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Agricultural Finance Review
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Agricultural Finance Review

0002-1466

Published by: Emerald Publishing

https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/afr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 436 8 17 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 11
Documents by Best Scientists*: 19
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 37
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.545
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Agricultural Finance Review?

Agricultural Finance Review investigates areas of study like Agriculture, Finance, Actuarial science, Agricultural economics and Crop insurance. The research on Agriculture tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Productivity, Production (economics), Profitability index and Investment (macroeconomics). It connects research in Finance with the related topic of Financial system.

The journal focuses on Actuarial science but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Index (economics) and Econometrics. Issues in Econometrics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Financial economics and Futures contract. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Agricultural economics, it also covered topics in Farm income and Agricultural land.

In it, Subsidy, Risk pool, Yield (finance), Revenue and Risk management are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Crop insurance research. It facilitates discussions on Credit history that incorporate concepts from other fields like Credit crunch and Credit reference. Agricultural Finance Review focuses on Loan research which is adjacent to topics in Microfinance.

  • Agriculture (29.58%)
  • Finance (24.51%)
  • Actuarial science (19.28%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Basis risk and weather hedging effectiveness (89 citations)
  • Crop insurance, disaster assistance, and the role of the federal government in providing catastrophic risk protection (76 citations)
  • Factors affecting farm enterprise diversification (72 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Agricultural Finance Review:

The most cited papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Finance, Agriculture, Actuarial science, Agricultural economics and Crop insurance. While the journal publications focused on Finance, they were also able to explore topics like Microfinance, Capital (economics) and Financial system. The studies on Actuarial science discussed at the journal articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Index (economics), Weather index and Econometrics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Statistics
  • Finance
  • Agriculture

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Agriculture, Agricultural economics, Finance, Productivity and Crop insurance. Agricultural productivity studies in the realm of Agriculture interact with fields like Nexus (standard). The Agricultural economics works featured in it incorporate elements from Average treatment effect, Value (economics), Penetration (warfare) and Bank credit.

Many of the studies tackled connect Finance with a similar field of study like Investment (macroeconomics). Productivity research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Rice farmers, Financial services and Bond market. The journal tackles studies in Econometrics and the interrelated subject of Prospect theory to gain insights into Crop insurance.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Impact of credit market conditions on agriculture productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (3 citations)
  • Improving productivity among smallholder farmers in Ghana: does financial inclusion matter? (2 citations)
  • Gaussian process modeling of nonstationary crop yield distributions with applications to crop insurance (1 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Agricultural Finance Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Calum G. Turvey (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Oliver Musshoff (23 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Peter J. Barry (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Allen M. Featherstone (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Ashok K. Mishra (18 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Agricultural Finance Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • United States Department of Agriculture (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kansas State University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (13 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 95.92% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 100.00% of all publications and 0.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Agricultural Finance

The field of agricultural finance can provide a variety of career opportunities in many different sectors. Whether you're considering a career in academia, banking, government, or the private sector, this field could provide the right fit. If academia appeals to you, consider undertaking a career in research or teaching. Many universities and research institutions have departments dedicated to agricultural finance and related fields such as agricultural economics. There, researchers develop and test new theories, models, and applications in agricultural finance, often publishing their results in academic journals like the Agricultural Finance Review. Careers in banking or the private sector often involve working directly with farmers and other agricultural producers, helping them to understand and manage the financial risks they face. This can involve everything from helping to select the right insurance products to managing investments and loans. Working in the government sector can involve a wide range of duties. Jobs in this sector can include working in policy development and implementation, regulation, or in various government programs aimed at supporting and developing the agricultural sector. Regardless of the particular career path you choose in the field of agricultural finance, it's clear that the skills and knowledge developed in this field are highly applicable and valued in many different sectors. To give you the best chance of success, consider furthering your education in a program focused on agricultural finance or a related field. If you're considering a career in accounting within the agricultural sector for example, you might find it useful to become a certified public accountant. An excellent source of information is the [how to become a cpa in connecticut](https://research.com/degrees/best-accounting-schools-in-connecticut). This link leads you to a guide on becoming a CPA in Connecticut, which will help augment your knowledge in agricultural finance and insure a successful career path.

Top Publications

  • Uptake of insurance-embedded credit in presence of credit rationing: evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Kenya

    Michael K. Ndegwa;Apurba Shee;Calum G. Turvey;Liangzhi You

    (2020)
    30 Citations
  • The impact of microfinance on Indonesian rural households' welfare

    Danang Budi Santoso;Christopher Gan;Mohamad Dian Revindo;Natanael Waraney Gerald Massie

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • An analysis of China’s reforms on mortgaging and transacting rural land use rights and entrepreneurial activity

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Market microstructure and the historical relationship between the US farm credit system, farm service agency and commercial bank lending

    Calum G. Turvey;Amy Carduner;Jennifer Ifft

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • The impact of the China–USA trade war on USA Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies

    Yu Wu;Calum G. Turvey

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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