Jon Barnett

20.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
147 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Jon Barnett is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Jon Barnett has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Jon Barnett's work include Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (69 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (21 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (20 papers). Jon Barnett is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (69 papers), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (21 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (20 papers). Jon Barnett collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Jon Barnett's co-authors include W. Neil Adger, Saffron O’Neill, Colette Mortreux, Karen O’Brien, Katrina Brown, Nadine Marshall, Michael Webber, Mark Wang, Brian Finlayson and Sonia Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Jon Barnett

141 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cultural dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation

2012 926 citations W. Neil Adger, Jon Barnett et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
Maladaptation

2009 730 citations Jon Barnett, Saffron O’Neill profile →
Climate change, human security and violent conflict

2007 629 citations Jon Barnett, W. Neil Adger profile →
Climate change, migration and adaptation in Funafuti, Tuvalu

2008 401 citations Jon Barnett et al. profile →
The Future of Environmental Peace and Conflict Research

2023 52 citations Jon Barnett et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Jon Barnett

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jon Barnett

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jon Barnett

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Improving the effectiveness of climate change adaptation measures 2025 ·Climatic Change ·Daniel Puig, W. Neil Adger, Jon Barnett, Lisa Vanhala, Emily Boyd	5
2	The political economy of the social constraints to adaptation 2024 ·Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability ·Sergio Jarillo, Jon Barnett	2
3	Overcoming lock-in of science-policy responses to reef heating 2024 ·Marine Policy ·Tiffany H. Morrison, Jon Barnett, Georgina G. Gurney, Jacqueline Lau, Michele L. Barnes, Joshua E. Cinner, Missaka Hettiarachchi, (unknown)	4
4	The human right to climate adaptation 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Jon Barnett, Elissa Waters	4
5	“Winga Is Trying to Get in”: Local Observations of Climate Change in the Tiwi Islands 2023 ·Earth s Future ·Jon Barnett, Teresa M. Konlechner, Elissa Waters, (unknown), Sergio Jarillo, (unknown), (unknown), Lesley Head, (unknown), Andrew D. King	3
6	Climate change affects multiple dimensions of well-being through impacts, information and policy responses 2022 ·Nature Human Behaviour ·W. Neil Adger, Jon Barnett, (unknown), Sergio Jarillo	60
7	Advancing Coral Reef Governance into the Anthropocene 2020 ·One Earth ·Tiffany H. Morrison, W. Neil Adger, Jon Barnett, Katrina Brown, Hugh P. Possingham, Terry P. Hughes	94
8	The mental health impacts of climate change: Findings from a Pacific Island atoll nation 2020 ·Journal of Anxiety Disorders ·Kari Gibson, Jon Barnett, Nick Haslam, Ida Kaplan	102
9	The Dynamics of Trust in the Shanghai Water Supply Regime 2017 ·Environmental Management ·(unknown), Jon Barnett, Michael Webber	6
10	Structural and Psycho-Social Limits to Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Barrier Reef Region 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Louisa Evans, Christina C. Hicks, W. Neil Adger, Jon Barnett, Allison L. Perry, Pedro Fidelman, Renae Tobin	32
11	Sustainability: Transfer project cannot meet China's water needs 2015 ·Nature ·Jon Barnett, Sarah Rogers, Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson, Mark Wang	97
12	COMMENTARY: Islands, resettlement and adaptation 2012 ·Nature Climate Change ·Jon Barnett, Saffron O’Neill	1
13	Human Security 2011 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·Jon Barnett	2
14	Peace and Development: Towards a New Synthesis 2008 ·Journal of Peace Research ·Jon Barnett	31
15	Niue after Cyclone Heta 2007 ·Australian Journal of Emergency Management ·Jon Barnett, Heidi Ellemor	4
16	Rural industries and water pollution in China 2007 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Mark Wang, Michael Webber, Brian Finlayson, Jon Barnett	223
17	The Ambiguities of “Environmental” Conflict: Insights from the Tolukuma Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea 2007 ·Society & Natural Resources ·Grant W. Walton, Jon Barnett	31
18	Ten Key Questions About the Management of Water in the Yellow River Basin 2006 ·Environmental Management ·Jon Barnett, Michael Webber, Mark Wang, Brian Finlayson, (unknown)	33
19	Titanic States? Impacts and Responses to Climate Change in the Pacific Islands 2005 ·Journal of international affairs ·Jon Barnett	39
20	Environmental Security, Sustainability and Policy 2001 ·Jon Barnett, Stephen Dovers	6

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