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Sara K. McMillan

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2001
Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsFlood Risk Assessment and Management

Publications

80

Citations

2,233

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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Sara K. McMillan studies how water moves through streams, rivers, and their surrounding land, and how this affects water quality and nutrient pollution, especially nitrogen. Her work looks at stream and floodplain restoration, urban stormwater management, and agricultural watersheds to understand how engineered and natural systems can reduce pollutants and manage flooding. Much of her research combines field monitoring with modeling tools to predict how water and nutrients travel through landscapes.

Stream and floodplain restorationNutrient (nitrogen) cycling and denitrificationUrban stormwater managementWatershed hydrology and modelingWater quality in agricultural landscapes

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a peak in 2020, a slowdown around 2022–2023, and a partial rebound in 2024.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 12 publications12202021: 5 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 8 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
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  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×6
  • Biogeochemistry×3
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×3
  • AGUFM×3
  • The Science of The Total Environment×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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