D-Index & Metrics Best Publications
Economics and Finance
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 103 Citations 46,410 584 World Ranking 47 National Ranking 39

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award

2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Agriculture
  • Statistics

His primary scientific interests are in Poverty, Economic growth, Agriculture, Agricultural economics and Developing country. The study incorporates disciplines such as Food prices, Development economics, International development and Welfare in addition to Poverty. The Development economics study combines topics in areas such as Pastoralism, Chronic poverty, Risk management and Livelihood.

His studies deal with areas such as Rural area, Empirical evidence, Empirical research and Food security as well as Economic growth. His Agriculture research incorporates elements of Productivity, Natural resource economics, Inefficiency and Distribution. His work carried out in the field of Developing country brings together such families of science as Government, Consumption, Nonfarm payrolls and Globalization.

His most cited work include:

  • Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications (1387 citations)
  • The economics of poverty traps and persistent poverty: An asset-based approach (991 citations)
  • The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (949 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Poverty, Agriculture, Environmental planning, Economic growth and Development economics. His studies in Poverty integrate themes in fields like Natural resource economics, Asset, Public economics and Welfare. His Agriculture research includes themes of Productivity and Agricultural economics.

Christopher B. Barrett regularly links together related areas like Environmental resource management in his Environmental planning studies. Economic growth is often connected to Food security in his work.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Poverty (17.43%)
  • Agriculture (12.77%)
  • Environmental planning (10.69%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Environmental planning (10.69%)
  • Environmental resource management (7.82%)
  • Agriculture (12.77%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Christopher B. Barrett focuses on Environmental planning, Environmental resource management, Agriculture, Engineering management and Poverty. His Agriculture research integrates issues from Productivity and Agricultural economics. His Engineering management study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Operations management.

Poverty and Econometrics are frequently intertwined in his study.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests (517 citations)
  • Ten striking facts about agricultural input use in Sub-Saharan Africa. (152 citations)
  • Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production (91 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Agriculture
  • Statistics

Christopher B. Barrett spends much of his time researching Agriculture, Agricultural economics, Poverty, Productivity and Food security. The various areas that Christopher B. Barrett examines in his Agriculture study include Food processing, Investment and Development economics. His research on Agricultural economics also deals with topics like

  • Product which intersects with area such as Livestock and Pastoralism,
  • Index which is related to area like Incentive.

His Poverty research includes elements of Asset, Public economics, Subsidy, Econometrics and Valuation. His Public economics course of study focuses on Willingness to pay and Welfare. His research integrates issues of Risk analysis, Sustainability and Environmental resource management in his study of Food security.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications

Christopher B. Barrett;Thomas Reardon;P. Webb.
Food Policy (2001)

2897 Citations

The economics of poverty traps and persistent poverty: An asset-based approach

Michael R. Carter;Christopher B. Barrett.
Journal of Development Studies (2006)

2076 Citations

The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Thomas Reardon;C. Peter Timmer;Christopher B. Barrett;Julio Berdegué.
American Journal of Agricultural Economics (2003)

1870 Citations

Measuring Food Insecurity

Christopher B. Barrett.
Science (2010)

1472 Citations

Smallholder Market Participation: Concepts and Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa

Christopher B. Barrett.
Food Policy (2008)

1431 Citations

Agrifood industry transformation and small farmers in developing countries

Thomas Reardon;Christopher B. Barrett;Julio A. Berdegué;Johan F.M. Swinnen.
World Development (2009)

1116 Citations

Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

Jingjing Liang;Thomas W. Crowther;Nicolas Picard;Susan Wiser.
Science (2016)

863 Citations

Smallholder participation in contract farming: Comparative evidence from five countries

Christopher B. Barrett;Maren E. Bachke;Marc F. Bellemare;Hope C. Michelson.
World Development (2012)

796 Citations

Food security and food assistance programs

Christopher B. Barrett.
Handbook of Agricultural Economics (2002)

765 Citations

Agroindustrialization, globalization, and international development An overview of issues, patterns, and determinants

Thomas Reardon;Christopher B. Barrett.
Agricultural Economics (2000)

664 Citations

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