William H. Durham

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

William H. Durham is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, William H. Durham has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in William H. Durham's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (8 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (6 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers). William H. Durham is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (8 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (6 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers). William H. Durham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Mexico. William H. Durham's co-authors include Carter A. Hunt, Kimberly A. Nicholas, Angélica M. Almeyda Zambrano, Eben N. Broadbent, Nicole M. Ardoin, Mele Wheaton, Martha Honey, S. S. Strickland, Alison W. Bowers and Michael Painter and has published in prestigious journals such as Conservation Biology, Biological Conservation and World Development.

In The Last Decade

William H. Durham

39 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Coevolution 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Coevolution
    1991 597 citations William H. Durham Stanford University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William H. Durham United States 20 1.1k 390 307 298 297 40 2.3k
Michael Alvard United States 16 987 0.9× 604 1.5× 425 1.4× 250 0.8× 96 0.3× 24 2.3k
Timothy M. Waring United States 18 892 0.8× 311 0.8× 171 0.6× 274 0.9× 356 1.2× 47 1.6k
Roy A. Rappàport United States 14 1.2k 1.1× 350 0.9× 162 0.5× 191 0.6× 181 0.6× 29 3.0k
Timothy Earle United States 39 1.0k 0.9× 198 0.5× 187 0.6× 102 0.3× 410 1.4× 88 6.3k
Robert L. Carneiro United States 21 752 0.7× 244 0.6× 163 0.5× 157 0.5× 263 0.9× 75 2.5k
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro Brazil 26 1.2k 1.0× 326 0.8× 163 0.5× 215 0.7× 773 2.6× 71 4.8k
Thomas N. Headland United States 18 602 0.5× 395 1.0× 328 1.1× 166 0.6× 123 0.4× 39 2.1k
Bruce G. Trigger Canada 38 759 0.7× 186 0.5× 106 0.3× 90 0.3× 383 1.3× 186 6.4k
Allen Johnson United States 20 712 0.6× 254 0.7× 239 0.8× 99 0.3× 180 0.6× 43 2.2k
Polly Wiessner United States 23 1.0k 0.9× 549 1.4× 586 1.9× 49 0.2× 325 1.1× 49 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William H. Durham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William H. Durham

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ingram, Daniel J., et al.. (2022). Urban wild meat markets in Cameroon: Actors and motives. World Development. 160. 106060–106060. 9 indexed citations
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Ardoin, Nicole M., et al.. (2020). Community-as-pedagogy: environmental leadership for youth in rural Costa Rica. Environmental Education Research. 26(11). 1594–1620. 15 indexed citations
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Durham, William H., et al.. (2017). Place-based education for environmental behavior: a ‘funds of knowledge’ and social capital approach. Environmental Education Research. 24(5). 627–647. 17 indexed citations
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Wheaton, Mele, et al.. (2015). Using web and mobile technology to motivate pro-environmental action after a nature-based tourism experience. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 24(4). 594–615. 60 indexed citations
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Hunt, Carter A., et al.. (2014). Can ecotourism deliver real economic, social, and environmental benefits? A study of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 23(3). 339–357. 173 indexed citations
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Nicholas, Kimberly A. & William H. Durham. (2012). Farm-scale adaptation and vulnerability to environmental stresses: Insights from winegrowing in Northern California. Global Environmental Change. 22(2). 483–494. 134 indexed citations
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Hunt, Carter A. & William H. Durham. (2012). Shrouded in a fetishistic mist: commoditisation of sustainability in tourism. 2(4). 330–330. 1 indexed citations
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Charnley, Susan & William H. Durham. (2010). Anthropology and Environmental Policy: What Counts?. American Anthropologist. 112(3). 397–415. 14 indexed citations
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Zambrano, Angélica M. Almeyda, Eben N. Broadbent, & William H. Durham. (2010). Social and environmental effects of ecotourism in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica: the Lapa Rios case. Journal of Ecotourism. 9(1). 62–83. 107 indexed citations
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Durham, William H.. (1999). Preface by William H. Durham. Annual Review of Anthropology. 28(1).
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Edelman, Mark, et al.. (1995). Rethinking the hamburger thesis: deforestation and the crisis of Central America's beef exports.. 25–62. 15 indexed citations
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Durham, William H.. (1992). Applications of Evolutionary Culture Theory. Annual Review of Anthropology. 21(1). 331–353. 61 indexed citations
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Durham, William H.. (1991). Coevolution. Stanford University Press eBooks. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Durham, William H.. (1990). Advances in Evolutionary Culture Theory. Annual Review of Anthropology. 19(1). 187–210. 73 indexed citations
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Durham, William H., et al.. (1983). Book reviews. Human Ecology. 11(1). 103–120. 1 indexed citations
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Preston, David A. & William H. Durham. (1981). Scarcity and Survival in Central America. Ecological Origins of the Soccer War.. Population Studies. 35(2). 330–330. 17 indexed citations
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Nietschmann, Bernard & William H. Durham. (1981). Scarcity and Survival in Central America: Ecological Origins of the Soccer War. Geographical Review. 71(2). 236–236. 4 indexed citations
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Cloak, F. T., et al.. (1977). The adaptive significance of cultural behavior: Comments and reply. Human Ecology. 5(1). 49–67. 22 indexed citations
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Durham, William H.. (1976). The adaptive significance of cultural behavior. Human Ecology. 4(2). 89–121. 180 indexed citations
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Durham, William H.. (1974). Air Pollution and Student Health. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 28(5). 241–254. 24 indexed citations

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