| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 58 | 1684 | 1513 | 804 | 713 | 307 | 10216 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Melinda Smale between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Melinda Smale published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2005. 2 of the 339 publications appeared in the last two years.
339 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 35 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 339 |
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 Melinda Smale sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 307 publications — 88th percentile
88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 307 |
| 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 |
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 Melinda Smale sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 58 |
| 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 |
Melinda Smale is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Plant Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics, General Health Professions, and Safety Research.
The research topics covered by Melinda Smale include Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Agricultural Pest Management Studies, Agricultural Risk and Resilience, and Genetically Modified Organisms Research.
Frequent publication venues for this researcher include Food Security, AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA), CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, Food Policy, and the Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Melinda Smale has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably Nelissa Jamora, Véronique Thériault, Amidou Assima, Yenizié Koné, and Willy Pradel.
Recent papers authored or coauthored by Melinda Smale demonstrate a focus on biodiversity, agricultural adaptation, and genebanks. These include:
Melinda Smale;Derek R. Byerlee;Thomas S. Jayne
Melinda Smale;Richard E. Just;Howard D. Leathers
Chris Reij;Gary Tappan;Melinda Smale
Melinda Smale;Thomas S. Jayne
Melinda Smale;Mauricio R. Bellon;José Alfonso Aguirre Gómez
Melinda Smale;Jason Hartell;Paul W. Heisey;Ben Senauer
D. Louette;M. Smale
Samuel Benin;Melinda Smale;John Pender;Berhanu Gebremedhin
Melinda Smale
Howard D. Leathers;Melinda Smale
Enid Katungi;Enid Katungi;Svetlana Edmeades;Melinda Smale
Ekin Birol;Melinda Smale;Ágnes Gyovai
John Olwande;Melinda Smale;Mary K. Mathenge;Frank Place
Melinda Smale;Paul W. Heisey;Howard D. Leathers
Melinda Smale
Mauricio R. Bellon;Julien Berthaud;Julien Berthaud;Melinda Smale;José Alfonso Aguirre
Ekin Birol;Eric Rayn Villalba;Melinda Smale
M. Smale;M. P. Reynolds;M. Warburton;B. Skovmand
Salvatore Di Falco;Jean Paul Chavas;Melinda Smale
Nicole M. Mason;Melinda Smale
Cary Fowler;Melinda Smale;Samy Gaiji
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