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138
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132
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11
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3

Robert Costanza 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 Robert Costanza sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 524 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Costanza 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 Robert Costanza sits on this spectrum.

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: 132 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Robert Costanza is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their scholarly output features a focus on key topics such as Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Economic and Environmental Valuation, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Polar Research and Ecology, and Coastal and Marine Management.

Costanza's recent publications include:

  • Valuing natural capital and ecosystem services toward the goals of efficiency, fairness, and sustainability (2020) in Ecosystem Services
  • The global value of coastal wetlands for storm protection (2021) in Global Environmental Change

Frequent co-authors contributing to their body of work are:

  • Ida Kubiszewski
  • Natalie Stoeckl
  • Marcello Hernández-Blanco
  • Haojie Chen
  • Kamaljit K. Sangha

Key publication venues where Costanza has contributed multiple works include:

  • Ecosystem Services
  • Ecological Economics
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Nature

In addition to journal articles, Robert Costanza has authored book publications, including a recent title:

  • Biorights (2022), published by Springer International Publishing

Best Publications

  • The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital

    Robert Costanza;Rudolf de Groot;Stephen Farberk;Monica Grasso

  • A safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Changes in the global value of ecosystem services

    Robert Costanza;Rudolph de Groot;Paul Sutton;Paul Sutton;Sander van der Ploeg

  • Defining and classifying ecosystem services for decision making

    Brendan Fisher;R. Kerry Turner;Paul Morling

  • Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment

    Kenneth Arrow;Bert Bolin;Robert Costanza;Partha Dasgupta

  • Economic growth, carrying capacity, and the environment.

    Kenneth Arrow;Bert Bolin;Robert Costanza;Partha Dasgupta

  • Natural Capital and Sustainable Development

    Robert Costanza;Herman E. Daly

  • Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units

    Rudolf De Groot;Luke Brander;Sander Van Der Ploeg;Robert Costanza

  • Twenty years of ecosystem services: How far have we come and how far do we still need to go?

    Robert Costanza;Rudolph de Groot;Leon Braat;Ida Kubiszewski

  • Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability

    Robert Costanza

  • Economic Reasons for Conserving Wild Nature

    Andrew Balmford;Aaron Bruner;Philip Cooper;Robert Costanza

  • The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital

    Robert Costanza;Robert Costanza;Ralph d'Arge;Rudolf de Groot;Stephen Farber

  • Urban ecological systems: linking terrestrial ecological, physical, and socioeconomic components of metropolitan areas

    S. T. A. Pickett;M. L. Cadenasso;J. M. Grove;C. H. Nilon

  • Economic and ecological concepts for valuing ecosystem services

    Stephen C. Farber;Robert Costanza;Matthew A. Wilson

  • Toward an ecological economics

    Robert Costanza;Herman E. Daly

  • Contributions of cultural services to the ecosystem services agenda.

    Terry C. Daniel;Andreas Muhar;Arne Arnberger;Olivier Aznar

  • An Introduction to Ecological Economics

    Robert Costanza;John H. Cumberland;Herman E. Daly;Robert J. A. Goodland

  • Quality of life: an approach integrating opportunities, human needs, and subjective well-being

    Robert Costanza;Brendan Fisher;Saleem Ali;Caroline Beer

  • Assessing ecosystem health

    D.J. Rapport;R. Costanza;A.J. McMichael

  • Economic Growth, Carrying Capacity, andtheEnvironment

    Kenneth Arrow;Robert Costanza;Partha Dasgupta;C. S. Holling

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexey Voinov
Alexey Voinov University of Twente
Paul C. Sutton
Paul C. Sutton University of Denver
Herman E. Daly
Herman E. Daly University of Maryland, College Park
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Will Steffen
Will Steffen Australian National University
Richard B. Norgaard
Richard B. Norgaard University of California, Berkeley
Charles Perrings
Charles Perrings Arizona State University
Karin E. Limburg
Karin E. Limburg SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Shahid Naeem
Shahid Naeem Columbia University
John W. Day
John W. Day Louisiana State University

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