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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 84 279 236 128 110 229 44435

Arun Agrawal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arun Agrawal between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arun Agrawal published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2020. 18 of the 278 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2020. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 2 publications
1980 2026

278 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arun Agrawal: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 2
1994 2
1995 3
1996 2
1997 3
1998 3
1999 7
2000 3
2001 12
2002 7
2003 5
2004 1
2005 5
2006 7
2007 4
2008 10
2009 13
2010 9
2011 16
2012 13
2013 16
2014 9
2015 4
2016 14
2017 10
2018 9
2019 9
2020 18
2021 10
2022 11
2023 16
2024 5
2025 16
2026 2
Total 278
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Arun Agrawal publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arun Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 224–233 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 229 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213 229
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Arun Agrawal D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arun Agrawal sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15 84
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Arun Agrawal is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields and subfields, focusing on environmental governance, resource management, and related socio-economic issues.

Agrawal's work has been published in a range of academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • One Earth
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Annual Review of Environment and Resources

The scientist's research covers multiple subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Soil Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Economics and Econometrics

Main topics in their work include:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Land Rights and Reforms
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Agrawal illustrate a focus on forest conservation, sustainability, and energy transitions. Notable publications are:

  • "Global forest restoration and the importance of prioritizing local communities," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "The Number and Spatial Distribution of Forest-Proximate People Globally," 2020, One Earth
  • "Forest-linked livelihoods in a globalized world," 2020, Nature Plants
  • "Clean energy transitions and human well-being outcomes in Lower and Middle Income Countries: A systematic review," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Equity in environmental governance: perceived fairness of distributional justice principles in marine co-management," 2021, Environmental Science & Policy

Frequent coauthors working alongside Agrawal include:

  • Nabin Pradhan
  • James T. Erbaugh
  • Johan A. Oldekop
  • Ashwini Chhatre
  • James L. Adams

Agrawal has contributed to book publications with titles such as "Responsibilization in Natural Resource Governance. Vuorovaikutteista luonnonvarahallintaa etsimässä: kansalaisten vastuuttamisesta kohti vastuullisuuden tukemista" (Itä-Suomen yliopisto eBooks, 2021) and "The Impact of Knowledge and Deliberative Processes on Local Spending Preferences for Climate Action" (Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks, expected 2025).

Arun Agrawal has received recognition including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2018 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Enchantment and Disenchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation

    Arun Agrawal;Clark C Gibson

  • Dismantling the Divide Between Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge

    Arun Agrawal

  • Common Property Institutions and Sustainable Governance of Resources

    Arun Agrawal

  • Environmentality: Technologies of Government and the Making of Subjects

    Arun Agrawal

  • Accountability in decentralization: A framework with South Asian and West African cases

    Arun Agrawal;Jesse Ribot

  • Collective Action, Property Rights, and Decentralization in Resource Use in India and Nepal

    Arun Agrawal;Elinor Ostrom

  • Recentralizing while decentralizing: How national governments reappropriate forest resources

    Jesse C. Ribot;Arun Agrawal;Anne M. Larson

  • Sustainable governance of common-pool resources: Context, methods, and politics

    Arun Agrawal

  • The role of local institutions in adaptation to climate change

    Arun Agrawal

  • Changing Governance of the World's Forests

    Arun Agrawal;Ashwini Chhatre;Rebecca Hardin

  • Environmentality : Community, intimate government, and the making of environmental subjects in Kumaon, India

    Arun Agrawal

  • Trade-offs and synergies between carbon storage and livelihood benefits from forest commons

    Ashwini Chhatre;Arun Agrawal

  • Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge: Some Critical Comments

    Arun Agrawal

  • Does REDD+ Threaten to Recentralize Forest Governance?

    Jacob Wesley Phelps;Edward L. Webb;Arun Agrawal

  • Indigenous knowledge and the politics of classification

    Arun Agrawal

  • Social and Ecological Synergy: Local Rulemaking, Forest Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Conservation

    Lauren Persha;Arun Agrawal;Ashwini Chhatre

  • Explaining success on the commons: Community forest governance in the Indian Himalaya

    Arun Agrawal;Ashwini Chhatre

  • Communities and the environment : ethnicity, gender, and the state in community-based conservation

    Arun Agrawal;Clark C. Gibson

  • Conservation and Displacement: An Overview

    Arun Agrawal;Kent Redford

  • Decentralization and Participation: The Governance of Common Pool Resources in Nepal’s Terai

    Arun Agrawal;Krishna Gupta

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel G. Brown
Daniel G. Brown University of Washington
Jesse C. Ribot
Jesse C. Ribot American University
Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom Indiana University
Anthony Bebbington
Anthony Bebbington Clark University
William M. Adams
William M. Adams University of Cambridge
Kent H. Redford
Kent H. Redford University of New England
Iain J. Gordon
Iain J. Gordon James Hutton Institute
Stefan Kinne
Stefan Kinne Max Planck Society
Petra Tschakert
Petra Tschakert Curtin University
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge

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