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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3623 3338 28 27 153 9194

Tor A. Benjaminsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tor A. Benjaminsen between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tor A. Benjaminsen published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2002. 16 of the 176 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2002. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 34 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 13 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 1 publication
1993 2025

176 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tor A. Benjaminsen: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 4
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 5
2002 34
2003 3
2004 2
2005 4
2006 4
2007 2
2008 6
2009 5
2010 7
2011 1
2012 13
2013 3
2014 2
2015 11
2016 4
2017 6
2018 4
2019 5
2020 6
2021 18
2022 4
2023 3
2024 15
2025 1
Total 176
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Tor A. Benjaminsen publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tor A. Benjaminsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 144–153 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 153 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407 153
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Tor A. Benjaminsen D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tor A. Benjaminsen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228 46
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Tor A. Benjaminsen is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. The scientist's research spans a diverse range of topics chiefly within environmental science and social sciences, with a particular focus on rangeland management, livestock ecology, and transboundary water resource management.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these broader fields, they have contributed significantly to subfields such as:

  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • General Health Professions
  • Ecology

Their research engages with key topics including:

  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Transboundary Water Resource Management
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Health and Conflict Studies

Tor A. Benjaminsen has published in several academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Political Geography
  • Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice
  • Landscape Research
  • Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift
  • One Earth

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Climate change impacts on water security in global drylands" (2021), published in One Earth
  • "Green economy, degradation narratives, and land-use conflicts in Tanzania" (2020), published in World Development
  • "Fulani-Dogon Killings in Mali: Farmer-Herder Conflicts as Insurgency and Counterinsurgency" (2021), published in African Security
  • "Climate-driven risks to peace over the 21st century" (2022), published in Climate Risk Management
  • "Gentrifying the African Landscape: The Performance and Powers of for-Profit Conservation on Southern Kenya's Conservancy Frontier" (2020), published in Annals of the American Association of Geographers

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include:

  • Hanne Svarstad
  • Kevin Grove
  • Stefano Costalli
  • Filippo Menga
  • Caroline Nagel

In addition to journal articles, Tor A. Benjaminsen has contributed to academic books, including a recent publication with Edward Elgar Publishing titled Climate Security and Climate Justice, released in 2024.

Best Publications

  • ADVANCING A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL DISCOURSES

    W. Neil Adger;Tor A. Benjaminsen;Katrina Brown;Hanne Svarstad

  • Conservation, green/blue grabbing and accumulation by dispossession in Tanzania

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Ian Bryceson

  • Does climate change drive land-use conflicts in the Sahel?:

    Tor A Benjaminsen;Koffi Alinon;Halvard Buhaug;Jill Tove Buseth

  • THE KILOSA KILLINGS: POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF A FARMER–HERDER CONFLICT IN TANZANIA

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Faustin P. Maganga;Jumanne Moshi Abdallah

  • Virtual nature, violent accumulation: The ‘spectacular failure’ of carbon offsetting at a Ugandan National Park

    Connor Cavanagh;Tor A. Benjaminsen

  • Formalisation of land rights: Some empirical evidence from Mali, Niger and South Africa

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Stein Holden;Christian Lund;Espen Sjaastad

  • Does Supply-Induced Scarcity Drive Violent Conflicts in the African Sahel? The Case of the Tuareg Rebellion in Northern Mali

    Tor A. Benjaminsen

  • Farmer–herder conflicts, pastoral marginalisation and corruption: a case study from the inland Niger delta of Mali

    Tor A Benjaminsen;Boubacar Ba

  • Climate change impacts on water security in global drylands

    Lindsay Carman Stringer;Alisher Mirzabaev;Tor A. Benjaminsen;Rebecca Mb Harris

  • Power theories in political ecology

    Hanne Svarstad;Tor A Benjaminsen;Ragnhild Overå

  • Wildlife Management in Tanzania: State Control, Rent Seeking and Community Resistance

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Mara J. Goldman;Maya Y. Minwary;Faustin P. Maganga

  • Climate variability, food production shocks, and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Halvard Buhaug;Halvard Buhaug;Tor A Benjaminsen;Tor A Benjaminsen;Espen Olav Sjaastad;Ole Magnus Theisen;Ole Magnus Theisen

  • Global land governance: from territory to flow?

    Thomas Sikor;Graeme Auld;Anthony J. Bebbington;Tor A. Benjaminsen

  • Why do pastoralists in Mali join jihadist groups? A political ecological explanation

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Boubacar Ba

  • Formalisation and Informalisation of Land and Water Rights in Africa: An Introduction

    Tor A Benjaminsen;Christian Lund

  • Elephants over the Cliff: Explaining Wildlife Killings in Tanzania

    Sayuni B. Mariki;Hanne Svarstad;Tor A. Benjaminsen

  • Qu'est-ce que la « political ecology » ?

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Hanne Svarstad

  • Securing Land Rights in Africa

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Christian Lund

  • Natural Resource Management, Paradigm Shifts, and the Decentralization Reform in Mali

    Tor A. Benjaminsen

  • The Death of an Elephant: Conservation Discourses Versus Practices in Africa

    Tor A. Benjaminsen;Hanne Svarstad

  • States, Scarcity, and Civil Strife in the Developing World

    Tor A. Benjaminsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Lund
Christian Lund University of Copenhagen
Halvard Buhaug
Halvard Buhaug Peace Research Institute
Paul Robbins
Paul Robbins University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nancy Lee Peluso
Nancy Lee Peluso University of California, Berkeley
Caroline R. Nagel
Caroline R. Nagel University of South Carolina
Lance Gunderson
Lance Gunderson Emory University
Marco A. Janssen
Marco A. Janssen Arizona State University
Anthony Bebbington
Anthony Bebbington Clark University
Heike Schroeder
Heike Schroeder University of East Anglia
Thomas Sikor
Thomas Sikor University of East Anglia

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