Roselyn Kumar

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 574 citations indexed

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Roselyn Kumar is a scholar working on Demography, Sociology and Political Science and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Roselyn Kumar has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 574 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Demography, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 12 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Roselyn Kumar's work include Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (15 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (12 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (12 papers). Roselyn Kumar is often cited by papers focused on Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (15 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (12 papers) and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (12 papers). Roselyn Kumar collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Fiji and Micronesia. Roselyn Kumar's co-authors include Patrick D. Nunn, Ross Westoby, Karen E. McNamara, Francis Areki, Eugene Joseph, Rachel Clissold, Annah Piggott‐McKellar, Olivia Warrick, Bridie Scott‐Parker and Julie S. Field and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nature Climate Change and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

In The Last Decade

Roselyn Kumar

23 papers receiving 538 citations

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An assessment of community-based adaptation initiatives in the Pacific Islands

2020 137 citations Karen E. McNamara, Ross Westoby et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Water, people and climate-change exposure in the Western Pacific: Anticipating the arrival of a ‘perfect storm’ 2025 ·PLOS Water ·Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar, Carmen E. Elrick‐Barr, Mark Glover, (unknown), K K Saji Kumar, Ben Macdonald, (unknown), Timothy F. Smith, Dana C. Thomsen	0
2	Advances in giant clam (Tridacnidae spp.) sclerochronology and sclerochemistry as a high-resolution palaeoenvironmental archive 2024 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·(unknown), Roselyn Kumar, Kotaro Shirai, Russell N. Drysdale, Amy L. Prendergast	2
3	“Na neitou qele ga qo” (“This is our only land”): Adaptation to the effects of climate change in rural indigenous Fijians 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Amy D. Lykins, Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar, (unknown), Suzanne Cosh	0
4	“Io, keimami leqataka vakalevu na vei gauna mai muri” (“We are worried about the future generation”): Experiences of eco-grief in rural indigenous Fijians 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Amy D. Lykins, Suzanne Cosh, Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar, (unknown)	4
5	Identifying 3000-Year Old Human Interaction Spheres in Central Fiji through Lapita Ceramic Sand-Temper Analyses 2021 ·Geosciences ·Roselyn Kumar, Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown)	1
6	From community-based to locally led adaptation: Evidence from Vanuatu 2019 ·AMBIO ·Ross Westoby, Karen E. McNamara, Roselyn Kumar, Patrick D. Nunn	72
7	Cashless Adaptation to Climate Change: Unwelcome yet Unavoidable? 2019 ·One Earth ·Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar	27
8	Peripherality as key to understanding climate-associated risk and resilience for Pacific island communities 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Patrick D. Nunn, Eugene Joseph, (unknown), Roselyn Kumar	1
9	Peripherality as key to understanding opportunities and needs for effective and sustainable climate-change adaptation: a case study from Viti Levu Island, Fiji 2019 ·Climate and Development ·(unknown), Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar, (unknown)	22
10	A Koronivalu kei Bua: Hillforts in Bua Province (Fiji), their Chronology, Associations, and Potential Significance 2019 ·The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), (unknown), Michelle McKeown, Paul Geraghty, Frank R. Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), Roselyn Kumar	1
11	Identifying and assessing evidence for recent shoreline change attributable to uncommonly rapid sea-level rise in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, Northwest Pacific Ocean 2017 ·Journal of Coastal Conservation ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), Roselyn Kumar	22
12	Understanding climate-human interactions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2017 ·International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management ·Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar	67
13	Culturally grounded responses to coastal change on islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, northwest Pacific Ocean 2016 ·Regional Environmental Change ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), (unknown), Roselyn Kumar	40
14	The Lapita Occupation at Naitabale, Moturiki Island, Central Fiji 2007 ·Asian perspectives ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), William R. Dickinson, Kazumichi Katayama, Frank R. Thomas, Roselyn Kumar, (unknown), Joel Davidson, Trevor H. Worthy	38
15	Osteological Description of the Lapita-associated Human Skeleton Discovered on Moturiki Island, Fiji 2007 ·RUNE (Research UNE) ·Kazumichi Katayama, Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar, (unknown), Masao Minagawa, Hirotaka Oda	3
16	Lapita on an Island in the mangroves, the earliest human occupation at Qoqo Island, southwest Viti Levu, Fiji 2006 ·RUNE (Research UNE) ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), Roselyn Kumar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6
17	Reconstructing the Lapita-era Geography of Northern Fiji: a Newly-discovered Lapita Site on Yadua Island and its Implications 2005 ·RUNE (Research UNE) ·Patrick D. Nunn, (unknown), (unknown), Roselyn Kumar, (unknown)	6
18	The earliest-known humans in Fiji and their pottery: the first dates from the 2002 excavations at Naitabale (Naturuku), Moturiki Island 2004 ·Roselyn Kumar, Patrick D. Nunn, Kazumichi Katayama, Hirotaka Oda, (unknown), Tamara Osborne‐Naikatini	5
19	Recent archaeological findings at Qaranilaca Cave, Vanuabalavu Island, Fiji 2004 ·Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania ·Frank R. Thomas, Patrick D. Nunn, Tamara Osborne‐Naikatini, Roselyn Kumar, Francis Areki, (unknown), David W. Steadman, Geoff Hope	12
20	Early Lapita settlement site at Bourewa, southwest Viti Levu Island, Fiji 2004 ·Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania ·Patrick D. Nunn, Roselyn Kumar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	32

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