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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 98 107 88 8 8 375 38350
Biology and Biochemistry 100 1501 1349 43 39 339 39929

U. Rashid Sumaila publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by U. Rashid Sumaila between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. U. Rashid Sumaila published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2021. 63 of the 485 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2021. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 33 publications
1995 2025

485 publications in total across all disciplines

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U. Rashid Sumaila: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 4
1999 1
2000 4
2001 5
2002 3
2003 3
2004 6
2005 9
2006 7
2007 17
2008 12
2009 12
2010 24
2011 19
2012 16
2013 23
2014 17
2015 17
2016 25
2017 27
2018 17
2019 28
2020 29
2021 35
2022 26
2023 32
2024 30
2025 33
Total 485
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U. Rashid Sumaila 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 U. Rashid Sumaila 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, 374–383 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: 375 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 41 375
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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U. Rashid Sumaila 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 U. Rashid Sumaila 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, 98 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: 98 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 98
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Canada Leader Award

Overview

U. Rashid Sumaila is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on marine and fisheries research. Their academic work spans several key subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Economics and Econometrics, and Oceanography.

The primary topics addressed in their research include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Sumaila's work has been published extensively in a range of scientific journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Marine Policy (21 publications)
  • npj Ocean Sustainability (16 publications)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science (9 publications)
  • Nature Food (8 publications)
  • Science (5 publications)

They have contributed to recent influential papers such as:

  • Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution, 2020, Science
  • Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Viewpoint: Rigorous monitoring is necessary to guide food system transformation in the countdown to the 2030 global goals, 2021, Food Policy
  • Climate change, tropical fisheries and prospects for sustainable development, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Marine high temperature extremes amplify the impacts of climate change on fish and fisheries, 2021, Science Advances

Sumaila collaborates frequently with a set of coauthors, including:

  • William W. L. Cheung (35 joint publications)
  • Ibrahim Issifu (21 joint publications)
  • Colette C. C. Wabnitz (19 joint publications)
  • Vicky W. Y. Lam (16 joint publications)
  • Daniel J. Skerritt (16 joint publications)

In addition to journal articles, Sumaila has contributed to books published by recognized academic publishers. These include:

  • Hot Water Rising: The Impact of Climate Change on Indonesia's Fisheries and Coastal Communities, World Bank eBooks, 2023
  • A Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean Governance, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025

Best Publications

  • Towards sustainability in world fisheries

    Daniel Pauly;Villy Christensen;Sylvie Guénette;Tony J. Pitcher

  • Scenarios for global biodiversity in the 21st Century

    Henrique M. Pereira;Paul W. Leadley;Vania Proenca;Rob Alkemade

  • Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios

    J. P. Gattuso;J. P. Gattuso;A. Magnan;R. Bille;W. W. L. Cheung

  • Evaluating scenarios toward zero plastic pollution

    Winnie W. Y. Lau;Yonathan Shiran;Richard M. Bailey;Ed Cook

  • A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets

    Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Matt Walpole;Samantha L. L. Hill;Daniel G. Boyce;Daniel G. Boyce

  • An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Catherine Longo;Darren Hardy;Karen L. McLeod

  • Climate change impacts on the biophysics and economics of world fisheries

    U. Rashid Sumaila;William W. L. Cheung;Vicky W. Y. Lam;Daniel Pauly

  • Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change.

    Callum M. Roberts;Bethan C. O’Leary;Douglas J. McCauley;Philippe Maurice Cury

  • Management Effectiveness of the World's Marine Fisheries

    Camilo Mora;Ransom A. Myers;Marta Coll;Simone Libralato

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • The global contribution of forage fish to marine fisheries and ecosystems

    Ellen K Pikitch;Konstantine J Rountos;Timothy E Essington;Christine Santora

  • Contribution of marine fisheries to worldwide employment

    Lydia C L Teh;U R Sumaila

  • Women and fisheries: Contribution to food security and local economies

    Sarah Harper;Dirk Zeller;Melissa Hauzer;Daniel Pauly

  • Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy

    Nathan J. Bennett;Nathan J. Bennett;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Jessica Blythe;Jennifer J. Silver

  • A bottom-up re-estimation of global fisheries subsidies

    U. Rashid Sumaila;Ahmed S. Khan;Andrew J. Dyck;Reg Watson

  • Global scope and economics of illegal fishing

    U.R. Sumaila;J. Alder;H. Keith

  • Just Transformations to Sustainability

    Nathan J. Bennett;Jessica Blythe;Andrés M. Cisneros-Montemayor;Gerald G. Singh

  • Intergenerational discounting: a new intuitive approach

    Ussif R. Sumaila;Carl Walters

  • Subsidies, buybacks, and sustainable fisheries

    Colin W. Clark;Gordon R. Munro;Ussif Rashid Sumaila

  • Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales.

    Rosamond L. Naylor;Avinash Kishore;U. Rashid Sumaila;Ibrahim Issifu

  • The economics of fishing the high seas

    Enric Sala;Juan Mayorga;Christopher Costello;David Kroodsma

  • A Global Ex-vessel Fish Price Database: Construction and Applications

    U. Rashid Sumaila;A. Dale Marsden;Reg Watson;Daniel Pauly

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. L. Cheung
William W. L. Cheung University of British Columbia
Daniel Pauly
Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia
Dirk Zeller
Dirk Zeller University of Western Australia
Reg Watson
Reg Watson University of Tasmania
Christina C. Hicks
Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
John N. Kittinger
John N. Kittinger Arizona State University
Nathan J. Bennett
Nathan J. Bennett University of British Columbia
Philippe Le Billon
Philippe Le Billon University of British Columbia

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