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Christopher B. Barrett

Christopher B. Barrett

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Economics and Finance
USA
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 117 43 37 34 29 638 57551

Christopher B. Barrett publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher B. Barrett between 1951 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher B. Barrett published across 75 years, from 1951 to 2025, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 176 publications in 2015. 61 of the 981 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 176. Peak 176 publications in 2015. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 1 publication 1956: 2 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 2 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 19 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 44 publications 2002: 51 publications 2003: 32 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 44 publications 2008: 32 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 176 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 45 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 25 publications
1951 2025

981 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher B. Barrett: publications per year, 1951 to 2025
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 1
1954 0
1955 1
1956 2
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 2
1963 0
1964 1
1965 0
1966 1
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 5
1995 6
1996 15
1997 15
1998 19
1999 24
2000 16
2001 44
2002 51
2003 32
2004 15
2005 22
2006 31
2007 44
2008 32
2009 22
2010 29
2011 27
2012 11
2013 26
2014 30
2015 176
2016 30
2017 25
2018 10
2019 12
2020 26
2021 25
2022 38
2023 45
2024 36
2025 25
Total 981
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Christopher B. Barrett publications per year - data summary

  • Christopher B. Barrett, a Economics and Finance scholar from Cornell University, has 981 publications recorded across 75 years, from 1951 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1951 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 176 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1951, 1953, 1955, 1964 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 29 of the 75 years in the span carry no publications at all (1952, 1954, 1957, 1958 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 13.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 21.3 per year counting only the 46 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 169 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1951-1975: 13 publications (0.5 per year); 1976-2000: 104 publications (4.2 per year); 2001-2025: 864 publications (34.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Christopher B. Barrett publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher B. Barrett sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 521+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 638 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99 638
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Christopher B. Barrett publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 42–46 to 521+ publications.
  • Christopher B. Barrett, a Economics and Finance scholar from Cornell University, records 638 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Christopher B. Barrett, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Christopher B. Barrett ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 137–141 publications, holding 111 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 48% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 521 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Christopher B. Barrett D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher B. Barrett sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 101+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100 117
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Christopher B. Barrett D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 72 ranges running from 30 to 101+ D-Index.
  • Christopher B. Barrett, a Economics and Finance scholar from Cornell University, records 117 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Christopher B. Barrett, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Christopher B. Barrett ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 33 D-Index, holding 178 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Christopher B. Barrett is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, with a primary focus on Medicine, supported by substantial contributions in related subfields.

The main fields of study include Medicine, with particular attention to subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Soil Science, Economics and Econometrics, Ecology, and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work addresses topics that notably intersect agriculture, nutrition, and medical science.

Key research topics include:

  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Cardiac arrhythmias and treatments
  • Agriculture sustainability and environmental impact
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Food waste reduction and sustainability
  • Child nutrition and water access
  • Agricultural innovations and practices

Their recent publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • "Articulating the effect of food systems innovation on the Sustainable Development Goals" (2020), published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Agri-food Value Chain Revolutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (2022), published in the Journal of Economic Literature
  • "Climate change exacerbates the environmental impacts of agriculture" (2024), published in Science
  • "Actions now can curb food systems fallout from COVID-19" (2020), published in Nature Food
  • "Overcoming Global Food Security Challenges through Science and Solidarity" (2020), published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christopher B. Barrett include:

  • Amneet Sandhu
  • Wendy S. Tzou
  • Alexis Z. Tumolo
  • Lukasz Cerbin
  • Syed Rafay Ali Sabzwari

Their publications often appear in various venues, such as:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation

Christopher B. Barrett has authored several book publications with leading academic publishers. These include:

  • Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Agri-Food Systems Transformation (2022) published by Springer International Publishing
  • Escaping Poverty Traps and Unlocking Prosperity in the Face of Climate Risk (2024) published by Cambridge University Press
  • Nonclassical Measurement Error and Farmers' Response to Information Reveal Behavioral Anomalies (2022) published by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks
  • Nowcasting Disruptions to Human Capital Formation: Evidence from High-Frequency Household and Geospatial Data in Rural Malawi (2025) published by Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks

The scholar received the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

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

    Christopher B. Barrett;Thomas Reardon;P. Webb

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

    Michael R. Carter;Christopher B. Barrett

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

    Thomas Reardon;C. Peter Timmer;Christopher B. Barrett;Julio Berdegué

  • Measuring Food Insecurity

    Christopher B. Barrett

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

    Christopher B. Barrett

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

    Jingjing Liang;Thomas W. Crowther;Nicolas Picard;Susan Wiser

  • Agrifood industry transformation and small farmers in developing countries

    Thomas Reardon;Christopher B. Barrett;Julio A. Berdegué;Johan F.M. Swinnen

  • Smallholder participation in contract farming: Comparative evidence from five countries

    Christopher B. Barrett;Maren E. Bachke;Marc F. Bellemare;Hope C. Michelson

  • Food security and food assistance programs

    Christopher B. Barrett

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

    Thomas Reardon;Christopher B. Barrett

  • Household-level determinants of adoption of improved natural resources management practices among smallholder farmers in western Kenya

    Paswel P. Marenya;Christopher B. Barrett

  • Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production

    Jason R. Rohr;Jason R. Rohr;Christopher B. Barrett;David J. Civitello;Meggan E. Craft

  • Food Aid After Fifty Years Recasting Its Role

    Christopher B. Barrett;Daniel Maxwell

  • On price risk and the inverse farm size-productivity relationship

    Christopher B. Barrett

  • Stochastic wealth dynamics and risk management among a poor population

    Travis J. Lybbert;Christopher B. Barrett;Solomon Desta;D. Layne Coppock

  • Poverty Traps and Index-Based Risk Transfer Products

    Barry J. Barnett;Christopher B. Barrett;Jerry R. Skees

  • Ten striking facts about agricultural input use in Sub-Saharan Africa.

    Megan Sheahan;Christopher B. Barrett

  • Are Integrated Conservation-Development Projects (ICDPs) Sustainable? On the conservation of large mammals in sub-Saharan Africa

    Christopher B. Barrett;Peter Arcese

  • Avoiding disaster: diversification and risk management among East African herders

    Peter D. Little;Kevin Smith;Barbara A. Cellarius;D. Layne Coppock

  • Conserving Tropical Biodiversity amid Weak Institutions

    Christopher B. Barrett;Katrina Brandon;Clark Gibson;Heidi Gjertsen

  • Distinguishing between Equilibrium and Integration in Spatial Price Analysis

    Christopher B. Barrett;Jau Rong Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Carter
Michael R. Carter University of California, Davis
Marc F. Bellemare
Marc F. Bellemare University of Minnesota
Thomas Reardon
Thomas Reardon Michigan State University
Peter D. Little
Peter D. Little Emory University
David R. Just
David R. Just Cornell University
Daniel Maxwell
Daniel Maxwell Tufts University
Cheryl R. Doss
Cheryl R. Doss Tufts University
Bart Minten
Bart Minten International Food Policy Research Institute
Stein T. Holden
Stein T. Holden Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Awudu Abdulai
Awudu Abdulai Kiel University

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