| The natural flow regime NLR Poff, JD Allan, MB Bain, JR Karr, KL Prestegaard, BD Richter, ... BioScience 47 (11), 769-784, 1997 | 8818 | 1997 |
| A method for assessing hydrologic alteration within ecosystems BD Richter, JV Baumgartner, J Powell, DP Braun Conservation biology 10 (4), 1163-1174, 1996 | 3345 | 1996 |
| How much water does a river need? B Richter, J Baumgartner, R Wigington, D Braun Freshwater biology 37 (1), 231-249, 1997 | 2381 | 1997 |
| The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards NL Poff, BD Richter, AH Arthington, SE Bunn, RJ Naiman, E Kendy, ... Freshwater biology 55 (1), 147-170, 2010 | 1872 | 2010 |
| Rivers for life: managing water for people and nature S Postel, B Richter Island press, 2012 | 1372 | 2012 |
| Ecologically sustainable water management: managing river flows for ecological integrity BD Richter, R Mathews, DL Harrison, R Wigington Ecological applications 13 (1), 206-224, 2003 | 1259 | 2003 |
| Global monthly water scarcity: blue water footprints versus blue water availability AY Hoekstra, MM Mekonnen, AK Chapagain, RE Mathews, BD Richter PloS one 7 (2), e32688, 2012 | 1194 | 2012 |
| Threats to imperiled freshwater fauna: amenazas a la fauna dulceacuicola en riesgo BD Richter, DP Braun, MA Mendelson, LL Master Conservation biology 11 (5), 1081-1093, 1997 | 920 | 1997 |
| Meeting ecological and societal needs for freshwater JS Baron, NLR Poff, PL Angermeier, CN Dahm, PH Gleick, NG Hairston Jr, ... Ecological Applications 12 (5), 1247-1260, 2002 | 911 | 2002 |
| A spatial assessment of hydrologic alteration within a river network BD Richter, JV Baumgartner, DP Braun, J Powell Regulated Rivers: Research & Management: An International Journal Devoted to …, 1998 | 838 | 1998 |
| Restoring environmental flows by modifying dam operations BD Richter, GA Thomas Ecology and society 12 (1), 2007 | 804 | 2007 |
| Biodiversity conservation at multiple scales: functional sites, landscapes, and networks KA Poiani, BD Richter, MG Anderson, HE Richter BioScience 50 (2), 133-146, 2000 | 715 | 2000 |
| River flows and water wars: emerging science for environmental decision making NLR Poff, JD Allan, MA Palmer, DD Hart, BD Richter, AH Arthington, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1 (6), 298-306, 2003 | 651 | 2003 |
| A collaborative and adaptive process for developing environmental flow recommendations BD Richter, AT Warner, JL Meyer, K Lutz River research and applications 22 (3), 297-318, 2006 | 568 | 2006 |
| Climate change and river ecosystems: protection and adaptation options MA Palmer, DP Lettenmaier, NLR Poff, SL Postel, B Richter, R Warner Environmental management 44, 1053-1068, 2009 | 558 | 2009 |
| Lost in development's shadow: The downstream human consequences of dams BD Richter, S Postel, C Revenga, T Scudder, B Lehner, A Churchill, ... Water alternatives 3 (2), 14, 2010 | 531 | 2010 |
| Application of the Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration Software in Environmental Flow Setting1 R Mathews, BD Richter JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 43 (6), 1400-1413, 2007 | 506 | 2007 |
| A presumptive standard for environmental flow protection BD Richter, MM Davis, C Apse, C Konrad River Research and Applications 28 (8), 1312-1321, 2012 | 493 | 2012 |
| Sustainable floodplains through large-scale reconnection to rivers JJ Opperman, GE Galloway, J Fargione, JF Mount, BD Richter, S Secchi Science 326 (5959), 1487-1488, 2009 | 430 | 2009 |
| The Brisbane declaration and global action agenda on environmental flows (2018) AH Arthington, A Bhaduri, SE Bunn, SE Jackson, RE Tharme, D Tickner, ... Frontiers in Environmental Science 6, 45, 2018 | 403 | 2018 |
