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Frances Westley

Frances Westley

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
42
Citations
17080
World Ranking
4562
National Ranking
267

Frances Westley 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 Frances Westley sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 90 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frances Westley 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 Frances Westley 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: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

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

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

Overview

Frances Westley is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and focuses on research within the Social Sciences, specifically Sociology and Political Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

Their research topics cover a range of areas such as Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems; Ecosystem dynamics and resilience; Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment; Misinformation and Its Impacts; Mental Health Research Topics; Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development; and Innovation, Technology, and Society.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere, 2021, AMBIO
  • Belief traps: Tackling the inertia of harmful beliefs, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Navigating the chaos of an unfolding global cycle, 2020, Ecology and Society
  • Our Future in the Anthropocene Biosphere: Global sustainability and resilient societies, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Anticipating the global redistribution of people and property, 2024, One Earth

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Westley include Marten Scheffer, Carl Folke, Stephen R. Carpenter, F. Stuart Chapin, and Stephen Polasky.

Westley's works have appeared in various publication venues such as AMBIO, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and Society, SSRN Electronic Journal, and One Earth, reflecting a diverse publication record across notable journals.

Best Publications

  • VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

    Frances Westley;Henry Mintzberg

  • Organizational Learning: Affirming an Oxymoron

    Karl E. Weick;Frances Westley

  • Tipping Toward Sustainability: Emerging Pathways of Transformation

    Frances Westley;Per Olsson;Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Thomas Homer-Dixon;Thomas Homer-Dixon

  • Cycles of organizational change

    Henry Mintzberg;Frances Westley

  • Middle managers and strategy: Microdynamics of inclusion

    Frances R. Westley

  • Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed

    Brenda Zimmerman;Michael Patton;Frances Westley

  • Reconnecting to the Biosphere

    Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Åsa Jansson;Åsa Jansson;Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Per Olsson

  • Making a Difference Strategies for Scaling Social Innovation for Greater Impact

    Frances Westley;J. W. McConnell

  • A Theory of Transformative Agency in Linked Social-Ecological Systems

    Frances R. Westley;Ola Tjornbo;Lisen Schultz;Per Olsson

  • Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere.

    Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Stephen Polasky;Johan Rockström;Victor Galaz

  • Surrogates for Resilience of Social–Ecological Systems

    Stephen R. Carpenter;Frances Westley;Monica G. Turner

  • Surmountable Chasms: Networks and Social Innovation for Resilient Systems

    Michele-Lee Moore;Frances Westley

  • Navigating the Back Loop: Fostering Social Innovation and Transformation in Ecosystem Management

    Reinette Biggs;Frances R. Westley;Stephen R. Carpenter

  • Strategic Bridging: The Collaboration between Environmentalists and Business in the Marketing of Green Products

    Frances Westley;Harrie Vredenburg

  • Why systems of people and nature are not just social and ecological systems

    F. Westley;S. R. Carpenter;W. A. Brock;C. S. Holling

  • Learning through evaluation: A tentative evaluative scheme for sustainability transition experiments

    Christopher Luederitz;Niko Schapke;Arnim Wiek;Arnim Wiek;Daniel J. Lang

  • Five Configurations for Scaling Up Social Innovation: Case Examples of Nonprofit Organizations From Canada

    Frances Westley;Nino Antadze;Darcy J. Riddell;Kirsten Robinson

  • Some surprising things about collaboration—Knowing how people connect makes it work better

    Henry Mintzberg;Jan Jorgensen;Deborah Dougherty;Frances Westley

  • Socioeconomic Mechanisms Preventing Optimum Use of Ecosystem Services: An Interdisciplinary Theoretical Analysis

    Marten Scheffer;William Brock;Frances Westley

  • Interorganizational Collaboration and the Preservation of Global Biodiversity

    Frances Westley;Harrie Vredenburg

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Marten Scheffer
Marten Scheffer Wageningen University & Research
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Henry Mintzberg
Henry Mintzberg McGill University
Per Olsson
Per Olsson Stockholm Resilience Centre
Victor Galaz
Victor Galaz Stockholm University
Brian Walker
Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Henrik Österblom
Henrik Österblom Stockholm University
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota
Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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