2026 Stephen H. Schneider: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	87	662	294	269	56361

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D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Environmental Sciences

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56361

Overview

Stephen H. Schneider was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spanned primarily the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Environmental Engineering.

Their scholarly work addressed several main topics including:

Diabetes Treatment and Management
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Diet and Metabolism Studies
Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Urban Green Space and Health

Among the more frequently published venues for Schneider's research were:

Osteoporosis International
Atmosphere
Climate Change and Law Collection
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

Several recurrent coauthors contributed to their work, including A. Kreitman, Lihong Hao, Yvette Schlussel, Nicholas T. Bello, and Sue A. Shapses.

Selected recent publications include:

"Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report," 2024, Climate Change and Law Collection
"Reduced postprandial bone resorption and greater rise in GLP-1 in overweight and obese individuals after an α-glucosidase inhibitor: a double-blinded randomized crossover trial," 2021, Osteoporosis International
"High-Resolution Air Temperature Forecasts in Urban Areas: A Meteorological Perspective on Their Added Value," 2024, Atmosphere
"Igniting Progress: Outcomes from the FLARE workshop and three challenges for the future of transdisciplinary fire science," 2024, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
"AN ONTOLOGY OF ORGANIZED CRIME: A Meta-Analytical Framework and Enforcement Implications," 2025, Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

This body of work demonstrates a cross-disciplinary approach involving environmental conditions and health impacts, including urban environmental challenges and diabetes management.

Best Publications

Fingerprints of global warming on wild animals and plants

Terry L. Root;Jeff T. Price;Kimberly R. Hall;Stephen H. Schneider

6353
Citations
Climate Change 2007 Synthesis report

Lenny Bernstein;Peter Bosch;Osvaldo Canziani;Zhenlin Chen

5331
Citations
Complexity of coupled human and natural systems

Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Marina Alberti

4320
Citations
Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report: A contribution of Working Groups I, II, and III to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

RT Watson;DL Albritton;T Barker;IA Baskmakov

3360
Citations
Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

3266
Citations
Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report

R. T. Watson;D. L. Albritton;T. Barker;I. A. Bashmakov

1423
Citations
Expert credibility in climate change

William R. L. Anderegg;James W. Prall;Jacob Harold;Stephen H. Schneider

1336
Citations
Emissions pathways, climate change, and impacts on California

Katharine Hayhoe;Daniel Cayan;Christopher B. Field;Peter C. Frumhoff

1270
Citations
Coupled Human and Natural Systems

Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Carl Folke

1163
Citations
Are We Consuming Too Much

Kenneth Arrow;Partha Dasgupta;Lawrence Goulder;Gretchen Daily

1055
Citations
Energy implications of future stabilization of atmospheric CO2 content

Martin I. Hoffert;Ken Caldeira;Atul K. Jain;Erik F. Haites

960
Citations
Induced technological change and the attractiveness of CO2 abatement policies

Lawrence H. Goulder;Stephen H. Schneider

899
Citations
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: Benefits Supplied to Human Societies by Natural Ecosystems

Gretchen C. Daily;Susan Alexander;Paul R. Ehrlich;Larry Goulder

864
Citations
The Greenhouse Effect: Science and Policy

Stephen H. Schneider

813
Citations
Assessing Dangerous Climate Change Through an Update of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) "Reasons for Concern"

Joel B. Smith;Stephen H. Schneider;Michael Oppenheimer;Gary W. Yohe

809
Citations
Climate change, elevational range shifts, and bird extinctions.

Cagan H. Sekercioglu;Stephen H. Schneider;John P. Fay;Scott R. Loarie

798
Citations
Simulating the effects of climate change on tropical montane cloud forests

Christopher J. Still;Prudence N. Foster;Stephen H. Schneider

707
Citations
Extreme High-Temperature Events: Changes in their probabilities with Changes in Mean Temperature

Linda O. Mearns;Richard W. Katz;Stephen H. Schneider

680
Citations
The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science

I. Allison;N. L. Bindoff;R. A. Bindschadler;P. M. Cox

560
Citations
What is 'dangerous' climate change?

Stephen H. Schneider

459
Citations
A contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change

J. Sathaye;S. Schneider;T. Stocker;B. Robinson

9
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Starley L. Thompson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Michael D. Mastrandrea Stanford University

Lawrence H. Goulder Stanford University

Partha Dasgupta University of Cambridge

Paul R. Ehrlich Stanford University

Geoffrey Heal Columbia University

Simon A. Levin Princeton University

Kenneth J. Arrow Stanford University

Michael Oppenheimer Princeton University

Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Stephen H. Schneider

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