| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 77 | 452 | 388 | 77 | 66 | 267 | 28992 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Melissa Leach between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Melissa Leach published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 1996. 15 of the 292 publications appeared in the last two years.
292 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 28 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| Total | 292 |
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 Melissa Leach sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 267 publications — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 267 |
| 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 |
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 Melissa Leach sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 77 D-Index — 94th percentile
94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 77 |
| 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 |
Melissa Leach is affiliated with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.
The main topics of their work include:
Melissa Leach has published several papers, including:
Frequent co-authors of Melissa Leach include:
They have been published frequently in the following venues:
Melissa Leach has also contributed to book publications, including a forthcoming book titled Naturekind due in 2025 from Princeton University Press.
In recognition of their contributions, Melissa Leach was awarded membership in the Academia Europaea in 2019.
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James Fairhead;Melissa Leach
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Mark Stafford-Smith;David Griggs;David Griggs;Owen Gaffney;Farooq Ullah
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Melissa Leach;Johan Rockström;Paul Raskin;Ian Christopher Scoones
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Melissa Leach;Hayley MacGregor;Ian Scoones;Annie Wilkinson
Ian Scoones;Peter Newell;Melissa Leach
Melissa Leach;Ian Scoones;Andrew Stirling
Melissa Leach;Ian Scoones;Brian Wynne
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Melissa Leach;Belinda Reyers;Xuemei Bai;Eduardo S. Brondizio
J. Swift;M. Leach;R. Mearns
Lyla Mehta;Melissa Leach;Peter Newell;Ian Scoones
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James Fairhead;Melissa Leach
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