The journal Hydrology (ISSN: 2306-5338) encompasses all aspects of hydrology—groundwater, surface water, soil water, and atmospheric water, as well as snow and ice. We invite you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2024, listed below:

1. “Perspective of Hydrodynamics in Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation: A Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Research Evolution”
by Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie, Tariq Ouahbi, Dominic Ek Leong Ong, Hazlami Fikri Basri, Lin Sze Wong and Jibril Adewale Bamgbade
Hydrology 2024, 11(5), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11050061
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/5/61 

2. “The Implementation of Multimodal Large Language Models for Hydrological Applications: A Comparative Study of GPT-4 Vision, Gemini, LLaVa, and Multimodal-GPT”
by Likith Anoop Kadiyala, Omer Mermer, Dinesh Jackson Samuel, Yusuf Sermet and Ibrahim Demir
Hydrology 2024, 11(9), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11090148
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/9/148

3. “Monitoring Slope Movement and Soil Hydrologic Behavior Using IoT and AI Technologies: A Systematic Review”
by Md Jobair Bin Alam, Luis Salgado Manzano, Rahul Debnath and Ahmed Abdelmoamen Ahmed
Hydrology 2024, 11(8), 111; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11080111
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/8/111

4. “Integrating Remote Sensing Methods for Monitoring Lake Water Quality: A Comprehensive Review”
by Anja Batina and Andrija Krtalić
Hydrology 2024, 11(7), 92; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11070092
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/7/92

5. “Prioritization of Hydrological Restoration Areas Using AHP and GIS in Dulcepamba River Basin in Bolivar–Ecuador”
by Eddy Fernando Sanchez and Cesar Ivan Alvarez
Hydrology 2024, 11(6), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11060081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/6/81

6. “Assessment and Mitigation of Groundwater Contamination from Phosphate Mining in Tunisia: Geochemical and Radiological Analysis”
by Younes Hamed, Matteo Gentilucci, Naziha Mokadem, Rayan Khalil, Yosra Ayadi, Riheb Hadji and Elimame Elaloui
Hydrology 2024, 11(6), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11060084
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/6/84

7. “An Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Technique for Mapping Groundwater Recharge Zones: A Case Study of SW Riyadh, Central Saudi Arabia”
by Eman Mohamed M. EL-Bana, Haya M. Alogayell, Mariam Hassan Sheta and Mohamed Abdelfattah
Hydrology 2024, 11(3), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11030038
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/3/38

8. “A Temporal Fusion Transformer Model to Forecast Overflow from Sewer Manholes during Pluvial Flash Flood Events”
by Benjamin Burrichter, Juliana Koltermann da Silva, Andre Niemann and Markus Quirmbach
Hydrology 2024, 11(3), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11030041 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/3/41

9. “Daily Simulation of the Rainfall–Runoff Relationship in the Sirba River Basin in West Africa: Insights from the HEC-HMS Model”
by Idi, Roland Yonaba Souley Tangam, Dial Niang, Mahaman Moustapha Adamou, Amadou Keïta and Harouna Karambiri
Hydrology 2024, 11(3), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11030034 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/3/34 

10. “Climatic Modeling of Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers: Understanding the Climate Change Impacts”
by Aikaterini Lyra, Athanasios Loukas, Pantelis Sidiropoulos and Nikitas Mylopoulos
Hydrology 2024, 11(4), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11040049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/4/49

11. “Climate and Land Use/Land Cover Changes within the Sota Catchment (Benin, West Africa)”
by Kevin S. Sambieni, Fabien C. C. Hountondji, Luc O. Sintondji, Nicola Fohrer, Séverin Biaou and Coffi Leonce Geoffroy Sossa
Hydrology 2024, 11(3), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11030030 
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/3/30

12. “Influence of Slope Aspect and Vegetation on the Soil Moisture Response to Snowmelt in the German Alps”
by Michael Leopold Schaefer, Wolfgang Bogacki, Maximo Larry Lopez Caceres, Lothar Kirschbauer, Chihiro Kato and Shun-ichi Kikuchi
Hydrology 2024, 11(7), 101; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11070101   
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/7/101

13. “A Spatiotemporal Assessment of the Precipitation Variability and Pattern and an Evaluation of the Predictive Reliability of Global Climate Models over Bihar”
by Ahmad Rashiq, Vishwajeet Kumar and Om Prakash
Hydrology 2024, 11(4), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11040050
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/4/50 

14. “Integration of GIS and Water-Quality Index for Preliminary Assessment of Groundwater Suitability for Human Consumption and Irrigation in Semi-Arid Region”
by Kaddour Benmarce, Karim Zighmi, Riheb Hadji, Younes Hamed, Matteo Gentilucci, Maurizio Barbieri and Gilberto Pambianchi
Hydrology 2024, 11(5), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11050071
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/5/71

15. “Utilizing Hybrid Machine Learning Techniques and Gridded Precipitation Data for Advanced Discharge Simulation in Under-Monitored River Basins”
by Reza Morovati and Ozgur Kisi
Hydrology 2024, 11(4), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11040048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/4/48

16. “Agricultural Drought Model Based on Machine Learning Cubist Algorithm and Its Evaluation”
by Sha Sha, Lijuan Wang, Die Hu, Yulong Ren, Xiaoping Wang and Liang Zhang
Hydrology 2024, 11(7), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11070100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/7/100

17. “Integrated Exploitation of Rainwater and Groundwater: A Strategy for Water Self-Sufficiency in Ca Mau Province of the Mekong Delta”
by Dang Hoa Vinh, Dung Duc Tran, Dao Dinh Cham, Phan Thi Thanh Hang, Duong Ba Man, Danh Mon, Luu Hai Tung, Le Van Kiem, Thien Duc Nguyen and Duong Thi Ngoc Tuyen
Hydrology 2024, 11(4), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11040055
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/4/55

18. “Hydroclimatic Trends and Streamflow Response to Recent Climate Change: An Application of Discrete Wavelet Transform and Hydrological Modeling in the Passaic River Basin, New Jersey, USA”
by Felix Oteng Mensah, Clement Aga Alo and Duke Ophori
Hydrology 2024, 11(4), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11040043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/4/43

19. “Land-Use–Land Cover Changes in the Urban River’s Buffer Zone and Variability of Discharge, Water, and Sediment Quality—A Case of Urban Catchment of the Ngerengere River in Tanzania”
by Silaji S. Mbonaga, Amina A. Hamad and Stelyus L. Mkoma
Hydrology 2024, 11(6), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11060078
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/6/78

20. “The Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for River Monitoring: A Bibliometric Analysis Covering the Last 25 Years”
by Alonso Pizarro, Desirée Valera-Gran, Eva-María Navarrete-Muñoz and Silvano Fortunato Dal Sasso
Hydrology 2024, 11(6), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11060080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/11/6/80