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2025

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D-Index
71
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World Ranking
1266
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13

Belinda Reyers 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 Belinda Reyers sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 151 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Belinda Reyers 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 Belinda Reyers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Belinda Reyers is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Global and Planetary Change as well as interdisciplinary approaches involving Sociology and Political Science, Management Science and Operations Research, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of Belinda Reyers's research include:

  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Belinda Reyers has authored and co-authored multiple papers published in notable venues, including:

  • "Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research," 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • "Global targets that reveal the social-ecological interdependencies of sustainable development," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Reconciling well-being and resilience for sustainable development," 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • "The contributions of resilience to reshaping sustainable development," 2022, Nature Sustainability
  • "Rethinking resilience and development: A coevolutionary perspective," 2021, AMBIO

The frequent publication venues where this scientist contributes include:

  • Nature Sustainability
  • Ecosystems and People
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
  • People and Nature

Belinda Reyers often collaborates with other researchers. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Elena M. Bennett
  • Reinette Biggs
  • Ryan Blanchard
  • Hayley S. Clements
  • Maike Hamann

The range of topics covered and the variety of interdisciplinary subfields indicate a research focus intersecting environmental governance, sustainability science, and ecological resilience, emphasizing collaborative frameworks and knowledge co-production in sustainability research.

Best Publications

  • Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Katherine Richardson;Johan Rockström;Sarah E. Cornell

  • The IPBES Conceptual Framework - connecting nature and people

    Sandra Díaz;Sebsebe Demissew;Julia Carabias;Carlos Joly

  • Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • Essential biodiversity variables

    H M Pereira;S Ferrier;M Walters;G N Geller

  • Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

    Albert V. Norström;Christopher Cvitanovic;Christopher Cvitanovic;Marie F. Löf;Simon West;Simon West;Simon West

  • Summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

    Carl Folke;Reinette Biggs;Albert V. Norström;Belinda Reyers

  • Natural capital and ecosystem services informing decisions: From promise to practice

    Anne D. Guerry;Anne D. Guerry;Stephen Polasky;Jane Lubchenco;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer

  • Integration : the key to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

    Mark Stafford-Smith;David Griggs;David Griggs;Owen Gaffney;Farooq Ullah

  • Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability

    Elena M. Bennett;Wolfgang Cramer;Alpina Begossi;Georgina Cundill

  • An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation

    Richard M Cowling;Benis Egoh;Andrew T Knight;Patrick J O'Farrell

  • Mapping ecosystem services for planning and management

    Benis Egoh;Benis Egoh;Belinda Reyers;Mathieu Rouget;David M. Richardson

  • Getting the measure of ecosystem services: a social–ecological approach

    Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Reinette Oonsie Biggs;Reinette Oonsie Biggs;Graeme S. Cumming;Thomas Elmqvist

  • Conserving biodiversity efficiently: what to do, where, and when.

    Kerrie A Wilson;Emma C Underwood;Scott A Morrison;Kirk R Klausmeyer

  • Integrating ecosystem services into conservation assessments: a review.

    Benis Egoh;Mathieu Rouget;Belinda Reyers;Andrew T. Knight

  • Approaches to defining a planetary boundary for biodiversity

    Georgina M. Mace;Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Rob Alkemade;Rob Alkemade;Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs

  • Spatial congruence between biodiversity and ecosystem services in South Africa

    Benis Egoh;Belinda Reyers;Mathieu Rouget;Michael Bode

  • Equity and sustainability in the Anthropocene: a social–ecological systems perspective on their intertwined futures

    Melissa Leach;Belinda Reyers;Xuemei Bai;Eduardo S. Brondizio

  • Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables: challenges and future directions

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Martin Wegmann;Martin Wegmann;Andrew Skidmore;Sander Mucher

  • A biome-scale assessment of the impact of invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa.

    B.W. van Wilgen;B. Reyers;D.C. Le Maitre;D.M. Richardson

  • Ecosystem Services, Land-Cover Change, and Stakeholders: Finding a Sustainable Foothold for a Semiarid Biodiversity Hotspot

    Belinda Reyers;Patrick J. O'Farrell;Richard M. Cowling;Benis N. Egoh

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinette Biggs
Reinette Biggs Stellenbosch University
Jeanne L. Nel
Jeanne L. Nel Wageningen University & Research
Richard M. Cowling
Richard M. Cowling Nelson Mandela University
Benis Egoh
Benis Egoh University of California, Irvine
Patrick J. O’Farrell
Patrick J. O’Farrell University of Cape Town
Mathieu Rouget
Mathieu Rouget Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Thomas Elmqvist
Thomas Elmqvist Stockholm Resilience Centre
Robert J. Scholes
Robert J. Scholes University of the Witwatersrand

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