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Graham Epstein

Environmental Science · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesCoastal and Marine ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSustainability and Climate Change Governance

Publications

84

Citations

5,545

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

54

Publishing since 1973

Research summary
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Graham Epstein studies how societies govern and manage natural resources, with a strong focus on oceans and coastal areas. His work examines whether tools like marine protected areas actually work, how governance arrangements affect conservation outcomes, and how to make ocean and water management fairer for coastal communities. He also develops frameworks and data-driven methods for comparing social-ecological systems across different places.

Marine protected areas and ocean governanceEquity and justice in coastal managementSocial-ecological systems and archetype analysisConservation policy effectivenessWater and freshwater governance

Publication activity has been steady over the past decade, peaking around 2018-2020 and continuing at a consistent pace of roughly 4-8 papers per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 9 publications9192020: 8 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Ecology and Society×4
  • International Journal of the Commons×4
  • Conservation Biology×3
  • Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability×3
  • Marine Policy×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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