Social Vulnerability

Social Vulnerability is a measure of the susceptibility of a population to harm from external stresses—particularly environmental or societal disruptions—based on social, economic, and demographic factors that limit adaptive capacity and access to resources.

8.5K

Publications

558.2K

Citations

22.1K

Authors

5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4K

Authors

22.1K

  1. SL
    Susan L. Cutter

    University of South Carolina, United States

    31 publications · 14.9K citations

    28

    h-index

  2. JD
    James D. Ford

    McGill University, Canada

    20 publications · 3.1K citations

    20

    h-index

  3. TW
    Timothy W. Collins

    The University of Texas at El Paso, United States

    18 publications · 1.5K citations

    18

    h-index

  4. DP
    Daniel P. Aldrich

    Northeastern University, United States

    18 publications · 1.6K citations

    17

    h-index

  5. CT
    Christopher T. Emrich

    University of South Carolina, United States

    17 publications · 3.2K citations

    17

    h-index

1–5 of 22.1K

Venues

  1. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

    236 publications · 13.2K citations

    63

    h-index

  2. Social Science & Medicine

    111 publications · 8.7K citations

    58

    h-index

  3. Natural Hazards

    127 publications · 12K citations

    56

    h-index

  4. Global Environmental Change

    70 publications · 17.4K citations

    54

    h-index

  5. World Development

    78 publications · 11.1K citations

    51

    h-index

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