2026 Diogo Veríssimo: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	46	6023	5778	468	454	151	9042

Diogo Veríssimo 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 Diogo Veríssimo sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 151 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Diogo Veríssimo 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 Diogo Veríssimo sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Diogo Veríssimo is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Social Psychology, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range of subjects such as Animal and Plant Science Education, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Environmental Education and Sustainability, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Economic and Environmental Valuation, and Insect Utilization and Effects.

Veríssimo's recent scholarly contributions include several notable papers:

The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science (2023, PLoS Biology)
Digital data sources and methods for conservation culturomics (2021, Conservation Biology)
Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science (2021, Nature Human Behaviour)
The role of species charisma in biological invasions (2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment)
Ethical considerations when conservation research involves people (2020, Conservation Biology)

The venues where Veríssimo frequently publishes include Conservation Science and Practice, Conservation Biology, People and Nature, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, and Conservation Letters.

Among frequent collaborators of Diogo Veríssimo are:

E.J. Milner-Gulland (with 13 joint publications)
Ivan Jarić (12 joint publications)
Ricardo A. Correia (11 joint publications)
Uri Roll (11 joint publications)
Laura Thomas-Walters (11 joint publications)

Best Publications

Conservation social science: understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Robin Roth;Sarah C. Klain;Kai Chan

1242
Citations
Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation.

Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Robin Roth;Sarah C. Klain;Kai M. A. Chan

530
Citations
Scientific evidence supports a ban on microbeads

Chelsea M. Rochman;Chelsea M. Rochman;Sara M. Kross;Sara M. Kross;Jonathan B. Armstrong;Jonathan B. Armstrong;Michael T. Bogan;Michael T. Bogan

525
Citations
Toward a systematic approach for identifying conservation flagships

Diogo Verissimo;Douglas C. MacMillan;Robert J. Smith

286
Citations
Illegal wildlife trade: Scale, processes, and governance

Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes;Daniel W.S. Challender;Amy Hinsley;Diogo Veríssimo

284
Citations
Identifying Cinderella species: uncovering mammals with conservation flagship appeal

Robert J. Smith;Diogo Veríssimo;Nicholas J.B. Isaac;Kate E. Jones

235
Citations
Let the locals lead

Robert J. Smith;Diogo Veríssimo;Nigel Leader-Williams;Richard M. Cowling

200
Citations
Competitive outreach in the 21st century: Why we need conservation marketing

Andrew J. Wright;Andrew J. Wright;Diogo Veríssimo;Kathleen Pilfold;E.C.M. Parsons

191
Citations
Characterizing efforts to reduce consumer demand for wildlife products

Diogo Veríssimo;Anita K. Y. Wan

185
Citations
Birds as tourism flagship species: a case study of tropical islands

Diogo Veríssimo;Iain M Fraser;Jim J. Groombridge;Rachel M. Bristol

183
Citations
Increased conservation marketing effort has major fundraising benefits for even the least popular species

Diogo Veríssimo;Diogo Veríssimo;Greg Vaughan;Martin S. Ridout;Carly Waterman

157
Citations
Digital data sources and methods for conservation culturomics

Ricardo A. Correia;Richard Ladle;Richard Ladle;Ivan Jarić;Ivan Jarić;Ana C. M. Malhado

149
Citations
Understanding Urban Demand for Wild Meat in Vietnam: Implications for Conservation Actions

Rachel Shairp;Diogo Verissimo;Iain Fraser;Daniel Challender

148
Citations
Anthropomorphized species as tools for conservation: utility beyond prosocial, intelligent and suffering species

M. Root-Bernstein;M. Root-Bernstein;L. Douglas;A. Smith;D. Veríssimo

144
Citations
Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science.

Kristian Steensen Nielsen;Theresa M. Marteau;Jan M. Bauer;Richard B. Bradbury;Richard B. Bradbury

143
Citations
The role of species charisma in biological invasions

Ivan Jarić;Franck Courchamp;Ricardo A Correia;Sarah L Crowley

131
Citations
Heterogeneity in consumer preferences for orchids in international trade and the potential for the use of market research methods to study demand for wildlife

Amy Hinsley;Diogo Verissimo;Diogo Verissimo;David L. Roberts

126
Citations
Influencing human behaviour: an underutilised tool for biodiversity management

Diogo Veríssimo

116
Citations
Ethical considerations when conservation research involves people.

Stephanie Brittain;Stephanie Brittain;Harriet Ibbett;Harriet Ibbett;Emiel de Lange;Leejiah Dorward;Leejiah Dorward

116
Citations
Making more Effective Use of Human Behavioural Science in Conservation Interventions

Andrew Balmford;Richard B. Bradbury;Richard B. Bradbury;Jan M. Bauer;Steven Broad

113
Citations
Emerging illegal wildlife trade issues: A global horizon scan

Nafeesa Esmail;Bonnie C. Wintle;Michael t Sas-Rolfes;Andrea Athanas

80
Citations
Using a systematic approach to select flagship species for bird conservation.

Diogo Veríssimo;Tatiana Pongiluppi;Maria Cintia M. Santos;Pedro F. Develey

78
Citations
Flagships or Battleships: Deconstructing the Relationship between Social Conflict and Conservation Flagship Species

Leo R. Douglas;Diogo Veríssimo

74
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Smith University of Kent

Douglas C. MacMillan University of Kent

E. J. Milner-Gulland University of Oxford

Iain Fraser University of Kent

Nathan J. Bennett University of British Columbia

Chelsea M. Rochman University of Toronto

Emily S. Darling Wildlife Conservation Society

Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences

Enrico Di Minin University of Helsinki

David L. Roberts University of Kent

External Links

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