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ArticleGeoHealth2026

Where on Earth Are the Earth Sciences? A Mixed-Methods Study of Environmental Justice Research Trends and Roadblocks to Engagement.

Omar Rosales Cortez, Catherine Chen

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Article in GeoHealth, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Omar Rosales CortezDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences Stanford University Stanford CA USA.
Catherine ChenManship School of Mass Communication Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3367-0655

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental justice (EJ) research relies on expertise from multiple disciplines to address community-specific health risks and inequities. EJ is an inherently transdisciplinary framework, yet the expansion of EJ scholarship has not occurred evenly across academic disciplines. Understanding disciplinary contributions is essential for identifying gaps in knowledge and practice. This research employed a mixed-method approach to investigate EJ research trends and roadblocks to engagement. Study 1 used a bibliometric analysis of Scopus-indexed publications and found that Environmental science and Social sciences were the leading contributors to EJ scholarship. Earth sciences ranked only seventh in EJ research volume by proportion and exhibited comparatively stagnant growth. Study 2 investigated this discrepancy through a survey of Earth scientists (

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