Graham Epstein

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Graham Epstein is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Graham Epstein has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Graham Epstein's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (25 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers). Graham Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (25 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (12 papers). Graham Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Graham Epstein's co-authors include Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás, Mateja Nenadović, Michael Cox, Jessica M. Vogt, Nathan Bennett, Michael Nelson, Natalie C. Ban, Richard C. Stedman, Rebecca Thomas and Kai M. A. Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Graham Epstein

58 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation

2016 797 citations Graham Epstein et al. profile →
Mainstreaming the social sciences in conservation

2016 339 citations Graham Epstein et al. profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Graham Epstein

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Graham Epstein

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Synthesizing Archetypes of Social‐Ecological Systems: Identifying Common Building Blocks 2025 ·Environmental Policy and Governance ·Klaus Eisenack, Graham Epstein, (unknown), Elke Kellner, (unknown), Stefan Partelow, Matteo Roggero, Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás	1
2	We must account for the results of water governance to deliver the SDGs and beyond 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Dustin Garrick, (unknown), Robert Hope, (unknown), Graham Epstein, (unknown), (unknown)	0
3	Shared governance increases marine protected area effectiveness 2025 ·PLoS ONE ·Andrea Mast, David Gill, Gabby N. Ahmadia, Emily S. Darling, Dominic A. Andradi‐Brown, (unknown), Graham Epstein, M. Aaron MacNeil	1
4	Building resilience in Africa’s smallholder farming systems: contributions from agricultural development interventions—a scoping review 2024 ·Ecology and Society ·(unknown), Graham Epstein, (unknown)	7
5	The Problem of Institutional Fit: Uncovering Patterns with Boosted Decision Trees 2024 ·International Journal of the Commons ·Graham Epstein, Cristina I. Apetrei, Jacopo A. Baggio, (unknown), Graeme S. Cumming, Georgina G. Gurney, Tiffany H. Morrison, Hita Unnikrishnan, Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás	1
6	A meta‐analysis of SES framework case studies: Identifying dyad and triad archetypes 2024 ·People and Nature ·Stefan Partelow, Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás, Klaus Eisenack, Graham Epstein, Elke Kellner, Matteo Roggero, (unknown)	5
7	Marine protected areas governance, social norms, and social networks 2024 ·Marine Policy ·M. Battaglia, Jeremy Pittman, Graham Epstein, (unknown), Derek Armitage	1
8	Perceptions of wild bees and farm characteristics associated with the uptake of pollinator-supporting land management practices among Canadian apple growers 2020 ·Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems ·(unknown), Graham Epstein, Jeremy Pittman, Sheila R. Colla	5
9	Governing offshore fish aggregating devices in the Eastern Caribbean: Exploring trade-offs using a qualitative network model 2020 ·AMBIO ·Jeremy Pittman, Jamie C. Tam, Graham Epstein, (unknown), Derek Armitage	6
10	Archetype analysis in sustainability research: meanings, motivations, and evidence-based policy making 2019 ·Ecology and Society ·Christoph Oberlack, Diana Sietz, (unknown), Ariane de Bremond, Jampel Dell’Angelo, Klaus Eisenack, Erle C. Ellis, Graham Epstein, Markus Giger, Andreas Heinimann, Christian Kimmich, Marcel Kok, David Manuel‐Navarrete, Peter Messerli, Patrick Meyfroidt, Tomáš Václavík, Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás	141
11	Combining the IAD and SES Frameworks 2019 ·International Journal of the Commons ·Daniel H. Cole, Graham Epstein, Michael D. McGinnis	6
12	Governing evolution: A socioecological comparison of resistance management for insecticidal transgenic Bt crops among four countries 2019 ·AMBIO ·Yves Carrière, Zachary Brown, Sharon Downes, G. T. Gujar, Graham Epstein, Celso Omoto, Nicholas P. Storer, David Mota‐Sanchez, Peter Søgaard Jørgensen, Scott P. Carroll	69
13	Participation in planning and social networks increase social monitoring in community‐based conservation 2018 ·Conservation Letters ·Steven M. Alexander, Graham Epstein, Örjan Bodin, Derek Armitage, Donovan Campbell	24
14	Institutional fit and the sustainability of social–ecological systems 2015 ·Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability ·Graham Epstein, Jeremy Pittman, Steven M. Alexander, Samantha Berdej, (unknown), (unknown), Kaitlyn Rathwell, Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás, Jessica M. Vogt, Derek Armitage	263
15	Putting the "E" in SES: unpacking the ecology in the Ostrom social-ecological system framework 2015 ·Ecology and Society ·Jessica M. Vogt, Graham Epstein, Sarah K. Mincey, Burnell C. Fischer, Paul McCord	86
16	Understanding protected area resilience: a multi‐scale, social‐ecological approach 2014 ·Ecological Applications ·Graeme S. Cumming, Craig R. Allen, Natalie C. Ban, Duan Biggs, Harry Biggs, David H. M. Cumming, Alta De Vos, Graham Epstein, Michel Étienne, Kristine Maciejewski, Raphaël Mathevet, Christine Moore, Mateja Nenadović, Michael Schoon	178
17	Toward a New Institutional Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems (NIASES): Combining Elinor Ostrom's IAD and SES Frameworks 2014 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Daniel H. Cole, Graham Epstein, Michael D. McGinnis	7
18	Digging deeper into Hardin's pasture: the complex institutional structure of ‘the tragedy of the commons’ 2014 ·Journal of Institutional Economics ·Daniel H. Cole, Graham Epstein, Michael D. McGinnis	33
19	Missing ecology: integrating ecological perspectives with the social-ecological system framework 2013 ·International Journal of the Commons ·Graham Epstein, Jessica M. Vogt, Sarah K. Mincey, Michael Cox, (unknown)	13
20	Digging Deeper into Hardin's Pasture: The Complex Institutional Structure of 'The Tragedy of the Commons' 2013 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Daniel H. Cole, Graham Epstein, Michael D. McGinnis	14

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