Intergenerational inequities in exposure to climate extremes, W. Thiery, Y. Wada, et al., 2021, Science, 374, 158-160, doi:10.1126/science.abi7339.

Intense Agricultural Irrigation in Saudi Arabia Induced Contrasting Precipitation Changes, M.-H. Lo, Y. Wada, et al., 2021, Environmental Research Letter, 16, 064049, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac002e.

Global potential and feasibility of seasonal pumped-storage for energy and water storage, J. D. Hunt, Y. Wada, et al., 2020, Nature Communications, 11, 947, doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14555-y.

A continental-scale hydro-economic model for integrating water-energy-land nexus solutions, T. Kahil, Y. Wada, et al., 2018, Water Resources Research, 54, 7511–7533, doi: 10.1029/2017WR022478.

Co-designing Indus Water-Energy-Land Futures, Y. Wada, et al., One Earth, 2019, 1, 185-194, doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2019.10.006.

Fate of water pumped from underground causing sea level rise, Y. Wada, et al., 2016, Nature Climate Change, 6, 777–780, doi:10.1038/nclimate3001.

Modeling global water use for the 21st century: the Water Futures and Solutions (WFaS) initiative and its approaches, Y. Wada, et al., 2016, Geoscientific Model Development, 9, 175-222, doi:10.5194/gmd-9-175-2016.

Sustainability of global water use: past reconstruction and future projections, Y. Wada, M. F. P. Bierkens, 2014, Environmental Research Letter, 9, 104003, doi:10.1088/1748- 9326/9/10/104003.

Water balance of global aquifers revealed by groundwater footprint, T. Gleeson, Y. Wada, M. F. P. Bierkens, and L. P. H. van Beek, 2012, Nature, 488, 197–200, doi:10.1038/nature11295.

Nonsustainable groundwater sustaining irrigation: A global assessment, Y. Wada, L. P. H. van Beek, and M. F. P. Bierkens, 2012, Water Resources Research, 48, W00L06, doi:10.1029/2011WR010562. 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Oversea Research Fellow, Water-Food Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Institute for Space Studies/Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR)/Columbia University, USA, 2017

Research Fellow, Water-Food Security, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2015
PhD, Hydrology (Cum Laude), Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2013
MSc, Hydrology and System Earth Modeling (Prestige Master) (GPA 3.9/4.0), Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2009
MIA, International and Environmental Studies, Institute of Environmental Studies, The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2006 

2021-2022: Director of Biodiversity and Natural Resources (BNR) Program, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
2021-2022: Principal Research Scholar, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria

2019-2022: Chair Professor of Global Water and Food Security, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2019-2020: Acting Director of Water (WAT) Program, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria

2016-2019: Deputy Director of Water (WAT) Program, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
2016-2020: Senior Research Scholar, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria

2017-2019: Senior Research Associate, Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
2017-2019: Honourary Professor, School of Geographical Science, East China Normal University, China

2017-2019: Adjunct Research Scientist, Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR)/Columbia University, USA
2015-2017: Adjunct Research Scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

American Geophysical Union (AGU)
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU)
Japanese Association of Groundwater Hydrology (JAGH) World Water Council (WWC)/World Water Forum (WWF) World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) 

Rising Star of Science Award by Research.com (ranked 13 world, 1 in Austria), 2022 Highly cited researcher (top 1%) in two fields (environment and ecology, and geosciences) by Web of Science, 2022
Highly cited researcher (top 1%) by Web of Science, 2021

The Reuters Hot List of the World’s Top 1000 Climate Scientists (ranked 301), 2021 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellow, 2020
American Geophysical Union (AGU) James B. Macelwane Medal, 2020
Association of American Publishers' 2020 PROSE Awards Category Excellence – Environmental Science for the UNEP GEO-6 Report as contributed as the Lead Author (Freshwater), 2020

Highly cited researcher (top 1%) in two fields (environment and ecology, and geosciences) by Web of Science, 2020
Highly cited researcher (top 1%) in two fields (environment and ecology, and geosciences) by Web of Science, 2019

Highly cited researcher (top 1%) by Web of Science, 2018
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Hydrologic Science Early Career Award, 2018 European Geoscience Union (EGU) Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists, 2018
The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), The Young Scientists’ Prize, 2018
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)/National Institute of Science and Technology Policy NICE STEP (NISTEP) Award 2017, 2017
Dutch Hydrological Society Hydrology Prize 2013-2015 (NHV Hydrologieprijs 2013-2015), 2017
2015 Editors' Citations for Excellence in Refereeing Cited by Paul Dirmeyer for Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES), 2016
2015 Editors' Citations for Excellence in Refereeing Cited by Alberto Montanari (Editor in Chief) for Water Resources Research (WRR), 2016
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad (US$ 250,000), 2015
PhD degree with Cum Laude, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 2013
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Horton (Hydrology) Research Grant (US$ 10,000), 2012 

Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE) Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA)
KAUST Climate and Livability Initiative (CLI)