An article from each issue of HSJ is selected by the editors for free access as the Featured Article. The Featured Articles published to date from Volume 71 (2026) are:
| Issue | |
| 13 | Riascos Montenegro, D. A., Duchesne, S., & St-Hilaire, A. (2026). Quantifying the thermal impacts of urban drainage systems on river temperature dynamics in Quebec City, Canada. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(13), 2653–2667. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2695791 |
| 12 | Bandira, P. N. A., Tan, M. L., Mahamud, M. A., Samat, N., Shao, Y., & Chen, Z. (2026). Integrated drought and flood risk mapping in tropical river basins using GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(12), 2386–2404. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2683099 |
| 11 | Mohan, M., Srivastava, S., Liu, L., Kumar, D. N., & Mijic, A. (2026). Sensitivity analysis-based multi-objective calibration using machine learning emulators for integral water system models. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(11), 2195–2212. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2674165 |
| 10 | Nguyen, N. L., Do, T. N., Stumpp, C., Stockinger, M., Leng, M. J., McGowan, S., … Trinh, A. D. (2026). Tracing monsoon precipitation, surface–groundwater interaction and seawater intrusion using stable isotopes in a subtropical river system. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(10), 1923–1944. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2669190 |
| 9 | Patidar, R., Pingale, S. M., Khare, D., Dayal, D., & Choudhary, S. (2026). Evaluating the GloFAS discharge reanalysis product for hydrological drought monitoring in India: performance across temporal scales and flow regimes. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(9), 1759–1778. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2659347 |
| 8 | Al Jabri, S., Faal, F., Nikoo, M. R., & Al-Wardy, M. (2026). Physics-informed neural networks for modelling groundwater flow and solute transport in stressed coastal aquifers. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(8), 1564–1580. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2653056 |
| 7 | Alashan, S., & Şen, Z. (2026). Frequency innovative polygon trend analysis (F-IPTA) method proposal and applications. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(7), 1351–1360. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2637776 |
| 6 | H. M. Aragaw, H. K. Muhye, H. T. Wegari, G. K. Beyene, F. B. Dinigu & F. W. Wodessa (2026). Water resource allocation in the Abaya Chamo sub-basin, Ethiopia: a scenario-based SWAT-WEAP modelling approach. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(6), 1013–1032. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2623982 |
| 5 | R. Khatakho, N. Suwal, S. B. Ankon & A. N. Jha (2026). Improving hydrological model performance and parameter transferability for data-scarce Himalayan basins to inform water resource decisions. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(5), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2621067 |
| 4 | G. Dolcetti, F. Bahmanpouri & A. Pilbala (2026). Fully non-contact discharge measurement in shallow streams via physics-based water-surface image analysis. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(4), 693–706. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2596270 |
| 3 | G. J. da Silva, H. Kreibich, A. Cominola, M. R. Benso, D. A. Guzman & E. M. Mendiondo (2026). Evidence of Brazilian water utilities’ interest in index-based insurance for floods and droughts. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(3), 357–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2596266 |
| 2 | G. Zhou, J. Yu, Q. Yue, S. Xu & X. Chen (2026). A multi-sectoral framework for assessing water use efficiency and its drivers: insights from China. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(2), 216–228. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2588419 |
| 1 | C. Paucar-Y-Montenegro, M. A. Rosas & A. Arancibia (2026). Gully erosion assessment in mountainous regions: a RUSLE-based methodology for the Central Peruvian Andes. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 71(1), 35–48. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2580578 |