2026 Kent H. Redford: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	66	944	819	446	377	162	26304
Ecology and Evolution	76	985	938	367	342	193	29353

Overview

Kent H. Redford is affiliated with the University of New England in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions spanning ecology, molecular biology, genetics, ecological modeling, and nature and landscape conservation.

They have published extensively on topics that include:

CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Animal Genetics and Reproduction
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Genetically Modified Organisms Research
Environmental Conservation and Management

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

Oryx
Science
Conservation Biology
Conservation Letters
Sustainable Microbiology

Kent H. Redford's notable recent papers include:

"Global policy for assisted colonization of species," 2021, Science
"Direct and indirect impacts of synthetic biology on biodiversity conservation," 2022, iScience
"Privately Protected Areas: Missing Pieces of the Global Conservation Puzzle," 2021, Frontiers in Conservation Science
"Exploring the limits of saving a subspecies: The ethics and social dynamics of restoring northern white rhinos ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni )," 2020, Conservation Science and Practice
"Extending conservation to include Earth's microbiome," 2023, Conservation Biology

Their work frequently collaborates with other researchers such as:

William M. Adams
Nigel Dudley
Raquel S. Peixoto
Amber Hartman Scholz
Louis-Patrick Haraoui

In addition to journal articles, Kent H. Redford has contributed to book publications, including:

"Strange Natures," published twice in 2021 by Yale University Press
"Lignes directrices pour les aires protégées à gouvernance privée," 2020, BCU

Best Publications

The Human Footprint and the Last of the Wild

Eric W. Sanderson;Malanding Jaiteh;Marc A. Levy;Kent H. Redford

3237
Citations
The Empty Forest Many large animals are already ecologically extinct in vast areas of neotropical forest where the vegetation still appears intact

Kent H. Redford

1663
Citations
Mammals of the Neotropics (Volume 3 ): The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Fabian M. Jaksic;John F. Eisenberg;Kent H. Redford

977
Citations
Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011

William J. Sutherland;Rosalind Aveling;Thomas M. Brooks;Mick Clout

890
Citations
Planning for Biodiversity Conservation: Putting Conservation Science into Practice

Craig R. Groves;Deborah B. Jensen;Laura L. Valutis;Kent H. Redford

756
Citations
Improving the practice of conservation: a conceptual framework and research agenda for conservation science

Nick Salafsky;Richard Margoluis;Kent H. Redford;John G. Robinson

709
Citations
One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity

W.J. Sutherland;W.M. Adams;R.B. Aronson;R. Aveling

657
Citations
Conservation and Displacement: An Overview

Arun Agrawal;Kent Redford

647
Citations
Planning to Save a Species: the Jaguar as a Model

Eric W. Sanderson;Kent H. Redford;Cheryl-Lesley B. Chetkiewicz;Rodrigo A. Medellin

632
Citations
Payment for Ecosystem Services and the Challenge of Saving Nature

Kent H. Redford;William M. Adams

611
Citations
The Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 target

Andrew Balmford;Leon Bennun;Ben ten Brink;David Cooper

609
Citations
Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration

Samuel S. Myers;Lynne Gaffikin;Christopher D. Golden;Richard S. Ostfeld

588
Citations
Body size, diet, and population density of Neotropical forest mammals

John G. Robinson;Kent H. Redford

516
Citations
Neotropical Wildlife Use and Conservation

Craig Guyer;John G. Robinson;Kent H. Redford

515
Citations
Hunting and the Likelihood of Extinction of Amazonian Mammals

Richard E. Bodmer;John F. Eisenberg;Kent H. Redford

512
Citations
The Game of Choice: Patterns of Indian and Colonist Hunting in the Neotropics

Kent H. Redford;John G. Robinson

508
Citations
A conceptual model for conservation planning based on landscape species requirements

Eric W Sanderson;Kent H Redford;Amy Vedder;Peter B Coppolillo

503
Citations
Parks in peril : people, politics, and protected areas

Katrina Brandon;Kent H. Redford;Steven E. Sanderson

489
Citations
Poverty, Development, And Biodiversity Conservation: Shooting in the Dark?

Arun Agrawal;Kent Redford

451
Citations
Biogeographic variation of food habits and body size of the America puma.

J. Agustin Iriarte;William L. Franklin;Warren E. Johnson;Kent H. Redford

430
Citations
Science and the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 Target.

A Balmford;L Bennun;B Ten Brink;D Cooper

16
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John G. Robinson Wildlife Conservation Society

Georgina M. Mace University College London

Eric W. Sanderson Wildlife Conservation Society

William M. Adams University of Cambridge

Nigel Dudley University of Queensland

Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature

Arun Agrawal University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Taylor H. Ricketts University of Vermont

Dilys Roe International Institute for Environment and Development

William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge

External Links

Personal website of Kent H. Redford

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