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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
34126
World Ranking
2768
National Ranking
181

Barry Smit 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 Barry Smit sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 134 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barry Smit 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 Barry Smit sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 95 scientists 31 D-Index: 123 scientists 32 D-Index: 191 scientists 33 D-Index: 245 scientists 34 D-Index: 252 scientists 35 D-Index: 244 scientists 36 D-Index: 249 scientists 37 D-Index: 244 scientists 38 D-Index: 254 scientists 39 D-Index: 254 scientists 40 D-Index: 280 scientists 41 D-Index: 274 scientists 42 D-Index: 266 scientists 43 D-Index: 233 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 208 scientists 46 D-Index: 201 scientists 47 D-Index: 213 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 172 scientists 50 D-Index: 209 scientists 51 D-Index: 199 scientists 52 D-Index: 153 scientists 53 D-Index: 169 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 148 scientists 56 D-Index: 120 scientists 57 D-Index: 146 scientists 58 D-Index: 137 scientists 59 D-Index: 140 scientists 60 D-Index: 104 scientists 61 D-Index: 119 scientists 62 D-Index: 118 scientists 63 D-Index: 99 scientists 64 D-Index: 77 scientists 65 D-Index: 100 scientists 66 D-Index: 86 scientists 67 D-Index: 83 scientists 68 D-Index: 75 scientists 69 D-Index: 94 scientists 70 D-Index: 57 scientists 71 D-Index: 68 scientists 72 D-Index: 59 scientists 73 D-Index: 63 scientists 74 D-Index: 66 scientists 75 D-Index: 60 scientists 76 D-Index: 42 scientists 77 D-Index: 49 scientists 78 D-Index: 39 scientists 79 D-Index: 37 scientists 80 D-Index: 43 scientists 81 D-Index: 41 scientists 82 D-Index: 45 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 40 scientists 85 D-Index: 35 scientists 86 D-Index: 55 scientists 87 D-Index: 24 scientists 88 D-Index: 24 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 25 scientists 92 D-Index: 27 scientists 93 D-Index: 27 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 23 scientists 96 D-Index: 12 scientists 97 D-Index: 14 scientists 98 D-Index: 19 scientists 99 D-Index: 16 scientists 100 D-Index: 14 scientists 101 D-Index: 5 scientists 102 D-Index: 21 scientists 103 D-Index: 16 scientists 104 D-Index: 10 scientists 105 D-Index: 7 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 7 scientists 108 D-Index: 6 scientists 109 D-Index: 9 scientists 110 D-Index: 11 scientists 111 D-Index: 12 scientists 112 D-Index: 9 scientists 113 D-Index: 7 scientists 114 D-Index: 3 scientists 115 D-Index: 8 scientists 116 D-Index: 5 scientists 117 D-Index: 11 scientists 118 D-Index: 4 scientists 119 D-Index: 2 scientists 120 D-Index: 5 scientists 121+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Barry Smit is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their academic work involves collaboration with a number of researchers, reflecting interdisciplinary cooperation.

  • Ann Dale
  • Jenny Onyx
  • Ray Côté
  • James Tansey
  • Ellen Wall

The scientist was recognized with the award of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016, specifically within the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Adaptation, adaptive capacity and vulnerability

    Barry Smit;Johanna Wandel

  • Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

  • Adaptation to climate change in the context of sustainable development and equity

    B Smit;O Pilifosova;I Burton;B Challenger

  • Assessment of adaptation practices, options, constraints and capacity

    WN Adger;S Agrawal;Mmw Mirza;C Conde

  • An Anatomy of Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability

    Barry Smit;Ian Burton;Richard J.T. Klein;J. Wandel

  • ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A TYPOLOGY

    Barry Smit;Mark W. Skinner

  • Migration as an Adaptation to Climate Change

    R. McLeman;B. Smit

  • THE SCIENCE OF ADAPTATION: A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSMENT

    Barry Smit;Ian Burton;Richard J.T. Klein;R. Street

  • A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Communities in the Canadian Arctic to Risks Associated with Climate Change

    James D. Ford;Barry Smit

  • Human adaptation to climatic variability and change

    John Smithers;Barry Smit

  • Vulnerability to climate change in the Arctic: A case study from Arctic Bay, Canada

    James D. Ford;Barry Smit;Johanna Wandel

  • From Adaptation to Adaptive Capacity and Vulnerability Reduction

    Barry Smit;Olga Pilifosova

  • FARM-LEVEL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATIC VARIABILITY AND CHANGE: CROP DIVERSIFICATION IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES

    Ben Bradshaw;Holly Dolan;Barry Smit

  • Adaptation in Canadian Agriculture to Climatic Variability and Change

    Christopher R. Bryant;Barry Smit;Michael Brklacich;Thomas R. Johnston

  • Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

    Liette Connolly-Boutin;Barry Smit

  • Case study and analogue methodologies in climate change vulnerability research.

    James D. Ford;E. C. H. Keskitalo;Tanya Smith;Tristan Pearce

  • AGRICULTURAL ADAPTATION TO CLIMATIC VARIATION

    B. Smit;D. McNabb;J. Smithers

  • Multiple exposures and dynamic vulnerability: Evidence from the grape industry in the Okanagan Valley, Canada

    Suzanne Belliveau;Barry Smit;Ben Bradshaw

  • Climate change policy responses for Canada's Inuit population: The importance of and opportunities for adaptation

    James D. Ford;Tristan Pearce;Frank Duerden;Chris Furgal

  • Sustainability in agriculture: a general review

    Cai Yunlong;Barry Smit

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Ford
James D. Ford University of Leeds
Chris Cocklin
Chris Cocklin James Cook University
Richard J.T. Klein
Richard J.T. Klein Stockholm Environment Institute
Lea Berrang-Ford
Lea Berrang-Ford University of Leeds
Saleemul Huq
Saleemul Huq Independent University
Nadine Marshall
Nadine Marshall James Cook University
Ian Burton
Ian Burton University of Toronto
John N. Kittinger
John N. Kittinger Arizona State University
Gregory V. Jones
Gregory V. Jones Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
John J. McDermott
John J. McDermott International Food Policy Research Institute

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