Hydrological Sciences Journal

Aims & Scope

Hydrological Sciences Journal is an international journal focused on hydrology and the relationship of water to atmospheric processes and climate.

Hydrological Sciences Journal is the official journal of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS).

Hydrological Sciences Journal aims to provide a forum for original papers and for the exchange of information and views on significant developments in hydrology worldwide on subjects including: Hydrological cycle and processes Surface water Groundwater Water resource systems and management Geographical factors Earth and atmospheric processes Hydrological extremes and their impact Hydrological Sciences Journal offers a variety of formats for paper submission, including original articles, scientific notes, discussions, and rapid communications.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.752

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	121

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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
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science, 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.

• Flood risk and climate change: global and regional perspectives

  Citation: 1175

  Authors: Zbigniew W., Shinjiro, Sonia I., John, Neville, Pascal, Reinhard, Laurens M., Nigel, Katharine, Robert, G. Robert, Wolfgang, Gerardo, Yasushi, Kiyoshi, Boris

• IAHS Decade on Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB), 2003–2012: Shaping an exciting future for the hydrological sciences

  Citation: 1014

  Authors: M., K., S. W., V. K., H., V., X., J. J., E. M., P. E., T., J. W., D., S., E.

• Operational testing of hydrological simulation models

  Citation: 998

  Authors: V.

• A review of the potential impacts of climate change on surface water quality

  Citation: 988

  Authors: P. G., R. L., R. W., M., A. J.

• A decade of Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB)—a review

  Citation: 944

  Authors: M., H.H.G., G., J.J., M., J.W., B., T., M.P., U., F., J.E., A., H.V., D.A., R.W., A., S., D., P.A., S., T., H.C., R.A., E., C.

• Future long-term changes in global water resources driven by socio-economic and climatic changes

  Citation: 699

  Authors: JOSEPH, MARTINA, MICHAEL

• Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective

  Citation: 694

  Authors: Günter, Marc F.P., Antonio, Christophe, Georgia, Aldo, James W., Jeffrey J., Hubert H.G., Murugesu, Christine, Elena, Elena, Gemma, Claire, Josè, Borbála, Alberto, Hafzullah, Scott T., Anam, Vazken, Berit, Santosh K., Victor, Earl, Marlies H., Alena, Okke, Wouter R., Keith, Theresa, Thom, Pablo, Michael E., Gilles, Korbinian, Mitja, Luca, Wouter, Attilio, Andrea, Xiaohong, Yangbo, Yuanfang, Peter, Pierluigi, Martyn P., Adrian L., Barry, Annette, Paula C., Felipe P. J., Gerrit, Giuliano, Jessica M., Doris, Ravindra, Ebru, William H., James, Grant, Ennio, Stefano, Benjamin, David, Laura, Keirnan, Boris, Simon, Eric, Alexander, Josie, Shervan, Tom, Miriam, Alena, María P., Salvatore, A. B., Björn, Dawei, David, Adrian, Stefan, Kate, Kay, Mathew, Matthew, Hana, Clara, Ladislav, Christopher, Markus, Tissa H., Azhar, Camyla, Erkan, Ben, Zahra, Andis, Sonu, Sina, Jens, Mike, Wouter, Krzysztof, Silvia, Alla, Stefan, David, Heidi, Harald, Holger, Margarida L. R., Eric, Timothy, Junguo, Daniel Peter, Charles, Gil, Olga, Julien, Shamshagul, Shreedhar, Josep, Maria, Maurizio, Sebastian, Bruce Dudley, Alberto, Hannes, Alireza, Fernando, Christopher, Nataliia, Bakhram, Vincent O., Subhabrata, Saket, Zhonghe, Georgia, Charles, Laurent, Rafael, María J., David, Cristina, Maria-Helena, Maik, José Eduardo, Elena, Riccardo, Monica, David E., Renzo, Tirthankar, João H.M., Gianfausto, Mel, Bettina, Andreas, Anna, Jan, Eric, Mojtaba, Ashish, Moussa, Roy C., Thomas, Hugh, Sabine M., Lina, Ingelin, Ulrich, Bob, Jan, David, Flavia, Guillaume, Fuqiang, Rui, Kamshat, Hristos, Remko, Rens, Ruud J., Martine, Anne F., Ilja, Ronald, Pieter R., Jean-Philippe, Jana, Sergiy, Przemyslaw, Andrew J., Philip, Ida K., Christopher, Eric F., Ross, Zongxue, Koray K., Yongqiang

• Impacts of urbanisation on hydrological and water quality dynamics, and urban water management: a review

  Citation: 681

  Authors: Scott J.

• Development and testing of the WaterGAP 2 global model of water use and availability

  Citation: 658

  Authors: JOSEPH, PETRA, THOMAS, FRANK, BERNHARD, THOMAS, STEFAN

• The implications of projected climate change for freshwater resources and their management

  Citation: 654

  Authors: Z. W., L. J., N. W., P., B., K., T., Z., I.

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