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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 43 4330 2071 171 10311

Lawrence Busch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lawrence Busch between 1975 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lawrence Busch published across 47 years, from 1975 to 2021, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2011. 3 of the 180 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2011. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 15 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications
1975 2021

180 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lawrence Busch: publications per year, 1975 to 2021
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 5
1979 2
1980 2
1981 3
1982 2
1983 4
1984 5
1985 2
1986 2
1987 0
1988 3
1989 4
1990 5
1991 5
1992 3
1993 1
1994 2
1995 2
1996 5
1997 8
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 3
2002 6
2003 5
2004 2
2005 4
2006 9
2007 4
2008 4
2009 4
2010 8
2011 16
2012 3
2013 4
2014 7
2015 3
2016 1
2017 5
2018 1
2019 15
2020 1
2021 2
Total 180
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Lawrence Busch 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 Lawrence Busch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 164–173 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 171 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391 171
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Lawrence Busch 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 Lawrence Busch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300 43
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lawrence Busch was affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their academic work spanned multiple topics within sociology, agriculture, and environmental studies, with a focus on the intersections between social and biophysical systems.

Their research included contributions in the following areas:

  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • French Urban and Social Studies
  • Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development

Busch's work engaged subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's recent publications were primarily featured in the International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food and The MIT Press eBooks. Key papers included:

  • Climate Change: How Debates over Standards Shape the Biophysical, Social, Political and Economic Climate (2020), International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
  • Manufacturing Plants: Notes on the Culture of Nature and the Nature of Culture (2021), International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
  • Metatheories and Better Theories: A Reply to Ruttan (2021), International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
  • Index (2021), The MIT Press eBooks

Frequent co-authors in their publications included Lauren Berlant, S. G. Browne, and Judith Butler.

During their career, Busch was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1993.

Best Publications

  • Third-party certification in the global agrifood system

    Maki Hatanaka;Carmen Bain;Lawrence Busch

  • Standards: Recipes for Reality

    Lawrence Busch

  • Global Change in Agrifood Grades and Standards: Agribusiness Strategic Responses in Developing Countries

    Thomas Reardon;Jean-Marie Codron;Lawrence Busch;R. James Bingen

  • New! Improved? The Transformation of the Global Agrifood System*

    Lawrence Busch;Carmen Bain

  • The moral economy of grades and standards

    Lawrence Busch

  • Science, agriculture, and the politics of research

    Lawrence M Busch;William B Lacy

  • Plants, Power, and Profit: Social, Economic and Ethical Consequences of the New Biotechnologies

    Lawrence Busch;William B. Lacy;Jeffrey Burkhardt;Laura R. Lacy

  • Adjudicating the GM Food Wars: Science, Risk, and Democracy in World Trade Law.

    David Winickoff;Sheila Jasanoff;Lawrence Busch;Robin Grove-White

  • Third-Party Certification in the Global Agrifood System: An Objective or Socially Mediated Governance Mechanism?

    Maki Hatanaka;Lawrence Busch

  • From Columbus to ConAgra: The Globalization of Agriculture and Food

    Eileen Berry;Alessandro Bonanno;Lawrence Busch;William H. Friedland

  • Beyond political economy: actor networks and the globalization of agriculture

    Lawrence Busch;Arunas Juska

  • Standards, techno-economic networks, and playing fields: Performing the global market economy

    Allison Loconto;Lawrence Busch

  • WHAT WE NOW KNOW ABOUT “I DON'T KNOWS”

    Joe D. Francis;Lawrence Busch

  • Performing the economy, performing science: from neoclassical to supply chain models in the agrifood sector

    Lawrence Busch

  • Can Fairy Tales Come True? The Surprising Story of Neoliberalism and World Agriculture

    Lawrence Busch

  • Towards A New Political Economy Of Agriculture

    William H. Friedland;Lawrence Busch;Frederick H. Buttel;Alan P. Rudy

  • Bioenergy futures: framing sociotechnical imaginaries in local places.

    Weston M. Eaton;Stephen P. Gasteyer;Lawrence Busch

  • Seeds of Change: Intellectual Property Rights, Genetically Modified Soybeans and Seed Saving in the United States

    Michael Mascarenhas;Lawrence Busch

  • The Eclipse of Morality: Science, State, and Market

    Lawrence Busch

  • Inquiry for the public good: Democratic participation in agricultural research

    Gerad Middendorf;Lawrence Busch

  • Food Security In The United States

    Lawrence Busch;William B. Lacy

  • From Columbus to ConAgra: The Globalization of Agriculture and Food.

    Michael Woolcock;Alessandro Bonanno;Lawrence Busch;William H. Friedland

  • Science, Agriculture, and the Politics of Research

    Gale L. Wolters;Lawrence Busch;William B. Lacy

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Kyle Powys Whyte
Kyle Powys Whyte University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brian Wynne
Brian Wynne Lancaster University
Jennifer Clapp
Jennifer Clapp University of Waterloo
Thomas Reardon
Thomas Reardon Michigan State University
Peter Saunders
Peter Saunders University of New South Wales
Philip McMichael
Philip McMichael Cornell University
Sheila Jasanoff
Sheila Jasanoff Harvard University
Geoffrey Lawrence
Geoffrey Lawrence University of Queensland
Edmond A. Pajor
Edmond A. Pajor University of Calgary

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