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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
105
Citations
67066
World Ranking
72
National Ranking
58

Edward B. Barbier publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward B. Barbier sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 476 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Edward B. Barbier D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward B. Barbier sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
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This scientist: 105 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award

Overview

Edward B. Barbier is affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these broad domains, their work addresses subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics, including Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy, Economic and Environmental Valuation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Economic Growth and Productivity, as well as Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

Edward B. Barbier's recent publications demonstrate active engagement in contemporary environmental and economic challenges. Notable papers include:

  • "Sustainability and development after COVID-19" (2020, World Development)
  • "Greening the Post-pandemic Recovery in the G20" (2020, Environmental and Resource Economics)
  • "Is green rural transformation possible in developing countries?" (2020, World Development)

Other frequently cited papers related to their research interests but authored by other lead authors co-published with them or in similar venues include "Rebuilding marine life" (2020, Nature) and "WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies" (2021, Science).

Their collaborations include repeated coauthorship with researchers such as Joanne C. Burgess, Brian R. Copeland, Angela Cindy Emefa Mensah, Carlos M. Duarte, and Jakob B. Madsen.

Edward B. Barbier publishes frequently in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature, Sustainability, World Development, and Environmental and Resource Economics, indicating a strong interdisciplinary approach.

Regarding book publications, two works have been published with Cambridge University Press: "Economics for a Fragile Planet" (2022) and "Economics for a Sustainable World" (2025), reflecting ongoing contributions to economic perspectives on sustainability topics.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services.

    Boris Worm;Edward B. Barbier;Nicola Beaumont;J. Emmett Duffy

  • The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services

    Edward B. Barbier;Sally D. Hacker;Chris Kennedy;Evamaria W. Koch

  • Blueprint 1 : For a Green Economy

    David Pearce;Anil Markandya;Edward Barbier

  • Blueprint for a green economy

    David W. Pearce;Anil Markandya;Edward Barbier

  • The value of wetlands in protecting southeast louisiana from hurricane storm surges.

    Edward B. Barbier;Ioannis Y. Georgiou;Brian Enchelmeyer;Denise J. Reed

  • Economic growth and environmental degradation: The environmental Kuznets curve and sustainable development

    David I. Stern;Michael S. Common;Edward B. Barbier

  • The Concept of Sustainable Economic Development

    Edward B. Barbier

  • Sustainable Development: Economics and Environment in the Third World

    David W. Pearce;Edward Barbier;Anil Markandya

  • Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

    Edward B. Barbier;Evamaria W. Koch;Brian R. Silliman;Sally D. Hacker

  • Economic valuation of wetlands: A guide for policy makers and planners

    Michael C. Acreman;Edward B. Barbier;Duncan Knowler

  • The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm

    Keryn B. Gedan;Matthew L. Kirwan;Eric Wolanski;Eric Wolanski;Edward B. Barbier

  • Ethnobiology, socio-economics and management of mangrove forests: A review

    Bradley B. Walters;Patrik Rönnbäck;John M. Kovacs;Beatrice Crona

  • Non‐linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection

    Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Brian R. Silliman;Denise J. Reed

  • Valuing ecosystem services as productive inputs

    Edward B. Barbier

  • Pricing Nature: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Policy

    Nick D. Hanley;Edward Barbier

  • Valuing Environmental Functions: Tropical Wetlands

    Edward B. Barbier

  • Valuing ecosystem services: toward better environmental decision-making

    Geoffrey M. Heal;Edward B. Barbier;Kevin J. Boyle;Alan P. Covich

  • Paradise Lost: The ecological economics of biodiversity

    Edward B. Barbier;Joanne C. Burgess;Carl Folke

  • Biological invasion risks and the public good: an economic perspective

    Charles Perrings;Mark Williamson;Edward B. Barbier;Doriana Delfino

  • Seagrass Ecosystem Services and Their Variability across Genera and Geographical Regions

    Lina Mtwana Nordlund;Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Joel C. Creed

Frequent Co-Authors

David Pearce
David Pearce University College London
Anil Markandya
Anil Markandya Basque Centre for Climate Change
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Jurgenne H. Primavera
Jurgenne H. Primavera Zoological Society of London
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas Université Libre de Bruxelles
Brian R. Silliman
Brian R. Silliman Duke University
Eric Wolanski
Eric Wolanski James Cook University
Erwin H. Bulte
Erwin H. Bulte Wageningen University & Research
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota
Denise J. Reed
Denise J. Reed University of New Orleans

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