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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2957 2710 31 29 158 9454

Benjamin Davis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Benjamin Davis between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Benjamin Davis published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2016. 5 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2016. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1997 2025

163 publications in total across all disciplines

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Benjamin Davis: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 6
2002 6
2003 1
2004 4
2005 4
2006 7
2007 13
2008 6
2009 14
2010 11
2011 5
2012 10
2013 5
2014 9
2015 10
2016 18
2017 4
2018 8
2019 5
2020 5
2021 1
2022 3
2023 1
2024 3
2025 2
Total 163
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Benjamin Davis publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin Davis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 158
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Benjamin Davis D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Benjamin Davis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186 49
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Benjamin Davis is affiliated with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to poverty, education, child welfare, agricultural risk and resilience, microfinance and financial inclusion, agriculture and rural development research, agricultural innovations and practices, agriculture, land use and rural development, and child nutrition and water access.

Their work spans several main fields of study, notably Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences. Within these fields, their research intersects with subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Safety Research, Soil Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

Benjamin Davis has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as Global Food Security, Food Security, Annual Review of Resource Economics, Food Policy, and World Development.

  • Global Food Security
  • Food Security
  • Annual Review of Resource Economics
  • Food Policy
  • World Development

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Do not transform food systems on the backs of the rural poor, 2022, Food Security
  • Whither the agricultural productivity-led model? Reconsidering resilient and inclusive rural transformation in the context of agrifood systems, 2024, Global Food Security

Benjamin Davis frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Silvio Daidone, Ana Paula de la O Campos, Paul Winters, Nicholas J. Sitko, and Noemi Pace.

  • Silvio Daidone
  • Ana Paula de la O Campos
  • Paul Winters
  • Nicholas J. Sitko
  • Noemi Pace

Best Publications

  • The Experience of Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Sudhanshu Handa;Benjamin Davis

  • A Cross-Country Comparison of Rural Income Generating Activities

    Benjamin Davis;Paul Winters;Gero Carletto;Katia Covarrubias

  • Cash Transfer Programs with Income Multipliers: PROCAMPO in Mexico

    Elisabeth Sadoulet;Alain de Janvry;Benjamin Davis

  • Are African Households (Not) Leaving Agriculture? : Patterns of Households’ Income Sources in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

    Benjamin K. Davis;Stefania Di Giuseppe;Alberto Zezza

  • Targeting the Poor in Mexico: An Evaluation of the Selection of Households into PROGRESA

    Emmanuel Skoufias;Benjamin Davis;Sergio de la Vega

  • The impact of rising food prices on the poor

    Alberto Zezza;Benjamin Davis;Carlo Azzarri;Katia Covarrubias

  • Assets, Activities and Rural Income Generation: Evidence from a Multicountry Analysis

    Paul Winters;Benjamin Davis;Gero Carletto;Katia Covarrubias

  • From protection to production: productive impacts of the Malawi Social Cash Transfer scheme

    Katia Covarrubias;Benjamin Davis;Paul Winters

  • Domestic and international migration from rural Mexico: Disaggregating the effects of network structure and composition

    Benjamin Davis;Guy Stecklov;Paul Winters

  • Do conditional cash transfers influence migration? A study using experimental data from the Mexican PROGRESA program.

    Guy Stecklov;Paul Winters;Marco Stampini;Benjamin Davis

  • Global food systems transitions have enabled affordable diets but had less favourable outcomes for nutrition, environmental health, inclusion and equity

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  • Assets, Activities and Income Generation in Rural Mexico: Factoring in Social and Public Capital

    Paul C. Winters;Benjamin Davis;Leonardo Corral

  • Gender, Networks and Mexico-U.S. Migration

    Benjamin Davis;Paul Winters

  • Investing Back Home : Return Migration and Business Ownership in Albania

    Talip Kilic;Calogero Carletto;Benjamin Davis;Alberto Zezza

  • Cash Transfer Programme, Productive Activities and Labour Supply: Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Kenya

    Solomon Asfaw;Benjamin Davis;Josh Dewbre;Sudhanshu Handa

  • Rural Income Generating Activities : A Cross Country Comparison

    Benjamin Davis;Paul Winters;Gero Carletto;Katia Covarrubias

  • From Evidence to Action The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Paul Winters;Benjamin Davis;Sudhanshu Handa;Sudhanshu Handa;Nicola Hypher

  • From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub Saharan Africa

    Benjamin Davis;Sudhanshu Handa;Nicola Hypher;Natalia Winder Rossi

  • Assessing the impact of migration on food and nutrition security

    Alberto Zezza;Calogero Carletto;Benjamin Davis;Paul Winters

  • Rural nonfarm employment and farming: household-level linkages.

    Benjamin Davis;Paul Winters;Thomas Reardon;Kostas Stamoulis

  • The Vanishing Farms? The Impact of International Migration on Albanian Family Farming

    Juna Miluka;Gero Carletto;Benjamin Davis;Alberto Zezza

  • Cash transfer programs with income multipliers

    Elisabeth Sadoulet;Benjamin Davis;Alain de Janvry

  • Assets, Activities and Income Generation in Rural Mexico: Factoring in Social and Public Capital

    Paul Winters;Leonardo Corral;Benjamin Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Winters
Paul Winters University of Notre Dame
Sudhanshu Handa
Sudhanshu Handa University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alain de Janvry
Alain de Janvry University of California, Berkeley
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Elisabeth Sadoulet University of California, Berkeley
J. Edward Taylor
J. Edward Taylor University of California, Davis
Amber Peterman
Amber Peterman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas Reardon
Thomas Reardon Michigan State University
Alexander Pfaff
Alexander Pfaff Duke University
Suzi Kerr
Suzi Kerr Environmental Defense Fund

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