James E. Wilen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James E. Wilen between 1973 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James E. Wilen published across 52 years, from 1973 to 2024, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2010. 2 of the 171 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8 10

1973 2024

171 publications in total across all disciplines

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James E. Wilen: publications per year, 1973 to 2024
Year	Publications
1973	1
1974	2
1975	0
1976	0
1977	0
1978	0
1979	2
1980	0
1981	0
1982	0
1983	2
1984	0
1985	5
1986	5
1987	2
1988	2
1989	5
1990	1
1991	2
1992	1
1993	8
1994	1
1995	3
1996	3
1997	3
1998	5
1999	5
2000	6
2001	4
2002	3
2003	2
2004	4
2005	3
2006	10
2007	6
2008	9
2009	9
2010	11
2011	1
2012	6
2013	3
2014	9
2015	5
2016	4
2017	2
2018	3
2019	3
2020	5
2021	2
2022	1
2023	1
2024	1
Total	171

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James E. Wilen 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 James E. Wilen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 167 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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	167
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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James E. Wilen 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 James E. Wilen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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	52
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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Overview

James E. Wilen is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within environmental science and social sciences, with a focus on addressing complex sustainability and climate-related challenges.

The main fields of study for Wilen include Environmental Science and Social Sciences. Within these domains, their work further branches into subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and General Health Professions.

The core topics of Wilen's research cover:

Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Global Health Care Issues
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Climate change impacts on agriculture

Key publications from Wilen include:

"Urbanization, Migration, and Adaptation to Climate Change," 2020, published in One Earth
"Earth stewardship: Shaping a sustainable future through interacting policy and norm shifts," 2022, published in AMBIO
"Social dimensions of fertility behavior and consumption patterns in the Anthropocene," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Governance in the Face of Extreme Events: Lessons from Evolutionary Processes for Structuring Interventions, and the Need to Go Beyond," 2021, published in Ecosystems
"Fisheries subsidies reform in China," 2023, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Wilen frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including W. Neil Adger, Anne-Sophie Crépin, Carl Folke, John M. Anderies, and Nils Kautsky. Each of these collaborators has contributed to multiple publications alongside Wilen.

Their research has appeared in several publication venues, with multiple works published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other frequent publication venues include One Earth, AMBIO, Ecosystems, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

Social norms as solutions

Karine Nyborg;John M. Anderies;Astrid Dannenberg;Therese Lindahl

815
Citations
Bioeconomics of Spatial Exploitation in a Patchy Environment

James N Sanchirico;James E Wilen

564
Citations
A model of regulated open access resource use

Frances R. Homans;James E. Wilen

545
Citations
Economic impacts of marine reserves: the importance of spatial behavior

Martin D. Smith;James E. Wilen

485
Citations
A Bioeconomic Model of Marine Reserve Creation

James N. Sanchirico;James E. Wilen

454
Citations
Principles for the conservation of wild living resources

Marc Mangel;Lee M. Talbot;Gary K. Meffe;M. Tundi Agardy

413
Citations
The cost of lice: quantifying the impacts of parasitic sea lice on farmed salmon.

Jay Abolofia;James E. Wilen;Frank Asche

339
Citations
Transnational corporations and the challenge of biosphere stewardship

Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Henrik Österblom;Jean Baptiste Jouffray;Jean Baptiste Jouffray;Eric F. Lambin;Eric F. Lambin

290
Citations
Policy design for the Anthropocene

Thomas Sterner;Edward B. Barbier;Ian Bateman;Inge van den Bijgaart

283
Citations
The Effects of Individual Vessel Quotas in the British Columbia Halibut Fishery

Keith E. Casey;Christopher M. Dewees;Bruce R. Turris;James E. Wilen

282
Citations
Avoiding surprises: Incorporating fisherman behavior into management models

James E. Wilen;Martin D. Smith;Dale Lockwood;Louis W. Botsford

281
Citations
Optimal spatial management of renewable resources: matching policy scope to ecosystem scale

James N. Sanchirico;James E. Wilen

266
Citations
An Examination of Fishing Location Choice in the Pink Shrimp Fishery

James Eales;James E. Wilen

244
Citations
The economics of spatial-dynamic processes: Applications to renewable resources

Martin D. Smith;James N. Sanchirico;James E. Wilen

239
Citations
Renewable Resource Economists and Policy: What Differences Have We Made?

James E. Wilen

236
Citations
Markets and rent dissipation in regulated open access fisheries

Frances R. Homans;James E. Wilen

223
Citations
Water Markets and Water Quality

Marca Weinberg;Marca Weinberg;Catherine L. Kling;James E. Wilen

212
Citations
Fisherman Behavior and the Design of Efficient Fisheries Regulation Programs

James E. Wilen

199
Citations
Optimal spatial control of biological invasions

Rebecca S. Epanchin-Niell;James E. Wilen

187
Citations
WHEN ARE NO‐TAKE ZONES AN ECONOMICALLY OPTIMAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY?

James N. Sanchirico;Urmila Malvadkar;Alan Hastings;James E. Wilen

165
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James N. Sanchirico University of California, Davis

Martin D. Smith Duke University

Carl Folke Stockholm University

John M. Anderies Arizona State University

Eric F. Lambin Stanford University

Nils Kautsky Stockholm University

Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison

Marten Scheffer Wageningen University & Research

Scott Barrett Columbia University

Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota

External Links

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