2026 Kathleen Segerson: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	43	4386	4053	2093	1898	175	8599

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Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

Publications

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Social Sciences and Humanities

4386

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2093

1898

175

8599

Social Sciences and Humanities

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Citations

8599

World Ranking

4386

National Ranking

2093

Overview

Kathleen Segerson is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a specific focus on Economics and Econometrics. Their work also covers subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Strategy and Management, and Safety Research.

Their main research topics include:

Economic and Environmental Valuation
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

Kathleen Segerson has contributed to several recent publications, notable among them are:

"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
"Response diversity as a sustainability strategy" (2023), published in Nature Sustainability
"Is environmental regulation the answer to pollution problems in urbanizing economies?" (2022), published in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
"Governance in the Face of Extreme Events: Lessons from Evolutionary Processes for Structuring Interventions, and the Need to Go Beyond" (2021), published in Ecosystems

Their frequent co-authors include:

Carl Folke
John M. Anderies
Scott Barrett
Elena M. Bennett
Joern Fischer

Their publications have appeared in various academic venues, with multiple contributions to:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy
One Earth
AMBIO

Best Publications

Uncertainty and incentives for nonpoint pollution control

Kathleen Segerson

983
Citations
Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Good or Bad News for Environmental Protection?

Kathleen Segerson;Thomas J. Miceli

783
Citations
Valuing ecosystem services: toward better environmental decision-making

Geoffrey M. Heal;Edward B. Barbier;Kevin J. Boyle;Alan P. Covich

630
Citations
Assessing Voluntary Programs to Improve Environmental Quality

Anna Alberini;Kathleen Segerson

433
Citations
The Impact of Policies and Land Characteristics on Potential Groundwater Pollution in Wisconsin

JunJie Wu;Kathleen Segerson

265
Citations
Mandatory versus voluntary approaches to food safety

Kathleen Segerson

242
Citations
Integrating Ecology and Economics in the Study of Ecosystem Services: Some Lessons Learned

Stephen Polasky;Kathleen Segerson

232
Citations
The Impact of Climate Change on the United States Economy: Economic effects of climate change on US agriculture

Richard M. Adams;Bruce A. McCarl;Kathleen Segerson;Cynthia Rosenzweig

205
Citations
Regulatory Takings: When Should Compensation Be Paid?

Thomas J. Miceli;Kathleen Segerson

194
Citations
The structure of penalties in environmental enforcement: An economic analysis

Kathleen Segerson;Tom Tietenberg

184
Citations
Information Problems in the Design of Nonpoint-Source Pollution Policy

John B. Braden;Kathleen Segerson

163
Citations
Nonpoint pollution control: Inducing first-best outcomes through the use of threats

Kathleen Segerson;JunJie Wu

149
Citations
On the measurement of economic capacity utilization for multi-product industries

Kathleen Segerson;Dale Squires

137
Citations
A GIS and indexing scheme to screen brownfields for area-wide redevelopment planning

Maria Chrysochoou;Kweku Brown;Geeta Dahal;Catalina Granda-Carvajal

135
Citations
Voluntary Agreements with Industries: Participation Incentives with Industry-Wide Targets

Na Li Dawson;Kathleen Segerson

133
Citations
A Bargaining Model of Holdouts and Takings

Thomas J. Miceli;Kathleen Segerson

125
Citations
RATIONAL ROOTS OF "IRRATIONAL" BEHAVIOR: NEW THEORIES OF ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING

James J. Opaluch;Kathleen Segerson

123
Citations
Enhancing the Content Validity of Stated Preference Valuation: The Structure and Function of Ecological Indicators

Robert J. Johnston;Eric T. Schultz;Kathleen Segerson;Elena Y. Besedin

113
Citations
Exploring the Performance of Ambient-Based Policy Instruments When Nonpoint Source Polluters Can Cooperate

Gregory L. Poe;William D. Schulze;Kathleen Segerson;Jordan F. Suter

112
Citations
Voluntary Approaches to Environmental Protection: The Role of Legislative Threats

Kathleen Segerson;Thomas J. Miceli

100
Citations
Valuing the protection of ecological systems and services; a report of the EPA Science Advisory Board

Barton H. Thompson;Robert E. Paradise;Perry L. McCarty;Kathleen Segerson

63
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota

James E. Wilen University of California, Davis

John M. Anderies Arizona State University

Steven Van Passel University of Antwerp

Paul Slovic University of Oregon

Jon A. Krosnick Stanford University

Karen C. Seto Yale University

Elke U. Weber Princeton University

Cynthia Rosenzweig Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Kathleen Segerson Google Scholar page

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