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Derek Headey 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 Derek Headey sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 218 publications — 71st percentile

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

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

Derek Headey 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 Derek Headey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek Headey is affiliated with the International Food Policy Research Institute in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on fields related to nursing, with a specific concentration on nutrition and dietetics, and intersects with general health professions, soil science, safety research, and ecology.

Their research explores several key topics, including:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Agricultural Risk and Resilience
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Derek Headey's recent papers reflect their engagement with global health and nutrition challenges. Notable publications include:

  • "Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality" (2020), published in The Lancet
  • "The COVID-19 crisis will exacerbate maternal and child undernutrition and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries" (2021), published in Nature Food
  • "Cost and affordability of nutritious diets at retail prices: Evidence from 177 countries" (2020), published in Food Policy
  • "The double burden of malnutrition in India: Trends and inequalities (2006-2016)" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Affordability of nutritious diets in rural India" (2020), published in Food Policy

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Marie T. Ruel
  • Isabel Lambrecht
  • Kalle Hirvonen
  • Bart Minten
  • Rebecca Heidkamp

Publication venues where Derek Headey has frequently contributed include:

  • Food Policy
  • Nature Food
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Anatomy of a crisis: the causes and consequences of surging food prices

    Derek Headey;Shenggen Fan

  • Land pressures, the evolution of farming systems, and development strategies in Africa: A synthesis

    T.S. Jayne;Jordan Chamberlin;Derek D. Headey

  • Affordability of the EAT–Lancet reference diet: a global analysis

    Kalle Hirvonen;Yan Bai;Derek Headey;William A Masters

  • Rethinking the global food crisis: The role of trade shocks

    Derek Headey

  • Agriculture, Development, and Urban Bias

    Dirk J Bezemer;Derek Headey

  • Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality.

    Derek Headey;Rebecca Heidkamp;Saskia Osendarp;Marie Ruel

  • Rethinking the measurement of food security: from first principles to best practice

    Derek Headey;Olivier Ecker

  • Animal Sourced Foods and Child Stunting.

    Derek Headey;Kalle Hirvonen;John Hoddinott

  • Reflections on the Global Food Crisis: how did it happen? how has it hurt? and how can we prevent the next one?

    Derek Headey;Shenggen Fan

  • The Relative Caloric Prices of Healthy and Unhealthy Foods Differ Systematically across Income Levels and Continents.

    Derek D Headey;Harold H Alderman

  • Agriculture and nutrition in India: mapping evidence to pathways.

    Suneetha Kadiyala;Jody Harris;Derek Headey;Sivan Yosef

  • Is resilience a useful concept in the context of food security and nutrition programmes? Some conceptual and practical considerations

    Christophe Béné;Christophe Béné;Derek Headey;Lawrence Haddad;Klaus von Grebmer

  • The Effect of Population Growth on Economic Growth: A Meta‐Regression Analysis of the Macroeconomic Literature

    Derek D. Headey;Andrew Hodge

  • Developmental Drivers of Nutritional Change: A Cross-Country Analysis

    Derek D. Headey

  • Cows, Missing Milk Markets, and Nutrition in Rural Ethiopia

    John F. Hoddinott;Derek D. Headey;Mekdim Dereje

  • Scarcity amidst abundance? Reassessing the potential for cropland expansion in Africa

    Jordan Chamberlin;T.S. Jayne;D. Headey

  • Adaptation to land constraints: Is Africa different?

    Derek D. Headey;T.S. Jayne

  • The Other Asian Enigma: Explaining the Rapid Reduction of Undernutrition in Bangladesh

    Derek Headey;John Hoddinott;John Hoddinott;Disha Ali;Roman Tesfaye

  • Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas

    Derek Headey;Mekdim Dereje;Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse

  • Explaining agricultural productivity growth: an international perspective

    Derek Headey;Mohammad Alauddin;D.S. Prasada Rao

  • Geopolitics and the effect of foreign aid on economic growth: 1970–2001

    Derek Headey

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence Haddad
Lawrence Haddad Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Phuong H. Nguyen
Phuong H. Nguyen Eindhoven University of Technology
Thomas S. Jayne
Thomas S. Jayne Michigan State University
William A. Masters
William A. Masters Tufts University
John Hoddinott
John Hoddinott Cornell University
Christopher B. Barrett
Christopher B. Barrett Cornell University
Peter B. R. Hazell
Peter B. R. Hazell Imperial College London
Shenggen Fan
Shenggen Fan China Agricultural University
Harold Alderman
Harold Alderman International Food Policy Research Institute
Liangzhi You
Liangzhi You International Food Policy Research Institute

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