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.
Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100
20006.9k citationsOsvaldo E. Sala, F. Stuart Chapin et al.Scienceprofile →
Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social-ecological Systems
20044.6k citationsBrian Walker, C. S. Holling et al.Ecology and Societyprofile →
Resilience Thinking: Integrating Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability
20102.8k citationsCarl Folke, Stephen R. Carpenter et al.Ecology and Societyprofile →
Regime Shifts, Resilience, and Biodiversity in Ecosystem Management
20042.6k citationsCarl Folke, Steve Carpenter et al.profile →
From Metaphor to Measurement: Resilience of What to What?
20012.4k citationsStephen R. Carpenter, Brian Walker et al.profile →
Global Desertification: Building a Science for Dryland Development
20072.1k citationsRik Leemans, Brian Walker et al.Scienceprofile →
Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Adaptive Capacity in a World of Transformations
20021.9k citationsCarl Folke, Steve Carpenter et al.AMBIOprofile →
This map shows the geographic impact of Brian Walker's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Brian Walker with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Brian Walker more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Walker. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Walker. The network helps show where Brian Walker may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Walker
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Walker.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Walker 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 Brian Walker. Brian Walker is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Folke, Carl, Stephen R. Carpenter, Brian Walker, et al.. (2010). Resilience Thinking: Integrating Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability. Ecology and Society. 15(4).2778 indexed citations breakdown →
5.
Walker, Brian. (2009). Lessons That Wrongful Death Tort Law Can Learn from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. 28(3). 595.
Arrow, Kenneth J., Partha Dasgupta, Lawrence H. Goulder, et al.. (2004). Are We Consuming Too Much?. The Journal of Economic Perspectives. 18(3). 147–172.513 indexed citations breakdown →
9.
Walker, Brian, C. S. Holling, Stephen R. Carpenter, & Ann P. Kinzig. (2004). Resilience, Adaptability and Transformability in Social-ecological Systems. Ecology and Society. 9(2).4643 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Arrow, Kenneth J., Partha Dasgupta, Lawrence H. Goulder, et al.. (2004). Are We Consuming Too Much. SSRN Electronic Journal.35 indexed citations
11.
Heal, Geoffrey, Brian Walker, Simon A. Levin, et al.. (2003). Genetic Diversity and Interdependent Crop Choices in Agriculture. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
Folke, Carl, Steve Carpenter, Thomas Elmqvist, et al.. (2002). Resilience and Sustainable Development: Building Adaptive Capacity in a World of Transformations. AMBIO. 31(5). 437–440.1920 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Walker, Brian, Stephen R. Carpenter, John M. Anderies, et al.. (2002). Resilience Management in Social-ecological Systems: a Working Hypothesis for a Participatory Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1).1060 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Sala, Osvaldo E., F. Stuart Chapin, Iii., et al.. (2000). Global Biodiversity Scenarios for the Year 2100. Science. 287(5459). 1770–1774.6894 indexed citations breakdown →
16.
Schulze, Ernst‐Detlef, R. J. Williams, Graham D. Farquhar, et al.. (1999). Response: Interpretation of increasing foliar d15N in woody species along a rainfall gradient in northern Australia. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 26. 296–298.25 indexed citations
17.
Schulze, Ernst‐Detlef, Jeffrey M. Miller, Waltraud X. Schulze, et al.. (1999). Interpretation of increased foliar D15N in woody species along a rainfall gradient in northern Australia. ANU Open Research (Australian National University).18 indexed citations
18.
Koch, George W., et al.. (1995). The IGBP terrestrial transects: science plan.59 indexed citations
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive
bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global
research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include
incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in
Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.