Esther Wangari

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Esther Wangari is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Political Science and International Relations and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Esther Wangari has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations and 1 paper in Health. Recurrent topics in Esther Wangari's work include Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 papers), Community Development and Social Impact (1 paper) and Public-Private Partnership Projects (1 paper). Esther Wangari is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 papers), Community Development and Social Impact (1 paper) and Public-Private Partnership Projects (1 paper). Esther Wangari collaborates with scholars based in United States. Esther Wangari's co-authors include John Friedmann, Dianne Rocheleau, Barbara Thomas‐Slayter, Parvati Raghuram, Jody Emel and Ward E. Sanford and has published in prestigious journals such as Sustainability, Geographical Journal and Economic Geography.

In The Last Decade

Esther Wangari

6 papers receiving 882 citations

Hit Papers

Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Exper... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2013 100 200 300
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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. Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experiences
    1998 372 citations Parvati Raghuram, Dianne Rocheleau et al. Geographical Journal profile →
  2. Feminist Political Ecology
    2013 199 citations Dianne Rocheleau, Barbara Thomas‐Slayter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esther Wangari United States 5 425 172 171 166 111 8 1.0k
Nick Lewis New Zealand 21 318 0.7× 188 1.1× 136 0.8× 227 1.4× 110 1.0× 86 1.3k
Lawrence S. Grossman United States 10 359 0.8× 272 1.6× 286 1.7× 179 1.1× 168 1.5× 27 1.1k
Wendy Harcourt Netherlands 17 495 1.2× 142 0.8× 116 0.7× 172 1.0× 59 0.5× 77 1.1k
Kathrin Hörschelmann United Kingdom 18 582 1.4× 100 0.6× 163 1.0× 161 1.0× 57 0.5× 44 1.1k
Rebecca Elmhirst United Kingdom 17 635 1.5× 289 1.7× 249 1.5× 249 1.5× 88 0.8× 41 1.2k
Sharlene Mollett Canada 15 552 1.3× 259 1.5× 162 0.9× 217 1.3× 73 0.7× 27 1.1k
Robert Chambers Japan 5 515 1.2× 167 1.0× 137 0.8× 144 0.9× 96 0.9× 6 1.2k
Philip W. Porter United States 10 418 1.0× 205 1.2× 305 1.8× 247 1.5× 156 1.4× 36 1.2k
Diana Ojeda Colombia 19 502 1.2× 283 1.6× 207 1.2× 267 1.6× 66 0.6× 37 1.2k
Jeff Popke United States 11 414 1.0× 88 0.5× 134 0.8× 78 0.5× 48 0.4× 22 880

Countries citing papers authored by Esther Wangari

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Fields of papers citing papers by Esther Wangari

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esther Wangari

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
1.
Rocheleau, Dianne, Barbara Thomas‐Slayter, & Esther Wangari. (2013). Feminist Political Ecology. 199 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Emel, Jody, et al.. (2012). Problems with Reporting and Evaluating Mining Industry Community Development Projects: A Case Study from Tanzania. Sustainability. 4(2). 257–277. 31 indexed citations
3.
Wangari, Esther, et al.. (2005). Globalization and its Impact on Women in the Third World.
4.
Wangari, Esther, et al.. (2002). Lifespan Development Revisited: African-Centered Spirituality Throughout the Life Cycle. Journal of Adult Development. 9(1). 71–78. 32 indexed citations
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Raghuram, Parvati, Dianne Rocheleau, Barbara Thomas‐Slayter, & Esther Wangari. (1998). Feminist Political Ecology: Global Issues and Local Experiences. Geographical Journal. 164(2). 220–220. 372 indexed citations breakdown →
6.
Wangari, Esther & John Friedmann. (1994). Empowerment: The Politics of Alternative Development. Economic Geography. 70(4). 419–419. 380 indexed citations
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Wangari, Esther. (1988). Land registration and its impact on small-scale farming in Kenya: the case of Mbeere in Embu District. OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies).
8.
Sanford, Ward E. & Esther Wangari. (1985). Tropical grasslands: dynamics and utilization.. 21(3). 12–27. 2 indexed citations

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