David Tarboton: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
David Tarboton's h-index is 62 (158 i10-index, 22,542+ total citations across 628+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. David Tarboton is affiliated with Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University.
David Tarboton is a researcher affiliated with Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University, specializing in Hydrology, Water Resources, Hydrologic Information Systems. Their work has been cited 22,542 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
David Tarboton's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 628 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 62
- i10-Index
- 158
- Total Citations
- 22,542
- Citing Countries
- 1
As of June 2026.
David Tarboton has an h-index of 62 and 22,542 total citations across 628 publications, with research cited by institutions in 1 country.
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A new method for the determination of flow directions and upslope areas in grid digital elevation models
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About David Tarboton's research
David Tarboton is a researcher in Hydrology, Water Resources and Hydrologic Information Systems at Professor, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah State University. Their work has been cited 22,542 times across 628 publications (h-index 62), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “A new method for the determination of flow directions and upslope areas in grid digital elevation models” (1997), has accumulated 3,465 citations. Other influential works include “On the extraction of channel networks from digital elevation data” (1991) with 1,798 citations and “Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective” (2019) with 1,090 citations.
Citations of David Tarboton's research come primarily from China; the citation map above shows the full geographic breakdown.
