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7762
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6304
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155

Jeanne L. Nel publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeanne L. Nel sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 98 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Jeanne L. Nel D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeanne L. Nel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jeanne L. Nel is affiliated with Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research contributions focus on understanding and managing environmental sustainability through diverse approaches, with a strong emphasis on global and planetary change.

The main fields of study Jeanne L. Nel is involved in include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad area, their subfields of study cover:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Management Science and Operations Research

Jeanne L. Nel's research topics span several key areas in environmental science, including:

  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes significant publications such as:

  • "Six modes of co-production for sustainability," 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • "A function-based typology for Earth's ecosystems," 2022, Nature
  • "Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations," 2021, Global Environmental Change
  • "Advancing a toolkit of diverse futures approaches for global environmental assessments," 2021, Ecosystems and People
  • "Grounding global environmental assessments through bottom-up futures based on local practices and perspectives," 2021, Sustainability Science

Jeanne L. Nel has frequently published in several venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland)
  • Ecosystems and People
  • Nature Sustainability
  • Nature
  • Global Environmental Change

Collaborative work is a significant part of Jeanne L. Nel's research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Dirk J. Roux
  • David A. Keith
  • José R. Ferrer-Paris
  • Emily Nicholson
  • Melanie J. Bishop

Best Publications

  • Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability

    Elena M. Bennett;Wolfgang Cramer;Alpina Begossi;Georgina Cundill

  • Six modes of co-production for sustainability

    Josephine M. Chambers;Josephine M. Chambers;Josephine M. Chambers;Carina Wyborn;Carina Wyborn;Melanie E. Ryan;Robin S. Reid

  • A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems

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  • National Biodiversity Assessment 2011: An assessment of South Africa’s biodiversity and ecosystems.

    A Driver;K J Sink;J L Nel;S Holness

  • A proposed classification of invasive alien plant species in South Africa: towards prioritizing species and areas for management action.

    J. L. Nel;D. M. Richardson;M. Rouget;T. N. Mgidi

  • National Spatial Biodiversity Assessment 2004: priorities for biodiversity conservation in South Africa.

    A. Driver;K. Maze;M. Rouget;A. T. Lombard

  • Freshwater conservation planning: the case for systematic approaches

    Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Eren Turak;Jeanne Nel

  • Mapping the potential ranges of major plant invaders in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland using climatic suitability

    Mathieu Rouget;David M. Richardson;Jeanne L. Nel;David C. Le Maitre

  • Rivers in peril inside and outside protected areas: a systematic approach to conservation assessment of river ecosystems

    Jeanne L. Nel;Dirk J. Roux;Gillian Maree;Cornelius J. Kleynhans

  • The IUCN red list of ecosystems: Motivations, challenges, and applications

    David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Thomas M. Brooks;Mark A. Burgman

  • Progress and challenges in freshwater conservation planning

    Jeanne L Nel;Dirk J Roux;Robin Abell;Peter J Ashton

  • Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals

    Matías E. Mastrángelo;Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy;Lucas Enrico;Elena Bennett

  • Knowledge co-production and boundary work to promote implementation of conservation plans

    Jeanne L. Nel;Jeanne L. Nel;Dirk J. Roux;Dirk J. Roux;Amanda Driver;Liesl Hill

  • Monitoring biodiversity change through effective global coordination

    Laetitia M. Navarro;Néstor Fernández;Carlos Guerra;Rob Guralnick

  • Navigating complexity through knowledge coproduction: Mainstreaming ecosystem services into disaster risk reduction.

    Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Jeanne L. Nel;Jeanne L. Nel;Patrick J. O’Farrell;Nadia Sitas;Nadia Sitas

  • Conservation planning as a transdisciplinary process.

    Belinda Reyers;Dirk J. Roux;Richard M. Cowling;Aimee E. Ginsburg

  • Managing freshwater, river, wetland and estuarine protected areas

    James Pittock;Max Finlayson;Angela Arthington;John H. Matthews

  • Transdisciplinary research for systemic change: who to learn with, what to learn about and how to learn

    Dirk J Roux;Dirk J Roux;Jeanne L Nel;Jeanne L Nel;Georgina Cundill;Georgina Cundill;Patrick J O'Farrell;Patrick J O'Farrell

  • Essential biodiversity variables for measuring change in global freshwater biodiversity

    Eren Turak;Eren Turak;Ian Harrison;David Dudgeon;Robin Abell

  • Designing protected areas to conserve riverine biodiversity: Lessons from a hypothetical redesign of the Kruger National Park

    Dirk J. Roux;Jeanne L. Nel;Peter J. Ashton;Andrew R. Deacon

  • Expanding protected areas beyond their terrestrial comfort zone: Identifying spatial options for river conservation

    Jeanne L. Nel;Belinda Reyers;Dirk J. Roux;Richard M. Cowling

  • Bottom-up initiatives and Participatory Approaches for Outlooks

    Laura Pereira;A. Ghassem;L.H. Fisher;A. Hsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Belinda Reyers
Belinda Reyers University of Pretoria
Mathieu Rouget
Mathieu Rouget Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Richard M. Cowling
Richard M. Cowling Nelson Mandela University
Eren Turak
Eren Turak Office of Environment and Heritage
Patrick J. O’Farrell
Patrick J. O’Farrell University of Cape Town
David C. Le Maitre
David C. Le Maitre Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Simon Linke
Simon Linke CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Amanda T. Lombard
Amanda T. Lombard Nelson Mandela University
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Benis Egoh
Benis Egoh University of California, Irvine

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