Umesh Adhikari

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 933 citations indexed

About

Umesh Adhikari is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Umesh Adhikari has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 933 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Water Science and Technology, 5 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 5 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Umesh Adhikari's work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (5 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (4 papers). Umesh Adhikari is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers), Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment (5 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (4 papers). Umesh Adhikari collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iraq and India. Umesh Adhikari's co-authors include A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Sean A. Woznicki, Matthew R. Herman, Mohammad Abouali, Dawn Reinhold, Timothy M. Harrigan, Fariborz Daneshvar, Zhen Zhang, Jade Mitchell and Kalyanmoy Deb and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Research, Biophysical Journal and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Umesh Adhikari

24 papers receiving 905 citations

Hit Papers

Climate change and eastern Africa: a review of impact on ... 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. Climate change and eastern Africa: a review of impact on major crops
    2015 398 citations Umesh Adhikari, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi 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
Umesh Adhikari United States 13 267 226 182 151 144 27 933
Milad Nouri Iran 17 406 1.5× 177 0.8× 176 1.0× 152 1.0× 102 0.7× 46 721
Peter O’Brien United States 16 139 0.5× 67 0.3× 124 0.7× 140 0.9× 204 1.4× 67 952
Xue Wang China 20 439 1.6× 49 0.2× 104 0.6× 199 1.3× 163 1.1× 86 1.3k
Christian Siderius Netherlands 20 563 2.1× 218 1.0× 541 3.0× 91 0.6× 152 1.1× 44 1.4k
Julie Constantin France 21 317 1.2× 239 1.1× 122 0.7× 704 4.7× 679 4.7× 47 1.6k
Timothy Foster United Kingdom 20 344 1.3× 288 1.3× 387 2.1× 282 1.9× 327 2.3× 55 1.3k
Parmeshwar Udmale Japan 13 396 1.5× 238 1.1× 135 0.7× 61 0.4× 189 1.3× 27 919
Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal India 25 630 2.4× 115 0.5× 234 1.3× 132 0.9× 63 0.4× 99 1.6k
Jonathan E. Hickman United States 16 267 1.0× 98 0.4× 37 0.2× 125 0.8× 254 1.8× 34 858
Muhammad Ashraf Pakistan 17 566 2.1× 217 1.0× 233 1.3× 41 0.3× 175 1.2× 34 975

Countries citing papers authored by Umesh Adhikari

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Fields of papers citing papers by Umesh Adhikari

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Umesh Adhikari

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Umesh Adhikari. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Umesh Adhikari 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 Umesh Adhikari. Umesh Adhikari 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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Zhang, Zhongyu, Umesh Adhikari, Christopher M. Saffron, et al.. (2025). Technoeconomic Analysis for Renewable Energy Development Using Anaerobic Digestion and Pyrolysis at a Water Resource Recovery Facility. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 151(3).
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Adhikari, Umesh, et al.. (2024). Predictive Modeling of Tiger Population Trends in Indian Reserves. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Eeswaran, Rasu, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Umesh Adhikari, et al.. (2021). Quantification of resilience metrics as affected by conservation agriculture at a watershed scale. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 320. 107612–107612. 7 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, et al.. (2020). Quantitation of Risk Reduction of E. coli Transmission after Using Antimicrobial Hand Soap. Pathogens. 9(10). 778–778. 6 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, et al.. (2019). Construction of A New Dose–Response Model for Staphylococcus aureus Considering Growth and Decay Kinetics on Skin. Pathogens. 8(4). 253–253. 25 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, Mark H. Weir, Kevin F. Boehnke, et al.. (2019). A Case Study Evaluating the Risk of Infection from Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) in a Hospital Setting Through Bioaerosols. Risk Analysis. 39(12). 2608–2624. 82 indexed citations
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Abouali, Mohammad, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Fariborz Daneshvar, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of the effectiveness of conservation practices under implementation site uncertainty. Journal of Environmental Management. 228. 197–204. 8 indexed citations
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Nejadhashemi, A. Pouyan, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of neuro-fuzzy and Bayesian techniques in estimating suspended sediment loads. Sustainable Water Resources Management. 5(2). 639–654. 11 indexed citations
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Abouali, Mohammad, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of wetland implementation strategies on phosphorus reduction at a watershed scale. Journal of Hydrology. 552. 105–120. 12 indexed citations
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Daneshvar, Fariborz, et al.. (2017). Evaluating the significance of wetland restoration scenarios on phosphorus removal. Journal of Environmental Management. 192. 184–196. 25 indexed citations
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Gibbs, Carole, et al.. (2017). Applicability of Benford’s Law to Compliance Assessment of Self-Reported Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge Data. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management. 19(4). 1750017–1750017. 4 indexed citations
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Nejadhashemi, A. Pouyan, Mohammad Abouali, Umesh Adhikari, et al.. (2016). Development and evaluation of a comprehensive drought index. Journal of Environmental Management. 185. 31–43. 106 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh & A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi. (2016). Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources in Malawi. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 21(11). 24 indexed citations
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Nejadhashemi, A. Pouyan, et al.. (2015). Assessing the significance of wetland restoration scenarios on sediment mitigation plan. Ecological Engineering. 77. 103–113. 19 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, & Matthew R. Herman. (2015). A Review of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in East Africa. Transactions of the ASABE. 58(6). 1493–1507. 18 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, & Sean A. Woznicki. (2015). Climate Change and Eastern Africa: A Review of Impact on Major Crops. 1–3. 13 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, et al.. (2014). Normative values of Navicular drop test and the effect of demographicparameters - A cross sectional study. Annals of biological research. 5(7). 40–48. 10 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, Timothy M. Harrigan, & Dawn Reinhold. (2014). Use of duckweed-based constructed wetlands for nutrient recovery and pollutant reduction from dairy wastewater. Ecological Engineering. 78. 6–14. 65 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, et al.. (2013). Modeling Escherichia coli removal in constructed wetlands under pulse loading. Water Research. 50. 441–454. 9 indexed citations
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Adhikari, Umesh, et al.. (2013). Modeling seasonal variation in bacteriophage removal in constructed wetlands using convection–dispersion equation. Ecological Engineering. 54. 266–272. 9 indexed citations

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