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Ecology and Evolution
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2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
83
Citations
44464
World Ranking
689
National Ranking
7

Thomas Elmqvist publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 Thomas Elmqvist sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 187 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Thomas Elmqvist D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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 Thomas Elmqvist sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Elmqvist is affiliated with the Stockholm Resilience Centre in Sweden and specializes in environmental science, contributing extensively to the study of global and planetary change among other subfields. Their research interests span several interconnected topics related to sustainability in urban and ecological contexts.

The main areas of focus in their work include:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience

Elmqvist has published extensively in peer-reviewed venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • npj Urban Sustainability
  • The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Nature Sustainability
  • One Earth
  • AMBIO

Their recent publications reflect topics related to urbanization and sustainability challenges in the Anthropocene era. Selected papers include:

  • "Ageing and population shrinking: implications for sustainability in the urban century," 2021, npj Urban Sustainability
  • "Urbanization in and for the Anthropocene," 2021, npj Urban Sustainability
  • "Integrating solutions to adapt cities for climate change," 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "A new urban narrative for sustainable development," 2022, Nature Sustainability
  • "Urbanization, Migration, and Adaptation to Climate Change," 2020, One Earth

Throughout their career, Elmqvist has frequently collaborated with other scholars. Notable co-authors include:

  • Erik Andersson
  • Carl Folke
  • Timon McPhearson
  • Dagmar Haase
  • Giles B. Sioen

Their research profile shows a concentration on environmental science with a strong emphasis on urban resilience, ecosystem services, and sustainable development policies. This work contributes to understanding the complex interactions between urban environments and ecological systems under conditions of climate change and demographic shifts.

Best Publications

  • Regime Shifts, Resilience, and Biodiversity in Ecosystem Management

    Carl Folke;Steve Carpenter;Brian Walker;Marten Scheffer

  • RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN A WORLD OF TRANSFORMATIONS

    Carl Folke;Steve Carpenter;Thomas Elmqvist;Lance Gunderson

  • Response diversity, ecosystem change, and resilience

    Thomas Elmqvist;Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Magnus Nyström;Garry Peterson

  • Contributions of cultural services to the ecosystem services agenda.

    Terry C. Daniel;Andreas Muhar;Arne Arnberger;Olivier Aznar

  • Connecting Diverse Knowledge Systems for Enhanced Ecosystem Governance: The Multiple Evidence Base Approach

    Maria Tengö;Eduardo S. Brondizio;Thomas Elmqvist;Pernilla Malmer

  • A Quantitative Review of Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments: Concepts, Models, and Implementation

    Dagmar Haase;Neele Larondelle;Erik Andersson;Martina Artmann

  • Urbanization, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities: A Global Assessment

    Thomas Elmqvist;Michail Fragkias;Julie Goodness;Burak Güneralp

  • Natural capital and ecosystem services informing decisions: From promise to practice

    Anne D. Guerry;Anne D. Guerry;Stephen Polasky;Jane Lubchenco;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer

  • Sustainability and resilience for transformation in the urban century

    Thomas Elmqvist;Erik Andersson;Erik Andersson;Niki Frantzeskaki;Timon McPhearson;Timon McPhearson;Timon McPhearson

  • Benefits of restoring ecosystem services in urban areas

    Thomas Elmqvist;Heikki Martti Setälä;SN Handel;S van der Ploeg

  • Reserves, Resilience and Dynamic Landscapes

    Janne Bengtsson;Per Angelstam;Thomas Elmqvist;Urban Emanuelsson

  • Weaving knowledge systems in IPBES, CBD and beyond—lessons learned for sustainability

    Maria Tengö;Rosemary Hill;Pernilla Malmer;Christopher M Raymond

  • Reconnecting to the Biosphere

    Carl Folke;Carl Folke;Åsa Jansson;Åsa Jansson;Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Per Olsson

  • Urban Transitions: On Urban Resilience and Human-Dominated Ecosystems

    Henrik Ernstson;Sander E. Van Der Leeuw;Charles L. Redman;Douglas J. Meffert

  • Reconnecting Cities to the Biosphere : Stewardship of Green Infrastructure and Urban Ecosystem Services

    Erik Andersson;Stephan Barthel;Sara Borgström;Johan Colding

  • An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the Zay people in Ethiopia

    Mirutse Giday;Zemede Asfaw;Thomas Elmqvist;Zerihun Woldu

  • Toward a network perspective of the study of resilience in social-ecological systems

    Marco A. Janssen;Örjan Bodin;John M. Anderies;Thomas Elmqvist

  • Advancing Urban Ecology toward a Science of Cities

    Timon McPhearson;Steward T. A. Pickett;Nancy B. Grimm;Jari Niemela

  • Towards an EU research and innovation policy agenda for nature-based solutions & re-naturing cities. Final report of the Horizon 2020 expert group on nature-based solutions and re-naturing cities.

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  • Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment

    P. James;K. Tzoulas;M. D. Adams;A. Barber

  • Resilience and Regime Shifts: Assessing Cascading Effects

    Ann P. Kinzig;Paul Ryan;Michel Etienne;Helen Allison

  • Getting the measure of ecosystem services: a social–ecological approach

    Belinda Reyers;Belinda Reyers;Reinette Oonsie Biggs;Reinette Oonsie Biggs;Graeme S. Cumming;Thomas Elmqvist

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Erik Andersson
Erik Andersson Karolinska Institute
Dagmar Haase
Dagmar Haase Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Belinda Reyers
Belinda Reyers University of Pretoria
Niki Frantzeskaki
Niki Frantzeskaki Utrecht University
Kjell Danell
Kjell Danell Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Brian Walker
Brian Walker Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jari Niemelä
Jari Niemelä University of Helsinki
Paul Alan Cox
Paul Alan Cox National Tropical Botanical Garden

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