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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 2163 1967 1043 937 182 11196
Ecology and Evolution 52 3471 3341 1219 1160 181 9658

Erin O. Sills publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Erin O. Sills between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Erin O. Sills published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 14 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Erin O. Sills: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 3
2002 5
2003 9
2004 4
2005 3
2006 7
2007 1
2008 3
2009 11
2010 12
2011 8
2012 12
2013 8
2014 14
2015 15
2016 8
2017 9
2018 18
2019 4
2020 14
2021 12
2022 7
2023 9
2024 5
2025 13
2026 1
Total 216
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Erin O. Sills publications per year - data summary

  • Erin O. Sills, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from North Carolina State University, has 216 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 2007 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.0 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 35 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 22 publications (2.0 per year); 2005-2015: 94 publications (8.5 per year); 2016-2026: 100 publications (9.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Erin O. Sills 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 Erin O. Sills sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 174–183 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313 182
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Erin O. Sills publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Erin O. Sills, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from North Carolina State University, records 182 publications - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Erin O. Sills, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Erin O. Sills ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Erin O. Sills 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 Erin O. Sills sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131 54
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Erin O. Sills D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Erin O. Sills, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from North Carolina State University, records 54 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Erin O. Sills, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Erin O. Sills ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Erin O. Sills is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Global and Planetary Change. The subfields of their work also include Economics and Econometrics, Pollution, Strategy and Management, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to environmental and economic interactions. These include:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

Erin O. Sills has contributed to multiple publication venues reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research. Frequent venues include:

  • Forest Policy and Economics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Global Environmental Change
  • World Development

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Overstated carbon emission reductions from voluntary REDD+ projects in the Brazilian Amazon," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Action needed to make carbon offsets from forest conservation work for climate change mitigation," 2023, Science
  • "Is energy the golden thread? A systematic review of the impacts of modern and traditional energy use in low- and middle-income countries," 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "REDD+ in Theory and Practice: How Lessons From Local Projects Can Inform Jurisdictional Approaches," 2020, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
  • "Reviewing the evidence on the roles of forests and tree-based systems in poverty dynamics," 2021, Forest Policy and Economics

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including Forrest Fleischman, Subhrendu K. Pattanayak, Rajan Parajuli, Thales A. P. West, and Andreas Kontoleon. These collaborative relationships reflect a multidisciplinary engagement across social and environmental science disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Staged authenticity and heritage tourism

    Deepak Chhabra;Robert Healy;Erin Sills

  • Taking stock of agroforestry adoption studies

    Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;D. Evan Mercer;Erin Sills;Jui-Chen Yang

  • Realising Redd+: National strategy and policy options

    A. Angelsen;M. Brockhaus;M. Kanninen;E. Sills

  • Do Tropical Forests Provide Natural Insurance? The Microeconomics of Non-Timber Forest Product Collection in the Brazilian Amazon

    Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;Erin O. Sills

  • Do Payments for Environmental Services Affect Forest Cover?: A Farm-Level Evaluation from Costa Rica

    Rodrigo A. Arriagada;Paul J. Ferraro;Erin O. Sills;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak

  • Economic Impacts of Invasive Species in Forests Past, Present, and Future

    Thomas P. Holmes;Juliann E. Aukema;Betsy Von Holle;Andrew Liebhold

  • Action needed to make carbon offsets from forest conservation work for climate change mitigation

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  • Policy instruments to enhance multi-functional forest management

    Frederick Cubbage;Patrice Harou;Erin Sills

  • Overstated carbon emission reductions from voluntary REDD+ projects in the Brazilian Amazon.

    Thales A. P. West;Thales A. P. West;Thales A. P. West;Jan Börner;Erin O. Sills;Andreas Kontoleon

  • The Significance of Festivals to Rural Economies: Estimating the Economic Impacts of Scottish Highland Games in North Carolina

    Deepak Chhabra;Erin Sills;Frederick W. Cubbage

  • Evaluating land use and livelihood impacts of early forest carbon projects: Lessons for learning about REDD+

    Susan Caplow;Pamela Jagger;Kathleen Lawlor;Erin Sills;Erin Sills

  • Linking forest tenure reform, environmental compliance, and incentives: lessons from REDD+ initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon

    Amy E. Duchelle;Marina Cromberg;Maria Fernanda Gebara;Raissa Guerra

  • REDD+ on the ground: A case book of subnational initiatives across the globe

    Erin O. Sills;Stibniati S. Atmadja;Claudio de Sassi;Amy E. Duchelle

  • Energy, gender and development : what are the linkages? Where is the evidence?

    Gunnar Kohlin;Erin O. Sills;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;Christopher Wilfong

  • Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Evaluate Participation in Costa Rica's Program of Payments for Environmental Services

    Rodrigo A. Arriagada;Erin O. Sills;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;Paul J. Ferraro

  • Estimating the Impacts of Local Policy Innovation: The Synthetic Control Method Applied to Tropical Deforestation.

    Erin O. Sills;Diego Herrera;A. Justin Kirkpatrick;Amintas Brandão

  • Public health impacts of ecosystem change in the Brazilian Amazon

    Simone C. Bauch;Anna M. Birkenbach;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;Erin O. Sills

  • Land use and income diversification: comparing traditional and colonist populations in the Brazilian Amazon

    Jill L. Caviglia‐Harris;Erin O. Sills

  • Is energy the golden thread? A systematic review of the impacts of modern and traditional energy use in low- and middle-income countries

    Marc Jeuland;Marc Jeuland;T. Robert Fetter;Yating Li;Subhrendu K. Pattanayak

  • Seeing the forest for the fuel

    Subhrendu K. Pattanayak;Erin O. Sills;Randall A. Kramer

  • Forests in a market economy

    Erin O. Sills;Karen Lee Abt

  • The challenge of establishing REDD+ on the ground: Insights from 23 subnational initiatives in six countries

    W.D. Sunderlin;A.D. Ekaputri;E.O. Sills;A.E. Duchelle

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Sunderlin
William D. Sunderlin Center for International Forestry Research
Dar A. Roberts
Dar A. Roberts University of California, Santa Barbara
M. Nils Peterson
M. Nils Peterson North Carolina State University
Paul J. Ferraro
Paul J. Ferraro Johns Hopkins University
Francis E. Putz
Francis E. Putz University of Florida
Alexander Pfaff
Alexander Pfaff Duke University
Gunnar Köhlin
Gunnar Köhlin University of Gothenburg
Pamela Jagger
Pamela Jagger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Maria Brockhaus
Maria Brockhaus University of Helsinki

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