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D-Index
55
Citations
51843
World Ranking
2890
National Ranking
1022

Ann P. Kinzig publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ann P. Kinzig sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 135 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Ann P. Kinzig D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ann P. Kinzig sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ann P. Kinzig is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research spanning environmental science, social sciences, and economics. Their work explores interconnected aspects of environmental and social systems, with a strong emphasis on climate change, regional development, and resource management.

Their publication record includes studies published in various notable venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Climatic Change, American Antiquity, Sustainability, and Mathematical Biosciences.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • "The Earth has humans, so why don't our climate models?" (2020, Climatic Change)
  • "A Landscape Perspective on Climate-Driven Risks to Food Security: Exploring the Relationship between Climate and Social Transformation in the Prehispanic U.S. Southwest" (2020, American Antiquity)
  • "Resilience of Urban Economic Structures Following the Great Recession" (2021, Sustainability)
  • "Exploring farmers' perceptions about their depleting groundwater resources using path analysis: implications for groundwater overdraft and income diversification" (2020, Hydrogeology Journal)
  • "Challenges in cybersecurity: Lessons from biological defense systems" (2023, Mathematical Biosciences)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Charles Perrings
  • Edward C. Schrom
  • Stephanie Forrest
  • Andrea L. Graham
  • Simon A. Levin

The main fields of study associated with their research are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these, the subfields of study they engage with consist of:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Their work addresses several main topics, such as:

  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Regional resilience and development
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Social and Economic Development in India
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Ann P. Kinzig was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007. This distinction reflects their engagement with scientific advancements and contributions to their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100.

    O E Sala;F S Chapin;J J Armesto;E Berlow

  • Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social–ecological Systems

    Brian Walker;C. S. Holling;Stephen R. Carpenter;Ann P. Kinzig

  • Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

    Bradley J. Cardinale;J. Emmett Duffy;Andrew Gonzalez;David U. Hooper

  • A handful of heuristics and some propositions for understanding resilience in social-ecological systems

    Brian Walker;Lance Gunderson;Ann Kinzig;Carl Folke

  • Plant Attribute Diversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Function: The Nature and Significance of Dominant and Minor Species

    Brian Walker;Ann Kinzig;Jenny Langridge

  • Hard choices: Making trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and human well-being

    Thomas O. McShane;Paul D. Hirsch;Tran Chi Trung;Alexander N. Songorwa

  • Socioeconomics drive urban plant diversity

    Diane Hope;Corinna Gries;Weixing Zhu;William F. Fagan

  • The Functional Consequences of Biodiversity: Empirical Progress and Theoretical Extensions (MPB-33)

    David Tilman;Ann P. Kinzig;Stephen Pacala

  • Resilience and Regime Shifts: Assessing Cascading Effects

    Ann P. Kinzig;Paul Ryan;Michel Etienne;Helen Allison

  • Resilience of past landscapes: Resilience theory, society, and the Longue Durée

    Charles L. Redman;Ann P. Kinzig

  • A New Urban Ecology

    James P. Collins;Ann Kinzig;Nancy B. Grimm;William F. Fagan

  • The Effects of Human Socioeconomic Status and Cultural Characteristics on Urban Patterns of Biodiversity

    Ann P. Kinzig;Paige Warren;Chris Martin;Diane Hope

  • Exploring Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems Through Comparative Studies and Theory Development: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Brian H. Walker;John M. Anderies;Ann P. Kinzig;Paul Ryan

  • Self-similarity in the distribution and abundance of species

    John Harte;Ann Kinzig;Jessica Green

  • Paying for Ecosystem Services—Promise and Peril

    A. P. Kinzig;C. Perrings;F. S. Chapin;Stephen Polasky

  • Social Norms and Global Environmental Challenges: The Complex Interaction of Behaviors, Values, and Policy

    Ann P. Kinzig;Paul R. Ehrlich;Lee J. Alston;Kenneth Arrow

  • Global Warming and Soil Microclimate: Results from a Meadow-Warming Experiment

    John Harte;Margaret S. Torn;Fang-Ru Chang;Brian Feifarek

  • Neighborhood socioeconomic status is a useful predictor of perennial landscape vegetation in residential neighborhoods and embedded small parks of Phoenix, AZ

    Chris A. Martin;Paige S. Warren;Ann P. Kinzig

  • The Princeton Guide to Ecology

    Simon A. Levin;Stephen R. Carpenter;H. Charles J. Godfray;Ann P. Kinzig

  • Get The Science Right When Paying For Nature's Services

    S. Naeem;J. C. Ingram;A. Varga;T. Agardy

  • Guest Editorial, part of a Special Feature on Exploring Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems Exploring Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems Through Comparative Studies and Theory Development: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Brian H. Walker;John M. Anderies;Ann P. Kinzig;Paul Ryan

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Perrings
Charles Perrings Arizona State University
Brian Walker
Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Simon A. Levin
Simon A. Levin Princeton University
John Harte
John Harte University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Elmqvist
Thomas Elmqvist Stockholm Resilience Centre
David Tilman
David Tilman University of Minnesota
Stephen W. Pacala
Stephen W. Pacala Princeton University
John Tschirhart
John Tschirhart University of Wyoming
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London
Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University

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