2026 Reinette Biggs: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	58	2493	2386	31	29	122	38732

Overview

Reinette Biggs is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. The focus of their work encompasses several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Ecology.

Their research addresses a range of topics central to environmental sustainability, such as Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Forest Management and Policy, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Complex Systems and Decision Making, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Reinette Biggs has contributed to numerous publications with a strong presence in reputable scientific venues. These include:

Ecosystems and People (6 publications)
Nature Sustainability (3 publications)
Ecology and Society (3 publications)
Global Ecology and Conservation (2 publications)
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (1 publication)

Among their recent notable papers are:

Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research, 2020, Nature Sustainability
Global Tipping Points Report 2023, 2023, IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis)
Co-production of knowledge and sustainability transformations: a strategic compass for global research networks, 2021, Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Earth stewardship: Shaping a sustainable future through interacting policy and norm shifts, 2022, AMBIO
Food System Transformation: Integrating a Political-Economy and Social-Ecological Approach to Regime Shifts, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Collaboration forms an important aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

Laura Pereira
Nadia Sitas
Hayley S. Clements
Odirilwe Selomane
Elena M. Bennett

Best Publications

Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Katherine Richardson;Johan Rockström;Sarah E. Cornell

13731
Citations
Scenarios for global biodiversity in the 21st Century

Henrique M. Pereira;Paul W. Leadley;Vania Proenca;Rob Alkemade

2362
Citations
Toward Principles for Enhancing the Resilience of Ecosystem Services

Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs;Maja Schlüter;Maja Schlüter;Duan Biggs;Duan Biggs;Duan Biggs;Erin L. Bohensky

1445
Citations
Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

Albert V. Norström;Christopher Cvitanovic;Christopher Cvitanovic;Marie F. Löf;Simon West;Simon West;Simon West

1435
Citations
Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

Carl Folke;Reinette Biggs;Albert V. Norström;Belinda Reyers

1261
Citations
Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet

F. Stuart Chapin;Stephen R. Carpenter;Gary P. Kofinas;Carl Folke;Carl Folke

1217
Citations
Principles for building resilience : sustaining ecosystem services in social-ecological systems

Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs;Maja Schlüter;Michael L. Schoon

804
Citations
A biodiversity intactness index

R. J. Scholes;R. Biggs

704
Citations
Bright spots : seeds of a good Anthropocene

Elena M. Bennett;Martin Solan;Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs;Timon McPhearson

638
Citations
Getting the measure of ecosystem services: a social–ecological approach

Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Reinette Oonsie Biggs;Reinette Oonsie Biggs;Graeme S. Cumming;Thomas Elmqvist

565
Citations
Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective

Joern Fischer;Toby A Gardner;Elena M Bennett;Patricia Balvanera

561
Citations
Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: organizing principles for advancing research methods and approaches

Rika Preiser;Reinette Biggs;Alta De Vos;Carl Folke

558
Citations
Navigating the Back Loop: Fostering Social Innovation and Transformation in Ecosystem Management

Reinette Biggs;Frances R. Westley;Stephen R. Carpenter

491
Citations
Summary for policymakers of the regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

E. Archer;L.E. Dziba;K.J. Mulongoy;Maoela

453
Citations
General Resilience to Cope with Extreme Events

Stephen R. Carpenter;Kenneth J. Arrow;Scott Barrett;Reinette Biggs

429
Citations
Approaches to defining a planetary boundary for biodiversity

Georgina M. Mace;Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Rob Alkemade;Rob Alkemade;Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs

400
Citations
Invasive plants as drivers of regime shifts: identifying high-priority invaders that alter feedback relationships

Mirijam Gaertner;Mirijam Gaertner;Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs;Mariska Te Beest;Mariska Te Beest;Cang Hui;Cang Hui

335
Citations
Multi-scale and cross-scale assessments of social-ecological systems and their ecosystem services

R. J. Scholes;Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Reinette Biggs;M. J. Spierenburg

320
Citations
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems

Reinette Biggs;Alta de Vos;Rika Preiser;Hayley Clements

318
Citations
Social-Ecological Systems Insights for Navigating the Dynamics of the Anthropocene

Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Michele-Lee Moore;Michele-Lee Moore;Reinette Biggs;Reinette Biggs

286
Citations
Linking Futures across Scales: a Dialog on Multiscale Scenarios

Reinette Biggs;Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne;Carol Atkinson-Palombo;Erin Bohensky

273
Citations
Measuring conditions and trends in ecosystem services at multiple scales: The Southern African Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (SAfMA) experience

A.S van Jaarsveld;R Biggs;R.J Scholes;E Bohensky

269
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Belinda Reyers University of Pretoria

Carl Folke Stockholm University

Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison

Garry D. Peterson Stockholm Resilience Centre

Robert J. Scholes University of the Witwatersrand

Elena M. Bennett McGill University

Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Albert V. Norström Stockholm Resilience Centre

Will Steffen Australian National University

Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota

External Links

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