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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 5085 4718 862 801 86 6546

Chris Sandbrook publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chris Sandbrook between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chris Sandbrook published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2018. 17 of the 106 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2018. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 10 publications
2006 2025

106 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chris Sandbrook: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 6
2010 7
2011 2
2012 8
2013 5
2014 2
2015 8
2016 6
2017 6
2018 10
2019 6
2020 7
2021 10
2022 2
2023 3
2024 7
2025 10
Total 106
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Chris Sandbrook publications per year - data summary

  • Chris Sandbrook, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, has 106 publications recorded across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2006 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2018, 2021 and 2025, with 10 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2006, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 20 years in the span carry no publications at all (2007 and 2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.9 per year counting only the 18 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 32 publications, 30% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2006-2012: 24 publications (3.4 per year); 2013-2019: 43 publications (6.1 per year); 2020-2025: 39 publications (6.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Chris Sandbrook 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 Chris Sandbrook 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, 84–93 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: 86 publications — 7th percentile

7% 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 86
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
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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Chris Sandbrook 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.
  • Chris Sandbrook, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, records 86 publications - the 7th percentile of the discipline.
  • 7% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Chris Sandbrook, and about 93% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Chris Sandbrook 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).

Chris Sandbrook 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 Chris Sandbrook 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 41
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
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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Chris Sandbrook 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.
  • Chris Sandbrook, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, records 41 D-Index - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Chris Sandbrook, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Chris Sandbrook ranks below 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

Chris Sandbrook is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Geography, Planning and Development, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research covers a range of topics, including:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Geographies of human-animal interactions
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Chris Sandbrook has published papers in several journals, with a frequent presence in the following venues:

  • Oryx
  • Conservation Biology
  • People and Nature
  • Geoforum
  • Conservation Letters

Their recent academic publications include:

  • The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity (2022, Science)
  • Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • Imagining transformative biodiversity futures (2020, Nature Sustainability)
  • Principles for the socially responsible use of conservation monitoring technology and data (2021, Conservation Science and Practice)
  • Order of meals at the counter and distance between options affect student cafeteria vegetarian sales (2020, Nature Food)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chris Sandbrook include:

  • Andrew Balmford
  • Emma Garnett
  • Theresa M. Marteau
  • Douglas A. Clark
  • Trishant Simlai

Best Publications

  • When and how to use Q methodology to understand perspectives in conservation research.

    Aiora Zabala;Chris Sandbrook;Chris Sandbrook;Nibedita Mukherjee

  • Community management of natural resources in Africa: impacts, experiences and future directions.

    Dilys Roe;Chris Sandbrook;Fred Nelson

  • Half-Earth or Whole Earth? Radical ideas for conservation, and their implications

    Bram Büscher;Robert Fletcher;Dan Brockington;Chris Sandbrook

  • The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity

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  • The social implications of using drones for biodiversity conservation.

    Chris Sandbrook

  • Carbon, forests and the REDD paradox.

    Chris Sandbrook;Fred Nelson;William M. Adams;Arun Agrawal

  • Conservation, evidence and policy

    William. M. Adams;Chris Sandbrook

  • Impact of increasing vegetarian availability on meal selection and sales in cafeterias.

    Emma E Garnett;Andrew Balmford;Chris Sandbrook;Mark A Pilling

  • Elasticity in ecosystem services: exploring the variable relationship between ecosystems and human well-being

    Tim M. Daw;Christina C. Hicks;Katrina Brown;Tomas Chaigneau

  • Location, location, location: considerations when using lightweight drones in challenging environments

    James P. Duffy;Andrew M. Cunliffe;Leon DeBell;Chris Sandbrook;Chris Sandbrook

  • The global conservation movement is diverse but not divided

    Chris Sandbrook;Chris Sandbrook;Janet A. Fisher;George Holmes;Rogelio Luque-Lora

  • Protecting half of the planet could directly affect over one billion people

    Judith Schleicher;Julie G. Zaehringer;Julie G. Zaehringer;Constance Fastré;Bhaskar Vira

  • Social research and biodiversity conservation.

    Christopher Sandbrook;Christopher Sandbrook;William Adams;Bram Büscher;Bhaskar Vira

  • Putting leakage in its place: The significance of retained tourism revenue in the local context in Rural Uganda

    Chris G. Sandbrook

  • Pokémon Go: Benefits, Costs, and Lessons for the Conservation Movement

    Leejiah J. Dorward;John C. Mittermeier;Chris Sandbrook;Chris Sandbrook;Fiona Spooner

  • Value Plurality among Conservation Professionals

    Chris Sandbrook;Ivan R. Scales;Bhaskar Vira;William M. Adams

  • Tourism revenue sharing policy at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: a policy arrangements approach

    W.M. Ahebwa;V.R. van der Duim;C. Sandbrook

  • Expanding the role of social science in conservation through an engagement with philosophy, methodology and methods

    Katie Moon;Katie Moon;Deborah A. Blackman;Vanessa M. Adams;Rebecca M. Colvin

  • Digital Games and Biodiversity Conservation

    Chris Sandbrook;Chris Sandbrook;William M. Adams;Bruno Monteferri

  • Understanding conservationists’ perspectives on the new-conservation debate

    George Holmes;Chris Sandbrook;Chris Sandbrook;Janet A. Fisher

  • Local economic impact of different forms of nature‐based tourism

    Chris. G. Sandbrook

  • What is conservation

    Chris Sandbrook

Frequent Co-Authors

Dilys Roe
Dilys Roe International Institute for Environment and Development
William M. Adams
William M. Adams University of Cambridge
Andrew Balmford
Andrew Balmford University of Cambridge
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Beatrice Crona
Beatrice Crona Stockholm University
Bram Büscher
Bram Büscher Wageningen University & Research
Arun Agrawal
Arun Agrawal University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rosaleen Duffy
Rosaleen Duffy University of Sheffield
Christina C. Hicks
Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University
Matt Walpole
Matt Walpole Cambridge Conservation Initative

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