William D. Sunderlin

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

William D. Sunderlin is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, William D. Sunderlin has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 13 papers in Soil Science and 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in William D. Sunderlin's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (48 papers), Forest Management and Policy (19 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (13 papers). William D. Sunderlin is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (48 papers), Forest Management and Policy (19 papers) and Land Rights and Reforms (13 papers). William D. Sunderlin collaborates with scholars based in Indonesia, United States and Peru. William D. Sunderlin's co-authors include Arild Angelsen, Sven Wunder, Amy E. Duchelle, B. Belcher, Robert Nasi, Paul Burgers, Levania Santoso, Ida Aju Pradnja Resosudarmo, M.J. Liddle and Anne Larson and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Global Environmental Change and Environmental Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

William D. Sunderlin

74 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing coun... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William D. Sunderlin Indonesia 32 3.1k 942 775 577 491 74 3.9k
Ashwini Chhatre United States 28 3.1k 1.0× 875 0.9× 622 0.8× 646 1.1× 646 1.3× 68 4.5k
Stephen G. Perz United States 34 2.8k 0.9× 689 0.7× 889 1.1× 521 0.9× 683 1.4× 110 4.0k
Jens Friis Lund Denmark 31 2.1k 0.7× 706 0.7× 538 0.7× 592 1.0× 298 0.6× 86 2.9k
Robert Walker United States 34 2.6k 0.8× 757 0.8× 865 1.1× 381 0.7× 552 1.1× 87 3.5k
Susanna B. Hecht United States 30 2.2k 0.7× 448 0.5× 1.5k 1.9× 476 0.8× 583 1.2× 83 4.2k
David Kaimowitz Indonesia 22 2.0k 0.7× 783 0.8× 576 0.7× 255 0.4× 329 0.7× 81 2.9k
Wil de Jong Japan 31 2.1k 0.7× 356 0.4× 484 0.6× 486 0.8× 373 0.8× 121 3.3k
Wolfram Dressler Australia 33 2.2k 0.7× 410 0.4× 888 1.1× 934 1.6× 654 1.3× 105 3.8k
Stefano Pagiola United States 24 3.9k 1.3× 2.6k 2.8× 591 0.8× 399 0.7× 374 0.8× 69 5.1k
Thomas Sikor United Kingdom 32 2.2k 0.7× 380 0.4× 1.2k 1.5× 960 1.7× 385 0.8× 66 3.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sunderlin, William D., et al.. (2023). Can REDD+ succeed? Occurrence and influence of various combinations of interventions in subnational initiatives. Global Environmental Change. 84. 102777–102777. 5 indexed citations
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Robinson, Brian E., Marc F. Bellemare, Ariel BenYishay, et al.. (2020). Influence of land tenure interventions on human well-being and environmental outcomes. Nature Sustainability. 4(3). 242–251. 79 indexed citations
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Sills, Erin O., Claudio de Sassi, Pamela Jagger, et al.. (2017). Building the evidence base for REDD+: Study design and methods for evaluating the impacts of conservation interventions on local well-being. Global Environmental Change. 43. 148–160. 62 indexed citations
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Duchelle, Amy E., Claudio de Sassi, Pamela Jagger, et al.. (2017). Balancing carrots and sticks in REDD+: implications for social safeguards. Ecology and Society. 22(3). 66 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D., Erin O. Sills, Amy E. Duchelle, et al.. (2015). REDD+ at a critical juncture: assessing the limits of polycentric governance for achieving climate change mitigation. The International Forestry Review. 17(4). 400–413. 56 indexed citations
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Duchelle, Amy E., Marina Cromberg, Maria Fernanda Gebara, et al.. (2013). Linking Forest Tenure Reform, Environmental Compliance, and Incentives: Lessons from REDD+ Initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon. World Development. 55. 53–67. 116 indexed citations
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Luttrell, C., Lasse Loft, Maria Fernanda Gebara, et al.. (2013). Who Should Benefit from REDD+? Rationales and Realities. Ecology and Society. 18(4). 157 indexed citations
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Li, Liwei, Subhrendu K. Pattanayak, Erin O. Sills, & William D. Sunderlin. (2012). Site selection for forest carbon projects. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 20 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (2010). Tenure: what will REDD mean for forest communities. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 2 indexed citations
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Sikor, Thomas, Johannes Stahl, T. Enters, et al.. (2010). REDD-plus, forest people's rights and nested climate governance. Global Environmental Change. 20(3). 423–425. 146 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (2005). Livelihoods, forests, and conservation: introduction. World Development. 33(9). 1 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (2005). Livelihoods, forests, and conservation. World Development. 33(9). 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaohua, David Greenaway, Martin Ravallion, et al.. (2004). The World Bank research observer 19 (2). The World Bank Research Observer. 19. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D., Arild Angelsen, & Sven Wunder. (2003). Forests and poverty alleviation. Journal of Separation Science. 28(6). 581–4. 49 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t, William D. Sunderlin, Ousseynou Ndoye, & Éric F. Lambin. (2001). Impact of Macroeconomic Change on Deforestation in South Cameroon: Integration of Household Survey and Remotely-Sensed Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D., et al.. (2000). Economic crisis, farming systems and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon.. The International Forestry Review. 2(3). 173–181241243. 5 indexed citations
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Kaimowitz, David, et al.. (1998). Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia. Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University). 49(194). 16 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (1997). Shifting cultivation and deforestation in Indonesia : steps toward overcoming confusion in the debate. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 11 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D., et al.. (1997). Fishers' Organizations and Modes of Co-Management: The Case of San Miguel Bay, Philippines. Human Organization. 56(3). 333–343. 18 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (1993). Environment, equity, and the state: a perspective through the Java Social Forestry Program.. UMI eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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