# River water quality shaped by land–river connectivity in a changing climate

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 115 |
| Journal | Nature Climate Change |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41558-023-01923-x |
| Corresponding authors | Li Li |
| Institution | The Pennsylvania State University, United States |

**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/s41558-023-01923-x](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01923-x)

## Topics

river water quality · Hydrological connectivity · Climate change impacts · Hydrological connectivity · nutrient transport · Catchment hydrology · riparian zones · non-point source pollution · Flow regime alteration · Hydrological connectivity · watershed management · pollutant mobilization · Rainfall-runoff processes · Land use and land cover change · sediment transport

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