2026 Peter B. R. Hazell: 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	68	510	457	58	53	170	23993

Overview

Peter B. R. Hazell is affiliated with the International Food Policy Research Institute in the United States. Their research portfolio primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Specifically, their scholarly work touches on the subfields of Soil Science, Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, General Health Professions, and Business and International Management.

Their studies focus on several main topics, including:

Agricultural risk and resilience
Insurance and Financial Risk Management
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Agricultural Innovations and Practices

Peter B. R. Hazell has contributed to multiple academic journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

Annual Review of Resource Economics
Evaluation
Food Policy
Ecological Management & Restoration

Their recent papers include:

"Transformation of the Rural Nonfarm Economy During Rapid Urbanization and Structural Transformation in Developing Regions," 2024, Annual Review of Resource Economics
"An approach for assessing whether agricultural projects help smallholders transition to better livelihood strategies: A Malawian case study," 2024, Food Policy
"Is Agricultural Insurance Fulfilling Its Promise for the Developing World? A Review of Recent Evidence," 2022, Annual Review of Resource Economics
"The Mulloon Rehydration Initiative: The project's establishment and monitoring framework," 2022, Ecological Management & Restoration
"Evaluating the impact of policy research: Evidence from the evaluation of rural policy research in developing countries," 2020, Evaluation

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peter B. R. Hazell include:

Berber Kramer
Harold Alderman
Francisco Ceballos
Neha Kumar
Anne G. Timu

Best Publications

Mathematical programming for economic analysis in agriculture

Peter B. R. Hazell;R. D. Norton

2134
Citations
Linkages between government spending, growth, and poverty in rural India:

Shenggen Fan;P. B. R. Hazell;Sukhadeo Thorat

1113
Citations
The rural non-farm economy: prospects for growth and poverty reduction

Steven Haggblade;Peter Hazell;Thomas Reardon

1026
Citations
Government Spending, Growth and Poverty in Rural India

Shenggen Fan;Peter Hazell;Sukhadeo Thorat

883
Citations
A Linear Alternative to Quadratic and Semivariance Programming for Farm Planning under Uncertainty

P. B. R. Hazell

864
Citations
Farm-nonfarm linkages in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Steven Haggblade;Peter Hazell;James Brown

767
Citations
Drivers of change in global agriculture

Peter B. R. Hazell;Stanley Wood

748
Citations
Searching for land tenure security in Africa

John W. Bruce;Shem E. Migot-Adholla;Frank Place;Michael Roth

737
Citations
The role of agriculture in African development.

Xinshen Diao;Peter Hazell;James Thurlow

735
Citations
Transforming the rural nonfarm economy - opportunities and threats in the developing world.

Steven Haggblade;P. B. R. Hazell;Thomas Anthony Reardon

702
Citations
Productivity Effects of Indigenous Land Tenure Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Frank Place;Peter Hazell

676
Citations
The future of small farms: trajectories and policy priorities.

Peter Hazell;Colin Poulton;Steve Wiggins;Andrew Dorward

636
Citations
The Green Revolution Reconsidered: The Impact of High-Yielding Rice Varieties in South India

Peter B.R. Hazell;C. Ramasamy

604
Citations
The Role of Agriculture in Development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa

Xinshen Diao;Peter B.R. Hazell;Danielle Resnick;James Thurlow

563
Citations
The appropriate role of agricultural insurance in developing countries

Peter B. R. Hazell

533
Citations
The Future of Small Farms for Poverty Reduction and Growth

Peter B.R. Hazell;Colin Poulton;Steve Wiggins;Andrew Dorward

477
Citations
Transforming the Rural Asian Economy: The Unfinished Revolution

Mark W. Rosegrant;Peter B. R. Hazell

432
Citations
The Economics of Farm Fragmentation: Evidence from Ghana and Rwanda

Benoit Blarel;Peter Hazell;Frank Place;John Quiggin

430
Citations
Rural growth linkages: household expenditure patterns in Malaysia and Nigeria

P. B. R. Hazell;Ailsa Röell

425
Citations
Agricultural Growth Linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa

Christopher L. Delgado;Jane Hopkins;Valerie A. Kelly;Peter B.R. Hazell

401
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark W. Rosegrant International Food Policy Research Institute

Lawrence Haddad Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Ruth Meinzen-Dick International Food Policy Research Institute

Shenggen Fan China Agricultural University

Andrew Dorward School of Oriental and African Studies

Jock R. Anderson University of New England

Brent Swallow University of Alberta

Xinshen Diao International Food Policy Research Institute

Thomas Reardon Michigan State University

Derek Headey International Food Policy Research Institute

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