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51
Citations
9410
World Ranking
1331
National Ranking
806

James Thurlow 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 James Thurlow sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 252 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Thurlow 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 James Thurlow sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James Thurlow is affiliated with the International Food Policy Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on economics and policy related to food security, agriculture, and environmental impacts.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Subfields of their research encompass:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Modeling and Simulation

James Thurlow's key research topics cover:

  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture

Recent papers authored or coauthored by James Thurlow include:

  • The Ukraine war and rising commodity prices: Implications for developing countries, 2023, Global Food Security
  • The Economic Costs of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from a Simulation Exercise for Ghana, 2020, European Journal of Development Research
  • The short-term economywide impacts of COVID-19 in Africa: Insights from Ethiopia, 2021, African Development Review
  • Measuring changes in diet deprivation: New indicators and methods, 2023, Food Policy
  • Modeling the recovery dynamics of Ethiopia cattle population, 2021, Journal of Arid Environments

James Thurlow has also contributed to book publications, including:

  • Transforming Agribusiness in Nigeria for Inclusive Recovery, Jobs Creation, and Poverty Reduction: Policy Reforms and Investment Priorities, published by The World Bank eBooks in 2022

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Elliot Mghenyi
  • Cora Dankers
  • Chidozie Anyiro
  • Karl Pauw
  • Emerta Aragie

James Thurlow's publications have appeared in several venues, with multiple works published in:

  • The World Bank eBooks
  • Global Food Security
  • European Journal of Development Research
  • African Development Review
  • Food Policy

Best Publications

  • The role of agriculture in African development.

    Xinshen Diao;Peter Hazell;James Thurlow

  • The Role of Agriculture in Development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa

    Xinshen Diao;Peter B.R. Hazell;Danielle Resnick;James Thurlow

  • Climate and southern Africa's water-energy-food nexus

    Declan Conway;Emma Archer van Garderen;Emma Archer van Garderen;Delphine Deryng;Stephen Dorling

  • Implications of Climate Change for Ghana's Economy

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  • Biofuels, poverty, and growth: A computable general equilibrium analysis of Mozambique

    Channing Arndt;Rui Benfica;Finn Tarp;James Thurlow

  • Climate Change Risks and Food Security in Bangladesh

    Winston Yu;Mozaharul Alam;Ahmadul Hassan;Abu Saleh Khan

  • Agricultural Growth, Poverty, and Nutrition in Tanzania

    Kalie Pauw;James Thurlow;James Thurlow

  • Higher fuel and food prices: impacts and responses for Mozambique

    Channing Arndt;Rui Benfica;Nelson Maximiano;Antonio M. D. Nucifora

  • The impact of climate change on wind and solar resources in southern Africa

    Charles Fant;C. Adam Schlosser;Kenneth Strzepek

  • Introducing carbon taxes in South Africa

    Theresa Alton;Channing Arndt;Rob Davies;Faaiqa Hartley

  • Social accounting matrices and multiplier analysis: an introduction with exercises.

    Clemens Breisinger;Marcelle Thomas;James Thurlow

  • The Economy-wide Impacts and Risks of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program

    Channing Arndt;Karl Pauw;James Thurlow

  • FORMAL–INFORMAL ECONOMY LINKAGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

    Rob Davies;James Thurlow

  • The Ukraine war and rising commodity prices: Implications for developing countries

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  • Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies

    Xinshen Diao;James Thurlow;Samuel Benin;Shenggen Fan

  • Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in Tanzania

    Channing Arndt;William Farmer;Kenneth Strzepek;James Thurlow

  • Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Rwanda

    S.E. Benin;J. Thurlow;X. Diao;C. McCool

  • The economic costs of extreme weather events: a hydrometeorological CGE analysis for Malawi

    Karl Pauw;James Thurlow;Murthy Bachu;Dirk Ernst Van Seventer

  • Beyond Agriculture Versus Non-Agriculture: Decomposing Sectoral Growth–Poverty Linkages in Five African Countries

    Paul Dorosh;James Thurlow

  • A STANDARD COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA

    James Thurlow;Dirk Ernst van Seventer

  • Can Cities or Towns Drive African Development? Economy-wide Analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda

    Paul Dorosh;James Thurlow

  • THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GREEN GROWTH: CASES FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA

    Danielle Resnick;Finn Tarp;James Thurlow

  • Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in Tanzania: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY IN TANZANIA

    Channing Arndt;William Farmer;Kenneth Strzepek;Kenneth Strzepek;James Thurlow;James Thurlow

Frequent Co-Authors

Channing Arndt
Channing Arndt International Food Policy Research Institute
Finn Tarp
Finn Tarp University of Copenhagen
Xinshen Diao
Xinshen Diao International Food Policy Research Institute
Paul A. Dorosh
Paul A. Dorosh International Food Policy Research Institute
Alex C. Ruane
Alex C. Ruane Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Cynthia Rosenzweig
Cynthia Rosenzweig Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Willem A. Landman
Willem A. Landman University of Pretoria
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler International Food Policy Research Institute
Sherman Robinson
Sherman Robinson International Food Policy Research Institute

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