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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
55
Citations
15544
World Ranking
3780
National Ranking
157

Nathan J. Bennett publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nathan J. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Nathan J. Bennett D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nathan J. Bennett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Nathan J. Bennett is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on management, monitoring, policy, and law. Their research spans several subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, sociology and political science, and pollution.

The scientist's work covers multiple marine and environmental topics. Key areas of focus include coastal and marine management, coral and marine ecosystems studies, international maritime law issues, marine and fisheries research, conservation, biodiversity, and resource management, Arctic and Russian policy studies, as well as marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • David Gill
  • Natalie C. Ban
  • Jessica Blythe
  • Sebastián Villasante
  • Gabby N. Ahmadia

They have published extensively in several academic venues specializing in marine and environmental sciences. Some of the most common publication outlets are:

  • Marine Policy
  • npj Ocean Sustainability
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • One Earth
  • Conservation Biology

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Nathan J. Bennett include:

  • "Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy," 2021, Marine Policy
  • "The COVID-19 Pandemic, Small-Scale Fisheries and Coastal Fishing Communities," 2020, Coastal Management
  • "The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation," 2021, Ecology and Society
  • "Six modes of co-production for sustainability," 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • "The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean," 2021, Science

Bennett's scientific contributions place an emphasis on policy frameworks, sustainability, and marine conservation issues, as reflected in their choice of publication venues and interdisciplinary topics.

Best Publications

  • Conservation social science: understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Robin Roth;Sarah C. Klain;Kai Chan

  • Why local people do not support conservation: Community perceptions of marine protected area livelihood impacts, governance and management in Thailand

    Nathan James Bennett;Nathan James Bennett;Philip Dearden

  • Using perceptions as evidence to improve conservation and environmental management

    Nathan James Bennett;Nathan James Bennett

  • The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation

    Neil M. Dawson;Brendan Coolsaet;Brendan Coolsaet;Eleanor J. Sterling;Robin Loveridge

  • The Dark Side of Transformation: Latent Risks in Contemporary Sustainability Discourse

    Jessica Blythe;Jennifer Silver;Louisa Evans;Derek Armitage

  • Environmental Stewardship: A Conceptual Review and Analytical Framework.

    Nathan J. Bennett;Tara S. Whitty;Elena Finkbeiner;Jeremy Pittman

  • Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation.

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Robin Roth;Sarah C. Klain;Kai M. A. Chan

  • The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean

    Kirsten Grorud-Colvert;Kirsten Grorud-Colvert;Jenna Sullivan-Stack;Callum Roberts;Vanessa Constant

  • 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

  • Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Jessica Blythe;Jennifer J. Silver

  • Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy

    Nathan James Bennett;Jessica Blythe;Carole Sandrine White;Carole Sandrine White;Cecilia Campero

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic, Small-Scale Fisheries and Coastal Fishing Communities

    Nathan J. Bennett;Elena M. Finkbeiner;Natalie C. Ban;Dyhia Belhabib

  • Just Transformations to Sustainability

    Nathan J. Bennett;Jessica Blythe;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Gerald G. Singh

  • Environmental governance: A practical framework to guide design, evaluation, and analysis

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Terre Satterfield

  • Communities and change in the anthropocene: understanding social-ecological vulnerability and planning adaptations to multiple interacting exposures

    Nathan James Bennett;Nathan James Bennett;Jessica Blythe;Stephen Tyler;Natalie C. Ban

  • From measuring outcomes to providing inputs: Governance, management, and local development for more effective marine protected areas

    Nathan James Bennett;Nathan James Bennett;Philip Dearden

  • A capital assets framework for appraising and building capacity for tourism development in aboriginal protected area gateway communities

    Nathan Bennett;Raynald Harvey Lemelin;Rhonda Koster;Isabel Budke

  • Well-being outcomes of marine protected areas

    Natalie C. Ban;Georgina Grace Gurney;Nadine A. Marshall;Charlotte K. Whitney

  • Local support for conservation is associated with perceptions of good governance, social impacts, and ecological effectiveness

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Antonio Di Franco;Antonio Calò;Elizabeth Nethery

  • Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Dearden
Philip Dearden University of Victoria
Natalie C. Ban
Natalie C. Ban University of Victoria
U. Rashid Sumaila
U. Rashid Sumaila University of British Columbia
John N. Kittinger
John N. Kittinger Arizona State University
Kai M. A. Chan
Kai M. A. Chan University of British Columbia
Patrick Christie
Patrick Christie University of Washington
Derek Armitage
Derek Armitage University of Waterloo
Jennifer J. Silver
Jennifer J. Silver University of Guelph
Philippe Le Billon
Philippe Le Billon University of British Columbia

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