Demesew Alemaw Mhiret

@bdu.edu.et

Faculty of Civil and Water Resources Engineering
Bahir Dar University

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Water Science and Technology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Engineering, Environmental Engineering
446

Scholar Citations

11

Scholar h-index

12

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Leveraging remote sensing and machine learning for efficient bathymetric surveying in Lake Tana, Ethiopia
    Modeling Earth Systems and Environment , 2026
    2026
  • Elucidating long-term suspended sediment dynamics in Lake Tana of Ethiopia through integrating remote sensing with multi-depth field measurements
    Journal of Great Lakes Research 52 (Issue 2) , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Correction: Estimation of soil erosion rate and sedimentation in Koga reservoir, upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia
    DB Tiruneh, WT Ayele, DA Mhiret, ES Legesse, FA Teshager
    Discover Geoscience 4 (1), 122 , 2026
    2026
  • Evaluating the impacts of soil and water conservation practices on soil moisture dynamics in the Dengora and Keritwuha watersheds in Central Gondar Ethiopia
    AA Ayalew, WT Ayele, TW Enyew, TW Agegnehu, DA Mhiret
    Discover Environment 4 (1), 68 , 2026
    2026
  • Remote Sensing Approaches for Water Hyacinth and Water Quality Monitoring: Global Trends, Techniques, and Applications
    5 Lakachew Y. Alemneh 1,*, Daganchew Aklog 1 , Ann van Griensven 2,3 , Goraw ...
    Water 17, 2573 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Enhancing household food security through soil and water conservation practices: A case study in semi-arid areas of Ethiopia
    MW Ayalew, ET Teferi, SB Wassie, DA Mhiret, AT Aakle, DC Dagnew, ...
    Sustainable Futures 9, 100830 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Simulating Streamflow and Sediment Concentration in the Sub-humid Ethiopian Highland: the Debre Mawi Watershed, Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia
    Z Womber, FK Sishu, A Collick, FA Zimale, DA Mhiret, DC Dagnew, ...
    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2024 (834), H51K-0834 , 2024
    2024
  • Detection of Hydrological Alteration and soil erosion in a conserved tropical sub-humid ecosystem of Ethiopia
    AK Tebeje, MA Hussein, TT Assefa, DA Mhiret, FA Zimale, WB Abebe, ...
    Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 24, 100498 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Dynamics of soil quality in a conserved landscape in the highland sub humid ecosystem, Northwestern Ethiopia
    AK Tebeje, WB Abebe, MA Hussein, DA Mhiret, FA Zimale, G Desta, ...
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 8, 1270265 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Effect of eucalyptus on blue and green water availability and discharge in the tropical highlands: An interpretation of available literature
    TS Steenhuis, TC Alemie, H Muche, SA Tilahun, FA Zimale, DA Mhiret
    Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 71 (3), 221-230 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Identification of suitable land for supplemental surface irrigation in semi-arid areas of North-western Ethiopia
    AA Adem, M Yibeltal, DA Mhiret, SA Tilahun, FA Zimale, AW Worqlul, ...
    Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 29, 100899 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 11
  • Water quality characteristics of a water hyacinth infested tropical highland lake: Lake Tana, Ethiopia
    MG Dersseh, TS Steenhuis, AA Kibret, BM Eneyew, MG Kebedew, ...
    Frontiers in Water 4, 774710 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 62
  • Topography impacts hydrology in the sub-humid Ethiopian Highlands
    DA Mhiret, MG Dersseh, CD Guzman, DC Dagnew, WB Abebe, FA Zimale, ...
    Water 14 (2), 196 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • Experimental data for: Topography Impacts Hydrology in the Sub-Humid Ethiopian Highlands
    D Mhiret, M Dersseh, C Guzman, D Dagnew, W Abebe, B Zaitchik, ...
    2022
  • Topography Impacts Hydrology in the Sub-Humid Ethiopian Highlands. Water 2022, 14, 196
    DA Mhiret, MG Dersseh, CD Guzman, DC Dagnew, WB Abebe, FA Zimale, ...
    s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published … , 2022
    2022
  • Ecological status as the basis for the holistic environmental flow assessment of a tropical highland river in Ethiopia
    WB Abebe, SA Tilahun, MM Moges, A Wondie, MG Dersseh, WW Assefa, ...
    Water 13 (14), 1913 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 21
  • A nine-year study on the benefits and risks of soil and water conservation practices in the humid highlands of Ethiopia: The Debre Mawi watershed
    DA Mhiret, DC Dagnew, CD Guzman, TC Alemie, AD Zegeye, TY Tebebu, ...
    Journal of Environmental Management 270, 110885 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 32
  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of water hyacinth and its linkage with lake-level fluctuation: Lake Tana, a sub-humid region of the Ethiopian highlands
    MG Dersseh, SA Tilahun, AW Worqlul, MA Moges, WB Abebe, DA Mhiret, ...
    Water 12 (5), 1435 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 79
  • Hydrological foundation as a basis for a holistic environmental flow assessment of tropical highland rivers in Ethiopia
    WB Abebe, SA Tilahun, MM Moges, A Wondie, MG Derseh, TA Nigatu, ...
    Water 12 (2), 547 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 36
  • Hydrological foundation as a basis for a holistic environmental flow assessment of tropical highland rivers in Ethiopia. Water 12 (2), 547
    WB Abebe, SA Tilahun, MM Moges, A Wondie, MG Derseh, TA Nigatu, ...
    2020
    Citations: 5

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Spatial and temporal dynamics of water hyacinth and its linkage with lake-level fluctuation: Lake Tana, a sub-humid region of the Ethiopian highlands
    MG Dersseh, SA Tilahun, AW Worqlul, MA Moges, WB Abebe, DA Mhiret, ...
    Water 12 (5), 1435 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 79
  • Erosion hotspot identification in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands
    DA Mhiret, DC Dagnew, TT Assefa, SA Tilahun, BF Zaitchik, TS Steenhuis
    Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 19 (1), 146-154 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 64
  • Water quality characteristics of a water hyacinth infested tropical highland lake: Lake Tana, Ethiopia
    MG Dersseh, TS Steenhuis, AA Kibret, BM Eneyew, MG Kebedew, ...
    Frontiers in Water 4, 774710 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 62
  • Hydrological foundation as a basis for a holistic environmental flow assessment of tropical highland rivers in Ethiopia
    WB Abebe, SA Tilahun, MM Moges, A Wondie, MG Derseh, TA Nigatu, ...
    Water 12 (2), 547 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 36
  • Impact of soil conservation and eucalyptus on hydrology and soil loss in the Ethiopian highlands
    DA Mhiret, DC Dagnew, TC Alemie, CD Guzman, SA Tilahun, BF Zaitchik, ...
    Water 11 (11), 2299 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 36
  • Effect of large weirs on abundance and diversity of migratory Labeobarbus species in tributaries of Lake Tana, Ethiopia
    G Shewit, A Getahun, W Anteneh, B Gedif, B Gashu, B Tefera, Z Berhanie, ...
    African Journal of Aquatic Science 42 (4), 367-373 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 33
  • A nine-year study on the benefits and risks of soil and water conservation practices in the humid highlands of Ethiopia: The Debre Mawi watershed
    DA Mhiret, DC Dagnew, CD Guzman, TC Alemie, AD Zegeye, TY Tebebu, ...
    Journal of Environmental Management 270, 110885 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 32
  • Ecological status as the basis for the holistic environmental flow assessment of a tropical highland river in Ethiopia
    WB Abebe, SA Tilahun, MM Moges, A Wondie, MG Dersseh, WW Assefa, ...
    Water 13 (14), 1913 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 21
  • Estimating reservoir sedimentation using bathymetric differencing and hydrologic modeling in data scarce Koga watershed, Upper Blue Nile
    DA Mhiret, EK Ayana, ES Legesse, MM Moges, SA Tilahun, MA Moges
    Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (JAEID … , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 17
  • Identification of suitable land for supplemental surface irrigation in semi-arid areas of North-western Ethiopia
    AA Adem, M Yibeltal, DA Mhiret, SA Tilahun, FA Zimale, AW Worqlul, ...
    Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment 29, 100899 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 11
  • Erosion hotspot identification in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands
    DA Mhiret, DC Dagnew, TT Assefa, SA Tilahun, BF Zaitchik, TS Steenhuis
    Ecohydrol. Hydrobiol , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 11
  • Dynamics of soil quality in a conserved landscape in the highland sub humid ecosystem, Northwestern Ethiopia
    AK Tebeje, WB Abebe, MA Hussein, DA Mhiret, FA Zimale, G Desta, ...
    Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 8, 1270265 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 10
  • Detection of Hydrological Alteration and soil erosion in a conserved tropical sub-humid ecosystem of Ethiopia
    AK Tebeje, MA Hussein, TT Assefa, DA Mhiret, FA Zimale, WB Abebe, ...
    Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 24, 100498 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 8
  • Effect of eucalyptus on blue and green water availability and discharge in the tropical highlands: An interpretation of available literature
    TS Steenhuis, TC Alemie, H Muche, SA Tilahun, FA Zimale, DA Mhiret
    Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 71 (3), 221-230 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Topography impacts hydrology in the sub-humid Ethiopian Highlands
    DA Mhiret, MG Dersseh, CD Guzman, DC Dagnew, WB Abebe, FA Zimale, ...
    Water 14 (2), 196 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • Hydrological foundation as a basis for a holistic environmental flow assessment of tropical highland rivers in Ethiopia. Water 12 (2), 547
    WB Abebe, SA Tilahun, MM Moges, A Wondie, MG Derseh, TA Nigatu, ...
    2020
    Citations: 5
  • Remote Sensing Approaches for Water Hyacinth and Water Quality Monitoring: Global Trends, Techniques, and Applications
    5 Lakachew Y. Alemneh 1,*, Daganchew Aklog 1 , Ann van Griensven 2,3 , Goraw ...
    Water 17, 2573 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Elucidating long-term suspended sediment dynamics in Lake Tana of Ethiopia through integrating remote sensing with multi-depth field measurements
    Journal of Great Lakes Research 52 (Issue 2) , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Enhancing household food security through soil and water conservation practices: A case study in semi-arid areas of Ethiopia
    MW Ayalew, ET Teferi, SB Wassie, DA Mhiret, AT Aakle, DC Dagnew, ...
    Sustainable Futures 9, 100830 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Leveraging remote sensing and machine learning for efficient bathymetric surveying in Lake Tana, Ethiopia
    Modeling Earth Systems and Environment , 2026
    2026