2026 Keith O. Fuglie: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	44	1871	1684	1095	961	171	7659

Overview

Keith O. Fuglie is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and economics, with an emphasis on agricultural sustainability and the economic impacts of agricultural innovation.

The scientist has contributed to various subfields including economics and econometrics, ecology, general agricultural and biological sciences, management, monitoring, policy and law, as well as sociology and political science.

Main topics of their work encompass:

Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Agricultural Innovations and Practices
Economic and Environmental Valuation
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Economic Growth and Productivity
Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Among recent publications, they have published papers in diverse venues such as:

"Climate change upsets agriculture," 2021, Nature Climate Change
"The Extent and Economic Significance of Cultivated Forage Crops in Developing Countries," 2021, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
"Modeling impacts of faster productivity growth to inform the CGIAR initiative on Crops to End Hunger," 2021, PLoS ONE
"The R&D cost of climate mitigation in agriculture," 2022, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
"The economic impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies on agricultural productivity in developing countries, 1961-2020," 2024, World Development

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

Uris Lantz C. Baldos
Thomas W. Hertel
Keith Wiebe
Timothy B. Sulser
Dirk Willenbockel

Publication venues that feature their work multiple times include:

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Nature Climate Change
World Development
PLoS ONE
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

The combination of their research fields and topics reveals a focus on the intersection of environmental science and economics, specifically in how agricultural systems can adapt to climate change and contribute to sustainable development. Their studies often address the productivity growth needed to meet food security challenges, alongside assessing the economic significance of agricultural technologies and practices worldwide.

Best Publications

Adoption and Diffusion of Natural-Resource-Conserving Agricultural Technology

Keith O. Fuglie;Catherine A. Kascak

330
Citations
Resources, Policies, and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa

Keith O. Fuglie;Nicholas E. Rada

324
Citations
Agricultural Research and Development: Public and Private Investments Under Alternative Markets and Institutions

Keith Fuglie;Nicole Ballenger;Kelly Day Rubenstein;Cassandra Klotz

307
Citations
Economic and Environmental Implications of Soil Nitrogen Testing: A Switching-Regression Analysis

Keith O. Fuglie;Darrell J. Bosch

297
Citations
Harvesting Prosperity: Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture

Keith Fuglie;Madhur Gautam;Aparajita Goyal;William F. Maloney

283
Citations
ASTI Global assessment of agricultural R&D spending: developing countries accelerate investment

Nienke Beintema;Gert-Jan Stads;Keith Fuglie;Paul Heisey

269
Citations
New perspectives on farm size and productivity

Nicholas E. Rada;Keith O. Fuglie

243
Citations
Productivity Growth in Agriculture: An International Perspective

K. O. Fuglie;S. L. Wang;V. E. Ball

239
Citations
Productivity growth and technology capital in the global agricultural economy.

Keith O. Fuglie

218
Citations
Adoption of Agricultural Production Practices: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Area Studies Project

Margriet Caswell;Keith O. Fuglie;Cassandra Ingram;Sharon Jans

204
Citations
Research Investments and Market Structure in the Food Processing, Agricultural Input, and Biofuel Industries Worldwide

Keith O. Fuglie;Paul W. Heisey;John L. King;Kelly A. Day-Rubenstein

189
Citations
Accounting for growth in global agriculture

Keith Fuglie

186
Citations
Is a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth contributing to the rise in commodity prices

Keith O. Fuglie

171
Citations
Economic Returns to Public Agricultural Research

Keith Fuglie;Paul W. Heisey

162
Citations
Priorities for Sweetpotato Research in Developing Countries: Results of a Survey

Keith O. Fuglie

161
Citations
Voluntary versus Mandatory Agricultural Policies to Protect Water Quality: Adoption of Nitrogen Testing in Nebraska

Darrell J. Bosch;Darrell J. Bosch;Zena L. Cook;Keith O. Fuglie

152
Citations
R&D Capital, R&D Spillovers, and Productivity Growth in World Agriculture

Keith Fuglie

138
Citations
Conservation Tillage and Pesticide Use in the Cornbelt

Keith O. Fuglie

136
Citations
The growing role of the private sector in agricultural research and development world-wide.

Keith Fuglie

135
Citations
Private Investment In Agricultural Research And International Technology Transfer In Asia

Carl E. Pray;Keith O. Fuglie

122
Citations
The Evolving Institutional Structure of Public and Private Agricultural Research

Keith O. Fuglie;Andrew A. Toole

121
Citations
Growth in Global Agricultural Productivity: An Update

Keith Fuglie;Nicholas Rada

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl E. Pray Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Thomas W. Hertel Purdue University West Lafayette

William F. Maloney World Bank

John M. Reilly MIT

Robert E. Evenson Yale University

Gerald C. Nelson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Mark W. Rosegrant International Food Policy Research Institute

Philip G. Pardey University of Minnesota

Vernon W. Ruttan University of Minnesota

Julian M. Alston University of California, Davis

External Links

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