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Christopher Rootes

Christopher Rootes

D-Index & Metrics

Political Science

D-Index
28
Citations
3118
World Ranking
1394
National Ranking
237

Christopher Rootes publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Rootes sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 163 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Christopher Rootes D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Rootes sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 28 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher Rootes is affiliated with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom and specializes in research within the social sciences. Their scholarly work primarily addresses topics related to social movements, political science, and environmental issues.

Their research spans several interconnected fields and subfields, including:

  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Development

Key topics explored by Rootes include:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • International Development and Aid
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Politics and Society in Latin America
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy

Rootes has published frequently in prominent encyclopedic outlets, particularly:

  • The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

Their recent papers include:

  • "Environmental Movements," 2022, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • "Global Justice Movement," 2022, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • "Student Movements," 2022, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • "Environmental Movements," 2023, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
  • "Student Movements," 2024, The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

Frequent collaborative work is documented with co-authors such as:

  • Nikos Sotirakopoulos
  • Brian Doherty
  • Graeme Hayes

Best Publications

  • Environmental Protest in Western Europe

    Christopher Rootes

  • Environmental Movements: Local, National and Global

    Christopher Rootes

  • Explaining differential protest participation: Novices, returners, repeaters, and stalwarts

    Clare E. Saunders;Maria Grasso;Cristiana Olcese;Emily Rainsford

  • Environmental movements: From the local to the global

    Christopher Rootes

  • Acting locally: The character, contexts and significance of local environmental mobilisations

    Christopher Rootes

  • Framing “The Climate Issue” : Patterns of Participation and Prognostic Frames among Climate Summit Protesters

    Mattias Wahlström;Magnus Wennerhag;Christopher Rootes

  • The Green Challenge: The Development of Green Parties in Europe

    Dick Richardson;Chris Rootes

  • Acting globally, thinking locally? Prospects for a global environmental movement

    Christopher Rootes

  • From local conflict to national issue: when and how environmental campaigns succeed in transcending the local

    Christopher Rootes

  • Environmental movements, waste and waste infrastructure: an introduction

    Christopher Rootes

  • The first climate change election? The Australian general election of 24 November 2007

    Christopher Rootes

  • International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics

    J. Barry;E.G Frankland;T Affigne;R Eckersley

  • Chapter 26. Environmental Movements

    Unknown

  • The transformation of environmental activism: Activists, organizations and policy‐making

    Unknown

  • Facing south? British environmental movement organisations and the challenge of globalisation

    Christopher Rootes

  • Environmental NGOs at a crossroads

    Nathalie Berny;Christopher Rootes

  • Environmental movements and campaigns against waste infrastructure in the United States

    Christopher Rootes;Liam Leonard

  • The impact of local campaigns against wind energy developments

    Matthew Ogilvie;Christopher Rootes

  • Climate change, national politics and grassroots action: an introduction

    Christopher Rootes;Anthony Zito;John Barry

  • A referendum on the carbon tax? The 2013 Australian election, the Greens, and the environment

    Christopher Rootes

  • Political Opportunity Structures - promise, problems and prospects

    Christopher Rootes

  • More acted upon than acting? Campaigns against waste incinerators in England

    Christopher Rootes

  • Rethinking Social Movements: Structure, Meaning and Emotion

    Christopher Rootes

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie Barnett
Julie Barnett University of Bath
Glynis M. Breakwell
Glynis M. Breakwell University of Bath
Neil Carter
Neil Carter University of York
Phillip Brown
Phillip Brown Cardiff University
Rosemary Crompton
Rosemary Crompton City, University of London
Robyn Eckersley
Robyn Eckersley University of Melbourne
Anthony R. Zito
Anthony R. Zito Newcastle University
Wolfgang Rudig
Wolfgang Rudig University of Strathclyde
Maria T. Grasso
Maria T. Grasso Queen Mary University of London

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