Wolfgang Grabs

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Grabs is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Grabs has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Water Science and Technology and 7 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Grabs's work include Flood Risk Assessment and Management (9 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (7 papers). Wolfgang Grabs is often cited by papers focused on Flood Risk Assessment and Management (9 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (7 papers). Wolfgang Grabs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Wolfgang Grabs's co-authors include B M Fekete, Charles J Vörösmarty, H. Lang, D. Gellens, H. Middelkoop, K. Wilke, Bruno Schädler, Jaap Kwadijk, Makoto Hyodo and C. M. Birkett and has published in prestigious journals such as Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Climatic Change and Water Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Grabs

14 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

High‐resolution fields of global runoff combining observed river discharge and simulated water balances

2002 541 citations B M Fekete, Charles J Vörösmarty et al. Global Biogeochemical Cycles profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wolfgang Grabs Germany	8	805	773	355	177	174	16	1.3k
Denis Ruelland France	24	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	400 1.1×	174 1.0×	65 0.4×	54	1.8k
Tong Jiang China	12	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	356 1.0×	320 1.8×	89 0.5×	19	1.6k
Liguang Jiang China	22	979 1.2×	883 1.1×	658 1.9×	259 1.5×	345 2.0×	57	1.8k
Frederiek Sperna Weiland Netherlands	15	1.0k 1.3×	706 0.9×	440 1.2×	75 0.4×	178 1.0×	28	1.4k
Glenn Tootle United States	21	1.1k 1.4×	815 1.1×	614 1.7×	128 0.7×	100 0.6×	63	1.5k
Ali Nazemi Canada	17	924 1.1×	832 1.1×	240 0.7×	113 0.6×	93 0.5×	38	1.6k
Weihong Li China	21	676 0.8×	638 0.8×	759 2.1×	129 0.7×	104 0.6×	32	1.4k
Doris Duethmann Germany	21	587 0.7×	903 1.2×	1.1k 3.0×	150 0.8×	100 0.6×	36	1.7k
Hege Hisdal Norway	19	1.9k 2.4×	1.5k 2.0×	397 1.1×	155 0.9×	71 0.4×	38	2.3k
Congsheng Fu China	22	606 0.8×	551 0.7×	392 1.1×	153 0.9×	137 0.8×	76	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Wolfgang Grabs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Grabs

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Grabs

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wolfgang Grabs. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wolfgang Grabs 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 Wolfgang Grabs. Wolfgang Grabs is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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16 of 16 papers shown

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Lawford, R. G., et al.. (2023). Implementing the GEOSS water strategy: from observations to decisions. International Journal of Digital Earth. 16(1). 1439–1468. 5 indexed citations

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Lawford, R. G., et al.. (2023). A data‐oriented strategy to support water resource managers and researchers. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 59(5). 877–884. 1 indexed citations

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Dang, Nguyen Mai, et al.. (2016). Integrated Coastal Flood Risk Management as a Means to Build Resilient Communities. 2(1). 2 indexed citations

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Grabs, Wolfgang. (2015). Benchmarking flood risk reduction in the Elbe River. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 9(4). 335–342. 7 indexed citations

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Shrestha, Mandira Singh, et al.. (2015). Establishment of a regional flood information system in the Hindu Kush Himalayas: challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 31(2). 238–252. 15 indexed citations

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Grabs, Wolfgang & H. Moser. (2015). Translating policies into actions: the case of the Elbe River. Water Policy. 17(S1). 114–132. 4 indexed citations

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Archer, David, Bodo Bookhagen, Wolfgang Grabs, et al.. (2012). Monitoring of Glaciers, Climate, and Runoff in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya Mountains. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 1–152. 1 indexed citations

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Grabs, Wolfgang, et al.. (2007). Integrated flood management. Water Science & Technology. 56(4). 97–103. 35 indexed citations

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Grabs, Wolfgang, et al.. (2003). Report of the GCOS/GTOS/HWRP Expert Meeting on Hydrological Data for Global Studies. 4 indexed citations

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Fekete, B M, Charles J Vörösmarty, & Wolfgang Grabs. (2002). High‐resolution fields of global runoff combining observed river discharge and simulated water balances. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 16(3). 541 indexed citations breakdown →

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Middelkoop, H., D. Gellens, Wolfgang Grabs, et al.. (2001). Impact of Climate Change on Hydrological Regimes and Water Resources Management in the Rhine Basin. Climatic Change. 49(1-2). 105–128. 491 indexed citations

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Vörösmarty, Charles, Arthur J. Askew, Wolfgang Grabs, et al.. (2001). Global water data: A newly endangered species. Eos. 82(5). 54–58. 151 indexed citations

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Grabs, Wolfgang, et al.. (2000). GLOF mitigation strategies - lessons learned from studying the Thulagi Glacier Lake, Nepal. Journal of Nepal Geological Society. 22.

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Delisle, G., et al.. (1998). The Thulagi glacier lake, Manaslu Himal, Nepal - Hazard assessment of a potential outburst. 2209–2215. 9 indexed citations

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Grabs, Wolfgang, et al.. (1994). Hydro-economic development and tools for decision aiding. Journal of Hydraulic Research. 32(sup1). 15–19.

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Braun, Ludwig N, et al.. (1993). Application of a Conceptual Precipitation- Runoff Model in the Langtang Kfaola Basin, Nepal Himalaya. 17 indexed citations

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