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Petra Tschakert

Petra Tschakert

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3095 2840 219 209 98 11633
Environmental Sciences 48 5439 5213 193 187 100 11675

Petra Tschakert publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Petra Tschakert between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Petra Tschakert published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2014. 10 of the 118 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2014. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications
1999 2025

118 publications in total across all disciplines

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Petra Tschakert: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 2
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 6
2005 3
2006 0
2007 5
2008 1
2009 3
2010 5
2011 1
2012 6
2013 7
2014 13
2015 5
2016 6
2017 2
2018 9
2019 4
2020 6
2021 11
2022 8
2023 3
2024 5
2025 5
Total 118
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Petra Tschakert 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 Petra Tschakert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 94–103 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 98 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390 98
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
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
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Petra Tschakert 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 Petra Tschakert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

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

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
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 48
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
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
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Overview

Petra Tschakert is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of social sciences and environmental science. Their work primarily focuses on various aspects of climate change, adaptation, sustainability governance, and the intersections between human and non-human entities in environmental contexts.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Environmental Science

The subfields of study they are engaged in include:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Cultural Studies
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Key topics covered in their work are:

  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Geographies of human-animal interactions
  • Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research projects include:

  • Karen Paiva Henrique
  • Alicea Garcia
  • Krishna Karthikeyan
  • Danielle Celermajer
  • David Schlosberg

Common publication venues for their research are:

  • Regional Environmental Change
  • Environmental Politics
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
  • World Development

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Multispecies justice: theories, challenges, and a research agenda for environmental politics" (2020), published in Environmental Politics
  • "Multispecies justice: Climate-just futures with, for and beyond humans" (2020), in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change
  • "Loss and Damage and limits to adaptation: recent IPCC insights and implications for climate science and policy" (2020), published in Sustainability Science
  • "More-than-human solidarity and multispecies justice in the climate crisis" (2020), in Environmental Politics
  • "Pathways to urban transformation: From dispossession to climate justice" (2020), published in Progress in Human Geography

In addition to journal articles, there is also a book publication under the United Nations Environment Programme eBooks titled Knowledge Gaps and Policy Needs to Tackle Loss and Damage - Science for Adaptation Policy Brief #8 (2024).

Best Publications

  • Impacts of 1.5°C Global Warming on Natural and Human Systems

    O. Hoegh-Guldberg;D. Jacob;M. Bindi;S. Brown

  • Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability

    Elena M. Bennett;Wolfgang Cramer;Alpina Begossi;Georgina Cundill

  • Anticipatory Learning for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience

    Petra Tschakert;Kathleen Ann Dietrich

  • Views from the vulnerable: Understanding climatic and other stressors in the Sahel

    Petra Tschakert

  • Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research

    Ioan Fazey;Niko Schäpke;Guido Caniglia;James Patterson

  • Livelihoods and poverty

    Lennart Olsson;Maggie Opondo;Petra Tschakert;Arun Agrawal

  • Why equity is fundamental in climate change policy research

    Sonja Klinsky;J. Timmons Roberts;Saleemul Huq;Chukwumerije Okereke

  • One thousand ways to experience loss: A systematic analysis of climate-related intangible harm from around the world

    P. Tschakert;N.R. Ellis;C. Anderson;A. Kelly

  • Contaminated Identities: Mercury and Marginalization in Ghana's Artisanal Mining Sector

    Petra Tschakert;Kamini Singha

  • Multispecies justice: theories, challenges, and a research agenda for environmental politics

    Danielle Celermajer;David Schlosberg;Lauren Rickards;Makere Stewart-Harawira

  • Climate Change 2014

    C. B. Field;V. R. Barros;M. D. Mastrandrea;K. J. Mach

  • Why is socially-just climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa so challenging? A review of barriers identified from empirical cases

    Sheona Shackleton;Gina Ziervogel;Susannah Sallu;Thomas Gill

  • Climate change and loss, as if people mattered: values, places, and experiences

    Petra Tschakert;Jon Barnett;Neville Ellis;Carmen Lawrence

  • Floods in the Sahel: an analysis of anomalies, memory, and anticipatory learning

    Petra Tschakert;Regina Sagoe;Gifty Ofori-Darko;Samuel Nii Codjoe

  • Sustainable development, poverty eradication and reducing inequalities

    J. Roy;P. Tschakert;H. Waisman;S. Abdul Halim

  • Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: visions of future systems and how to get there

    Ioan Fazey;Niko Schäpke;Guido Caniglia;Anthony Hodgson

  • IPCC Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report-Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report

    Myles R. Allen;Vicente R. Barros;John Broome;Wolfgang Cramer

  • Inequality and transformation analyses: a complementary lens for addressing vulnerability to climate change

    Petra Tschakert;Bob van Oort;Asuncion Lera St. Clair;Armando LaMadrid

  • The many possible climates from the Paris Agreement’s aim of 1.5 °C warming

    Sonia I. Seneviratne;Joeri Rogelj;Roland Séférian;Richard Wartenburger

  • A science of loss

    Jon Barnett;Petra Tschakert;Lesley Head;W. Neil Adger

  • Digging Deep for Justice: A Radical Re‐imagination of the Artisanal Gold Mining Sector in Ghana

    Petra Tschakert

Frequent Co-Authors

Lennart Olsson
Lennart Olsson Lund University
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg University of Queensland
Rachel Warren
Rachel Warren University of East Anglia
Wolfgang Cramer
Wolfgang Cramer Aix-Marseille University
Reinhard Mechler
Reinhard Mechler International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Gary W. Yohe
Gary W. Yohe Wesleyan University
Michael Oppenheimer
Michael Oppenheimer Princeton University
Karen O'Brien
Karen O'Brien University of Oslo
Taikan Oki
Taikan Oki University of Tokyo
Dave D. Chadee
Dave D. Chadee University of the West Indies

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