2026 Robert Chambers: 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	79	286	255	210	183	470	51960

Overview

Robert Chambers is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans key areas within economics, decision sciences, and agricultural economics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding productivity, economic valuation, and environmental impact.

Their body of work includes several recent papers published in reputable journals. Notable publications include:

The Sources of Measured US Agricultural Productivity Growth: Weather, Technological Change, and Adaptation (2020) in American Journal of Agricultural Economics
The Millennium Droughts and Australian Agricultural Productivity Performance: A Nonparametric Analysis (2020) in American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Incomplete preferences, willingness to pay, and willingness to accept (2021) in Economic Theory
Dual structures for the additive DEA model (2022) in European Journal of Operational Research
The Historical Impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Global Agricultural Productivity (2020) in RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Frequent publication venues where Chambers' work appears include:

American Journal of Agricultural Economics
European Journal of Operational Research
Journal of Productivity Analysis
Economic Theory
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Chambers collaborates regularly with other researchers, including:

John Quiggin
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea
Simone Pieralli
Toby R. Ault
Carlos M. Carrillo

Their research primarily concentrates on the following fields of study:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Decision Sciences

Additional specialization can be seen within several subfields:

Economics and Econometrics
Management Science and Operations Research
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Environmental Engineering
General Decision Sciences

The main topics addressed in their publications cover:

Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
Economic and Environmental Valuation
Economic Growth and Productivity
Agricultural Economics and Policy
Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Agricultural risk and resilience

Best Publications

Rural development : putting the last first

Robert Chambers

9476
Citations
Sustainable rural livelihoods: Practical concepts for the 21st century

Robert Chambers;Gordon Conway

8851
Citations
Farmer First: Farmer Innovation and Agricultural Research

Robert Chambers;Arnold Pacey;Lori Ann Thrupp

2693
Citations
Poverty and Livelihoods: Whose Reality Counts?

Robert Chambers

2334
Citations
Voices of the Poor: Crying Out for Change

Deepa Narayan;Robert Chambers;Meera K. Shah;Patti Petesch

2053
Citations
Ecosystems and Human well-being

Colin Butler;Robert Chambers;Kanchan Chopra;Partha Dasgupta

1920
Citations
Benefit and Distance Functions

Robert G. Chambers;Yangho Chung;Rolf Färe

1778
Citations
Participatory rural appraisal (PRA): challenges, potentials and paradigm

Robert Chambers

1528
Citations
Profit, directional distance functions, and Nerlovian efficiency

R. G. Chambers;Y. Chung;R. Färe

1501
Citations
Editorial Introduction: Vulnerability, Coping and Policy

Robert Chambers

1383
Citations
Managing Canal Irrigation: Practical Analysis from South Asia

Robert Chambers

707
Citations
The Historical Impact of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Global Agricultural Productivity

Ariel Ortiz-Bobea;Toby R. Ault;Carlos M. Carrillo;Robert G. Chambers

702
Citations
Anthropogenic climate change has slowed global agricultural productivity growth

Ariel Ortiz-Bobea;Toby R. Ault;Carlos M. Carrillo;Robert G. Chambers

696
Citations
Agricultural research for resource-poor farmers: The farmer-first-and-last model

Robert Chambers;B.P. Ghildyal

554
Citations
To The Hands Of The Poor: Water And Trees

Robert Chambers;N.C. Saxena;Tushaar Shah

552
Citations
Applied Production Analysis

Robert Chambers

525
Citations
Seasonal Dimensions to Rural Poverty

Robert Chambers;Richard Longhurst;Arnold Pacey

491
Citations
Uncertainty, Production, Choice, and Agency: The State-Contingent Approach

Robert G. Chambers;John Quiggin

411
Citations
Sustainable livelihoods, environment and development: putting poor rural people first

Robert Chambers

403
Citations
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN APEC COUNTRIES

Robert G. Chambers;Rolf Fāure;Shawna Grosskopf

350
Citations
Insurability and Moral Hazard in Agricultural Insurance Markets

Robert G. Chambers

306
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John Quiggin University of Queensland

Rolf Färe Oregon State University

Rulon D. Pope Brigham Young University

Richard E. Just University of Maryland, College Park

Tushaar Shah International Water Management Institute

Shawna Grosskopf Oregon State University

Andrew Schmitz University of Florida

Erik Lichtenberg University of Maryland, College Park

Jules Pretty University of Essex

David B. Lobell Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Robert Chambers Google Scholar page

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