Dams and Reservoirs

Aims & Scope

Dams and Reservoirs is the official journal of the British Dam Society (BDS).

The journal welcomes high quality technical papers, technical notes, briefing articles, case studies and discussions from all over the world related to the design, construction, operation, safety and environmental aspects of dams, reservoirs and their ancillary works.

The journal reports on the work of the BDS worldwide and the related work of the International Commission on Large Dams.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26821

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	18

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.125

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Preliminary reflections on the failure of the Brumadinho tailings dam in January 2019

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Mike, Darren

• A Guide to Breach Prediction

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Mark, Matthew, Mohamed

• Development of a life safety model to estimate the risk posed to people by dam failures and floods

  Citation: 24

  Authors: D. M., D., W. M., A. F., B. J.

• Concrete dams: thermal-stress and construction stage analysis

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Ezzeldin Yazeed, Amr Ali, Rana Ayman

• Sediment flushing from reservoirs: a review

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Gregor, Marta, Yuichi

• The potential of sand dam road crossings

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Ian

• Improving internal erosion resistance of silty sand using additives

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Seyed Mohammad Ali, Shabnam, Brendan C., Shaghayegh Sadat

• Hydraulics of stepped spillways with different numbers of steps

  Citation: 10

  Authors: R., H. Md., M., H., H., A.

• Security of stepped masonry spillways: lessons from Ulley dam

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Peter J., Jonathan L.

• Tidal range structure operation assessment and optimisation

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Athanasios

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