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Keijiro Otsuka

Keijiro Otsuka

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Economics and Finance
Japan
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
64
Citations
13720
World Ranking
657
National Ranking
4

Keijiro Otsuka 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 Keijiro Otsuka sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 363 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keijiro Otsuka 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 Keijiro Otsuka sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Keijiro Otsuka is affiliated with Kobe University in Japan and focuses on research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Business, Management and Accounting. The subfields of their work notably include General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science, Business and International Management, and Strategy and Management.

Their research spans a range of topics, primarily centered around Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development, and Agriculture and Rural Development Research. Additional areas of focus include Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Land Rights and Reforms, Global Trade and Economics, and Cooperative Studies and Economics.

Recent papers published by Keijiro Otsuka include:

  • Strategy for the development of agro-based clusters, 2020, World Development Perspectives
  • The impact of Kaizen: Assessing the intensive Kaizen training of auto-parts suppliers in South Africa, 2022, South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Other notable recent papers, while not authored by Otsuka, are often related through collaboration or research context, such as:

  • Mechanization in land preparation and agricultural intensification: The case of rice farming in the Cote d'Ivoire, 2020, Agricultural Economics
  • Economic Viability of Large-scale Irrigation Construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: What if Mwea Irrigation Scheme Were Constructed as a Brand-new Scheme?, 2020, The Journal of Development Studies
  • Governance, Information Spillovers, and Productivity of Local Firms: Toward an Integrated Approach to Foreign Direct Investment and Global Value Chains, 2020, The Developing Economies

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Yukichi Mano
  • Kazushi Takahashi
  • Timothy Njagi
  • Masao Kikuchi

Keijiro Otsuka's work appears in a variety of publication venues with multiple papers in "Food Policy" and individual papers in "Agricultural Economics," "World Development Perspectives," "The Journal of Development Studies," and "South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences."

Otsuka has published books with several publishers, including Springer International Publishing, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and Edward Elgar Publishing. Notable book titles include:

  • Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2023
  • Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World, 2021
  • Transforming Poor Economies, 2024

Best Publications

  • The economics of contract choice: an agrarian perspective.

    Y. Hayami;K. Otsuka

  • Land and Labor Contracts in Agrarian Economies: Theories and Facts

    Keijiro Otsuka;Hiroyuki Chuma;Yujiro Hayami

  • Increasing Rice Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

    V. Balasubramanian;M. Sie;R.J. Hijmans;K. Otsuka

  • Theories of Share Tenancy: A Critical Survey

    Keijiro Otsuka;Yujiro Hayami

  • The roles of land tenure reforms and land markets in the context of population growth and land use intensification in Africa

    Stein Terje Holden;Keijiro Otsuka

  • Women's Land Rights in the Transition to Individualized Ownership: Implications for Tree-Resource Management in Western Ghana

    Agnes R. Quisumbing;Elllen Payongayong;J.B. Aidoo;Keijiro Otsuka

  • Land tenure and natural resource management : a comparative study of agrarian communities in Asia and Africa

    Keijiro Otsuka;Frank Place

  • Should African rural development strategies depend on smallholder farms ? an exploration of the inverse productivity hypothesis

    Donald F. Larson;Keijiro Otsuka;Tomoya Matsumoto;Talip Kilic

  • Technology adoption, impact, and extension in developing countries’ agriculture: A review of the recent literature

    Kazushi Takahashi;Rie Muraoka;Keijiro Otsuka

  • Land Tenure Systems and Their Impacts on Agricultural Investments and Productivity in Uganda

    Frank Place;Keijiro Otsuka

  • The Determinants of Credit Access and Its Impacts on Micro and Small Enterprises: The Case of Garment Producers in Kenya

    John E. Akoten;Yasuyuki Sawada;Keijiro Otsuka

  • Contract Farming in Developed and Developing Countries

    Keijiro Otsuka;Yuko Nakano;Kazushi Takahashi

  • Assessing the impact of NERICA on income and poverty in central and western Uganda

    Yoko Kijima;Keijiro Otsuka;Dick Sserunkuuma

  • An Inquiry into Constraints on a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of NERICA Rice in Uganda

    Yoko Kijima;Keijiro Otsuka;Dick Sserunkuuma

  • Wage Growth, Landholding and Mechanization in Chinese Agriculture

    Xiaobing Wang;Futoshi Yamauchi;Keijiro Otsuka;Jikun Huang

  • Efficiency and Equity Effects of Land Markets

    Keijiro Otsuka

  • The Emergence of Land Markets in Africa : Impacts on Poverty, Equity, and Efficiency

    Stein T Holden;Keijiro Otsuka;Frank M Place

  • Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications for the management of tree resources in western Ghana.

    Agnes R. Quisumbing;Ellen M. Payongayong;J.B. Aidoo;Keijiro Otsuka

  • Efficiency of Land Allocation through Tenancy Markets: Evidence from China

    Shingo Kimura;Keijiro Otsuka;Tetsushi Sonobe;Scott Rozelle

  • Food insecurity, income inequality, and the changing comparative advantage in world agriculture

    Keijiro Otsuka

  • Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership

    Agnes R. Quisumbing;Ellen Payongayong;J. B. Aidoo;Keijiro Otsuka

Frequent Co-Authors

Agnes R. Quisumbing
Agnes R. Quisumbing International Food Policy Research Institute
Yasuyuki Sawada
Yasuyuki Sawada University of Tokyo
Kaliappa Kalirajan
Kaliappa Kalirajan Australian National University
Stein T. Holden
Stein T. Holden Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Yujiro Hayami
Yujiro Hayami Aoyama Gakuin University
Jikun Huang
Jikun Huang Peking University
Scott Rozelle
Scott Rozelle Stanford University
Gustav Ranis
Gustav Ranis Yale University
Songqing Jin
Songqing Jin Michigan State University

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