Suliasi Vunibola
Researcher · Social Sciences
Source-listed associations: Lincoln University
New Zealand
Suliasi Vunibola has indexed research in Social Sciences. Research topics in the source record include Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development.
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Suliasi Vunibola has indexed research in Social Sciences. Research topics in the source record include Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development.
Research and publications
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Institutional record
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Identity and source coverage
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At a glance
- Full name
- Suliasi Vunibola
- Alternative names
- Suli Vunibola Suliasi Vunibola Vunibola, Suliasi
- Fields
- Social Sciences
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-0453-9452
- OpenAlex ID
- A5026404590
Research interests
- Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Research topics
Education
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Selected research & further reading
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- Business serves society: Successful locally-driven development on customary land in the South Pacific ↗2020 · GeoforumDOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2020.03.012
- Islands of Indigenous innovation: reclaiming and reconceptualising innovation within, against and beyond colonial‐capitalism ↗2022 · Journal of the Royal Society of New ZealandDOI: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2056618
- From absences to emergences: Foregrounding traditional and Indigenous climate change adaptation knowledges and practices from Fiji, Vietnam and the Philippines ↗2023 · World DevelopmentDOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106503
- Indigenous enterprise on customary lands: Diverse economies of surplus ↗2022 · Asia Pacific ViewpointDOI: 10.1111/apv.12326
- Food Security in COVID ‐19: Insights from Indigenous Fijian Communities ↗2020 · OceaniaDOI: 10.1002/ocea.5270
Citation & publication trends
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| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2 | 56 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 50 |
| 2023 | 3 | 42 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
Source: OpenAlex · Retrieved 2026-10-03T06:41:46+00:00. Metrics are database-specific and are not a scientific ranking.
Most-cited linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
- 41OpenAlex citations
- Islands of Indigenous innovation: reclaiming and reconceptualising innovation within, against and beyond colonial‐capitalism ↗2022-04-04 · Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand31OpenAlex citations
- 26OpenAlex citations
- Indigenous enterprise on customary lands: Diverse economies of surplus ↗2022-02-05 · Asia Pacific Viewpoint19OpenAlex citations
- Food Security in COVID ‐19: Insights from Indigenous Fijian Communities ↗2020-12-01 · Oceania15OpenAlex citations
Recent linked publications
Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.
- Aid in the Age of Amazon: Imperial Logics, Pacific Resistance and an Alternate Paradigm ↗2025-09-01 · Development Policy Review
- Indigenous tourism on customary land in the Pacific: from the land, within the land, and on the land ↗2024-05-14 · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
Journals published in
- Asia Pacific Viewpoint
- Development Policy Review
- Geoforum
- Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Oceania
- Sustainability
- World Development
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