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Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
P. Thamarai
Saveetha University
2
Hauke Schlesier
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
3
Kristin Alford
University of South Australia
4
James Throup
Future Earth
5
Catherine E. Richards
University of Cambridge
6
Alix Pham
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
7
Julius Reiff
University of Koblenz and Landau
8
Thomas Ball
University of Cambridge
9
Shubh Pravat Singh Yadav
Tennessee State University
10
Dexter Achu Mosoh
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Rising Stars Papers

1
Carbon mitigation in agriculture: Pioneering technologies for a sustainable food system
Trends in Food Science & Technology|2024
71 cit.
2
Measuring the Doughnut: A good life for all is possible within planetary boundaries
Journal of Cleaner Production|2024
66 cit.
3
The complex futures of emerging technologies: Challenges and opportunities for science foresight and governance in Australia
Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)|2024
49 cit.
4
Emerging trends and promising prospects in nanotechnology for improved remediation of wastewater contaminants: Present and future outlooks
Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management|2024
47 cit.
5
Biofuel production from marine macroalgae: Pathways, technologies, and sustainable energy solutions
Industrial Crops and Products|2024
32 cit.
6
Invasive alien plant species (Banmara): Investigating its invasive potential, ecological consequences on biodiversity, and management strategies
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research|2024
30 cit.
7
Food impacts on species extinction risks can vary by three orders of magnitude
Nature Food|2025
28 cit.
8
Experimental investigation of Cd (II) ion adsorption on surface-modified mixed seaweed Biosorbent: A study on analytical interpretation and thermodynamics
Environmental Research|2024
26 cit.
9
Permaculture enhances carbon stocks, soil quality and biodiversity in Central Europe
Communications Earth & Environment|2024
25 cit.
10
Preserving earth’s flora in the 21st century: climate, biodiversity, and global change factors since the mid-1940s
Frontiers in Conservation Science|2024
25 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Ryan Heneghan
Griffith University
2
Vanaja Kankarla
Florida Gulf Coast University
3
Xuening Yao
Tianjin Normal University
4
Sonja Bach
Permakultur Institut
5
Pauline Nantongo
Ecotrust
6
Azin Behdadi
McMaster University
7
P.R. Yaashikaa
Saveetha University
8
Harald Desing
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
9
Willem-Jan van Zeist
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
10
Farhana Sarwar
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Global food insecurity and famine from reduced crop, marine fishery and livestock production due to climate disruption from nuclear war soot injection
Nature Food|2022
392 cit.
2
Climate-driven zooplankton shifts cause large-scale declines in food quality for fish
Nature Climate Change|2023
116 cit.
3
Design strategies, utilization and applications of nano-engineered biomaterials for the enhancement of bioenergy: A sustainable approach
Biochemical Engineering Journal|2023
105 cit.
4
Carbon mitigation in agriculture: Pioneering technologies for a sustainable food system
Trends in Food Science & Technology|2024
71 cit.
5
Measuring the Doughnut: A good life for all is possible within planetary boundaries
Journal of Cleaner Production|2024
66 cit.
6
Biohydrogen production: An outlook on methods, constraints, economic analysis and future prospect
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy|2022
65 cit.
7
Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries
Nature|2025
58 cit.
8
Efficient red azo dye removal from wastewater using magnetic nanoparticle impregnated Prosopis juliflora biomass: ANN modeling approach
Desalination and Water Treatment|2024
47 cit.
9
Algal biofuels: Technological perspective on cultivation, fuel extraction and engineering genetic pathway for enhancing productivity
Fuel|2022
44 cit.
10
Current strategies on bioremediation of personal care products and detergents: Sustainability and life cycle assessment
Chemosphere|2024
34 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
John McNeill
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
2
Charles L. Redman
Palmerston North Hospital
3
Thomas Dietz
Michigan State University
4
Jerry M. Melillo
Marine Biological Laboratory
5
Anne H. Ehrlich
Stanford University
6
Paul R. Ehrlich
National Intelligence University
7
Fabrice DeClerck
EAT
8
David L. Hawksworth
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
9
Simon Foale
James Cook University
10
Dale S. Rothman
George Mason University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Human Domination of Earth's Ecosystems
Science|1997
8.9k cit.
2
The Struggle to Govern the Commons
Science|2003
4.1k cit.
3
BUTTERFLIES AND PLANTS: A STUDY IN COEVOLUTION
Evolution|1964
3.8k cit.
4
Impact of Population Growth
Science|1971
3.6k cit.
5
The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature
AMBIO|2007
3.4k cit.
6
Key competencies in sustainability: a reference framework for academic program development
Sustainability Science|2011
2.8k cit.
7
Nitrogen and Lignin Control of Hardwood Leaf Litter Decomposition Dynamics
Ecology|1982
2.6k cit.
8
Nitrogen Saturation in Northern Forest Ecosystems
BioScience|1989
2.4k cit.
9
The Anthropocene: conceptual and historical perspectives
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences|2011
2.3k cit.
10
STIRPAT, IPAT and ImPACT: analytic tools for unpacking the driving forces of environmental impacts
Ecological Economics|2003
2.3k cit.

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