Emma Archer

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Emma Archer is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Emma Archer has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Emma Archer's work include Climate change impacts on agriculture (29 papers), Climate variability and models (13 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers). Emma Archer is often cited by papers focused on Climate change impacts on agriculture (29 papers), Climate variability and models (13 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 papers). Emma Archer collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Emma Archer's co-authors include Hallie Eakin, Mark Stafford‐Smith, Bruce Campbell, Russ Wise, Ioan Fazey, Michele Warburton, Graham Jewitt, Willem A. Landman, Samuel Kusangaya and Mark Tadross and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Global Change Biology and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

Emma Archer

73 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response

2014 684 citations Emma Archer et al. profile →
Actions to halt biodiversity loss generally benefit the climate

2022 110 citations Yunne‐Jai Shin, Guy F. Midgley et al. Global Change Biology profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Emma Archer

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emma Archer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emma Archer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Emma Archer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Emma Archer 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 Emma Archer. Emma Archer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The impact of past and current district-level climatic shifts on maize production and the implications for South African farmers 2025 ·Theoretical and Applied Climatology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Emma Archer, Nicky M. Creux	1
2	Increasing aridification calls for urgent global adaptive solutions and policy action 2025 ·Nature Water ·Narcisa G. Pricope, Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano, Andrea Toreti, (unknown), Jonathan Spinoni, Enrique Morán‐Tejeda, Emma Archer, Arona Diédhiou, N. H. Ravindranath, (unknown), Roger S. Pulwarty, (unknown)	1
3	How is climate science used to inform national-level adaptation planning in southern Africa? 2025 ·Climate Policy ·(unknown), Rachel James, Emma Archer, Joseph Daron, Christopher Jack, Richard Jones, Alan Kennedy-Asser, Jessica Lee, (unknown), (unknown), Anna Steynor, Andrea Taylor, Katharine Vincent	1
4	In‐field climatic factors driving Sclerotinia head rot progression across different sunflower planting dates 2024 ·Plant Pathology ·(unknown), (unknown), Emma Archer, Dirk Swanevelder, P. Markus Wilken, Nicky M. Creux	1
5	The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Report on Rising Aridity Trends Globally and Associated Biological and Agricultural Implications 2024 ·Global Change Biology ·Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano, Narcisa G. Pricope, Andrea Toreti, Enrique Morán‐Tejeda, Jonathan Spinoni, (unknown), Emma Archer, Arona Diédhiou, (unknown), N. H. Ravindranath, Roger S. Pulwarty, (unknown)	10
6	Advancing action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2024 ·PLOS Climate ·Emma Archer, Jamie Males	1
7	Roles of host and environment in shift of primary anthrax host species in Kruger National Park 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Abel Ramoelo, Brian K. Reilly, Judith Botha, (unknown), O. Louis van Schalkwyk, Pauline L. Kamath, Emma Archer, Wendy C. Turner, Henriëtte van Heerden	0
8	Biodiversity, agriculture and sustainable production: GBF Target 10 2023 ·SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository ·Fabrice DeClerck, Edmundo Barrios, Tim G. Benton, Natalia Estrada-Carmona, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Sarah K. Jones, (unknown), Paul Leadley, Awaz Mohamed, David Obura, Roseline Remans, Peter H. Verburg, Sonja Vermeulen, Emma Archer	4
9	The sustainable use of wild species benefits biodiversity and human well-being in South Africa 2023 ·South African Journal of Science ·(unknown), Emma Archer, Christo Fabricius, Rachel Wynberg, John S. Donaldson	2
10	A review of fusion framework using optical sensors and Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery to detect and map land degradation and sustainable land management in the semi-arid regions 2023 ·Geocarto International ·(unknown), Abel Ramoelo, Emma Archer	7
11	Probabilistic vs deterministic forecasts – interpreting skill statistics for the benefit of users 2023 ·Water SA ·Willem A. Landman, Mark Tadross, Emma Archer, Peter Johnston	2
12	Actions to halt biodiversity loss generally benefit the climate breakdown → 2022 ·Global Change Biology ·Yunne‐Jai Shin, Guy F. Midgley, Emma Archer, (unknown), David K. A. Barnes, Lung S. Chan, Shizuka Hashimoto, Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, Gregory Insarov, Paul Leadley, Lisa A. Levin, Hien T. Ngo, Ram Pandit, Aliny P. F. Pires, Hans‐Otto Pörtner, Alex D. Rogers, Robert J. Scholes, Josef Settele, Pete Smith	110
13	Perceived impacts of climate change on rural poultry production: a case study in Limpopo Province, South Africa 2021 ·Climate and Development ·(unknown), Stefan Grab, Emma Archer, Robyn S. Hetem	6
14	Temperature and relative humidity trends in the northernmost region of South Africa, 1950–2016 2021 ·South African Journal of Science ·(unknown), Stefan Grab, Emma Archer, Johan Malherbe	5
15	Assessing condition and ecological role of deep-water biogenic habitats: Glass sponge reefs in the Salish Sea 2018 ·Marine Environmental Research ·Anya Dunham, Stephanie K. Archer, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Josephine Pegg, Emma Archer	35
16	Seasonal prediction and regional climate projections for southern Africa 2018 ·Biodiversity & Ecology ·Emma Archer, François Engelbrecht, Andreas Hänsler, Willem A. Landman, Mark Tadross, Jörg Helmschrot	26
17	Climate variability, perceptions and political ecology: Factors influencing changes in pesticide use over 30 years by Zimbabwean smallholder cotton producers 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Emma Archer, Hanna‐Andrea Rother	13
18	Derivation of greenhouse gas emission factors for peatlands managed for extraction in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom 2015 ·Biogeosciences ·David Wilson, Simon Dixon, Rebekka Artz, Thomas E. L. Smith, Chris Evans, Harry Owen, Emma Archer, Florence Renou‐Wilson	52
19	The potential value of seasonal forecasts in a changing climate in southern Africa 2014 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·Hessel Winsemius, Emanuel Dutra, François Engelbrecht, Emma Archer, Fredrik Wetterhall, Florian Pappenberger, Micha Werner	57
20	Vulnerable peoples and places 2005 ·QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) ·Roger E. Kasperson, (unknown), Emma Archer, Daniel Cáceres, Thomas E. Downing, (unknown), Siri Eriksen, Carl Folke, Guoyi Han, (unknown), Coleen Vogel, Kerrie A. Wilson, Gina Ziervogel	40

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