Konar Research Group

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[63] Karakoc, D.B., and M. Konar (2024) Optimization of national grain imports to balance risk and return: A portfolio theory approach, Environmental Research: Food Systems, Vol 1, No 011001, doi: 10.1088/2976-601X/ad22d1. PDF

[62] Wang, J., M. Konar, K. Baylis, L. Estes, P. Hadunka, S. Xiong, and K. Caylor (2023) Potential impacts of transportation infrastructure improvements to maize and cassava supply chains in Zambia, Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, Vol 3, No 045006, doi: 10.1088/2634-4505/ad04e4. PDF

[61] Pandit, A., D.B. Karakoc, and M. Konar (2023) Spatially detailed agricultural and food trade between China and the United States, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 18, No 8, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ace72c. PDF

[60] Sun, S., M. Konar, Q. Tang, G. Fu, C. Fang, J. Wang, Y. Ni, T. Ma (2023) Tracing surface water pollution in China's supply chain, Journal of Hydrology, Vol 624, pp. 129960, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129960. PDF

[59] Karakoc, D.B., M. Konar, M.J. Puma, and L.R. Varshney (2023) Structural chokepoints determine the resilience of agri-food supply chains in the United States, Nature Food, Vol 4, pp. 607-615, doi: 10.1038/s43016-023-00793-y. PDF

[58] Cecil, M., A. Chilenga, C. Chisanga, N. Gatti, N. Krell, Noemi Vergopolan, K. Baylis, K. Caylor, T. Evans, M. Konar, J. Sheffield, and L. Estes (2023) How much control do smallholder maize farmers have over yield?, Field Crops Research, Vol 301, No 109014, doi: 10.1016/j.fcr.2023.109014. PDF

[57] Yang, J., J. Chang, M. Konar, Y. Wang, and J. Yao (2023) The grain Food-Energy-Water nexus in China: Benchmarking sustainability with generalized data envelopment analysis, Science of the Total Environment, Vol 887, No 164128, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164128. PDF

[56] Ao, Y., M. Siddik, M. Konar, and L. Marston (2023) Food, Energy, and Water production within watersheds of the United States, Water Resources Research, Vol 69, Issue 5, doi: 10.1029/2022WR034031. PDF

[55] Ruess, P.J., M. Konar, N. Wanders, and M. Bierkens (2023) Irrigation by crop in the Continental United States from 2008 to 2020, Water Resources Research, Vol 229, Issue 119442, doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119442. PDF

[54] Sun, S., Q. Tang, M. Konar, C. Fang, X. Liu, X. Liu, and G. Fu (2023) Water transfer infrastructure buffers water scarcity risks to supply chains, Water Research, Vol 229, Issue 119442, doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119442. PDF

[53] Lesk, C., W. Anderson, A. Rigden, O. Coast, J. Jägermeyr, S. McDermid, K.F. Davis, and M. Konar (2022) Impacts of compound heat and moisture extremes on global crop yields under climate change, Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, Vol 3, pages 872-889, doi: 10.1038/s43017-022-00368-8. PDF

[52] Wang, J., M. Konar, C. Dalin, Y. Liu, A. S. Stillwell, M. Xu, and T. Zhu (2022) Economic and virtual water multilayer networks in China, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 381, pp. 125041, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135041. PDF

[51] Sun, S., Q. Tang, M. Konar, Z. Huang, T. Gleeson, T. Ma, C. Fang, X. Cai (2022) Domestic groundwater depletion supports China's full supply chains, Water Resources Research, Vol 58, Issue 5, pp. e2021WR030695, doi: 10.1029/2021WR030695. PDF

[50] Wang, J., D.B. Karakoc, and M. Konar (2022) The carbon footprint of cold chain food flows in the United States, Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, Vol 2, pp. 0021002, doi: 10.1088/2634-4505/ac676d. PDF

[49] Reed, P.M., A. Hadjimichael, R.H. Moss, C. Brelsford, C.D. Burleyson, S. Cohen, A. Dyreson, D.F. Gold, R.S. Gupta, K. Keller, M. Konar, E. Monier, J. Morris, V. Srikrishnan, N. Voisin, J. Yoon (2022) MultiSector Dynamics: Advancing the science of complex adaptive human-earth systems, Earth's Future, Vol 10, Issue 3, pp. e2021EF002621, doi: 10.1029/2021EF002621.PDF

[48] Karakoc, D.B., J. Wang, and M. Konar (2022) Food flows between counties in the United States from 2007 to 2017, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 17, pp. 034035, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac5270. PDF

[47] Debaere, P., and M. Konar (2022) Water resources and trade: A research vision, PLOS Water, Vol 1, pp. e0000010, doi: 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000010. PDF

[46] Karakoc, D.B., and M. Konar (2021) A complex network framework for the efficiency and resilience trade-off in global food trade, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 16, pp. 105003, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac1a9b. PDF

[45] Jackson, N., M. Konar, P. Debaere and J. Sheffield (2021) Crop-specific exposure to extreme temperature and moisture for the globe for the last half century, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 25, Issue 6, pp. 064006, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abf8e0. PDF

[44] Vergopolan, N., S. Xiong, L. Estes, N. Wanders, N.W. Chaney, E.F. Wood, M. Konar, K. Caylor, H.E. Beck, N. Gatti, T. Evans, and J. Sheffield (2021) Field-scale soil moisture bridges the spatial scale gap between drought monitoring and agricultural yields, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Vol 25, Issue, 4, pp. 1827-1847, doi: 10.5194/hess-25-1827-2021. PDF

[43] Falkendal, T., C. Otto, J. Schewe, J. Jägermeyr, M. Konar, M. Kummu, B. Watkins, and M.J. Puma (2021) Grain export restrictions during COVID-19 risk food insecurity in many low-and middle-income countries, Nature Food, Vol 2, pp. 11-14, doi: 10.1038/s43016-020-00211-7. PDF

[42] Konar, M. and L. Marston (2020) The Water Footprint of the United States, Water, Vol 12, Issue 11, pp. 3286, doi: 10.3390/w12113286. PDF

[41] von Gnechten, R., J. Wang, M. Konar, K. Baylis, P. Anderson, S. Giroux, N. Jackson, and T. Evans (2020) A gravity model and network analysis of household food sharing in Zambia, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 15, pp. 115010, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abbe44. PDF

[40] Gumidyala, S., P.J. Ruess, M. Konar, L. Marston, C. Dalin, and Y. Wada (2020) Groundwater depletion embedded in transfers and exports of the United States, Water Resources Research, Vol 56, Issue 2, pp. e2019WR024986, doi: 10.1029/2019WR024986. PDF

[39] He, X., L. Estes, M. Konar, D. Tian, D. Anghileri, K. Baylis, T.E. Estes, and J. Sheffield (2019) Integrated approaches to understanding and reducing drought impact on food security across scales, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Vol 40, pp. 43-54, doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2019.09.006. PDF

[38] Jackson, N., M. Konar, P. Debaere, and L. Estes (2019) Probabilistic global maps of crop-specific areas from 1961 to 2014, Environmental Research Letters, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab3b93. PDF

[37] Di Baldassarre, G., M. Sivapalan, M. Rusca, C. Cudennec, M. Garcia, H. Kreibich, M. Konar, E. Mondino, J. Mård, S. Pande, M.R. Sanderson, F. Tian, A. Viglione, J. Wei, Y. Wei, D.J. Yu, V. Srinivasan, and G. Blöschl (2019), Socio-hydrology: Scientific challenges in addressing a societal grand challenge, Water Resources Research, doi: 10.1029/2018WR023901. PDF

[36] Lin, X., P.J. Ruess, L. Marston, and M. Konar (2019) Food flows between counties in the United States, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 14, pp. 084011, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab29ae. PDF

[35] Djehdian, L., C. Chini, L. Marston, M. Konar, and A.S. Stillwell (2019) The food-energy-water nexus of cities: Local and indirect water stress of urban areas in the United States, Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol 50, pp. 101621, doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101621. PDF

[34] Ruess, P.J., and M. Konar (2019) Grain and virtual water storage capacity in the United States, Water Resources Research, Vol 55, pp. 3960-3975, doi: 10.1029/2018WR024292. PDF

[33] D'Odorico, P., J. Carr, C. Dalin, J. Dell'Angelo, M. Konar, F. Laio, L. Ridolfi, L. Rosa, S. Suweis, S. Tamea, M. Tuninetti (2019) Global virtual water trade and the hydrological cycle: Patterns, drivers, and socio-environmental impacts, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 14, 053001, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab05f4. PDF

[32] Konar, M., M. Garcia, M.R. Sanderson, D.J. Yu, and M. Sivapalan (2019) Expanding the scope and foundation of sociohydrology as the science of coupled human-water systems, Water Resources Research, Vol 55, doi: 10.1029/2018WR024088. PDF

[31] Dang, Q., M. Konar, and P. Debaere (2018) Trade openness and the nutrient use of nations, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 13, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaebcb. PDF

[30] Konar, M., X. Lin, B. Ruddell, and M. Sivapalan (2018), Scaling properties of food flow networks, PLOS ONE, Vol 13, Issue 7, pp. e0199498, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199498. PDF

[29] Lant, C., J. Baggio, M. Konar, A. Meija, B. Ruddell, R. Rushforth, J. Sabo, and T. Troy (2018), The U.S. food-energy-water system: A blueprint to fill the mesoscale gap for science and decision-making, Ambio, doi: 10.1007/s13280-018-1077-0. PDF

[28] Marston, L., Y. Ao, M. Konar, M. Mekonnen, and A.Y. Hoekstra (2018), High-resolution water footprints of production of the United States, Water Resources Research, Vol 54, Issue 3, pp. 2288-2316, doi: 10.1002/2017WR021923. PDF

[27] Shen Q., S. Liang, M. Konar, Z. Zhu, A.S.F. Chiu, X. Jia, and M. Xu (2018), Virtual water scarcity risk to the global trade system, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol 52, Issue 2, pp. 673-683, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.7b04309. PDF

[26] Dang Q., and M. Konar (2018), Trade openness and domestic water use, Water Resources Research, Vol 54, Issue 1, pp. 4-18, doi: 10.1002/2017WR021102. PDF

[25] Deryugina, T., and M. Konar (2017), Impacts of crop insurance on water withdrawals for irrigation, Advances in Water Resources, Vol 110, pp. 437-444, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.03.013. PDF

[24] Wada, Y., M.F.P. Bierkens, A. de Roo, P.A. Dirmeyer, J.S. Famiglietti, N. Hanasaki, M. Konar, J. Liu, H. Müller-Schmied, T. Oki, Y. Pokhrel, M. Sivapalan, T.J. Troy, A.I.J.M. van Dijk, T. van Emmerik, M.H.J. van Huijgevoort, H.A.J. van Lanen, C.J. Vörösmarty, N. Wanders, and H. Wheater (2017), Human-water interface in hydrological modeling: current status and future directions, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Vol 21, pp. 4169-4193, doi: 10.5194/hess-21-4169-2017. PDF

[23] Srinivasan, V., M. Konar, and M. Sivapalan (2017), A dynamic framework for water security, Water Security, Vol 1, pp. 12-20, doi: 10.1016/j.wasec.2017.03.001. PDF

[22] Marston, L., and M. Konar (2017), Drought impacts to water footprints and virtual water transfers of the Central Valley of California, Water Resources Research, Vol 53, doi: 10.1002/2016WR020251. PDF

[21] Chini, C., M. Konar, and A.S. Stillwell (2017), Direct and indirect urban water footprints of the United States, Water Resources Research, Vol 53, doi: 10.1002/2016WR019473. PDF

[20] Srinivasan, V., M. Sanderson, M. Garcia, M. Konar, G. Blöschl, and M. Sivapalan (2016), Panta Rhei opinion: Prediction in a socio-hydrological world, Hydrological Sciences Journal, Vol 62, Issue 3, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1080/02626667.2016.1253844. PDF

[19] M. Konar, T.P. Evans, M. Levy, C.A. Scott, T.J. Troy, C.J. Vörösmarty, and M. Sivapalan (2016), Water resources sustainability in a globalizing world: who uses the water?, Hydrological Processes, Vol 30, Issue 18, pp. 3330-3336, doi: 10.1002/hyp.10843. PDF

[18] M. Konar, J.J. Reimer, Z. Hussein, and N. Hanasaki (2016), The water footprint of staple crop trade under climate and policy scenarios, Environmental Research Letters, Vol 11, Issue 3, pp. 035006, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/035006. PDF

[17] Dang, Q., M. Konar, J.J. Reimer, G. Di Baldassarre, R. Zeng, and X. Lin (2016), A theoretical model of water and trade, Advances in Water Resources, Vol 89, pp. 32-41, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.12.016. PDF

[16] Troy, T.J., M. Konar, V. Srinivasan, and S. Thompson (2015), Moving sociohydrology forward: A synthesis across studies, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Vol 19, pp. 3667-3679, doi: 10.5194/hess-19-3667-2015. PDF

[15] Paterson, W., R. Rushforth, B.L. Ruddell, M. Konar, I.C. Ahams, J. Gironás, A. Mijic, and A. Mejia (2015), Water footprint of cities: A review and suggestions for future research, Sustainability, Vol 7, Issue 7, pp. 8461-8490, doi: 10.3390/su7078461. PDF

[14] Marston, L., M. Konar, X. Cai, and T.J. Troy (2015), Virtual groundwater transfers from overexploited aquifers in the United States, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1500457112. PDF

[13] Jackson, N., M. Konar, and A.Y. Hoekstra (2015), The water footprint of food aid, Sustainability, Vol 57, Issue 6, pp. 6435-6456, doi: 10.3390/su7066435. PDF

[12] Dang, Q., X. Lin, and M. Konar (2015), Agricultural virtual water flows within the United States, Water Resources Research, Vol 51, doi: 10.1002/2014WR015919. PDF

[11] Lin, X., Q. Dang, and M. Konar (2014), A network analysis of food flows within the United States of America, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol 48, Issue 10, pp. 5439-5447, doi: 10.1021/es500471d. PDF

[10] Sivapalan, M., M. Konar, V. Srinivisan, A. Chhatre, A. Wutich, C. Scott, J.L. Wescoat, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe (2014), Socio-hydrology: Use-inspired water sustainability science for the Anthropocene, Earth's Future, Vol 2, Issue 4, pp. 225-230, doi: 10.1002/2013EF000164. PDF

[9] Konar, M. and K.K. Caylor (2013), Virtual water trade and development in Africa, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Vol 17, pp. 3969-3982, doi: 10.5194/hess-17-3969-2013. PDF

[8] Konar, M. , Z. Hussein, N. Hanasaki, D.L. Mauzerall, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe (2013), Virtual water trade flows and savings under climate change, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Vol 17, pp. 3219-3234, doi: 10.5194/hess-17-3219-2013. PDF

[7] Konar, M. , M.J. Todd, R. Muneepeerakul, A. Rinaldo, and I. Rodriguez-Irube (2013), Hydrology as a driver of biodiversity: Controls on carrying capacity, niche formation, and dispersal, Advances in Water Resources Research, Vol 51, pp. 317-325, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.02.009. PDF

[6] Dalin, C., S. Suweis, M. Konar , N. Hanasaki, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe (2012), Modeling and predicting the structure of the global virtual water trade network, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 39, Issue 24, L24402, doi: 10.1029/201GL053871. PDF

[5] Konar, M. , C. Dalin, N. Hanasaki, A. Rinaldo, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe (2012), Temporal dynamics of blue and green virtual water trade networks, Water Resources Research, Vol 48, Issue 7, W07509, doi: 10.1029/2012WR011959. PDF

[4] Dalin, C., M. Konar, N. Hanasaki, A. Rinaldo, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe, (2012), Evolution of the global virtual water trade network, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol 109, Issue 16, pp. 5989-5994, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1203176109. PDF

[3] Suweis, S., M. Konar, C. Dalin, N. Hanasaki, A. Rinaldo, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe, (2011), Structure and controls of the global virtual water trade network, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 38, Issue 10, L10403, doi: 10.1029/2011GL046837. PDF

[2] Konar, M. , C. Dalin, S. Suweis, N. Hanasaki, A. Rinaldo, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe (2011), Water for food: The global virtual water trade network, Water Resources Research, Vol 47, Issue 5, W05520, doi: 10.1029/2010WR010307. PDF

[1] Konar, M. , R. Muneepeerakul, S. Azaele, E. Bertuzzo, A. Rinaldo, and I. Rodriguez-Iturbe (2010), Potential impacts of precipitation change on large-scale patterns of tree diversity, Water Resources Research, Vol 46, Issue 11, W11515, doi: 10.1029/2010WR009384. PDF