Melinda Harm Benson

1.6k total citations
29 papers, 882 citations indexed

About

Melinda Harm Benson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Melinda Harm Benson has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 882 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 10 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Melinda Harm Benson's work include Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (7 papers), American Environmental and Regional History (5 papers) and Environmental Conservation and Management (5 papers). Melinda Harm Benson is often cited by papers focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (7 papers), American Environmental and Regional History (5 papers) and Environmental Conservation and Management (5 papers). Melinda Harm Benson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Sweden. Melinda Harm Benson's co-authors include Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, Barbara Cosens, Robin Kundis Craig, Craig Anthony Arnold, Lance Gunderson, J. B. Ruhl, Brian C. Chaffin, David G. Angeler and Hannah Gosnell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Environmental Management, Sustainability and Ecology and Society.

In The Last Decade

Melinda Harm Benson

28 papers receiving 833 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melinda Harm Benson United States 14 478 253 188 110 97 29 882
Craig Anthony Arnold United States 13 454 0.9× 214 0.8× 204 1.1× 93 0.8× 93 1.0× 33 866
Johan Enqvist Sweden 13 483 1.0× 430 1.7× 205 1.1× 98 0.9× 70 0.7× 24 1.2k
Shilpi Srivastava United Kingdom 13 496 1.0× 289 1.1× 189 1.0× 147 1.3× 113 1.2× 29 1.1k
Julia Baird Canada 21 606 1.3× 374 1.5× 263 1.4× 112 1.0× 92 0.9× 74 1.2k
R. Patrick Bixler United States 20 734 1.5× 287 1.1× 171 0.9× 164 1.5× 85 0.9× 52 1.2k
María Mancilla García Sweden 14 461 1.0× 170 0.7× 131 0.7× 125 1.1× 46 0.5× 39 848
Nathalie A. Steins Netherlands 14 427 0.9× 164 0.6× 218 1.2× 162 1.5× 58 0.6× 39 724
Kirill Orach Sweden 12 460 1.0× 162 0.6× 157 0.8× 111 1.0× 83 0.9× 14 828
Marta Berbés‐Blázquez Canada 15 686 1.4× 302 1.2× 189 1.0× 114 1.0× 170 1.8× 26 1.2k
Chris Jacobson Australia 16 350 0.7× 298 1.2× 190 1.0× 147 1.3× 59 0.6× 36 873

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melinda Harm Benson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melinda Harm Benson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benson, Melinda Harm. (2019). New Materialism: An Ontology for the Anthropocene. Natural resources journal. 59(2). 251. 23 indexed citations
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Cosens, Barbara, Robin Kundis Craig, Shana Lee Hirsch, et al.. (2017). The role of law in adaptive governance. Ecology and Society. 22(1). 1–30. 87 indexed citations
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Gunderson, Lance, Barbara Cosens, Brian C. Chaffin, et al.. (2017). Regime shifts and panarchies in regional scale social-ecological water systems. Ecology and Society. 22(1). 1–31. 85 indexed citations
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Gosnell, Hannah, Brian C. Chaffin, J. B. Ruhl, et al.. (2017). Transforming (perceived) rigidity in environmental law through adaptive governance: a case of Endangered Species Act implementation. Ecology and Society. 22(4). 20 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm, Christopher D. Lippitt, Ryan R. Morrison, et al.. (2015). Five ways to support interdisciplinary work before tenure. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 6(2). 260–267. 20 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm. (2015). Reconceptualizing Environmental Challenges—Is Resilience the New Narrative?. 21(1). 99. 7 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm, Dagmar Llewellyn, Ryan R. Morrison, & Mark Stone. (2014). Water Governance Challenges in New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande Valley: A Resilience Assessment. UNM’s Digital Repository (University of New Mexico). 51(1). 195–228. 3 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm & Matthew E. Hopton. (2014). Bringing Resilience to Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Protection. Insecta mundi. 1 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm. (2014). Rules of Engagement: The Spatiality of Judicial Review. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Cosens, Barbara, Lance Gunderson, Craig R. Allen, & Melinda Harm Benson. (2014). Identifying Legal, Ecological and Governance Obstacles, and Opportunities for Adapting to Climate Change. Sustainability. 6(4). 2338–2356. 48 indexed citations
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Cosens, Barbara, Lance Gunderson, Craig R. Allen, & Melinda Harm Benson. (2014). Identifying Legal, Ecological and Governance Obstacles, and Opportunities for Adapting to Climate Change. Insecta mundi. 1 indexed citations
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Garmestani, Ahjond S. & Melinda Harm Benson. (2013). A Framework for Resilience-based Governance of Social-Ecological Systems. Ecology and Society. 18(1). 21 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm. (2012). Intelligent Tinkering: the Endangered Species Act and Resilience. Ecology and Society. 17(4). 2 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm & Ahjond S. Garmestani. (2011). Can We Manage for Resilience? The Integration of Resilience Thinking into Natural Resource Management in the United States. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Benson, Melinda Harm & Ahjond S. Garmestani. (2011). Embracing panarchy, building resilience and integrating adaptive management\nthrough a rebirth of the National Environmental Policy Act. Insecta mundi. 67 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm & Ahjond S. Garmestani. (2011). Can We Manage for Resilience? The Integration of Resilience Thinking into Natural Resource Management in the United States. Environmental Management. 48(3). 392–399. 83 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm & Ahjond S. Garmestani. (2010). Embracing panarchy, building resilience and integrating adaptive management through a rebirth of the National Environmental Policy Act. Journal of Environmental Management. 92(5). 1420–1427. 4 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm. (2010). Regional Initiatives: Scaling the Climate Response and Responding to Conceptions of Scale. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 100(4). 1025–1035. 26 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm. (2009). Integrating Adaptive Management and Oil and Gas Development: Existing Obstacles and Opportunities for Reform. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Benson, Melinda Harm. (2009). The Tulare Case: Water Rights, the Endangered Species Act, and the Fifth Amendment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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