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D-Index
46
Citations
6183
World Ranking
1687
National Ranking
994

Gerald Shively 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 Gerald Shively sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 155 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald Shively 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 Gerald Shively sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerald Shively is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Social Sciences, with a total of 13 and 10 publications respectively. Within these broad fields, they have explored several subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, Safety Research, General Health Professions, Soil Science, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics related to nutrition, agriculture, and socio-economic dynamics. These topics include:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Gerald Shively has contributed to research published in multiple venues. Frequent publication sites include:

  • World Development
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Global Food Security
  • Food Policy
  • Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Gerald Shively illustrate the scope of their research interests and include:

  • Dietary Diversity in Nepal: A Latent Class Approach, 2021, Food and Nutrition Bulletin
  • Do remittances reshape household expenditures? Evidence from Nepal, 2022, World Development
  • Informal food environment is associated with household vegetable purchase patterns and dietary intake in the DECIDE study: Empirical evidence from food vendor mapping in peri-urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2020, Global Food Security
  • Rainfall and child weight in Uganda, 2020, Economics & Human Biology
  • Excess calorie availability and adult BMI: A cohort analysis of patterns and trends for 156 countries from 1890 to 2015, 2022, Food Policy

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their fields. Among their regular co-authors are:

  • Nilupa S. Gunaratna
  • Ramya Ambikapathi
  • Jeffrey D. Michler
  • Frédéri Viens
  • Dominic Mosha

Gerald Shively also has authored book publications, including a forthcoming title titled A Beginner's Guide to Dynamic Optimization in Economics, to be published by Springer International Publishing in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Cropland Allocation Effects of Agricultural Input Subsidies in Malawi

    Christopher Chibwana;Monica Fisher;Gerald Shively;Gerald Shively

  • Safety Nets, Gap Filling and Forests: A Global-Comparative Perspective

    Sven Wunder;Jan Borner;Gerald E Shively;Gerald E Shively;Miriam Wyman

  • Challenging Perceptions about Men, Women, and Forest Product Use: A Global Comparative Study

    Terry Sunderland;Ramadhani Achdiawan;Arild Angelsen;Arild Angelsen;Ronnie Babigumira;Ronnie Babigumira

  • Spatial integration, transport costs, and the response of local prices to policy changes in Ghana

    Ousmane Badiane;Gerald E. Shively

  • Farm size and nonparametric efficiency measurements for coffee farms in Vietnam

    Ana R. Rios;Gerald E. Shively

  • Agricultural intensification, local labor markets, and deforestation in the Philippines

    Gerald E. Shively;Stefano Pagiola

  • Agricultural change, rural labor markets, and forest clearing: An illustrative case from the Philippines

    Gerald E. Shively

  • Coffee Boom, Coffee Bust and Smallholder Response in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

    Dang Thanh Ha;Gerald E. Shively

  • Can Income Programs Reduce Tropical Forest Pressure? Income Shocks and Forest Use in Malawi

    Monica Fisher;Monica Fisher;Gerald Shively

  • Consumption risk, farm characteristics, and soil conservation adoption among low-income farmers in the Philippines

    Gerald E. Shively

  • Agricultural Diversity and Child Stunting in Nepal

    Gerald Shively;Celeste Sununtnasuk

  • Addressing the “Wicked Problem” of Input Subsidy Programs in Africa

    Jacob Ricker-Gilbert;Thomas Jayne;Gerald Shively

  • Poverty, consumption risk, and soil conservation ☆

    Gerald E Shively

  • Disaster risk, social vulnerability, and economic development

    Patrick S. Ward;Gerald E. Shively

  • Food Price Variability and Economic Reform: An ARCH Approach for Ghana

    Gerald E. Shively

  • Income, poverty and charcoal production in Uganda.

    Fydess Khundi;Pamela Jagger;Gerald Shively;Gerald Shively;Dick Sserunkuuma

  • Development policies, resource constraints, and agricultural expansion on the Philippine land frontier

    Ian Coxhead;Gerald Shively;Xiaobing Shuai

  • Access to variety contributes to dietary diversity in China

    Jing Liu;Gerald E. Shively;Gerald E. Shively;James K. Binkley

  • Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Household Survey Data to Assess Human Health and Nutrition Response to Environmental Change

    Molly E. Brown;Kathryn L Grace;Gerald Shively;Gerald Shively;Kiersten B. Johnson

  • Economic reform and food prices: Evidence from markets in Ghana

    Harold Alderman;Gerald Shively

  • Activity Choice, Labor Allocation, and Forest Use in Malawi

    Monica Fisher;Gerald E. Shively;Steven Buccola

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Ricker-Gilbert
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert Purdue University West Lafayette
William A. Masters
William A. Masters Tufts University
Thomas S. Jayne
Thomas S. Jayne Michigan State University
Pamela Jagger
Pamela Jagger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick Webb
Patrick Webb Tufts University
Arild Angelsen
Arild Angelsen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jan Börner
Jan Börner University of Bonn
Victoria Reyes-García
Victoria Reyes-García Autonomous University of Barcelona
Raymond J.G.M. Florax
Raymond J.G.M. Florax Purdue University West Lafayette
Paul V. Preckel
Paul V. Preckel Purdue University West Lafayette

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