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726
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David Satterthwaite 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 David Satterthwaite sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 238 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

David Satterthwaite 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 David Satterthwaite sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Satterthwaite is affiliated with the International Institute for Environment and Development in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Modeling and Simulation, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Urban and Rural Development Challenges
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Urban Planning and Governance
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Frequent publication venues where David Satterthwaite's work appears include:

  • Environment and Urbanization
  • One Earth
  • Environment International
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health

Recent papers authored by David Satterthwaite include:

  • Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements, 2020, One Earth
  • Editorial: Getting housing back onto the development agenda: the many roles of housing and the many services it should provide its inhabitants, 2020, Environment and Urbanization

Frequent co-authors of David Satterthwaite are:

  • Diana Mitlin
  • David Dodman
  • Alice Sverdlik
  • Diane Archer
  • Sarah Colenbrander

The scientist's contributions span multiple disciplines and topics related to urban development, health, and environmental challenges. Their recent research includes investigations into climate resilience and urban housing issues, as well as broader public health topics linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Urbanization and its implications for food and farming.

    David Satterthwaite;Gordon McGranahan;Cecilia Tacoli

  • Environmental Problems in an Urbanizing World: Finding Solutions in Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America

    Jorge Enrique Hardoy;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • Cities' contribution to global warming: notes on the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions

    David Satterthwaite

  • Environmental Problems in Third World Cities

    Jorge Enrique Hardoy;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • Squatter Citizen: Life in the Urban Third World

    Jorge Enrique Hardoy;David Satterthwaite

  • The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums

    Alex Ezeh;Oyinlola Oyebode;David Satterthwaite;Yen Fu Chen

  • Sustainable Cities or Cities that Contribute to Sustainable Development

    David Satterthwaite

  • The implications of population growth and urbanization for climate change

    David Satterthwaite

  • Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates

    Martin L. Parry;Nigel William Arnell;Pam Berry;David Dodman

  • Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature

    Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • The Transition to a Predominantly Urban World and its Underpinnings

    D Satterthwaite

  • Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements

    David Satterthwaite;Diane Archer;Sarah Colenbrander;David Dodman

  • Adapting Cities to Climate Change : Understanding and Addressing the Development Challenges

    David Dodman;Jane Bicknell;David Satterthwaite

  • Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums.

    Richard J Lilford;Oyinlola Oyebode;David Satterthwaite;G J Melendez-Torres

  • Climate Change 2014

    C. B. Field;V. R. Barros;M. D. Mastrandrea;K. J. Mach

  • Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements

    Annie Wilkinson;Harris Ali;Juliet Bedford;Somsook Boonyabancha

  • Environmental problems in an urbanizing world

    JE Hardoy;D Mitlin;D Satterthwaite

  • Towards transformative adaptation in cities: the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment:

    Aromar Revi;David Satterthwaite;Fernando Aragón-Durand;Jan Corfee-Morlot

  • Climate change, equity and the Sustainable Development Goals: an urban perspective

    Diana Reckien;Felix Creutzig;Blanca Fernandez;Shuaib Lwasa

  • Editorial Reducing risks to cities from disasters and climate change

    Saleemul Huq;Sari Kovats;Hannah Reid;David Satterthwaite

  • Cities for Children: Children's Rights, Poverty and Urban Management

    Sheridan Bartlett;Roger Hart;David Satterthwaite;Ximena de la Barra

  • Environmental Problems in Third World Cities

    Robert B. Potter;Jorge E. Hardoy;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana Mitlin
Diana Mitlin University of Manchester
Mark Pelling
Mark Pelling King's College London
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg University of Queensland
Lennart Olsson
Lennart Olsson Lund University
Petra Tschakert
Petra Tschakert Curtin University
Michael Oppenheimer
Michael Oppenheimer Princeton University
Kirk R. Smith
Kirk R. Smith University of California, Berkeley
Sandy Cairncross
Sandy Cairncross University of London
Tim Wheeler
Tim Wheeler University of Reading
Dave D. Chadee
Dave D. Chadee University of the West Indies

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