2026 Daniel A. Sumner: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	40	5387	4998	2541	2314	325	6316

Daniel A. Sumner 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 Daniel A. Sumner sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 325 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel A. Sumner 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 Daniel A. Sumner sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel A. Sumner is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and focuses on research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Economics and Econometrics, Ecology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Soil Science.

The main topics of their research include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development, Irrigation Practices and Water Management, and Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture.

Frequent publication venues for Daniel A. Sumner include AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA), PLoS ONE, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Food Policy.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Daniel A. Sumner demonstrate a range of interests in agricultural economics, sustainability, and environmental challenges. Notable publications include:

Techno-economic modeling and assessment of cultivated meat: Impact of production bioreactor scale (2022) in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Cultivating climate resilience in California agriculture: Adaptations to an increasingly volatile water future (2024) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Compensation incentives and heat exposure affect farm worker effort (2021) in PLoS ONE
Premium rates and selection in specialty crop insurance markets: Evidence from the catastrophic coverage participation (2021) in Food Policy
Costs of cannabis testing compliance: Assessing mandatory testing in the California cannabis market (2020) in PLoS ONE

Daniel's frequent collaborators include Robin S. Goldstein, Hanbin Lee, Richard J. Sexton, Patrick G. Negulescu, and Derrick Risner.

Best Publications

The Off-Farm Labor Supply of Farmers

Daniel A. Sumner

378
Citations
Agricultural technologies for climate change in developing countries: Policy options for innovation and technology diffusion

Travis J. Lybbert;Travis J. Lybbert;Daniel A. Sumner;Daniel A. Sumner

352
Citations
Traceability, Liability, and Incentives for Food Safety and Quality

Sebastien Pouliot;Daniel Sumner

315
Citations
Measurement of Monopoly Behavior: An Application to the Cigarette Industry

Daniel A. Sumner

268
Citations
Sustainability of egg production in the United States—The policy and market context

J. A. Mench;D. A. Sumner;J. T. Rosen-Molina

183
Citations
American Farms Keep Growing: Size, Productivity, and Policy

Daniel A. Sumner

177
Citations
Are Harvest Forecasts News? USDA Announcements and Futures Market Reactions

Daniel A. Sumner;Rolf A. E. Mueller

172
Citations
Crop Supply Dynamics and the Illusion of Partial Adjustment

Nathan P. Hendricks;Aaron Smith;Daniel A. Sumner

166
Citations
Farm subsidies and obesity in the United States: National evidence and international comparisons

Julian M. Alston;Julian M. Alston;Daniel A. Sumner;Daniel A. Sumner;Stephen A. Vosti

160
Citations
Contracts and quality in the California winegrape industry

Rachael E. Goodhue;Dale M. Heien;Hyunok Lee;Daniel A. Sumner

153
Citations
Effects of Crop Insurance Premium Subsidies on Crop Acreage

Jisang Yu;Aaron Smith;Daniel A. Sumner

149
Citations
The effects of USDA reports in futures and options markets

T. Randall Fortenbery;Daniel A. Sumner

144
Citations
An Econometric Analysis of the Effects of Human Capital on Size and Growth among Dairy Farms

Daniel A. Sumner;James D. Leiby

143
Citations
Implications of the US Farm Bill of 2002 for agricultural trade and trade negotiations

Daniel A. Sumner

119
Citations
Effects of an Increase in the Federal Excise Tax on Cigarettes

Daniel A. Sumner;Michael K. Wohlgenant

113
Citations
Recent Commodity Price Movements in Historical Perspective

Daniel A. Sumner

109
Citations
Case study on potential agricultural responses to climate change in a California landscape

L. E. Jackson;S. M. Wheeler;A. D. Hollander;A. T. O’Geen

104
Citations
Quotas without Supply Control: Effects of Dairy Quota Policy in California

Daniel A. Sumner;Christopher A. Wolf

102
Citations
Effects of housing system on the costs of commercial egg production

W. A. Matthews;D. A. Sumner;D. A. Sumner

102
Citations
Economic and market issues on the sustainability of egg production in the United States: Analysis of alternative production systems

D. A. Sumner;H. Gow;D. Hayes;W. Matthews

99
Citations
THE URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE: AN EVALUATION

Timothy E. Josling;Masayoshi Honma;Jaeok Lee;Donald MacLaren

53
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian M. Alston University of California, Davis

Colin A. Carter University of California, Davis

John C. Beghin University of Nebraska–Lincoln

John M. Antle Oregon State University

Scott Rozelle Stanford University

Jikun Huang Peking University

Richard E. Howitt University of California, Davis

Bryan M. Jenkins University of California, Davis

Joan M. Ogden University of California, Davis

Christopher A. Wolf Cornell University

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