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P. Suresh C. Rao

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1968
Groundwater flow and contamination studiesHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsSoil and Unsaturated FlowGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Publications

329

Citations

18,447

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

58

Publishing since 1968

Research summary
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This researcher's work spans environmental science topics including groundwater and soil-water dynamics, hydrology and watershed processes, wetland and metapopulation ecology, and urban water systems resilience. Recent publications also touch on remote sensing, network analysis, and data-driven approaches like deep learning applied to environmental monitoring. The overall body of work suggests a focus on how water, soil, and ecological systems behave and connect across landscapes and scales, with attention to sustainability and resilience of water infrastructure.

Groundwater and soil-water hydrologyWetland and metapopulation ecologyWatershed and river basin biogeochemistryUrban water system resilience and securityEnvironmental modeling and remote sensing

Publication output was higher and more variable earlier in the decade (2017-2020) but has slowed markedly since 2021, with a gap in 2023 and only a few publications in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 16 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 19 publications19192020: 12 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 8 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 4 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×8
  • Physical review. E×4
  • Water Resources Research×3
  • Applied Network Science×3
  • The Science of The Total Environment×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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