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Simon Shackley publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simon Shackley sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Simon Shackley D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simon Shackley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Simon Shackley is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on environmental science and social sciences, with a particular emphasis on topics related to carbon capture and storage (CCS), renewable energy acceptance, and air quality impacts.

The main research areas explored by Shackley include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences

Shackley's work covers several subfields, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches combining technical, social, and policy perspectives. These subfields are:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The scientist has contributed significantly to research topics such as:

  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Underground infrastructure and sustainability

Recent publications from Simon Shackley include the following papers:

  • "How do people perceive carbon capture and storage for industrial processes? Examining factors underlying public opinion in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom," 2021, published in Energy Research & Social Science
  • "Decarbonising steel production using CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS): Results of focus group discussions in a Welsh steel-making community," 2020, published in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
  • "Science-policy interplay on air pollution governance in China," 2020, published in Environmental Science & Policy
  • "Community compensation in the context of Carbon Capture and Storage: Current debates and practices," 2020, published in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
  • "Towards a Public Communication and Engagement Strategy for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Projects in Scotland," 2023, published in Edinburgh Research Archive (University of Edinburgh)

Simon Shackley regularly collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Corin Jack
  • Ruth M. Doherty
  • Kevin P.F. Broecks
  • Emma ter Mors
  • Christine Boomsma

The scientist publishes often in journals such as:

  • International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
  • Edinburgh Research Archive (University of Edinburgh)
  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • Atmospheric Pollution Research

Best Publications

  • Biochar for Environmental Management

    Simon Shackley;Abbie Clare;Stephen Joseph;Bruce McCarl

  • Representing Uncertainty in Global Climate Change Science and Policy: Boundary-Ordering Devices and Authority.

    Simon Shackley;Brian Wynne

  • The Respectable Politics of Climate Change: The Epistemic Communities and NGOs

    Clair Gough;Simon Shackley

  • The Impact of Biochar Application on Soil Properties and Plant Growth of Pot Grown Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and Cabbage (Brassica chinensis)

    Sarah Carter;Simon Shackley;Saran Sohi;Tan Boun Suy

  • Uncertainty, Complexity and Concepts of Good Science in Climate Change Modelling: Are GCMs the Best Tools?

    Simon Shackley;Peter Young;Stuart Parkinson;Brian Wynne

  • Anchoring Devices in Science for Policy: The Case of Consensus around Climate Sensitivity

    Jeroen van der Sluijs;Josée van Eijndhoven;Simon Shackley;Brian Wynne

  • Prospective life cycle carbon abatement for pyrolysis biochar systems in the UK

    Jim Hammond;Simon Shackley;Saran Sohi;Peter Brownsort

  • The feasibility and costs of biochar deployment in the UK

    Simon Shackley;Jim Hammond;John Gaunt;Rodrigo Ibarrola

  • Sustainable gasification–biochar systems? A case-study of rice-husk gasification in Cambodia, Part I: Context, chemical properties, environmental and health and safety issues

    Simon Shackley;Sarah Carter;Tony Knowles;Erik Middelink

  • A regional, multi-sectoral and integrated assessment of the impacts of climate and socio-economic change in the UK. Part I. Methodology

    Ian P. Holman;M. D. A. Rounsevell;S. Shackley;P. A. Harrison

  • Global Climate Change: the Mutual Construction of an Emergent Science-Policy Domain

    Simon Shackley;Brian Wynne

  • The public perception of carbon dioxide capture and storage in the UK: results from focus groups and a survey

    Simon Shackley;Carly McLachlan;Clair Gough

  • INTEGRATING KNOWLEDGES FOR CLIMATE-CHANGE - PYRAMIDS, NETS AND UNCERTAINTIES

    Simon Shackley;Brian Wynne

  • Pyrolysis biochar systems for recovering biodegradable materials: A life cycle carbon assessment

    Rodrigo Ibarrola;Simon Shackley;James Hammond

  • Competing uses for China's straw: the economic and carbon abatement potential of biochar

    Abbie Clare;Abbie Clare;Simon Shackley;Stephen Joseph;Stephen Joseph;Stephen Joseph;James Hammond;James Hammond

  • The acceptability of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) in Europe: An assessment of the key determining factors. Part 2. The social acceptability of CCS and the wider impacts and repercussions of its implementation

    Simon Shackley;David Reiner;Paul Upham;Heleen de Coninck

  • Maximizing the greenhouse gas reductions from biomass: The role of life cycle assessment

    Patricia Thornley;Paul Gilbert;Simon Shackley;Jim Hammond

  • A conceptual framework for exploring transitions to decarbonised energy systems in the United Kingdom

    Simon Shackley;Ken Green

  • The Public Perceptions of Carbon Capture and Storage: Tyndall

    C Gough;Carly McLachlan;S Shackley

  • The Tyndall decarbonisation scenarios—Part I: Development of a backcasting methodology with stakeholder participation

    Sarah. L. Mander;Alice Bows;Kevin. L. Anderson;Simon Shackley

  • Burying Carbon under the Sea: An Initial Exploration of Public Opinions

    Clair Gough;Ian Taylor;Simon Shackley

Frequent Co-Authors

James O.S. Hammond
James O.S. Hammond Birkbeck, University of London
Brian Wynne
Brian Wynne Lancaster University
Paolo Agnolucci
Paolo Agnolucci University College London
Paul Ekins
Paul Ekins University College London
Paul Upham
Paul Upham University of Groningen
Saran Sohi
Saran Sohi University of Edinburgh
Ian P. Holman
Ian P. Holman Cranfield University
Robert J. Nicholls
Robert J. Nicholls University of East Anglia
Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph University of Nottingham
Stephan M. Haefele
Stephan M. Haefele Rothamsted Research

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