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D-Index
56
Citations
17578
World Ranking
1852
National Ranking
102

Derek Armitage 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 Derek Armitage sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 136 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek Armitage 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 Derek Armitage sits on this spectrum.

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: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek Armitage is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Sociology and Political Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scholar's research covers a range of topics, with particular focus on Coastal and Marine Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Marine and fisheries research, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and International Maritime Law Issues.

Among recent publications, the following papers are noteworthy:

  • Governance principles for community-centered conservation in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, 2020, Conservation Science and Practice
  • Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs, 2021, Nature
  • Sandy beach social-ecological systems at risk: regime shifts, collapses, and governance challenges, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Environmental governance theories: a review and application to coastal systems, 2020, Ecology and Society
  • Community science: A typology and its implications for governance of social-ecological systems, 2020, Environmental Science & Policy

Derek Armitage frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Ella-Kari Muhl (9 joint publications)
  • Jeremy Pittman (8 joint publications)
  • Jessica Blythe (5 joint publications)
  • Graham Epstein (5 joint publications)
  • Evan J. Andrews (4 joint publications)

Their work is often published in venues such as Frontiers in Marine Science, Ecology and Society, Sustainability Science, Environmental Science & Policy, and Fish and Fisheries.

Best Publications

  • Adaptive co-management for social–ecological complexity

    Derek R Armitage;Ryan Plummer;Fikret Berkes;Robert I Arthur

  • Adaptive co-management and the paradox of learning

    Derek Armitage;Melissa Marschke;Ryan Plummer

  • Adaptive Capacity and Community-Based Natural Resource Management

    Derek Armitage

  • Co-management and the co-production of knowledge: Learning to adapt in Canada's Arctic

    Derek Armitage;Fikret Berkes;Aaron Dale;Erik Kocho-Schellenberg

  • A resilience-based framework for evaluating adaptive co-management: Linking ecology, economics and society in a complex world

    Ryan Plummer;Derek Armitage

  • Adaptive co-management: collaboration, learning and multi-level governance.

    Derek R. Armitage;Fikret Berkes;Nancy Doubleday

  • Governance and the Commons in a Multi-Level World

    Derek Armitage

  • The Dark Side of Transformation: Latent Risks in Contemporary Sustainability Discourse

    Jessica Blythe;Jennifer Silver;Louisa Evans;Derek Armitage

  • Environmental governance and its implications for conservation practice

    Derek Armitage;Rob de Loë;Ryan Plummer

  • The Interplay of Well-being and Resilience in Applying a Social-Ecological Perspective

    Derek Armitage;Chris Béné;Anthony T. Charles;Derek Johnson

  • Institutional fit and the sustainability of social-ecological systems

    Graham Epstein;Jeremy Pittman;Steven M Alexander;Samantha Berdej

  • Adaptive Comanagement: a Systematic Review and Analysis

    Ryan Plummer;Beatrice Crona;Derek R. Armitage;Per Olsson

  • Place identity and climate change adaptation: a synthesis and framework for understanding

    Jennifer A. Fresque-Baxter;Derek Armitage

  • Integrating Perspectives on Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance

    Ryan Plummer;Ryan Plummer;Derek Armitage

  • Adaptive Comanagement and Its Relationship to Environmental Governance

    Ryan Plummer;Derek R. Armitage;Rob C. de Loë

  • Adaptive Capacity and Environmental Governance

    Derek Armitage;Ryan Plummer

  • Understanding social-ecological change and transformation through community perceptions of system identity

    Mark Andrachuk;Derek Armitage

  • Socio-institutional dynamics and the political ecology of mangrove forest conservation in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Derek Armitage

  • Adaptive capacity: from assessment to action in coastal social-ecological systems

    Charlotte K. Whitney;Nathan J. Bennett;Natalie C. Ban;Edward H. Allison

  • Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs.

    Georgina G. Gurney;Emily S. Darling;Gabby N. Ahmadia;Vera N. Agostini

  • Charting the New Territory of Adaptive Co-management: A Delphi Study

    Ryan Plummer;Derek R. Armitage

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan Plummer
Ryan Plummer Brock University
Anthony Charles
Anthony Charles Saint Mary's University
Örjan Bodin
Örjan Bodin Stockholm University
Fikret Berkes
Fikret Berkes University of Manitoba
Phillip S. Levin
Phillip S. Levin University of Washington
Jennifer J. Silver
Jennifer J. Silver University of Guelph
André E. Punt
André E. Punt University of Washington
Dave Huitema
Dave Huitema Wageningen University & Research
Nathan J. Bennett
Nathan J. Bennett University of British Columbia

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