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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 53 2234 2031 1078 967 114 19271
Ecology and Evolution 50 3730 3595 1307 1246 116 17432

Brendan Fisher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Brendan Fisher between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Brendan Fisher published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2011. 8 of the 135 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2011. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
2004 2026

135 publications in total across all disciplines

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Brendan Fisher: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 1
2006 0
2007 7
2008 8
2009 8
2010 11
2011 14
2012 5
2013 2
2014 5
2015 3
2016 9
2017 7
2018 8
2019 10
2020 5
2021 13
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3
2025 7
2026 1
Total 135
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Brendan Fisher publications per year - data summary

  • Brendan Fisher, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Vermont, has 135 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2005 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 23 years in the span carries no publications at all (2006).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.1 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 17 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 51 publications (6.4 per year); 2012-2019: 49 publications (6.1 per year); 2020-2026: 35 publications (5.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

Brendan Fisher 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 Brendan Fisher 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, 114–123 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: 114 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
114–123 474 114
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
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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Brendan Fisher publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Brendan Fisher, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Vermont, records 114 publications - the 21st percentile of the discipline.
  • 21% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Brendan Fisher, and about 79% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Brendan Fisher ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Brendan Fisher 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 Brendan Fisher 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 53
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
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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Brendan Fisher D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Brendan Fisher, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Vermont, records 53 D-Index - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Brendan Fisher, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Brendan Fisher ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Brendan Fisher is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Environmental Science with a notable emphasis on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Urban Green Space and Health, Environmental Education and Sustainability, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Economic and Environmental Valuation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, as well as Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Brendan Fisher has authored multiple research papers, with recent publications including:

  • Reset Sustainable Development Goals for a pandemic world (2020, Nature)
  • The importance of urban natural areas and urban ecosystem services during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science (2021, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • Landslides in the Andes: Forests can provide cost-effective landslide regulation services (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Taylor H. Ricketts, Andrew Balmford, Rachelle K. Gould, Richard B. Bradbury, and Hilary Byerly. This indicates active collaborations within their research network.

The scientist has published multiple papers in recurring venues such as PLoS ONE, Environmental Research Letters, Conservation Science and Practice, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, and Landscape Ecology, reflecting a consistent contribution to these journals.

Best Publications

  • Defining and classifying ecosystem services for decision making

    Brendan Fisher;R. Kerry Turner;Paul Morling

  • Quality of life: an approach integrating opportunities, human needs, and subjective well-being

    Robert Costanza;Brendan Fisher;Saleem Ali;Caroline Beer

  • Global mapping of ecosystem services and conservation priorities

    R. Naidoo;A. Balmford;Robert Costanza;B. Fisher

  • Ecosystem services: Classification for valuation

    Brendan Fisher;R. Kerry Turner

  • Ecosystem services and economic theory: integration for policy-relevant research.

    Brendan Fisher;Kerry Turner;Matthew Zylstra;Roy Brouwer

  • Integrating the ecological and economic dimensions in biodiversity and ecosystem service valuation

    R.S. de Groot;B. Fisher;M. Christie;J. Aronson

  • Navjot's nightmare revisited: logging, agriculture, and biodiversity in Southeast Asia

    David S. Wilcove;Xingli Giam;Xingli Giam;David P. Edwards;Brendan Fisher

  • Poverty and biodiversity: Measuring the overlap of human poverty and the biodiversity hotspots

    Brendan Fisher;Treg Christopher

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services: A multi-scale empirical study of the relationship between species richness and net primary production

    Robert Costanza;Brendan Fisher;Kenneth Mulder;Shuang Liu

  • Reset Sustainable Development Goals for a pandemic world.

    Robin Naidoo;Brendan Fisher

  • Nudging pro-environmental behavior: evidence and opportunities

    Hilary Byerly;Andrew Balmford;Paul J Ferraro;Courtney Hammond Wagner

  • Predictable waves of sequential forest degradation and biodiversity loss spreading from an African city

    Antje Ahrends;Neil D. Burgess;Simon A. H. Milledge;Mark T. Bulling

  • Mapping socio-economic scenarios of land cover change: a GIS method to enable ecosystem service modelling.

    R D Swetnam;B Fisher;B Fisher;B P Mbilinyi;P K T Munishi

  • Opportunities for biodiversity gains under the world/'s largest reforestation programme

    Fangyuan Hua;Xiaoyang Wang;Xinlei Zheng;Brendan Fisher

  • Evaluating the impacts of protected areas on human well-being across the developing world

    R. Naidoo;D. Gerkey;D. Hole;A. Pfaff

  • An Integrative Approach to Quality of Life Measurement, Research, and Policy

    Robert Costanza;Brendan Fisher;Saleem H. Ali;Caroline C. Beer

  • Ecosystem valuation: a sequential decision support system and quality assessment issues.

    RK Turner;S Morse-Jones;B Fisher

  • The importance of urban natural areas and urban ecosystem services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Nelson Grima;Will Corcoran;Corinne Hill-James;Benjamin Langton

  • Reducing emissions from deforestation - the "combined incentives" mechanism and empirical simulations.

    Bernardo Strassburg;R. Kerry Turner;Brendan Fisher;Roberto Schaeffer

  • Bringing Ecosystem Services into the Real World: An Operational Framework for Assessing the Economic Consequences of Losing Wild Nature

    Andrew Balmford;Brendan Fisher;Brendan Fisher;Rhys E. Green;Rhys E. Green;Robin Naidoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Balmford
Andrew Balmford University of Cambridge
Taylor H. Ricketts
Taylor H. Ricketts University of Vermont
Rhys E. Green
Rhys E. Green University of Cambridge
R. Kerry Turner
R. Kerry Turner University of East Anglia
Robin Naidoo
Robin Naidoo University of British Columbia
David S. Wilcove
David S. Wilcove Princeton University
Ian J. Bateman
Ian J. Bateman University of Exeter
Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza University College London
Douglas W. Yu
Douglas W. Yu University of East Anglia
Jonathan Green
Jonathan Green University of Manchester

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