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Elena M. Bennett

Elena M. Bennett

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
79
Citations
57841
World Ranking
852
National Ranking
52

Elena M. Bennett publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elena M. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 235 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Elena M. Bennett D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elena M. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Elena M. Bennett is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change. Their research spans various subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of topics related to environmental dynamics and sustainability. Main research areas include Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Ecosystem dynamics and resilience, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, and Climate change impacts on agriculture.

Elena M. Bennett has published a significant number of papers, with frequent contributions to journals such as Ecosystems and People, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ecology and Society, Nature Sustainability, and Landscape Ecology.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research, 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • Safe and just Earth system boundaries, 2023, Nature
  • Six modes of co-production for sustainability, 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations, 2021, Global Environmental Change
  • Scaling the impact of sustainability initiatives: a typology of amplification processes, 2020, Urban Transformations

The scientist collaborates regularly with several other researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include Brian E. Robinson, Jesse T. Rieb, Joern Fischer, Carl Folke, and Garry Peterson.

Best Publications

  • Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Katherine Richardson;Johan Rockström;Sarah E. Cornell

  • Solutions for a cultivated planet

    Jonathan A. Foley;Navin Ramankutty;Kate A. Brauman;Emily S. Cassidy

  • Understanding relationships among multiple ecosystem services.

    Elena M. Bennett;Garry D. Peterson;Garry D. Peterson;Line J. Gordon

  • Ecosystem service bundles for analyzing tradeoffs in diverse landscapes

    C. Raudsepp-Hearne;Garry D. Peterson;E. M. Bennett

  • Trade-offs across Space, Time, and Ecosystem Services

    Jon Paul Rodríguez;T. Douglas Beard;Elena M. Bennett;Graeme S. Cumming

  • Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

    Albert V. Norström;Christopher Cvitanovic;Christopher Cvitanovic;Marie F. Löf;Simon West;Simon West;Simon West

  • Human Impact on Erodable Phosphorus and Eutrophication: A Global Perspective

    Elena M. Bennett;Stephen R. Carpenter;Nina F. Caraco

  • Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries

    Bruce M. Campbell;Douglas J. Beare;Elena M. Bennett;Jason M. Hall-Spencer

  • Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability

    Elena M. Bennett;Wolfgang Cramer;Alpina Begossi;Georgina Cundill

  • Phosphorus cycle: A broken biogeochemical cycle

    James Elser;Elena Bennett

  • The future for fisheries.

    Daniel Pauly;Jackie Alder;Elena Bennett;Villy Christensen

  • Capacity, pressure, demand, and flow: A conceptual framework for analyzing ecosystem service provision and delivery

    Amy M. Villamagna;Paul L. Angermeier;Elena M. Bennett

  • Ecosystems and human well-being - Synthesis: A Report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    W.V. Reid;H.A. Mooney;A. Cropper;D. Capistrano

  • Untangling the Environmentalist's Paradox: Why Is Human Well-being Increasing as Ecosystem Services Degrade?

    Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne;Garry D. Peterson;Maria Tengö;Elena M. Bennett

  • Bright spots : seeds of a good Anthropocene

    Elena M. Bennett;Martin Solan;Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs;Timon McPhearson

  • Reconsideration of the planetary boundary for phosphorus

    Stephen R Carpenter;Elena M Bennett

  • Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective

    Joern Fischer;Toby A Gardner;Elena M Bennett;Patricia Balvanera

  • Scenarios for Ecosystem Services: An Overview

    Stephen R. Carpenter;Elena M. Bennett;Garry D. Peterson

  • Characterizing the Spatial Patterns of Global Fertilizer Application and Manure Production

    Philip Potter;Navin Ramankutty;Elena M. Bennett;Simon D. Donner

  • Linking Landscape Connectivity and Ecosystem Service Provision: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

    Matthew G. E. Mitchell;Elena M. Bennett;Andrew Gonzalez

  • Agricultural modifications of hydrological flows create ecological surprises

    Line J. Gordon;Garry D. Peterson;Elena M. Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

Garry D. Peterson
Garry D. Peterson Stockholm Resilience Centre
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Reinette Biggs
Reinette Biggs Stellenbosch University
Ralf Seppelt
Ralf Seppelt Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Albert V. Norström
Albert V. Norström Stockholm Resilience Centre
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Graeme S. Cumming
Graeme S. Cumming University of Western Australia
Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer
Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer Stanford University
Berta Martín-López
Berta Martín-López Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Andrew Gonzalez
Andrew Gonzalez McGill University

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