2026 Jon Barnett: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	58	2516	2408	192	188	182	18272

Overview

Jon Barnett is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences and environmental science, with a focus on the intersections of climate change, governance, and human well-being.

The main fields of study for Barnett include Social Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these, the subfields of Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Demography, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology have been prominent in their work.

Key topics explored in Barnett's research involve:

Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
Coastal and Marine Management
Climate Change Communication and Perception
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Disaster Management and Resilience
Climate Change and Health Impacts

Barnett has contributed to a range of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

Environmental Research Letters
Progress in Human Geography
Marine Policy
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
npj Climate Action

Among their recent papers are:

"The mental health impacts of climate change: Findings from a Pacific Island atoll nation" (2020) published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders
"Advancing Coral Reef Governance into the Anthropocene" (2020) published in One Earth
"Global environmental change II: Political economies of vulnerability to climate change" (2020) published in Progress in Human Geography
"Climate change affects multiple dimensions of well-being through impacts, information and policy responses" (2022) published in Nature Human Behaviour
"The Future of Environmental Peace and Conflict Research" (2023) published in Environmental Politics

Collaboration is a feature of Barnett's academic work, with frequent co-authors including:

Sergio Jarillo
Elissa Waters
W. Neil Adger
Colette Mortreux
Tiffany H. Morrison

Best Publications

CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN SECURITY AND VIOLENT CONFLICT

Jon Barnett;W. Neil Adger

1714
Citations
Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation

W. Neil Adger;Jon Barnett;Katrina Brown;Nadine Marshall

1693
Citations
Security and climate change

Jon Barnett

945
Citations
The Meaning of Environmental Security: Ecological Politics and Policy in the New Security Era

Jon Barnett

853
Citations
Climate change, migration and adaptation in Funafuti, Tuvalu

Colette Mortreux;Jon Barnett

788
Citations
Adapting to Climate Change in Pacific Island Countries: The Problem of Uncertainty

Jon Barnett

715
Citations
Climate Change and Small Island States: Power, Knowledge and the South Pacific

Jon Barnett;John Campbell

680
Citations
Climate dangers and atoll countries

Jon Barnett;W. Neil Adger

679
Citations
This Must Be the Place: Underrepresentation of Identity and Meaning in Climate Change Decision-Making

W. Neil Adger;Jon Barnett;F. S. Chapin;Heidi Ellemor

478
Citations
The Hazards of Indicators: Insights from the Environmental Vulnerability Index

Jon Barnett;Simon Lambert;Ian Fry

472
Citations
Rural industries and water pollution in China.

Mark Wang;Michael Webber;Brian Finlayson;Jon Barnett

392
Citations
Four reasons for concern about adaptation to climate change

W Neil Adger;Jon Barnett

385
Citations
An Ill Wind? Climate Change, Migration and Health

Celia E McMichael;Jonathon Richard Barnett;Anthony McMichael

375
Citations
From barriers to limits to climate change adaptation: path dependency and the speed of change

Jon Barnett;Louisa S. Evans;Catherine Gross;Anthony S. Kiem

320
Citations
Accommodating migration to promote adaptation to climate change

Jon Barnett;Michael Webber

290
Citations
A local coastal adaptation pathway

J. Barnett;S. Graham;C. Mortreux;R. Fincher

284
Citations
Climate change and loss, as if people mattered: values, places, and experiences

Petra Tschakert;Jon Barnett;Neville Ellis;Carmen Lawrence

283
Citations
Dangerous climate change in the Pacific Islands: food production and food security

Jon Barnett

261
Citations
Sampling bias in climate–conflict research

Courtland Adams;Tobias Ide;Jon Barnett;Adrien Detges

249
Citations
Climate and security: evidence, emerging risks, and a new agenda

François Gemenne;Jon Barnett;W. Neil Adger;Geoffrey D. Dabelko

206
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Webber University of Melbourne

Brian Finlayson University of Melbourne

W. Neil Adger University of Exeter

Karen O'Brien University of Oslo

Jean Palutikof Griffith University

Suraje Dessai University of Leeds

Katrina Brown University of Exeter

Coleen Vogel University of the Witwatersrand

Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University

Petra Tschakert Curtin University

External Links

Personal website of Jon Barnett Google Scholar page

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