| Reviewing SEBAL input parameters for assessing evapotranspiration and water productivity for the Low-Middle São Francisco River basin, Brazil: Part A: Calibration and validation AHC Teixeira, WGM Bastiaanssen, MD Ahmad, MG Bos Agricultural and forest meteorology 149 (3-4), 462-476, 2009 | 356 | 2009 |
| Satellite surveillance of evaporative depletion across the Indus Basin WGM Bastiaanssen, MD Ahmad, Y Chemin Water resources research 38 (12), 9-1-9-9, 2002 | 316 | 2002 |
| Diagnosing irrigation performance and water productivity through satellite remote sensing and secondary data in a large irrigation system of Pakistan MD Ahmad, H Turral, A Nazeer Agricultural water management 96 (4), 551-564, 2009 | 185 | 2009 |
| Mapping root zone soil moisture using remotely sensed optical imagery CA Scott, WGM Bastiaanssen, MD Ahmad Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 129 (5), 326-335, 2003 | 168 | 2003 |
| Agricultural production, water use and food availability in Pakistan: Historical trends, and projections to 2050 M Kirby, MD Ahmad, M Mainuddin, T Khaliq, MJM Cheema Agricultural Water Management 179, 34-46, 2017 | 165 | 2017 |
| Analysis of energy fluxes and vegetation-atmosphere parameters in irrigated and natural ecosystems of semi-arid Brazil AH de Castro Teixeira, WGM Bastiaanssen, MD Ahmad, MSB Moura, ... Journal of Hydrology 362 (1-2), 110-127, 2008 | 162 | 2008 |
| The impact of climate change on regional water balances in Bangladesh JM Kirby, M Mainuddin, F Mpelasoka, MD Ahmad, W Palash, ME Quadir, ... Climatic change 135, 481-491, 2016 | 155 | 2016 |
| Measuring and enhancing the value of agricultural water in irrigated river basins I Hussain, H Turral, D Molden, MD Ahmad Irrigation Science 25 (3), 263-282, 2007 | 155 | 2007 |
| Regionalization of a conceptual rainfall–runoff model based on similarity of the flow duration curve: A case study from the semi-arid Karkheh basin, Iran I Masih, S Uhlenbrook, S Maskey, MD Ahmad Journal of hydrology 391 (1-2), 188-201, 2010 | 143 | 2010 |
| A new technique to estimate net groundwater use across large irrigated areas by combining remote sensing and water balance approaches, Rechna Doab, Pakistan MD Ahmad, WGM Bastiaanssen, RA Feddes Hydrogeology Journal 13 (5-6), 653-664, 2005 | 135 | 2005 |
| Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins X Cai, D Molden, M Mainuddin, B Sharma, Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad, ... Water International 36 (1), 42-62, 2011 | 127 | 2011 |
| Diagnostic analysis of spatial and temporal variations in crop water productivity: A field scale analysis of the rice-wheat cropping system of Punjab MD Ahmad, I Masih, H Turral Journal of Applied Irrigation Science 39 (1), 43-63, 2004 | 124 | 2004 |
| Energy and water balance measurements for water productivity analysis in irrigated mango trees, Northeast Brazil AHC Teixeira, WGM Bastiaanssen, MSB Moura, JM Soares, MD Ahmad, ... Agricultural and forest meteorology 148 (10), 1524-1537, 2008 | 115 | 2008 |
| Water saving technologies: myths and realities revealed in Pakistan’s rice-wheat systems MD Ahmad, H Turral, I Masih, M Giordano, Z Masood | 115 | 2007 |
| Sustainable use of groundwater for irrigation: a numerical analysis of the subsoil water fluxes MD Ahmad, WGM Bastiaanssen, RA Feddes Irrigation and Drainage: The journal of the International Commission on …, 2002 | 110 | 2002 |
| Assessment of water availability and consumption in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran—using remote sensing and geo-statistics LP Muthuwatta, MD Ahmad, MG Bos, THM Rientjes Water Resources Management 24 (3), 459-484, 2010 | 109 | 2010 |
| Remote sensing of global croplands for food security P Thenkabail, JG Lyon, H Turral, C Biradar CRC Press, 2009 | 97 | 2009 |
| Application of SEBAL approach and MODIS time-series to map vegetation water use patterns in the data scarce Krishna river basin of India MD Ahmad, T Biggs, H Turral, CA Scott Water Science and Technology 53 (10), 83-90, 2006 | 80 | 2006 |
| Groundwater use for irrigation and its productivity: status and opportunities for crop intensification for food security in Bangladesh MD Ahmad, M Kirby, MS Islam, MJ Hossain, MM Islam Water resources management 28, 1415-1429, 2014 | 79 | 2014 |
| The impact of irrigation development on regional groundwater resources in Bangladesh JM Kirby, MD Ahmad, M Mainuddin, W Palash, ME Quadir, ... Agricultural Water Management 159, 264-276, 2015 | 76 | 2015 |