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Rinku Roy Chowdhury

Rinku Roy Chowdhury

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
10190
World Ranking
7244
National Ranking
2436

Rinku Roy Chowdhury publications per year

2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 1 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 1 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publications 2024: 1 publications
2001 2024

80 publications in total across all disciplines

Rinku Roy Chowdhury 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 Rinku Roy Chowdhury sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 68 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rinku Roy Chowdhury 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 Rinku Roy Chowdhury sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rinku Roy Chowdhury is affiliated with Clark University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Soil Science.

The scientist's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Ten facts about land systems for sustainability, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Working with Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in large-scale ecological assessments: Reviewing the experience of the IPBES Global Assessment, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Framing the search for a theory of land use, 2020, Journal of Land Use Science
  • Municipal regulation of residential landscapes across US cities: Patterns and implications for landscape sustainability, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Investments' role in ecosystem degradation-Response, 2020, Science

The themes covered in these works reflect a focus on land use, ecosystem services, and sustainability issues as well as aspects of indigenous knowledge in ecological assessments.

Main topics of study include:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rinku Roy Chowdhury are:

  • Sandra Dı́az
  • J. Morgan Grove
  • Jianguo Liu
  • Zsolt Molnár
  • Hien T. Ngo

The scientist's work is published across various academic journals, indicating interdisciplinary engagement. Notable venues include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Journal of Land Use Science
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Science

Best Publications

  • Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • Summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    Sandra Díaz;Josef Settele;Eduardo S. Brondízio;Hien T. Ngo

  • Land system science and sustainable development of the earth system: A global land project perspective

    Peter H. Verburg;Neville Crossman;Erle C. Ellis;Andreas Heinimann

  • Middle-range theories of land system change

    P. Meyfroidt;R. Roy Chowdhury;A. de Bremond;A. de Bremond;E.C. Ellis

  • Ten facts about land systems for sustainability

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  • Ecological Homogenization of Urban USA

    Peter M. Groffman;Jeannine M Cavender-Bares;Neil D. Bettez;J. Morgan Grove

  • Modeling tropical deforestation in the southern Yucatán peninsular region: comparing survey and satellite data

    Jacqueline Geoghegan;Sergio Cortina Villar;Peter Klepeis;Pedro Mac Ario Mendoza

  • Deforestation in the southern Yucatan peninsular region: an integrative approach

    B.L Turner;Sergio Cortina Villar;David Foster;Jacqueline Geoghegan

  • The global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services: Summary for policy makers

    Sandra Myrna Díaz;Josef Settele;Eduardo Brondízio;Hien Ngo

  • Reconciling agency and structure in empirical analysis: Smallholder land use in the Southern Yucatán, Mexico

    Rinku Roy Chowdhury;B. L. Turner

  • Landscape change in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico: Modeling the driving forces of smallholder deforestation in land parcels

    Rinku Roy Chowdhury

  • Assessing the homogenization of urban land management with an application to US residential lawn care

    Colin Polsky;J. Morgan Grove;Chris Knudson;Peter M. Groffman

  • Turning the curve: A critical review of Kuznets approaches

    Rinku Roy Chowdhury;Emilio F. Moran

  • Driving forces of tropical deforestation: The role of remote sensing and spatial models

    Rinku Roy Chowdhury

  • Working with Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) in large‐scale ecological assessments: Reviewing the experience of the IPBES Global Assessment

    Pamela McElwee;Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares;Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas;Dániel Babai

  • A Multi-Scalar Approach to Theorizing Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Urban Residential Landscapes

    Rinku Roy Chowdhury;Kelli Larson;Morgan Grove;Colin Polsky

  • Ecosystem services in managing residential landscapes: priorities, value dimensions, and cross-regional patterns

    K. L. Larson;Kristen C Nelson;S. R. Samples;S. J. Hall

  • Continental-scale homogenization of residential lawn plant communities

    Megan M. Wheeler;Megan M. Wheeler;Christopher Neill;Christopher Neill;Peter M. Groffman;Meghan Avolio

  • Convergence of Microclimate in Residential Landscapes Across Diverse Cities in the United States

    Sharon J. Hall;J. Learned;Benjamin L. Ruddell;K. L. Larson

  • Homogenization of plant diversity, composition, and structure in North American urban yards

    William D. Pearse;Jeannine M Cavender-Bares;Sarah E Hobbie;Meghan L. Avolio

  • Socio-Environmental Systems (SES) Research: What have we learned and how can we use this information in future research programs

    B.L. Turner;Karen J. Esler;Peter Bridgewater;Joshua Tewksbury

  • Convergent Surface Water Distributions in U.S. Cities

    M. K. Steele;J. B. Heffernan;N. Bettez;Jeannine M Cavender-Bares

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
J. Morgan Grove
J. Morgan Grove US Forest Service
Kelli L. Larson
Kelli L. Larson Arizona State University
Christopher Neill
Christopher Neill Woods Hole Research Center
Sarah E. Hobbie
Sarah E. Hobbie University of Minnesota
James B. Heffernan
James B. Heffernan Duke University
Jeannine Cavender-Bares
Jeannine Cavender-Bares University of Minnesota
Diane E. Pataki
Diane E. Pataki Arizona State University
Billie Turner
Billie Turner Arizona State University
Eduardo S. Brondizio
Eduardo S. Brondizio Indiana University

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