# Widespread societal and ecological impacts from projected Tibetan Plateau lake expansion

*PRI Rank #13 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #13 |
| 18m citations | 82 |
| Journal | Nature Geoscience |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41561-024-01446-w |
| Corresponding authors | Guoqing Zhang |
| Institution | Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/hydrology-and-watershed-management-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41561-024-01446-w](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01446-w)

## Topics

Tibetan Plateau · lake expansion · endorheic lakes · Climate change · Satellite observations · numerical modelling · water level rise · water storage · glacier meltwater · precipitation increase · Hydrological connectivity · infrastructure submersion · grasslands · wetlands · low-emissions scenario · water hazard mitigation · lake basin · lake shrinkage to expansion shift · ecological impacts · human settlements

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