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D-Index
42
Citations
10850
World Ranking
7281
National Ranking
2592

Spencer A. Wood 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 Spencer A. Wood sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 83 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Spencer A. Wood 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 Spencer A. Wood sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Spencer A. Wood is a researcher affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines within environmental science and social sciences, focusing on understanding the interactions between human and ecological systems.

Their research areas include:

  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation

In broader disciplinary terms, their main fields of study cover:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, subfields of particular focus include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Social Psychology
  • Ecology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Spencer A. Wood has contributed to several peer-reviewed articles, with recent publications illustrating various aspects of environmental sustainability, social media data utilization, and ecosystem services. Selected papers include:

  • "Next-generation visitation models using social media to estimate recreation on public lands," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "An ecosystem service perspective on urban nature, physical activity, and health," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Uses and Limitations of Social Media to Inform Visitor Use Management in Parks and Protected Areas: A Systematic Review," 2020, published in Environmental Management
  • "Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social-ecological networks," 2021, published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Social media data for environmental sustainability: A critical review of opportunities, threats, and ethical use," 2023, published in One Earth

Frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • People and Nature
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ecosphere
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Coauthor collaborations are a consistent feature of their research. Regular collaborators include:

  • Samantha G. Winder
  • Eric M. White
  • Emily J. Wilkins
  • Jennifer A. Dunne
  • Emilia H. Lia

Best Publications

  • Nature Contact and Human Health: A Research Agenda

    Howard Frumkin;Gregory N. Bratman;Sara Jo Breslow;Bobby Cochran

  • Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms

    Katie K. Arkema;Greg Guannel;Gregory Verutes;Spencer A. Wood

  • Using social media to quantify nature-based tourism and recreation

    Spencer A. Wood;Anne D. Guerry;Anne D. Guerry;Jessica M. Silver;Jessica M. Silver;Martin Lacayo

  • Mapping the global value and distribution of coral reef tourism

    Mark Spalding;Lauretta Burke;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood;Joscelyne Ashpole

  • Notes from the field: Lessons learned from using ecosystem service approaches to inform real-world decisions

    Mary Ruckelshaus;Emily McKenzie;Heather Tallis;Anne Guerry

  • Embedding ecosystem services in coastal planning leads to better outcomes for people and nature

    Katie K. Arkema;Katie K. Arkema;Gregory M. Verutes;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood;Chantalle Clarke-Samuels

  • Social-ecological and technological factors moderate the value of urban nature

    Bonnie L. Keeler;Perrine Hamel;Timon McPhearson;Timon McPhearson;Timon McPhearson;Maike H. Hamann

  • More than a meal… integrating non-feeding interactions into food webs.

    Sonia Kéfi;Sonia Kéfi;Eric L. Berlow;Eric L. Berlow;Evie A. Wieters;Evie A. Wieters;Sergio A. Navarrete

  • Modeling benefits from nature: using ecosystem services to inform coastal and marine spatial planning

    Anne D. Guerry;Mary H. Ruckelshaus;Katie K. Arkema;Joey R. Bernhardt

  • Geolocated social media as a rapid indicator of park visitation and equitable park access

    Zoé A. Hamstead;David Fisher;Rositsa T. Ilieva;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood

  • Recreational demand for clean water: evidence from geotagged photographs by visitors to lakes

    Bonnie L. Keeler;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood;Stephen Polasky;Catherine L. Kling

  • Using social media to understand drivers of urban park visitation in the Twin Cities, MN

    Marie L. Donahue;Bonnie L. Keeler;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood;David M. Fisher

  • Network structure beyond food webs: mapping non-trophic and trophic interactions on Chilean rocky shores.

    Sonia Kéfi;Sonia Kéfi;Eric L. Berlow;Evie A. Wieters;Evie A. Wieters;Lucas N. Joppa

  • An ecosystem service perspective on urban nature, physical activity, and health

    Roy P Remme;Roy P Remme;Howard Frumkin;Anne D Guerry;Anne D Guerry;Abby C King

  • Measuring recreational visitation at U.S. National Parks with crowd-sourced photographs.

    Carrie Sessions;Spencer A. Wood;Sergey Rabotyagov;David M. Fisher

  • Sediment on rocky intertidal reefs: Effects on early post-settlement stages of habitat-forming seaweeds

    David R. Schiel;Spencer A. Wood;Robyn A. Dunmore;David I. Taylor

  • Spatial and Temporal Dynamics and Value of Nature-Based Recreation, Estimated via Social Media

    Laura J. Sonter;Keri B. Watson;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood;Taylor H. Ricketts

  • Uses and Limitations of Social Media to Inform Visitor Use Management in Parks and Protected Areas: A Systematic Review.

    Emily J. Wilkins;Spencer A. Wood;Jordan W. Smith

  • Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social-ecological networks.

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  • The marine fish food web is globally connected

    Camille Albouy;Philippe Archambault;Ward Appeltans;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo

  • Assessing habitat risk from human activities to inform coastal and marine spatial planning: a demonstration in Belize

    Katie K Arkema;Gregory Verutes;Joanna R Bernhardt;Chantalle Clarke

  • Fifteen degrees of separation: Latitudinal gradients of rocky intertidal biota along the California Current

    G. Carl Schoch;Bruce A. Menge;Gary Allison;Maria Kavanaugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer A. Dunne
Jennifer A. Dunne Santa Fe Institute
Dominique Gravel
Dominique Gravel Université de Sherbrooke
Nancy J. Huntly
Nancy J. Huntly Utah State University
Daniel B. Stouffer
Daniel B. Stouffer University of Canterbury
Mary Ruckelshaus
Mary Ruckelshaus Stanford University
Sonia Kéfi
Sonia Kéfi University of Montpellier
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Polasky University of Minnesota
Bruce P. Finney
Bruce P. Finney Idaho State University
Heather Tallis
Heather Tallis University of California, Santa Cruz

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