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Rao S. Govindaraju

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1985Rising activity
Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGroundwater flow and contamination studiesSoil and Unsaturated FlowHydrological Forecasting Using AIHydrology and Drought Analysis

Publications

318

Citations

8,585

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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Rao S. Govindaraju's research focuses on hydrology, the study of water movement through watersheds, groundwater, and soil systems. Recent work applies machine learning and deep learning (including transformer-based models) to forecast hydrological and climate extremes, model harmful algal blooms in lakes, and evaluate hydrological models at sites with and without direct streamflow measurements. The work spans data-driven forecasting, environmental water quality, and methodological tools for testing model performance.

Hydrology and watershed modelingMachine learning and deep learning for environmental forecastingCompound and extreme climate eventsHarmful algal bloom modelingModel evaluation and uncertainty analysis

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with a notable peak in 2024, but overall activity has remained fairly steady with periodic surges rather than a clear long-term increase or decline.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 16 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 6 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 18 publications18242025: 5 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×20
  • Journal of Hydrology×13
  • Journal of Hydrologic Engineering×8
  • Water×4
  • Elsevier eBooks×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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