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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 36 6331 5883 1024 952 111 13462

Giles Atkinson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Giles Atkinson between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Giles Atkinson published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2006. 3 of the 118 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2006. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1976 2025

118 publications in total across all disciplines

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Giles Atkinson: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 4
1994 2
1995 3
1996 3
1997 2
1998 5
1999 3
2000 6
2001 1
2002 1
2003 5
2004 4
2005 4
2006 19
2007 4
2008 6
2009 6
2010 5
2011 2
2012 4
2013 4
2014 5
2015 2
2016 1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 5
2022 2
2023 1
2024 2
2025 1
Total 118
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Giles Atkinson publications per year - data summary

  • Giles Atkinson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from London School of Economics and Political Science, has 118 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1976, 1978, 2001, 2002 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 15 of the 50 years in the span carry no publications at all (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.4 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 11 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1992: 2 publications (0.1 per year); 1993-2009: 78 publications (4.6 per year); 2010-2025: 38 publications (2.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Giles Atkinson 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 Giles Atkinson 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, 104–113 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: 111 publications — 19th percentile

19% 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
104–113 406 111
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
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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Giles Atkinson 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.
  • Giles Atkinson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from London School of Economics and Political Science, records 111 publications - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Giles Atkinson, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Giles Atkinson ranks below 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).

Giles Atkinson 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 Giles Atkinson 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 36
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
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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Giles Atkinson 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.
  • Giles Atkinson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from London School of Economics and Political Science, records 36 D-Index - the 19th percentile of the discipline.
  • 19% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Giles Atkinson, and about 81% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Giles Atkinson ranks below 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

Giles Atkinson is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several intersecting domains, focused primarily on economics, econometrics, finance, and environmental science. Their work integrates approaches from economics and environmental science with an emphasis on sustainability and policy analysis.

The scientist has contributed to multiple fields and subfields of study, including:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Water Science and Technology

Key research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Their recent publications include:

  • "Understanding public support for international climate adaptation payments: Evidence from a choice experiment," 2022, published in Ecological Economics
  • "Distributional Issues in Natural Capital Accounting: An Application to Land Ownership and Ecosystem Services in Scotland," 2021, published in Environmental and Resource Economics
  • "Environmental Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Comparative Analysis Between the United States and the United Kingdom," 2021, published in Annual Review of Resource Economics
  • "Climate change and food security: Assessing the prospect for Kuwait using an economywide model," 2022, published in Kuwait Journal of Science
  • "Sustaining wealth: Simulating a sovereign wealth fund for the UK's oil and gas resources, past and future," 2020, published in Energy Policy

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Joseph E. Aldy
  • Matthew J. Kotchen
  • Tobias Kruse
  • Paola Ovando
  • Ayele Gelan

Publication venues where they have appeared most frequently are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ecological Economics
  • Environmental and Resource Economics
  • Annual Review of Resource Economics
  • Kuwait Journal of Science

Best Publications

  • Capital theory and the measurement of sustainable development: an indicator of “weak” sustainability

    David W. Pearce;Giles D. Atkinson

  • Economic Analysis for Ecosystem Service Assessments

    Ian J. Bateman;Ian J. Bateman;Ian J. Bateman;Georgina M. Mace;Carlo Fezzi;Giles Atkinson

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment: Recent Developments

    David w Pearce;Giles Atkinson;Susana Mourato

  • Savings, Growth and the Resource Curse Hypothesis

    Giles Atkinson;Kirk Hamilton

  • Measuring Sustainable Development: Macroeconomics and the Environment

    Giles Atkinson;Richard Dubourg;Kirk Hamilton;Mohan Munasinghe

  • Measuring Corporate Sustainability

    Giles Atkinson

  • Measuring Sustainable Development

    Giles Atkinson;Richard Dubourg;Kirk Hamilton;Mohan Munasinghe

  • Measuring sustainable development

    Giles Atkinson;David Pearce

  • Handbook of Sustainable Development

    Giles Atkinson;Simon Dietz;Eric Neumayer

  • Measuring sustainable development: progress on indicators*

    David Pearce;Kirk Hamilton;Giles Atkinson

  • Are We Willing to Pay Enough to `Back the Bid'?: Valuing the Intangible Impacts of London's Bid to Host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games

    Giles Atkinson;Susana Mourato;Stefan Szymanski;Ece Ozdemiroglu

  • The economics of sustainable development

    David Pearce;Giles Atkinson;W. R. Dubourg

  • Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis

    Giles Atkinson;Susana Mourato

  • Priority research areas for ecosystem services in a changing world

    Emily Nicholson;Georgina M. Mace;Paul R. Armsworth;Giles Atkinson

  • Trade in'virtual carbon': empirical results and implications for policy

    Giles Atkinson;Kirk Hamilton;Giovanni Ruta;Dominique Van Der Mensbrugghe

  • International trade and the sustainability footprint: a practical criterion for its assessment

    John L.R. Proops;Giles Atkinson;Burkhard Frhr.v. Schlotheim;Sandrine Simon

  • Recent advances in the valuation of ecosystem services and biodiversity

    Giles Atkinson;Ian J. Bateman;Susana Mourato

  • Siblings, Not Triplets: Social Preferences for Risk, Inequality and Time in Discounting Climate Change

    Giles D. Atkinson;Simon Dietz;Jennifer Helgeson;Cameron Hepburn;Cameron Hepburn

  • The why, what, and how of global biodiversity indicators beyond the 2010 target

    Julia P. G. Jones;Ben Collen;Giles Atkinson;Peter W. J. Baxter

  • Accounting for the Impact of Conservation on Human Well-Being

    E. J. Milner-Gulland;J. A. Mcgregor;M. Agarwala;M. Agarwala;G. Atkinson

  • Assessing the Relationship Between Human Well-being and Ecosystem Services: A Review of Frameworks

    Matthew Agarwala;Giles Atkinson;Benjamin Palmer Fry;Katherine Homewood

Frequent Co-Authors

Susana Mourato
Susana Mourato London School of Economics and Political Science
Kirk Hamilton
Kirk Hamilton London School of Economics and Political Science
David Pearce
David Pearce University College London
Simon Dietz
Simon Dietz London School of Economics and Political Science
Ian J. Bateman
Ian J. Bateman University of Exeter
E. J. Milner-Gulland
E. J. Milner-Gulland University of Oxford
Nick Hanley
Nick Hanley University of Glasgow
Dominique van der Mensbrugghe
Dominique van der Mensbrugghe Purdue University West Lafayette
Cameron Hepburn
Cameron Hepburn University of Oxford
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London

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