Ian Scoones publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian Scoones between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian Scoones published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2015. 13 of the 387 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20 25

1985 2025

387 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian Scoones: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year	Publications
1985	1
1986	0
1987	0
1988	1
1989	3
1990	4
1991	1
1992	7
1993	5
1994	8
1995	12
1996	23
1997	9
1998	5
1999	11
2000	6
2001	4
2002	7
2003	21
2004	3
2005	8
2006	8
2007	16
2008	9
2009	17
2010	15
2011	10
2012	8
2013	22
2014	10
2015	25
2016	8
2017	10
2018	9
2019	11
2020	17
2021	14
2022	14
2023	12
2024	5
2025	8
Total	387

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Ian Scoones 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 Ian Scoones sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 337 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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	337
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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Ian Scoones 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 Ian Scoones sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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	94
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Ian Scoones is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research spans across social sciences and environmental science, with a significant focus on sociology and political science, management, monitoring, policy and law, general agricultural and biological sciences, ecology, and anthropology.

Their primary research topics include:

Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
African history and culture studies
African studies and sociopolitical issues
Land Rights and Reforms
Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Transboundary Water Resource Management

Ian Scoones frequently publishes in venues such as:

IDS Bulletin
The Journal of Peasant Studies
Development and Change
World Development
Nomadic Peoples

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ian Scoones include:

Transformations to sustainability: combining structural, systemic and enabling approaches, 2020, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Pastoralists and peasants: perspectives on agrarian change, 2020, The Journal of Peasant Studies
Livestock, methane, and climate change: The politics of global assessments, 2022, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change

Frequent coauthors with whom Ian Scoones has collaborated include:

Melissa Leach
Felix Murimbarimba
Jeremy Lind
Toendepi Shonhe
Hayley MacGregor

Best Publications

Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Framework for Analysis

Ian Scoones

6476
Citations
Livelihoods perspectives and rural development

Ian Scoones

2738
Citations
Green Grabbing: a new appropriation of nature?

James Fairhead;Melissa Leach;Ian Scoones

2481
Citations
Environmental Entitlements: Dynamics and Institutions in Community-Based Natural Resource Management

Melissa Leach;Robin Mearns;Ian Scoones

2335
Citations
Towards a better understanding of global land grabbing: an editorial introduction

Saturnino M. Borras;Ruth Hall;Ian Scoones;Ben White

1318
Citations
The new enclosures: critical perspectives on corporate land deals

Benjamin White;Saturnino Borras jr.;Ruth Hall;Ian Scoones

1184
Citations
Range Ecology At Disequilibrium: New Models Of Natural Variability And Pastoral Adaptation In African Savannas

Roy H. Behnke;Ian Scoones;Carol Kerven

1079
Citations
New Ecology and the Social Sciences: What Prospects for a Fruitful Engagement?

I. Scoones

1043
Citations
Range ecology at disequilibrium

Roy H. Behnke;Ian. Scoones;Carol. Kerven

1036
Citations
Beyond Farmer First: rural people's knowledge, agricultural research and extension practice

Ian Scoones;John Thompson

995
Citations
Living with uncertainty : new directions in pastoral development in Africa

Ian Scoones

925
Citations
Rethinking range ecology: implications for rangeland management in Africa.

R H Behnke;I Scoones

914
Citations
Understanding Environmental Policy Processes : Cases from Africa

James F. Keeley;Ian Scoones

889
Citations
Resistance, acquiescence or incorporation? An introduction to land grabbing and political reactions ‘from below’

Ruth Hall;Marc Edelman;Saturnino M. Borras;Ian Scoones

762
Citations
Governing Global Land Deals: The Role of the State in the Rush for Land

Wendy Wolford;Saturnino M. Borras;Ruth Hall;Ian Scoones

724
Citations
A trainer's guide for participatory learning and action

Jules N. Pretty;Irene Guijt;Ian Scoones;John Thompson

706
Citations
Dynamic Sustainabilities: Technology, Environment, Social Justice

Melissa Leach;Ian Scoones;Andy Stirling

684
Citations
Transforming Innovation for Sustainability

Melissa Leach;Johan Rockström;Paul Raskin;Ian Christopher Scoones

625
Citations
Transformations to Sustainability: Combining Structural, Systemic and Enabling Approaches

Ian Scoones;Andrew Stirling;Dinesh Abrol;Joanes Atela

622
Citations
The politics of biofuels, land and agrarian change: editors' introduction

Saturnino M. Borras;Philip McMichael;Ian Scoones

572
Citations
Zimbabwe's Land Reform: Myths and Realities

I. Scoones;N. Marongwe;B. Mavedzenge;J. Mahenehene

562
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Melissa Leach Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI)

Andrew Stirling University of Sussex

John F. Thompson University of Sydney

Saturnino M. Borras Erasmus University Rotterdam

Wendy Wolford Cornell University

Adrian Smith University of Oxford

Brian Wynne Lancaster University

Jules Pretty University of Essex

Dirk U. Pfeiffer City University of Hong Kong

Jonathan Rushton University of Liverpool

External Links

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