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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
159
Citations
234018
World Ranking
16
National Ranking
1

Carl Folke 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 Carl Folke sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 409 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carl Folke 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 Carl Folke 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: 159 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology

Overview

Carl Folke is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and works predominantly in the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Economics and Econometrics, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their research covers a range of topics including Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Ecosystem dynamics and resilience, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Coastal and Marine Management, and Climate Change and Geoengineering.

The scientist frequently publishes in academic venues such as AMBIO, One Earth, Nature Sustainability, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Carl Folke include:

  • Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research, 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere, 2021, AMBIO
  • Urbanization in and for the Anthropocene, 2021, npj Urban Sustainability
  • Sustainability transformations: socio-political shocks as opportunities for governance transitions, 2020, Global Environmental Change
  • Indigenous knowledge: From local to global, 2021, AMBIO

Carl Folke collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Stephen R. Carpenter, Stephen Polasky, Marten Scheffer, Brian Walker, and Anne-Sophie Crépin.

Among the recognitions received, Carl Folke was made a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017 and is a Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of Biology.

Best Publications

  • A safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

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

  • RESILIENCE: THE EMERGENCE OF A PERSPECTIVE FOR SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ANALYSES

    Carl Folke;Carl Folke

  • Catastrophic shifts in ecosystems.

    Marten Scheffer;Steve Carpenter;Jonathan A. Foley;Carl Folke

  • Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

    Carl Folke;Thomas Hahn;Per Olsson;Jon Norberg

  • Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services.

    Boris Worm;Edward B. Barbier;Nicola Beaumont;J. Emmett Duffy

  • Linking Social and Ecological Systems: Management Practices and Social Mechanisms for Building Resilience

    Fikret Berkes;Carl Folke;Johan Colding

  • REDISCOVERY OF TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AS ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT

    Fikret Berkes;Johan Colding;Carl Folke

  • Resilience thinking: integrating resilience, adaptability and transformability

    Carl Folke;Stephen R. Carpenter;Brian Walker;Marten Scheffer

  • Navigating Social-Ecological Systems: Building Resilience for Complexity and Change

    Fikret Berkes;Johan Colding;Carl Folke

  • The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths

    Eric F. Lambin;B.L. Turner;Helmut J. Geist;Samuel B. Agbola

  • Climate Change, Human Impacts, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs

    T.P. Hughes;A.H. Baird;D.R. Bellwood;M. Card

  • Regime Shifts, Resilience, and Biodiversity in Ecosystem Management

    Carl Folke;Steve Carpenter;Brian Walker;Marten Scheffer

  • Complexity of coupled human and natural systems

    Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Marina Alberti

  • Confronting the coral reef crisis

    D. R. Bellwood;T. P. Hughes;T. P. Hughes;C. Folke;C. Folke;M. Nyström

  • Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies

    Rosamond L. Naylor;Rebecca J. Goldburg;Jurgenne H. Primavera;Nils Kautsky

  • Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment

    Kenneth Arrow;Bert Bolin;Robert Costanza;Partha Dasgupta

  • Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment.

    Kenneth Arrow;Bert Bolin;Robert Costanza;Partha Dasgupta

  • Social-Ecological Resilience to Coastal Disasters

    W. Neil Adger;Terry P. Hughes;Carl Folke;Stephen R. Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Walker
Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Per Olsson
Per Olsson Stockholm Resilience Centre
Lance Gunderson
Lance Gunderson Emory University
Fikret Berkes
Fikret Berkes University of Manitoba
Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Terry P. Hughes
Terry P. Hughes James Cook University
Johan Colding
Johan Colding Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Max Troell
Max Troell Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Marten Scheffer
Marten Scheffer Wageningen University & Research

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