2026 Allen M. Featherstone: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	31	3569	3251	1897	1672	255	4650

Overview

Allen M. Featherstone is affiliated with Kansas State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as economics, econometrics, and finance. Specifically, the primary fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences with 17 publications and Economics, Econometrics and Finance with 14 publications.

Their subfields of study cover several disciplines such as Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Management Science and Operations Research, Soil Science, and Finance. The range of subfields reflects a multidisciplinary approach to tackling issues related to agriculture and economics.

Main topics of research include Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, Agricultural risk and resilience, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, and Cooperative Studies and Economics.

The scientist has contributed several recent papers, including:

The Impact of Size and Specialization on the Financial Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives, 2020, Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management
Examining the productivity growth of agricultural cooperatives: The biennial malmquist index approach, 2021, Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management
Big Banks versus Agricultural Banks: Has Too-Big-To-Fail Regulation Affected Efficiency and Scale Economies Measures?, 2020, American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Competition, performance and financial stability in US agricultural banking, 2021, Agricultural Finance Review
Effects of crop insurance on farm input use: Evidence from Kansas farm data, 2022, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Frequent co-authors working alongside Allen M. Featherstone include Madhav Regmi (7 joint publications), Brian C. Briggeman (3), Krishna Prasad Pokharel (2), Mykel R. Taylor (2), and Jesse Tack (2).

Their work has appeared predominantly in several publication venues such as the Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management (3 publications), AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) with 3 publications, Agricultural Finance Review (2), The International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (2), and Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (2).

Best Publications

Factors influencing a farmer's decision to invest in long-term conservation improvements.

A M Featherstone;B K Goodwin

275
Citations
An Examination of Farm Sector Real Asset Dynamics: 1910–85

Allen M. Featherstone;Timothy G. Baker

261
Citations
Quantitative assessment of improved rice variety adoption: the farmer’s perspective

S Sall;D Norman;A.M Featherstone

223
Citations
Effects of decoupling on the mean and variability of output

Teresa Serra;David Zilberman;Barry K. Goodwin;Allen Featherstone

162
Citations
Financial Performance, Risk, and Specialization

Barry M. Purdy;Michael R. Langemeier;Allen M. Featherstone

160
Citations
Fundamental q, Cash Flow, and Investment: Evidence from Farm Panel Data

Ralph Bierlen;Allen M. Featherstone

153
Citations
A NONPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF EFFICIENCY FOR A SAMPLE OF KANSAS BEEF COW FARMS

Allen M. Featherstone;Michael R. Langemeier;Mohammad Ismet

145
Citations
Effects of credit constraints on household productivity in rural China

Fengxia Dong;Jing Lu;Allen M. Featherstone

137
Citations
Agricultural Policy Reform and Off-farm Labour Decisions

Teresa Serra;Barry K. Goodwin;Allen M. Featherstone

129
Citations
The Theoretical Effects of Farm Policies on Optimal Leverage and the Probability of Equity Losses

Allen M. Featherstone;Charles B. Moss;Timothy G. Baker;Paul V. Preckel

126
Citations
A comparison of crop production functions using simulated data for irrigated corn in western Kansas

Richard V. Llewelyn;Allen M. Featherstone

125
Citations
Effects of Reduced Price and Income Supports on Farmland Rent and Value

Allen M. Featherstone;Timothy G. Baker

111
Citations
Measuring Economies of Scale and Scope in Agricultural Banking

Allen M. Featherstone;Charles B. Moss

99
Citations
Productivity Growth in the Western Hemisphere (1978–94): The Caribbean in Perspective

Pooran Lall;Allen M. Featherstone;David W. Norman

88
Citations
Determining the Probability of Default and Risk-Rating Class for Loans in the Seventh Farm Credit District Portfolio

Allen M. Featherstone;Laura M. Roessler;Peter J. Barry

88
Citations
Factors Influencing Kansas Agricultural Farm Land Values

Leah J. Tsoodle;Bill B. Golden;Allen M. Featherstone

87
Citations
Technical and Scale Efficiencies for Chinese Rural Credit Cooperatives: A Bootstrapping Approach in Data Envelopment Analysis

Fengxia Dong;Allen M. Featherstone

82
Citations
Propensity to Consume Farm Family Disposable Income from Separate Sources

Gordon L. Carriker;Michael R. Langemeier;Ted C. Schroeder;Allen M. Featherstone

79
Citations
Measuring X-Efficiency and Scale Efficiency for a Sample of Agricultural Cooperatives

Chatura B. Ariyaratne;Allen M. Featherstone;Michael R. Langemeier;David G. Barton

78
Citations
Effects of Credit Constraints on Productivity and Rural Household Income in China

Fengxia Dong;Jing Lu;Allen M. Featherstone

74
Citations
Determinants of US direct foreign investment in the Caribbean

Pooran Lall;David W. Norman;Allen M. Featherstone

70
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry K. Goodwin North Carolina State University

Ted C. Schroeder Kansas State University

David W. Archer Agricultural Research Service

Jayson L. Lusk Oklahoma State University

Jose Maria Gil Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Paul V. Preckel Purdue University West Lafayette

Spiro E. Stefanou United States Department of Agriculture

Christine D. Wilson McMaster University

Glynn T. Tonsor Kansas State University

Ephraim Nkonya International Food Policy Research Institute

External Links

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