# Integrated Geospatial and Geostatistical Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Urban Groundwater Quality Using Water Quality Indices

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 60 |
| Journal | Water |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.3390/w16172549 |
| Corresponding authors | Asif Sajjad |
| Institution | Wuhan University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/water-quality-and-pollution-assessment/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.3390/w16172549](https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172549)

## Topics

Groundwater contamination · Lahore aquifers · Geographic information systems (GIS) · Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) · Water Quality Index · Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) · arsenic contamination · Total dissolved solids (TDS) · Hardness · weighted overlay analysis · Spatial analysis · Industrial effluents · Heavy metals · remediation scenarios · multi-barrier water treatment · advanced oxidation · Geostatistical analysis · Groundwater quality assessment · Water potability · contamination hotspot delineation

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