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Derek Byerlee 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 Derek Byerlee sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 174 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek Byerlee 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 Derek Byerlee sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 54 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek Byerlee is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, as well as social sciences. Their primary research engages with topics related to agriculture, land use, and rural development, focusing on agricultural innovations, genetically modified organisms, and aspects of international development and aid.

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on agricultural research organization, global crop development, and historical perspectives on agricultural practices. Notable papers include:

  • The development of the international center model for agricultural research: A prehistory of the CGIAR (2020, World Development)
  • The globalization of hybrid maize, 1921-70 (2020, Journal of Global History)
  • The organizational challenge of international agricultural research: The fifty-year odyssey of the CGIAR (2024, Food Policy)
  • The Super State: The Political Economy of Phosphate Fertilizer Use in South Australia, 1880-1940 (2021, Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook)
  • The search for new models for organizing regional agricultural research in the post-colonial era: Rice in West Africa (2023, History and Technology)

Byerlee has coauthored multiple works with several researchers, including:

  • John Lynam
  • G.O. Edmeades
  • Megan Zandstra
  • Joyce Lewinger Moock

Their publications have appeared in a variety of journals and venues, primarily:

  • World Development
  • Journal of Global History
  • Food Policy
  • Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook
  • History and Technology

Byerlee's work spans multiple subfields including general agricultural and biological sciences, plant science, anthropology, development, and soil science.

They have contributed to the study of several main topics, such as:

  • Agriculture, land use, and rural development
  • Agricultural innovations and practices
  • Genetically modified organisms research
  • International development and aid
  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Historical and cultural archaeology studies
  • Australian history and society

The scientist has published at least one book titled Fifty years of maize research in the CGIAR: diversity, change, and ultimate success (2021), published by CIMMYT eBooks.

Best Publications

  • World development report 2008 : agriculture for development

    Robert Townsend;Elisabeth Sadoulet;Alain De Janvry;Derek Byerlee

  • Rising Global Interest in Farmland: Can It Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?

    Klaus Deininger;Derek Byerlee;Jonathan Lindsay;Andrew Norton

  • Fertilizer use in African agriculture : lessons learned and good practice guidelines

    Michael Morris;Valerie A. Kelly;Ron J. Kopicki;Derek Byerlee

  • Rising Global Interest in Farmland

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  • The Rise of Large Farms in Land Abundant Countries: Do They Have a Future?

    Klaus Deininger;Derek Byerlee

  • Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm

    Derek Byerlee;Alain de Janvry;Elisabeth Sadoulet

  • Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Melinda Smale;Derek R. Byerlee;Thomas S. Jayne

  • Farmers' Stepwise Adoption of Technological Packages: Evidence from the Mexican Altiplano

    Derek Byerlee;Edith Hesse de Polanco

  • Africa's Emerging Maize Revolution

    Derek Byerlee;Carl K. Eicher

  • Accessing Modern Science: Policy and Institutional Options for Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries

    Derek Byerlee;Ken Fischer

  • Economic efficiency of small farmers in a changing world: A survey of recent evidence

    Mubarak Ali;Derek Byerlee

  • Maize Revolutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Melinda Smale;Derek R. Byerlee;Thomas Jayne

  • Crop yields and global food security: will yield increase continue to feed the world?

    T. Fischer;D. Byerlee;G. Edmeades

  • Modern varieties, productivity, and sustainability : recent experience and emerging challenges

    Derek Byerlee

  • Rural-Urban Migration in Africa: Theory, Policy and Research Implications.

    Derek Byerlee

  • Policies to promote cereal intensification in Ethiopia: the search for appropriate public and private roles.

    David J. Spielman;Derek Byerlee;Dawit Alemu;Dawit Kelemework

  • Does intensification slow crop land expansion or encourage deforestation

    Derek Byerlee;James Stevenson;Nelson Villoria

  • The impacts of CGIAR research: A review of recent evidence

    Mitch Renkow;Derek Byerlee

  • Managing food price risks and instability in a liberalizing market environment: Overview and policy options

    Derek Byerlee;T.S. Jayne;Robert J. Myers

  • Agriculture, rural development, and pro-poor growth

    Derek R. Byerlee;Christopher Paul Jackson;Xinshen Diao

  • Productivity growth and sustainability in post-green revolution agriculture : the case of the Indian and Pakistan Punjabs

    Rinku Murgai;Mubarik Ali;Derek Byerlee

  • Policies to Promote Cereal Intensification in Ethiopia: A Review of Evidence and Experience

    Derek R. Byerlee;David J. Spielman;Dawit Alemu;Madhur Gautam

  • The Rise of Large Farms in Land Abundant Countries: Do They Have a Future?

    Klaus Deininger;Derek Byerlee

  • The Rise of Large Farms in Land Abundant Countries

    Do They Have;A Future;Klaus Deininger;Derek Byerlee

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory O. Edmeades
Gregory O. Edmeades International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Thomas S. Jayne
Thomas S. Jayne Michigan State University
Alain de Janvry
Alain de Janvry University of California, Berkeley
Melinda Smale
Melinda Smale Michigan State University
Michael W. Morris
Michael W. Morris Columbia University
Julian M. Alston
Julian M. Alston University of California, Davis
Philip G. Pardey
Philip G. Pardey University of Minnesota
Prabhu Pingali
Prabhu Pingali Cornell University
Elisabeth Sadoulet
Elisabeth Sadoulet University of California, Berkeley

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