World Development Perspectives

Top Research Topics at World Development Perspectives?

The main research concerns discussed in the journal are Poverty, Livelihood, Development economics, Corporate governance and Economic growth. The work on Poverty tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Index (economics), Empowerment, Socioeconomics and Demographic economics. It facilitates the exploration of Demographic economics in relation to the field of Household income.

The journal links adjacent topics like Livelihood with Natural resource economics. It addresses concerns in Corporate governance which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Environmental resource management and Environmental planning.

• Poverty (16.08%)
• Livelihood (11.37%)
• Development economics (10.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Monitoring and evaluation of climate resilience for agricultural development: a review of currently available tools (28 citations)
• Sustained uptake of LPG as cleaner cooking fuel in rural India: Role of affordability, accessibility, and awareness (27 citations)
• Overcoming barriers to low carbon agriculture and forest restoration in Brazil: The Rural Sustentável project (22 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at World Development Perspectives:

The journal papers cover a variety of subjects, including Corporate governance, Environmental resource management, Environmental planning, Livelihood and Forest restoration. The journal articles hold forums on Environmental planning that merge themes from other disciplines such as Multinational corporation and Private sector. While Livelihood is the focus of the journal articles, it also provides insights into the studies of Agroforestry, Intensive farming, Agricultural economics, Land use, land-use change and forestry and Cropping.

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

• Poverty
• Social science
• Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

World Development Perspectives mostly deals with topics like Poverty, Demographic economics, Empowerment, Socioeconomics and Livelihood. The journal aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Poverty and Sustainable development. Topics in Demographic economics explored in World Development Perspectives were investigated in conjunction with research in Developing country, Wage, Cash transfers and Propensity score matching.

It covers Empowerment research under the subject of Economic growth. Concepts in Asset (economics), as well as related topics in Productivity and Livestock, are covered in the Socioeconomics research presented in World Development Perspectives. While Livelihood is the focus of World Development Perspectives, it also provided insights into the studies of Natural resource economics, Land management and Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Global poverty: A first estimation of its uncertainty (3 citations)
• Relationship between community capitals and governance: The perspective of local actors in the Maya Biosphere Reserve (3 citations)
• Moving toward rice self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030: Lessons learned from 10 years of the Coalition for African Rice Development (3 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in World Development Perspectives (based on the number of publications) are:

• Mansour Mahamane (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sophia Baumert (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Luis Artur (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Frank Vollmer (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Estela Arcos (3 papers) published 1 paper 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in World Development Perspectives (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Michigan (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University for Development Studies (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of São Paulo (4 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, 31.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.50% of all publications and 57.50% 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.

Contributing Schools and Universities

World Development Perspectives also features considerable contributions from various schools and universities globally. These institutions have significantly participated in research areas such as poverty, livelihood, development economics, corporate governance, and economic growth. Their continual publication in our journal illustrates a strong commitment to illuminating these critical global topics.

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The exchange of knowledge between our journal and these educational institutions drives innovation and a deeper understanding of socio-economic matters globally. We are committed to fostering these collaborative relationships and invite further endeavors in exploring these research areas.