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 Stephen R. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 528 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 531 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 Stephen R. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 159 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.
Stephen R. Carpenter is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.
The scientist's research topics center on ecosystem dynamics and resilience, marine and coastal ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, sustainability and climate change governance, fish ecology and management studies, land use and ecosystem services, and innovation in sustainability and human-machine systems.
Stephen R. Carpenter has published numerous papers, including:
Frequent co-authors include:
Key publication venues where Stephen R. Carpenter has contributed multiple works are:
Awards received over the course of the career include:
Jonathan A. Foley;Ruth DeFries;Gregory P. Asner;Carol Barford
Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Katherine Richardson;Johan Rockström;Sarah E. Cornell
Brian Walker;C. S. Holling;Stephen R. Carpenter;Ann P. Kinzig
Jonathan A. Foley;Navin Ramankutty;Kate A. Brauman;Emily S. Cassidy
Marten Scheffer;Steve Carpenter;Jonathan A. Foley;Carl Folke
Stephen R. Carpenter;N. F. Caraco;D. L. Correll;R. W. Howarth
Carl Folke;Stephen R. Carpenter;Brian Walker;Marten Scheffer
Marten Scheffer;Jordi Bascompte;William A. Brock;Victor Brovkin
Stephen R Carpenter;Barbara Louise Endemano Walker;J. Marty Anderies;Nick Abel
James A. Estes;John Terborgh;Justin S. Brashares;Mary E. Power
Jianguo Liu;Thomas Dietz;Stephen R. Carpenter;Marina Alberti
W. Neil Adger;Terry P. Hughes;Carl Folke;Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter;James F. Kitchell;James R. Hodgson
Marten Scheffer;Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter;Harold A. Mooney;John Agard;Doris Capistrano
Brian Walker;Stephen R. Carpenter;John M. Anderies;Nick Abel
Marten Scheffer;Marten Scheffer;Stephen R. Carpenter;Timothy M. Lenton;Jordi Bascompte
Garry D. Peterson;Graeme S. Cumming;Stephen R. Carpenter
Michael L. Pace;Jonathan J. Cole;Stephen R. Carpenter;James F. Kitchell
Anthony R. Ives;Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter;David M. Lodge
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