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D-Index
128
Citations
97582
World Ranking
70
National Ranking
27

Paul R. Ehrlich publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul R. Ehrlich sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 515 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paul R. Ehrlich D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul R. Ehrlich sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 128 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1990 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1985 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Overview

Paul R. Ehrlich is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with 17 publications contributing to this field.

The scientist's work spans several subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Building and Construction, and Mechanical Engineering. These subfields indicate a diverse approach integrating social, environmental, and technical aspects in their research.

Main topics addressed in their publications cover Ecosystem Dynamics and Resilience, Modeling and Simulation Systems, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Climate Change and Geoengineering, and Climate Change Communication and Perception.

Paul R. Ehrlich has contributed to multiple scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • BioScience (5 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (3 publications)
  • Science (3 publications)
  • Frontiers in Conservation Science (2 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (2 publications)

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Vertebrates on the brink as indicators of biological annihilation and the sixth mass extinction" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future" (2021), Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • "Circling the drain: the extinction crisis and the future of humanity" (2022), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Mutilation of the tree of life via mass extinction of animal genera" (2023), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies" (2021), Science

Frequent collaborators include Gretchen C. Daily, Michael Wetter, Gerardo Ceballos, Anne H. Ehrlich, and Scott Barrett. These collaborations reflect a network of research partners active across related disciplines.

Paul R. Ehrlich has published at least one book with Stanford University Press eBooks titled Jaws, released in 2020.

The scientist's recognition includes various fellowships such as Fellow of the Royal Society (United Kingdom), Fellow of the Ecological Society of America, Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society. They are also a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Additionally, they received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in 2013.

Best Publications

  • BUTTERFLIES AND PLANTS: A STUDY IN COEVOLUTION

    Paul R. Ehrlich;Peter H. Raven

  • IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH

    Paul R. Ehrlich;John P. Holdren

  • Accelerated modern human-induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction

    Gerardo Ceballos;Paul R. Ehrlich;Anthony D. Barnosky;Andrés García

  • Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declines

    Gerardo Ceballos;Paul R. Ehrlich;Rodolfo Dirzo

  • Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species

    Paul R. Ehrlich;Anne H. Ehrlich

  • HUMAN APPROPRIATION OF THE PRODUCTS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

    Peter M. Vitousek;Paul R. Ehrlich;Anne H. Ehrlich;Pamela A. Matson

  • Human Appropriation of Renewable Fresh Water

    Sandra L. Postel;Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich

  • The Value of Nature and the Nature of Value

    Gretchen C. Daily;Tore Söderqvist;Sara Aniyar;Kenneth Arrow

  • Biodiversity Studies: Science and Policy

    Paul R. Ehrlich;Edward O. Wilson

  • Mammal Population Losses and the Extinction Crisis

    Gerardo Ceballos;Paul R. Ehrlich

  • Ecosystem consequences of bird declines

    Çağan H. Şekercioğlu;Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich

  • Differentiation of Populations: Gene flow seems to be less important in speciation than the neo-Darwinians thought.

    Paul R. Ehrlich;Peter H. Raven

  • Are We Consuming Too Much

    Kenneth Arrow;Partha Dasgupta;Lawrence Goulder;Gretchen Daily

  • Economic value of tropical forest to coffee production

    Taylor H. Ricketts;Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich;Charles D. Michener

  • Effects of household dynamics on resource consumption and biodiversity

    Jianguo Liu;Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich;Gary W. Luck

  • Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems : modeling and policy implications

    Simon Levin;Tasos Xepapadeas;Anne Sophie Crépin;Jon Norberg

  • Population, sustainability and earth's carrying capacity

    Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich

  • Population diversity and ecosystem services

    Gary W. Luck;Gretchen C. Daily;Paul R. Ehrlich

  • Vertebrates on the brink as indicators of biological annihilation and the sixth mass extinction.

    Gerardo Ceballos;Paul R. Ehrlich;Peter H. Raven

  • ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: Benefits Supplied to Human Societies by Natural Ecosystems

    Gretchen C. Daily;Susan Alexander;Paul R. Ehrlich;Larry Goulder

  • Should agricultural policies encourage land sparing or wildlife‐friendly farming?

    Joern Fischer;Berry Brosi;Gretchen C Daily;Paul R Ehrlich

Frequent Co-Authors

Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University
Dennis D. Murphy
Dennis D. Murphy University of Nevada Reno
Simon A. Levin
Simon A. Levin Princeton University
Gerardo Ceballos
Gerardo Ceballos National Autonomous University of Mexico
Partha Dasgupta
Partha Dasgupta University of Cambridge
Brian Walker
Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Karl-Göran Mäler
Karl-Göran Mäler Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Kenneth J. Arrow
Kenneth J. Arrow Stanford University
Carol L. Boggs
Carol L. Boggs University of South Carolina

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