The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin L. Preston sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 136 publications — 34th percentile
34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin L. Preston sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile
19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.
Benjamin L. Preston is affiliated with the RAND Corporation in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and social sciences, with notable work in subfields including sociology and political science, global and planetary change, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, transportation, and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics.
The main topics that characterize their work include sustainability and climate change governance, disaster management and resilience, environmental justice and health disparities, flood risk assessment and management, urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies, as well as climate change impacts on agriculture and climate variability and models.
Recent papers authored or coauthored by Benjamin L. Preston demonstrate an engagement with multiple dimensions of climate and environmental research. These include:
Frequent coauthors include Jaime Madrigano, Alexandra Huttinger, Sameer M. Siddiqi, Ramya Chari, and Grace Gahlon, indicating established collaborative relationships in their research publications.
Benjamin L. Preston's work has appeared in several journals repeatedly, with multiple publications in Nature Climate Change and contributions to npj Urban Sustainability, Global Environmental Change, Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, and Environmental Science & Policy.
In addition to journal articles, they have authored several books published by RAND Corporation eBooks, including:
Thomas G. Measham;Benjamin L. Preston;Timothy F. Smith;Cassandra Brooke
Benjamin L. Preston;Emma J. Yuen;Richard M. Westaway
Benjamin L. Preston;Richard M. Westaway;Emma J. Yuen
Brian C. O'Neill;Brian C. O'Neill;Timothy R. Carter;Kristie L. Ebi;Paula A. Harrison
Richard J.T. Klein;Guy F. Midgley;Benjamin L. Preston;Mozaharul Alam
Kirstin Dow;Frans Berkhout;Benjamin L. Preston;Richard J. T. Klein;Richard J. T. Klein
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Johanna Orvokki Nalau;Benjamin L. Preston;Megan C. Maloney
Myles R. Allen;Vicente R. Barros;John Broome;Wolfgang Cramer
Roger N. Jones;Benjamin L. Preston
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Bas J. van Ruijven;Marc A. Levy;Arun Agrawal;Frank Biermann
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Joern Birkmann;Susan L. Cutter;Dale S. Rothman;Torsten Welle
Benjamin L. Preston;Johanna Orvokki Mustelin;Megan C. Maloney
Syeda Mariya Absar;Benjamin L. Preston
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Benjamin L. Preston;Terry W. Snell;Tish L. Robertson;Brian J. Dingmann
Alex de Sherbinin;Anamaria Bukvic;Guillaume Thibaut Rohat;Guillaume Thibaut Rohat;Melanie Gall
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