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Jeffrey Alwang

Jeffrey Alwang

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
38
Citations
5632
World Ranking
5983
National Ranking
2851

Jeffrey Alwang 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 Jeffrey Alwang sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 264 publications — 81st percentile

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

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

Jeffrey Alwang 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 Jeffrey Alwang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jeffrey Alwang is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular concentration on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science, and Plant Science. They also have contributions in Economics and Econometrics as well as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Agricultural Innovations and Practices
  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
  • Agricultural Economics and Policy
  • Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Jeffrey Alwang has multiple frequent co-authors, reflecting collaborative research efforts. These include Alexis H. Villacis, Jorge A. Delgado, Víctor Hugo Barrera, George W. Norton, and Catherine Larochelle.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, such as:

  • Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
  • Food Security
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
  • Preprints.org

Notable recent papers by Jeffrey Alwang include:

  • Changes in Agricultural Extension and Implications for Farmer Adoption of New Practices, 2020, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
  • Linking risk preferences and risk perceptions of climate change: A prospect theory approach, 2021, Agricultural Economics
  • Institutional and farm-level challenges limiting the diffusion of new varieties from public and CGIAR centers: The case of wheat in Morocco, 2021, Food Security
  • Prices, specialty varieties, and postharvest practices: Insights from cacao value chains in Ecuador, 2022, Agribusiness
  • Cacao value chains and credence attributes: lessons from Ecuador, 2022, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

Best Publications

  • Regional Economic Diversity and Diversification

    Paul B. Siegel;Thomas G. Johnson;Jeffrey Alwang

  • Changes in Agricultural Extension and Implications for Farmer Adoption of New Practices

    George W. Norton;Jeffrey Alwang

  • An asset-based approach to social risk management : a conceptual framework

    Paul B. Siegel;Jeffrey Alwang

  • The Economics of Agricultural Development: World Food Systems and Resource Use

    George W. Norton;Jeffrey R. Alwang;William A. Masters

  • Economics of agricultural development.

    G. W. Norton;J. Alwang;W. A. Masters

  • Labor Shortages on Small Landholdings in Malawi: Implications for Policy Reforms

    Jeffrey Alwang;P.B Siegel

  • Productivity and Land Enhancing Technologies in Northern Ethiopia: Health, Public Investments, and Sequential Adoption

    Lire Ersado;Gregory S. Amacher;Jeffrey Roger Alwang

  • Crop Improvement, Adoption and Impact of Improved Varieties in Food Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

    TS Walker;Jeffrey R. Alwang

  • Ex post impacts of improved maize varieties on poverty in rural Ethiopia

    Di Zeng;Jeffrey Roger Alwang;George W. Norton;Bekele Shiferaw

  • SYSTEM MISSPECIFICATION TESTING AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN THE DEMAND FOR MEATS

    Anya M. McGuirk;Paul J. Driscoll;Jeffrey Roger Alwang;Huilin Huang

  • Access to credit, plot size and cost inefficiency among smallholder tobacco cultivators in Malawi

    Gautam Hazarika;Jeffrey Roger Alwang

  • Peanut Research and Poverty Reduction: Impacts of Variety Improvement to Control Peanut Viruses in Uganda

    Sibusiso Moyo;George W. Norton;Jeffrey Alwang;Ingrid Rhinehart

  • Misspecification Testing: A Comprehensive Approach

    Anya M. McGuirk;Paul Driscoll;Jeffrey Alwang

  • Introduction to economics of agricultural development

    George W. Norton;Jeffrey Alwang

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Integrated Pest Management Extension Methods: An Example from Bangladesh

    Jacob Ricker-Gilbert;George W. Norton;Jeffrey Alwang;Monayem Miah

  • Effectiveness of Integrated Pest Management Dissemination Techniques: A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador

    Maria Mauceri;Jeffrey Roger Alwang;George W. Norton;Victor Barrera

  • Did You Really Get the Message? Using Text Reminders to Stimulate Adoption of Agricultural Technologies

    Catherine Larochelle;Jeffrey Alwang;Elli Travis;Victor Hugo Barrera

  • Economic Impact Analysis of Marker-Assisted Breeding for Tolerance to Salinity and Phosphorous Deficiency in Rice

    Vida-Lina Esperanza B. Alpuerto;George W. Norton;Jeffrey Alwang;Abdelbagi M. Ismail

  • Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Technologies: A Case Study of Potato Farmers in Carchi, Ecuador

    Victor Barrera;George W. Norton;Jeffrey Roger Alwang;Maria Mauceri

  • Economic impact analysis of marker-assisted breeding for resistance to pests and post- harvest deterioration in cassava

    Nderim Rudi;George W. Norton;Jeffrey Roger Alwang;Godwin N. Asumugha

  • Food Aid after Fifty Years: Recasting Its Role

    Jeffrey Alwang

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Masters
William A. Masters Tufts University
Jorge A. Delgado
Jorge A. Delgado Agricultural Research Service
Bekele Shiferaw
Bekele Shiferaw World Bank Group
Roger L. Williams
Roger L. Williams University of Cambridge
Lamine Mili
Lamine Mili Virginia Tech
Manfred Zeller
Manfred Zeller University of Hohenheim
Stephen C. Weller
Stephen C. Weller Purdue University West Lafayette
Erin O. Sills
Erin O. Sills North Carolina State University
Howard F. Schwartz
Howard F. Schwartz Colorado State University
Ashutosh Sarker
Ashutosh Sarker International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Syria

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