| Monitoring the 1996 drought using the standardized precipitation index MJ Hayes, MD Svoboda, DA Wiihite, OV Vanyarkho Bulletin of the American meteorological society 80 (3), 429-438, 1999 | 1720 | 1999 |
| The drought monitor M Svoboda, D LeComte, M Hayes, R Heim, K Gleason, J Angel, B Rippey, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 83 (8), 1181-1190, 2002 | 1709 | 2002 |
| The Lincoln declaration on drought indices: universal meteorological drought index recommended M Hayes, M Svoboda, N Wall, M Widhalm Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 92 (4), 485-488, 2011 | 988 | 2011 |
| Understanding the complex impacts of drought: A key to enhancing drought mitigation and preparedness DA Wilhite, MD Svoboda, MJ Hayes Water resources management 21, 763-774, 2007 | 930 | 2007 |
| Drought monitoring with NDVI-based standardized vegetation index AJ Peters, EA Walter-Shea, L Ji, A Vina, M Hayes, MD Svoboda Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing 68 (1), 71-75, 2002 | 754 | 2002 |
| Drought in the Anthropocene AF Van Loon, T Gleeson, J Clark, AIJM Van Dijk, K Stahl, J Hannaford, ... Nature Geoscience 9 (2), 89-91, 2016 | 733 | 2016 |
| Standardized precipitation index: user guide M Svoboda, M Hayes, D Wood | 602 | 2012 |
| Are droughts becoming more frequent or severe in China based on the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index: 1951–2010? M Yu, Q Li, MJ Hayes, M Svoboda, RR Heim Jr | 596 | 2014 |
| Flash droughts: A review and assessment of the challenges imposed by rapid-onset droughts in the United States JA Otkin, M Svoboda, ED Hunt, TW Ford, MC Anderson, C Hain, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 99 (5), 911-919, 2018 | 520 | 2018 |
| Appropriate application of the standardized precipitation index in arid locations and dry seasons H Wu, MD Svoboda, MJ Hayes, DA Wilhite, F Wen | 479 | 2007 |
| The effect of the length of record on the standardized precipitation index calculation H Wu, MJ Hayes, DA Wilhite, MD Svoboda | 476 | 2005 |
| Drought in a human-modified world: reframing drought definitions, understanding, and analysis approaches AF Van Loon, K Stahl, G Di Baldassarre, J Clark, S Rangecroft, ... Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 20 (9), 3631-3650, 2016 | 426 | 2016 |
| Handbook of drought indicators and indices MD Svoboda, BA Fuchs World Meteorological Organization, 2016 | 413 | 2016 |
| Application of relative drought indices in assessing climate-change impacts on drought conditions in Czechia M Dubrovsky, MD Svoboda, M Trnka, MJ Hayes, DA Wilhite, Z Zalud, ... Theoretical and Applied Climatology 96, 155-171, 2009 | 331 | 2009 |
| Flash droughts present a new challenge for subseasonal-to-seasonal prediction AG Pendergrass, GA Meehl, R Pulwarty, M Hobbins, A Hoell, ... Nature Climate Change 10 (3), 191-199, 2020 | 326 | 2020 |
| Assessing the evolution of soil moisture and vegetation conditions during the 2012 United States flash drought JA Otkin, MC Anderson, C Hain, M Svoboda, D Johnson, R Mueller, ... Agricultural and forest meteorology 218, 230-242, 2016 | 324 | 2016 |
| An intercomparison of drought indicators based on thermal remote sensing and NLDAS-2 simulations with US Drought Monitor classifications MC Anderson, C Hain, J Otkin, X Zhan, K Mo, M Svoboda, B Wardlow, ... Journal of Hydrometeorology 14 (4), 1035-1056, 2013 | 310 | 2013 |
| Drought hazard assessment in the context of climate change for South Korea WH Nam, MJ Hayes, MD Svoboda, T Tadesse, DA Wilhite Agricultural Water Management 160, 106-117, 2015 | 301 | 2015 |
| Examining rapid onset drought development using the thermal infrared–based evaporative stress index JA Otkin, MC Anderson, C Hain, IE Mladenova, JB Basara, M Svoboda Journal of Hydrometeorology 14 (4), 1057-1074, 2013 | 298 | 2013 |
| Drought indicators revisited: the need for a wider consideration of environment and society S Bachmair, K Stahl, K Collins, J Hannaford, M Acreman, M Svoboda, ... Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water 3 (4), 516-536, 2016 | 256 | 2016 |
