2026 Norman Myers: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	61	2123	252	267	63035
Social Sciences and Humanities	58	1614	296	270	22199

Norman Myers publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Norman Myers sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 270 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Norman Myers D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Norman Myers sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Norman Myers was affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focused on neuroscience, with significant contributions also touching on cognitive neuroscience, gender studies, public health, environmental and occupational health, artificial intelligence, and health-related toxicology and mutagenesis.

Their work encompassed several main topics, including:

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Neural dynamics and brain function
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Stress Responses and Cortisol
Gender Diversity and Inequality

Their research output was published in various scientific venues, most frequently appearing in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Journal of Neuroscience
Neuron
Nature Human Behaviour

Norman Myers co-authored extensively with several researchers, including:

Mark G. Stokes
Paul S. Muhle-Karbe
Jasper E. Hajonides
Frida Printzlau
Sam Hall-McMaster

Some of the recent papers including Myers' contributions were:

"Gender bias in academia: A lifetime problem that needs solutions," 2021, Neuron
"Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results," 2024, Nature Human Behaviour
"Theoretical distinction between functional states in working memory and their corresponding neural states," 2020, Visual Cognition
"A Hierarchy of Functional States in Working Memory," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
"Multiple and Dissociable Effects of Sensory History on Working-Memory Performance," 2023, Journal of Neuroscience

Throughout their career, Myers received recognition by being elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1994 and named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1990.

Best Publications

Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities

Norman Myers;Russell A. Mittermeier;Cristina G. Mittermeier;Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca

39522
Citations
Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature

Andrew Balmford;Aaron Bruner;Philip Cooper;Robert Costanza

2329
Citations
Tracking the ecological overshoot of the human economy

Mathis Wackernagel;Niels B. Schulz;Diana Deumling;Alejandro Callejas Linares

1981
Citations
Biodiversity Hotspots and Major Tropical Wilderness Areas: Approaches to Setting Conservation Priorities

Russell A. Mittermeier;Norman Myers;Jorgen B. Thomsen;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca

1719
Citations
Threatened biotas: "hot spots" in tropical forests.

Norman Myers

1719
Citations
The biodiversity challenge: expanded hot-spots analysis.

Norman Myers

1050
Citations
Environmental refugees: a growing phenomenon of the 21st century

Norman Myers

955
Citations
Hotspots: Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions

R. A. Mittermeier;N. Myers;C. G. Mittermeier;P. Robles Gil

760
Citations
Overcoming systemic roadblocks to sustainability: The evolutionary redesign of worldviews, institutions, and technologies

Rachael Beddoe;Robert Costanza;Joshua Farley;Eric Garza

573
Citations
The flux of carbon from terrestrial ecosystems to the atmosphere in 1980 due to changes in land use: geographic distribution of the global flux

R. A. Houghton;R. D. Boone;J. R. Fruci;J. E. Hobbie

506
Citations
The primary source: Tropical forests and our future

Norman Myers

437
Citations
Environmental refugees in a globally warmed world

Norman Myers

435
Citations
Environmental Exodus: An Emergent Crisis in the Global Arena

Jennifer Kent;Norman Myers

399
Citations
Can We Defy Nature's End?

Stuart L. Pimm;Márcio Ayres;Andrew Balmford;George Branch

395
Citations
Conversion of tropical moist forests

Norman Myers

369
Citations
The biotic crisis and the future of evolution

Norman Myers;Andrew H. Knoll

363
Citations
Ultimate Security: The Environmental Basis of Political Stability

Norman Myers

345
Citations
Long-term biological consequences of nuclear war

Paul R. Ehrlich;John Harte;Mark A. Harwell;Peter H. Raven

339
Citations
How can a knowledge of the past help to conserve the future? Biodiversity conservation and the relevance of long-term ecological studies.

Katherine J. Willis;Miguel B. Miguel B. Araújo;Keith Bennett;Blanca Blanca Figueroa-Rangel

334
Citations
The New Consumers: The Influence Of Affluence On The Environment

Norman Myers;Jennifer Kent

329
Citations
Tropical rain forests in the far east: Timothy J. Whitmore. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1984, 2nd, revised edn., £40.00, ISBN 0-19-854136-8

Norman Myers

62
Citations
Ecological economics: The science and management of sustainability

Norman Myers

32
Citations
Marine fisheries: two macro-constraints

Norman Myers

4
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheryl A. Palm University of Florida

Russell A. Mittermeier Conservation International

Lucas Joppa Microsoft (United States)

Jerry M. Melillo Marine Biological Laboratory

Miguel B. Araújo University of Évora

Robert Costanza University College London

Keith D. Bennett University of St Andrews

Richard D. Boone University of Alaska Fairbanks

Katherine J. Willis University of Oxford

Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University

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