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D-Index
50
Citations
14541
World Ranking
4866
National Ranking
335

David J. Abson publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 David J. Abson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 111 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

David J. Abson D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

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 David J. Abson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

David J. Abson is affiliated with Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology.

Their work covers a range of key topics including Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Sustainability and Climate Change Governance; Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology; Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy; Environmental Impact and Sustainability; and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Abson has contributed to several recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • Global patterns of ecologically unequal exchange: Implications for sustainability in the 21st century, 2020, Ecological Economics
  • Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there, 2020, Energy Research & Social Science
  • Applying the pathways to nature connectedness at a societal scale: a leverage points perspective, 2020, Ecosystems and People
  • Leverage points for sustainability transformation: a review on interventions in food and energy systems, 2020, Ecological Economics
  • Resilience and coastal governance: knowledge and navigation between stability and transformation, 2022, Ecology and Society

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Abson include Joern Fischer, Jannik Schultner, Maraja Riechers, Maria Brück, and Christian Dorninger.

Abson's research is frequently published in several recurring venues, such as:

  • Ecology and Society
  • Ecosystems and People
  • Ecological Economics
  • Sustainability Science
  • People and Nature

Best Publications

  • Leverage points for sustainability transformation

    David James Abson;Jörn Fischer;Julia Leventon;Jens Newig

  • Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: land use in the United Kingdom.

    Ian Jan Bateman;Amii R. Harwood;Georgina M. Mace;Robert T. Watson

  • Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Literature Review and Prospects for Future Research

    Andra Ioana Milcu;Jan Hanspach;David Abson;Joern Fischer

  • A review of transdisciplinary research in sustainability science

    Patric Brandt;Anna Ernst;Fabienne Gralla;Christopher Luederitz

  • Land Sparing Versus Land Sharing: Moving Forward

    Jörn Fischer;David James Abson;Van Butsic;Van Butsic;M Jahi Chappell;M Jahi Chappell

  • Reconnecting with nature for sustainability

    Christopher D. Ives;Christopher D. Ives;David J. Abson;Henrik von Wehrden;Christian Dorninger

  • Ecosystem services as a boundary object for sustainability

    D.J. Abson;H. von Wehrden;S. Baumgärtner;J. Fischer

  • A review of urban ecosystem services: six key challenges for future research

    Christopher Luederitz;Christopher Luederitz;Ebba Brink;Fabienne Gralla;Verena Hermelingmeier

  • Human–nature connection : a multidisciplinary review

    Christopher D Ives;Christopher D Ives;Matteo Giusti;Jörn Fischer;David James Abson

  • Global patterns of ecologically unequal exchange: Implications for sustainability in the 21st century

    Christian Dorninger;Christian Dorninger;Alf Hornborg;David J. Abson;Henrik von Wehrden

  • Putting meaning back into “sustainable intensification”

    Jacqueline Loos;David J Abson;M Jahi Chappell;M Jahi Chappell;Jan Hanspach

  • Cascades of green: A review of ecosystem-based adaptation in urban areas

    Ebba Brink;Theodor Aalders;Dóra Ádám;Robert Feller

  • Using Principal Component Analysis for information-rich socio-ecological vulnerability mapping in Southern Africa

    David J. Abson;Andrew J. Dougill;Lindsay C. Stringer

  • Response to Turnhout et al.'s Rethinking Biodiversity: From Goods and Services to “Living With”

    David James Abson;Jan Hanspach

  • Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: visions of future systems and how to get there

    Ioan Fazey;Niko Schäpke;Guido Caniglia;Anthony Hodgson

  • Reframing the Food–Biodiversity Challenge

    Jörn Fischer;David James Abson;Arvid Olof Daniel Bergsten;Neil French Collier

  • Landscape diversity and the resilience of agricultural returns: a portfolio analysis of land-use patterns and economic returns from lowland agriculture

    David J Abson;David J Abson;Evan Dg Fraser;Evan Dg Fraser;Tim G Benton

  • Many pathways toward sustainability: not conflict but co-learning between transition narratives

    Christopher Luederitz;Christopher Luederitz;David James Abson;René Audet;Daniel J. Lang

  • Challenges and opportunities in linking carbon sequestration, livelihoods and ecosystem service provision in drylands

    L.C. Stringer;A.J. Dougill;A.D. Thomas;D.V. Spracklen

  • Experiments and evidence in sustainability science: A typology

    Guido Caniglia;Niko Schäpke;Daniel J. Lang;Daniel J. Lang;David J. Abson

  • Land sparing versus land sharing: moving forward.

    J. Fischer;D. J. Abson;V. Butsic;M. J. Chappell

Frequent Co-Authors

Henrik von Wehrden
Henrik von Wehrden Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Jan Hanspach
Jan Hanspach Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Daniel J. Lang
Daniel J. Lang Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Mette Termansen
Mette Termansen University of Copenhagen
Joern Fischer
Joern Fischer Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Ian J. Bateman
Ian J. Bateman University of Exeter
Gavin M. Siriwardena
Gavin M. Siriwardena British Trust for Ornithology
Roy Haines-Young
Roy Haines-Young University of Nottingham
Jens Newig
Jens Newig Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Ralf Seppelt
Ralf Seppelt Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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