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D-Index
58
Citations
38732
World Ranking
2488
National Ranking
31

Reinette Biggs 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 Reinette Biggs sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 122 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Reinette Biggs 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 Reinette Biggs sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

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

  • Scenarios for global biodiversity in the 21st Century

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

  • 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

  • Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research

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

  • Social-ecological resilience and biosphere-based sustainability science

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

  • Ecosystem stewardship: sustainability strategies for a rapidly changing planet

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

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

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

  • A biodiversity intactness index

    R. J. Scholes;R. Biggs

  • Bright spots : seeds of a good Anthropocene

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

  • 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

  • Advancing sustainability through mainstreaming a social–ecological systems perspective

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • General Resilience to Cope with Extreme Events

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

  • Approaches to defining a planetary boundary for biodiversity

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems

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

  • 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

  • Linking Futures across Scales: a Dialog on Multiscale Scenarios

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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Belinda Reyers
Belinda Reyers University of Pretoria
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin–Madison
Garry D. Peterson
Garry D. Peterson Stockholm Resilience Centre
Robert J. Scholes
Robert J. Scholes University of the Witwatersrand
Elena M. Bennett
Elena M. Bennett McGill University
Brian Walker
Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Albert V. Norström
Albert V. Norström Stockholm Resilience Centre
Will Steffen
Will Steffen Australian National University
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota

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