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 Ruth S. DeFries sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 369 publications — 96th percentile
96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 533 publications or more.
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 Ruth S. DeFries sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 122 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 122 D-Index or more.
Ruth S. DeFries is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with a body of work consisting of 106 publications in this field. Their research spans various subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecological Modeling, and Economics and Econometrics.
The topics covered in their work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Energy and Environment Impacts; Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols; and Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture.
Recent publications by Ruth S. DeFries include:
Frequent collaborators in their research include Meha Jain, Sukhwinder Singh, Tianjia Liu, Loretta J. Mickley, and Miriam E. Marlier.
Ruth S. DeFries has contributed to several publication venues multiple times, with prominent appearances in Harvard Dataverse, Environmental Research Letters, SSRN Electronic Journal, Biological Conservation, and Science Advances.
The scientist has been recognized with several fellowships and memberships, including:
Jonathan A. Foley;Ruth DeFries;Gregory P. Asner;Carol Barford
David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond
P. Ciais;C. Sabine;G. Bala;L. Bopp
G. R. van der Werf;J. T. Randerson;L. Giglio;L. Giglio;G. J. Collatz
Stephen R. Carpenter;Harold A. Mooney;John Agard;Doris Capistrano
M. C. Hansen;R. S. Defries;J. R. G. Townshend;R. Sohlberg
C.O. Justice;E. Vermote;J.R.G. Townshend;R. Defries
Lera Miles;Adrian C. Newton;Ruth S DeFries;Corinna Ravilious
G. R. van der Werf;D. C. Morton;R. S. DeFries;J. G. J. Olivier
Ruth S. DeFries;Thomas Rudel;Maria Uriarte;Matthew Hansen
R. S. Defries;J. R. G. Townshend
Eric A. Davidson;Alessandro C. de Araújo;Alessandro C. de Araújo;Paulo Artaxo;Jennifer K. Balch;Jennifer K. Balch
Richard A. Houghton;J.I. House;J. Pongratz;J. Pongratz;G. R. van der Werf
Douglas C. Morton;Ruth S. DeFries;Yosio E. Shimabukuro;Liana O. Anderson
David M. J. S. Bowman;Jennifer Balch;Paulo Artaxo;William J. Bond
Ruth S. DeFries;Jonathan A. Foley;Gregory P. Asner;Gregory P. Asner
M. C. Hansen;R. S. DeFries;J. R. G. Townshend;M. Carroll
N. Andela;N. Andela;D. C. Morton;L. Giglio;Y Chen
Jianguo Liu;Vanessa Hull;Mateus Batistella;Ruth DeFries
Christopher J. Still;Christopher J. Still;Joseph A. Berry;G. James Collatz;Ruth S. DeFries
Ruth S. DeFries;Richard A. Houghton;Matthew C. Hansen;Christopher B. Field
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