja India
Stéphane Calmant France
A. Milewski United States
Yun Pan China
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Citations per year, relative to T. H. Syed T. H. Syed (= 1×) peers Yun Pan

Countries citing papers authored by T. H. Syed

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Fields of papers citing papers by T. H. Syed

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. H. Syed

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of T. H. Syed. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of T. H. Syed based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with T. H. Syed. T. H. Syed is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2025). InSAR Reveals Recovery of Stressed Aquifer Systems in Parts of Delhi, India: Evidence for Improved Groundwater Management. Water Resources Research. 61(2). 3 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2024). Observing changes in the present and paleo-glacial extents of major glaciers in the Alaknanda Basin of Central Himalaya. Geomorphology. 461. 109287–109287. 2 indexed citations
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Mukhopadhyay, Jayanta, et al.. (2023). Lunar Impact Craters: New Perspectives From Full‐Polarimetric Analysis of Chandrayaan‐2 Dual‐Frequency SAR Data. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 128(12). 3 indexed citations
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Akyılmaz, Orhan, C. K. Shum, Wei Feng, et al.. (2022). Machine learning based downscaling of GRACE-estimated groundwater in Central Valley, California. The Science of The Total Environment. 865. 161138–161138. 50 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2022). Stable isotope and geochemical evidence on sources and mechanisms of groundwater recharge in the Nalanda-Rajgir Region of Eastern India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 15(3). 2 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2022). Manifestation of topography and climate variations on long-term glacier changes in the Alaknanda Basin of Central Himalaya, India. Geocarto International. 37(26). 11010–11029. 9 indexed citations
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Chandanpurkar, Hrishikesh A., J. T. Reager, J. S. Famiglietti, et al.. (2021). The Seasonality of Global Land and Ocean Mass and the Changing Water Cycle. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(7). 16 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2020). Analysis of variations and controls of evapotranspiration over major Indian River Basins (1982–2014). The Science of The Total Environment. 754. 141892–141892. 20 indexed citations
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Bhushan, Shashank, et al.. (2018). Assessing controls on mass budget and surface velocity variations of glaciers in Western Himalaya. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8885–8885. 60 indexed citations
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Bhushan, Shashank, et al.. (2017). Quantifying Changes in the Gangotri Glacier of Central Himalaya: Evidence for Increasing Mass Loss and Decreasing Velocity. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 10(12). 5295–5306. 30 indexed citations
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Ray, R.K., et al.. (2017). Assessment of village-wise groundwater draft for irrigation: a field-based study in hard-rock aquifers of central India. Hydrogeology Journal. 25(8). 2513–2525. 14 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2016). Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality assessment of groundwater in parts of Southern Gangetic Plain. Environmental Earth Sciences. 75(3). 52 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2016). Characterizing Drought in India Using GRACE Observations of Terrestrial Water Storage Deficit. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 18(2). 381–396. 112 indexed citations
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Bolch, Tobias, et al.. (2016). Area and mass changes of Siachen Glacier (East Karakoram). Journal of Glaciology. 63(237). 148–163. 50 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2013). Assessment of vulnerability to seawater intrusion and potential remediation measures for coastal aquifers: a case study from eastern India. Environmental Earth Sciences. 70(3). 1197–1209. 69 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., et al.. (2013). Recent changes in the snout position and surface velocity of Gangotri glacier observed from space. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 34(24). 8653–8668. 32 indexed citations
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Seo, Ki‐Weon, Duane E. Waliser, Baijun Tian, J. S. Famiglietti, & T. H. Syed. (2009). Evaluation of global land-to-ocean fresh water discharge and evapotranspiration using space-based observations. Journal of Hydrology. 373(3-4). 508–515. 18 indexed citations
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Syed, T. H., J. S. Famiglietti, Matthew Rodell, Jianli Chen, & Clark R. Wilson. (2008). Analysis of terrestrial water storage changes from GRACE and GLDAS. Water Resources Research. 44(2). 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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