2026 Stewart Barr: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	42	4648	4298	787	729	115	10085

Overview

Stewart Barr is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences and environmental science, focusing on the intersection of ecology, environmental management, and sustainability.

Their work covers a variety of specific subfields, including:

Ecology
Transportation
Plant Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Sociology and Political Science

Stewart Barr's main research topics include:

Ecology and biodiversity studies
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
Climate Change Communication and Perception
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on environmental conservation, community engagement, and sustainability governance. Notable papers include:

"Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings" (2020), published in Journal for Nature Conservation
"Improving engagement in managing reintroduction conflicts: learning from beaver reintroduction" (2020), published in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
"Marine citizenship: The right to participate in the transformation of the human-ocean relationship for sustainability" (2023), published in PLoS ONE
"Placing people at the heart of climate action" (2022), published in PLOS Climate
"Beavers and flood alleviation: Human perspectives from downstream communities" (2022), published in Journal of Flood Risk Management

Frequent publication venues for Stewart Barr include:

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Geoforum
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Journal for Nature Conservation
PLoS ONE

They collaborate regularly with several co-authors, including:

Roger E. Auster
Richard E. Brazier
Sal Lampkin
Laura Dawkins
Daniel Williamson

This body of work illustrates Stewart Barr's engagement with topics linking ecological science to social and policy dimensions, particularly in the context of managing environmental conflicts and promoting sustainable practices in both human and natural systems.

Best Publications

Factors Influencing Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: A U.K. Case Study of Household Waste Management

Stewart Barr

1028
Citations
Green consumption or sustainable lifestyles? Identifying the sustainable consumer.

Andrew Gilg;Stewart Barr;Nicholas Ford

985
Citations
The household energy gap: examining the divide between habitual- and purchase-related conservation behaviours

Stewart Barr;Andrew W Gilg;Nicholas Ford

612
Citations
'A holiday is a holiday': practicing sustainability, home and away

Stewart Barr;Gareth Shaw;Tim Coles;Jan Prillwitz

593
Citations
Strategies for sustainability: citizens and responsible environmental behaviour

Stewart Barr

504
Citations
Behavioural attitudes towards water saving? Evidence from a study of environmental actions

Andrew Gilg;Stewart Barr

446
Citations
Sustainable lifestyles: Framing environmental action in and around the home

Stewart Barr;Andrew Gilg

393
Citations
Statistical Techniques in Geographical Analysis

Dennis Wheeler;Gareth Shaw;Stewart Barr

342
Citations
Moving towards sustainability? Mobility styles, attitudes and individual travel behaviour

Jan Prillwitz;Stewart Barr

315
Citations
A conceptual framework for understanding and analysing attitudes towards household-waste management

Stewart Barr;Andrew W Gilg;Nicholas J Ford

308
Citations
Empathy, place and identity interactions for sustainability

Katrina Brown;W. Neil Adger;Patrick Devine-Wright;John M. Anderies

282
Citations
Attitudes towards Recycling Household Waste in Exeter, Devon: Quantitative and qualitative approaches

Stewart Barr;Nicholas J. Ford;Andrew W. Gilg

251
Citations
‘Helping People Make Better Choices’: Exploring the behaviour change agenda for environmental sustainability

Stewart Barr;Andrew Gilg;Gareth Shaw

234
Citations
A conceptual framework for understanding and analyzing attitudes towards environmental behaviour

Stewart Barr;Andrew W. Gilg

201
Citations
Environmental Action in the Home: Investigating the 'Value-Action' Gap

Stewart Barr

186
Citations
A Novel Conceptual Framework for Examining Environmental Behavior in Large Organizations: A Case Study of the Cornwall National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom

Terry L. Tudor;Stewart W. Barr;Andrew W. Gilg

181
Citations
Times for (Un)sustainability? Challenges and opportunities for developing behaviour change policy. A case-study of consumers at home and away

Stewart Barr;Gareth Shaw;Tim Coles

179
Citations
Are we all environmentalists now? Rhetoric and reality in environmental action

Stewart Barr

169
Citations
Green travellers? Exploring the spatial context of sustainable mobility styles

Stewart Barr;Jan Prillwitz

165
Citations
A Smarter Choice? Exploring the Behaviour Change Agenda for Environmentally Sustainable Mobility:

Stewart Barr;Jan Prillwitz

163
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gareth Shaw University of Exeter

David Butler University of Exeter

Gavin Bridge Durham University

Stefan Bouzarovski University of Manchester

Gordon Walker Lancaster University

Sander van der Linden University of Cambridge

Richard E. Brazier University of Exeter

Daniel Scott University of Waterloo

Stefan Gössling Linnaeus University

David A. Fennell Brock University

External Links

Personal website of Stewart Barr

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