Benjamin Wisner

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Wisner is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Wisner has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Wisner's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (2 papers), African history and culture studies (1 paper) and Animal Diversity and Health Studies (1 paper). Benjamin Wisner is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (2 papers), African history and culture studies (1 paper) and Animal Diversity and Health Studies (1 paper). Benjamin Wisner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and France. Benjamin Wisner's co-authors include Terry Cannon, Ian J. Davis, Piers Blaikie, J. C. Gaillard, Ilan Kelman, Mark Pelling, Philip M. Mbithi, Paul A. O’Keefe and Sonia Kruks and has published in prestigious journals such as UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia), Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) and University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi).

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Wisner

6 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disa... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 2012 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters
    1994 4.5k citations Benjamin Wisner, Piers Blaikie et al. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) profile →
  2. Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
    2012 388 citations Benjamin Wisner, J. C. Gaillard et al. Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Wisner United Kingdom 5 3.4k 2.1k 817 521 501 7 5.0k
Ben Wisner United States 31 2.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 600 0.7× 502 1.0× 377 0.8× 104 4.4k
Terry Cannon United Kingdom 22 5.2k 1.5× 3.3k 1.5× 1.5k 1.8× 674 1.3× 741 1.5× 44 7.8k
Frank Thomalla Australia 26 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 786 1.0× 304 0.6× 318 0.6× 55 4.1k
Eric Tate United States 24 4.0k 1.2× 3.5k 1.7× 757 0.9× 427 0.8× 370 0.7× 48 6.4k
John Handmer Australia 39 3.3k 1.0× 4.0k 1.9× 386 0.5× 439 0.8× 269 0.5× 161 6.8k
Piers Blaikie United Kingdom 30 4.8k 1.4× 3.8k 1.8× 1.2k 1.4× 566 1.1× 935 1.9× 62 9.0k
Ilan Kelman United Kingdom 41 4.9k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 545 0.7× 658 1.3× 237 0.5× 261 7.7k
Jeanne X. Kasperson United States 18 4.4k 1.3× 2.6k 1.2× 1.4k 1.7× 139 0.3× 530 1.1× 34 8.0k
Christopher T. Emrich United States 31 4.2k 1.3× 3.3k 1.6× 595 0.7× 526 1.0× 267 0.5× 64 6.3k
Christopher G. Burton United States 14 4.4k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 627 0.8× 599 1.1× 257 0.5× 25 6.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Wisner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Wisner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benjamin Wisner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benjamin Wisner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Benjamin Wisner. Benjamin Wisner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
1.
Wisner, Benjamin. (2026). Power and Need in Africa.
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Wisner, Benjamin, J. C. Gaillard, & Ilan Kelman. (2012). Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull). 388 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pelling, Mark & Benjamin Wisner. (2008). Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases from Urban Africa. 76 indexed citations
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Wisner, Benjamin, Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, & Ian J. Davis. (1994). At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 4516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kruks, Sonia & Benjamin Wisner. (1989). Ambiguous Transformations: Women Politics and Production in Mozambique. 3 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Paul A., et al.. (1977). Nomads on the scheme - A study of irrigation agriculture and pastoralism in eastern Sudan.. 132–150. 10 indexed citations
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Wisner, Benjamin & Philip M. Mbithi. (1973). Drought in Eastern Kenya: comparative observations of nutritional status and farmer activity at 17 sites. University of Nairobi Research Archive (University of Nairobi). 6 indexed citations

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