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D-Index
67
Citations
14793
World Ranking
548
National Ranking
355

Julian M. Alston 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 Julian M. Alston sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 410 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Julian M. Alston 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 Julian M. Alston sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Julian M. Alston is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these, Alston has contributed significantly to subfields such as Plant Science, Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, and Food Science.

Their work focuses on topics including Wine Industry and Tourism, Economic Growth and Productivity, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, and Genetically Modified Organisms Research.

Alston has published in various academic venues, with frequent publications appearing in the Journal of Wine Economics, The Journal of Economic History, Italian Economic Journal, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and Annual Review of Resource Economics.

  • Unpacking the Agricultural Black Box: The Rise and Fall of American Farm Productivity Growth (2021, The Journal of Economic History)
  • Reflections on the Political Economy of European Wine Appellations (2021, Italian Economic Journal)
  • Payoffs to a half century of CGIAR research (2021, American Journal of Agricultural Economics)
  • Slow Magic: Agricultural Versus Industrial R&D Lag Models (2023, Annual Review of Resource Economics)
  • Brettanomics I: The Cost of Brettanomyces in California Wine Production (2020, Journal of Wine Economics)

Collaborations have featured several frequent co-authors, including Philip G. Pardey, Shanchao Wang, Sarah Smith, Víctor O. Sadras, and Pedro J. Aphalo. Among these, Philip G. Pardey stands out with multiple collaborations.

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of rates of return to agricultural R&D : ex pede Herculem?

    Julian M. Alston;Connie Chan-Kang;Michele C. Marra;Philip G. Pardey

  • Elasticities in AIDS Models

    Richard Green;Julian M. Alston

  • Agricultural Research, Productivity, and Food Prices in the Long Run

    Julian M. Alston;Jason M. Beddow;Philip G. Pardey

  • Agriculture in the Global Economy

    Julian M. Alston;Philip G. Pardey

  • Research returns redux: a meta‐analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D

    Julian M. Alston;Michele C. Marra;Philip G. Pardey;T. J. Wyatt

  • ESTIMATING ELASTICITIES WITH THE LINEAR APPROXIMATE ALMOST IDEAL DEMAND SYSTEM: SOME MONTE CARLO RESULTS

    Julian M. Alston;Kenneth A. Foster;Richard D. Green

  • Accounting for changes in tastes.

    James A. Chalfant;Julian M. Alston

  • Making Science Pay: The Economics of Agricultural R&D Policy

    J.M. Alston;P.G. Pardey

  • The effects of the US Plant Variety Protection Act on wheat genetic improvement

    Julian M. Alston;Raymond J. Venner

  • Financing agricultural research: International investment patterns and policy perspectives

    Julian M. Alston;Philip G. Pardey;Johannes Roseboom

  • Some Neglected Social Costs of Government Spending in Farm Programs

    Julian M. Alston;Brian H. Hurd

  • An Analysis of Growth of U.S. Farmland Prices, 1963–82

    Julian M. Alston

  • Whither Armington Trade Models

    Julian M. Alston;Colin A. Carter;Richard Green;Daniel Pick

  • The Incidence of Agricultural Policy

    Julian M. Alston;Jennifer S. James

  • The Silence of the Lambdas: A Test of the Almost Ideal and Rotterdam Models

    Julian M. Alston;James A. Chalfant

  • Compliance costs for regulatory approval of new biotech crops.

    Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes;Julian M Alston;Kent J Bradford

  • Persistence Pays: U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth and the Benefits from Public R&D Spending

    Julian M. Alston;Matthew A. Andersen;Jennifer S. James

  • Attribution and other problems in assessing the returns to agricultural R&D

    Julian M. Alston;Philip G. Pardey

  • Market Distortions and Benefits from Research

    Julian M. Alston;Geoff W. Edwards;John W. Freebairn

  • MARKET DISTORTIONS AND BENEFITS FROM RESEARCH

    Jm Alston;Gw Edwards;Jw Freebairn

  • The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide

    Julian M. Alston;Bruce A. Babcock;Philip G. Pardey

  • The Economic Returns to U.S. Public Agricultural Research

    Julian M. Alston;Matthew A. Andersen;Jennifer S. James;Philip G. Pardey

  • a meta-analysis of the returns to agricultural R&D

    Julian M. Alston;Michele C. Marra;Philip G. Pardey;T. J. Wyatt

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip G. Pardey
Philip G. Pardey University of Minnesota
Daniel A. Sumner
Daniel A. Sumner University of California, Davis
Colin A. Carter
Colin A. Carter University of California, Davis
Will Martin
Will Martin International Food Policy Research Institute
Richard J. Sexton
Richard J. Sexton University of California, Davis
Kent J. Bradford
Kent J. Bradford University of California, Davis
Kym Anderson
Kym Anderson University of Adelaide
James N. Sanchirico
James N. Sanchirico University of California, Davis
David Zilberman
David Zilberman University of California, Berkeley
Vernon W. Ruttan
Vernon W. Ruttan University of Minnesota

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