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Per Pinstrup-Andersen

Per Pinstrup-Andersen

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
9772
World Ranking
3141
National Ranking
1519

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Per Pinstrup-Andersen is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Nursing, with specific attention to Nutrition and Dietetics as a subfield.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

They have published a book titled Child Growth and Nutrition in Developing Countries in 2020, which is available through Cornell University Press eBooks. This publication has accrued 32 citations.

Throughout their career, Per Pinstrup-Andersen has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • David Pelletier (4 joint works)
  • Harold Alderman (3 joint works)
  • Saba Mebrahtu (1 joint work)

In recognition of their contributions, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Food security: definition and measurement

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen

  • Feeding 9 billion by 2050 – Putting fish back on the menu

    Christophe Béné;Christophe Béné;Manuel Barange;Rohana Subasinghe;Per Pinstrup-Andersen

  • Maternal and child undernutrition: effective action at national level

    Jennifer Bryce;Denise Coitinho;Ian Darnton-Hill;David Pelletier

  • World Food Prospects: Critical Issues for the Early Twenty-First Century

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Rajul Pandya-Lorch;Mark W. Rosegrant

  • The impact of the green revolution and prospects for the future

    Per Pinstrup‐Andersen;Peter B. R. Hazell

  • Post-green revolution food systems and the triple burden of malnutrition

    Miguel I. Gómez;Christopher B. Barrett;Terri Raney;Per Pinstrup-Andersen

  • Post-Green Revolution food systems and the triple burden of malnutrition

    Miguel I. Gómez;Christopher B. Barrett;Terry Raney;Per Pinstrup-Andersen

  • Global land acquisition: neo-colonialism or development opportunity?

    Beth Robertson;Per Pinstrup-Andersen

  • Food security and sustainable use of natural resources: a 2020 Vision

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Rajul Pandya-Lorch

  • INTERNATIONAL ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT

    Edward Ayensu;Daniel R. van Claasen;Mark Collins;Andrew Dearing

  • Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Development

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Satoru Shimokawa

  • Food Production, Population Growth, and the Environment

    Gretchen Daily;Partha Dasgupta;Bert Bolin;Pierre Crosson

  • The Impact of Increasing Food Supply on Human Nutrition: Implications for Commodity Priorities in Agricultural Research and Policy

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Norha Ruiz de Londoño;Edward Hoover

  • Alleviating poverty, intensifying agriculture, and effectively managing natural resources.:

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Rajul Pandya-Lorch

  • Agricultural research and policy for better health and nutrition in developing countries: a food systems approach

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen

  • The Mediating Effect of Maternal Nutrition Knowledge on the Association between Maternal Schooling and Child Nutritional Status in Lesotho

    Marie T. Ruel;Jean-Pierre Habicht;Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Yrjö Gröhn

  • The world food situation: Recent developments, emerging issues, and long-term prospects

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Rajul Pandya-Lorch;Mark W. Rosegrant

  • Do poverty and poor health and nutrition increase the risk of armed conflict onset

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Satoru Shimokawa

  • Food and Agricultural Policy for a Globalizing World: Preparing for the Future

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen

  • Seeds of contention : world hunger and the global controversy over GM crops

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Ebbe Schiøler

  • The Potential Impact of Changes in Income Distribution on Food Demand and Human Nutrition

    Per Pinstrup-Andersen;Elizabeth Caicedo

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence Haddad
Lawrence Haddad Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Gretchen C. Daily
Gretchen C. Daily Stanford University
Peter Sandøe
Peter Sandøe University of Copenhagen
Yrjö T. Gröhn
Yrjö T. Gröhn Cornell University
Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal The Ohio State University
Shu Fukai
Shu Fukai University of Queensland
John Bongaarts
John Bongaarts Population Council

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