Debra J. Davidson

10.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
70 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Debra J. Davidson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra J. Davidson has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Debra J. Davidson's work include Climate Change Communication and Perception (14 papers), Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (12 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (11 papers). Debra J. Davidson is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change Communication and Perception (14 papers), Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (12 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (11 papers). Debra J. Davidson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Debra J. Davidson's co-authors include William R. Freudenburg, John R. Parkins, Scott Frickel, Maik Kecinski, Robert Gramling, Timon McPhearson, Patricia Romero‐Lankao, Tim Williamson, Michael Haan and Norah MacKendrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Debra J. Davidson

68 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Gender and Environmental Risk Concerns

1996 929 citations Debra J. Davidson et al. profile →
The Applicability of the Concept of Resilience to Social Systems: Some Sources of Optimism and Nagging Doubts

2010 449 citations Debra J. Davidson Society & Natural Resources profile →
Exnovating for a renewable energy transition

2019 222 citations Debra J. Davidson Nature Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debra J. Davidson Canada	23	1.4k	742	662	349	254	70	2.9k
Geoff O’Brien United Kingdom	18	1.3k 1.0×	799 1.1×	722 1.1×	454 1.3×	435 1.7×	59	3.8k
Norichika Kanie Japan	21	770 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	1.3k 2.0×	802 2.3×	360 1.4×	51	4.8k
J. David Tàbara Spain	26	1.1k 0.8×	722 1.0×	1.8k 2.8×	292 0.8×	80 0.3×	88	3.7k
Amanda R. Carrico United States	23	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 2.1×	334 0.5×	291 0.8×	717 2.8×	61	3.0k
Richard C. Stedman United States	29	1.6k 1.1×	488 0.7×	1.4k 2.2×	345 1.0×	95 0.4×	85	3.2k
Ezra M. Markowitz United States	29	2.5k 1.8×	1.9k 2.5×	643 1.0×	306 0.9×	472 1.9×	79	4.3k
Sanjay K. Nepal Canada	32	1.9k 1.4×	458 0.6×	734 1.1×	654 1.9×	246 1.0×	75	3.2k
David N. Pellow United States	30	3.4k 2.4×	801 1.1×	784 1.2×	433 1.2×	125 0.5×	97	5.1k
Karin Ingold Switzerland	33	1.2k 0.9×	325 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	502 1.4×	64 0.3×	111	4.2k
Peter D. Howe United States	31	2.8k 2.0×	1.6k 2.1×	1.1k 1.6×	411 1.2×	142 0.6×	88	4.2k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Davidson, Debra J.. (2024). The Role of Cynicism in Social Responses to the Climate Emergency. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 10. 1 indexed citations

Davidson, Debra J., et al.. (2023). Proud fathers and fossil fuels: gendered identities and climate obstruction. Environmental Politics. 33(4). 678–698. 9 indexed citations

Blue, Gwendolyn & Debra J. Davidson. (2020). Advancing a transformative social contract for the environmental sciences: From public engagement to justice. Environmental Research Letters. 15(11). 115008–115008. 3 indexed citations

Parkins, John R., et al.. (2020). What Shapes Public Engagement in Fracking Issues?. Society & Natural Resources. 34(2). 149–167. 1 indexed citations

Davidson, Debra J.. (2020). Is Urban Agriculture a Game Changer or Window Dressing? A Critical Analysis of Its Potential to Disrupt Conventional Agri-food Systems. International journal of sociology of agriculture and food. 23(2). 63–76. 10 indexed citations

Davidson, Debra J.. (2019). Exnovating for a renewable energy transition. Nature Energy. 4(4). 254–256. 222 indexed citations breakdown →

Davidson, Debra J.. (2018). Rethinking Adaptation. Nature and Culture. 13(3). 378–402. 7 indexed citations

Davidson, Debra J., Kevin Jones, & John R. Parkins. (2015). Food safety risks, disruptive events and alternative beef production: a case study of agricultural transition in Alberta. Agriculture and Human Values. 33(2). 359–371. 27 indexed citations

Davidson, Debra J.. (2015). Living within a Fair Share Ecological Footprint. Canadian Studies in Population. 42(3-4). 106–106. 2 indexed citations

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Davidson, Debra J.. (2014). The Role of Food Safety Risks in Facilitating Agricultural Transitions: Alternative Beef Production in Alberta, Canada. XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology (July 13-19, 2014). 1 indexed citations

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Davidson, Debra J., et al.. (2010). Reflexive Modernization at the Source: Local Media Coverage of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Rural Alberta. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 47(4). 359–380. 9 indexed citations

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Davidson, Debra J., et al.. (2010). The Role of Paper Consumption. Sustainability The Journal of Record. 3(3). 171–177. 1 indexed citations

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Steel, Brent S., Debra J. Davidson, & Berton L. Lamb. (2009). [Book review] Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Responsibility, by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger. Sustainability Science Practice and Policy. 5(1). 1 indexed citations

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Parkins, John R. & Debra J. Davidson. (2008). Constructing the Public Sphere in Compromised Settings: Environmental Governance in the Alberta Forest Sector. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 45(2). 177–196. 17 indexed citations

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Freudenburg, William R., Robert Gramling, & Debra J. Davidson. (2008). Scientific Certainty Argumentation Methods (SCAMs): Science and the Politics of Doubt*. Sociological Inquiry. 78(1). 2–38. 93 indexed citations

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Haluza‐DeLay, Randolph & Debra J. Davidson. (2008). The Environment and a Globalizing Sociology. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 33(3). 6 indexed citations

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Wellstead, Adam, Debra J. Davidson, & Richard C. Stedman. (2006). Assessing approaches to climate-change-related policy formulation in British Columbia's forest sector: The case of the mountain pine beetle epidemic. Journal of Ecosystems and Management. 8 indexed citations

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Davidson, Debra J. & Scott Frickel. (2004). Understanding Environmental Governance. Organization & Environment. 17(4). 471–492. 55 indexed citations

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Davidson, Debra J., Tim Williamson, & John R. Parkins. (2003). Understanding climate change risk and vulnerability in northern forest-based communities. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 33(11). 2252–2261. 88 indexed citations

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Francis, Charles, et al.. (1995). Designing an Integrated Cropping Systems Research Program. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 5(3). 147–168. 4 indexed citations

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