| Water resources law A Gardner, R Bartlett, J Gray, R Nelson LexisNexis Butterworths, 2017 | 87 | 2017 |
| Interactions between centralized and decentralized water systems in urban context: A review M Arora, H Malano, B Davidson, R Nelson, B George Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 2 (6), 623-634, 2015 | 70 | 2015 |
| Assessing local planning to control groundwater depletion: California as a microcosm of global issues RL Nelson Water Resources Research 48 (1), 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
| Regulating grassland degradation in China: shallow-rooted laws R Nelson Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal 7 (2), 385-417, 2006 | 37 | 2006 |
| Local Groundwater Withdrawal Permitting Laws in the South‐Western US: California in Comparative Context RL Nelson, D Perrone Groundwater 54 (6), 747-753, 2016 | 30 | 2016 |
| Assessing the Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California N Ulibarri, NE Garcia, RL Nelson, AE Cravens, RJ McCarty Water Resources Research, e2020WR029292, 2021 | 28 | 2021 |
| Indigenous communities, groundwater opportunities P Womble, D Perrone, S Jasechko, RL Nelson, LF Szeptycki, ... Science 361 (6401), 453-455, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
| Groundwater law R Nelson, P Quevauviller Integrated groundwater management: Concepts, approaches and challenges, 173-196, 2016 | 22 | 2016 |
| Something in the air but not on the label: A call for increased regulatory ingredient disclosure for fragranced consumer products S Lunny, R Nelson, A Steinemann University of New South Wales Law Journal, The 40 (4), 1366, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
| Saving species beyond the protected area fence: Threats must be managed across multiple land tenure types to secure Australia's endangered species SG Kearney, J Carwardine, AE Reside, VM Adams, R Nelson, A Coggan, ... Conservation Science and Practice, e617, 2022 | 20 | 2022 |
| Water data and the legitimacy deficit: a regulatory review and nationwide survey of challenges considering cumulative environmental effects of coal and coal seam gas developments R Nelson Australasian Journal of Water Resources 23 (1), 24-34, 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
| Uncommon Innovation: Developments in Groundwater Management Planning in California R Nelson Woods Institute for the Environment, 2011 | 17 | 2011 |
| Legislation for ICM: advancing water resources sustainability? R Nelson Environmental and Planning Law Journal 22 (2), 96-129, 2005 | 15 | 2005 |
| Regulating Nonpoint Source Pollution in the US: A Regulatory Theory Approach to Lessons and Research Paths for Australia R Nelson UW Austl. L. Rev. 35, 340, 2010 | 14 | 2010 |
| GMO Trade Wars: The Submissions in the EC-GMO Dispute in the WTO J Peel, R Nelson, L Godden Melb. J. Int'l L. 6, 141, 2005 | 14 | 2005 |
| Shield science for robust decisions E O’Donnell, R Nelson Nature Sustainability 3 (9), 675-676, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
| Sustainable management of groundwater extraction: An Australian perspective on current challenges PG Cook, M Shanafield, MS Andersen, S Bourke, I Cartwright, J Cleverly, ... Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 44, 101262, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| Paying Back the River: A First Analysis of Western Groundwater Offset Rules and Lessons for Other Natural Resources R Nelson Stan. Envtl. LJ 34, 129, 2015 | 10 | 2015 |
| Stakeholder integration predicts better outcomes from groundwater sustainability policy D Perrone, MM Rohde, C Hammond Wagner, R Anderson, S Arthur, ... Nature Communications 14 (1), 3793, 2023 | 9 | 2023 |
| Water pollution in China: how can business influence for good? R Nelson Asian Business & Management 7 (4), 489-509, 2008 | 9 | 2008 |
