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William A. Masters

William A. Masters

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
38
Citations
5996
World Ranking
2549
National Ranking
1429

William A. Masters publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William A. Masters sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 232 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

William A. Masters D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William A. Masters sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

William A. Masters is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of nutrition, public health, economics, and ecology, with a primary focus on topics related to nutrition and dietetics.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within these, notable subfields of study are:

  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecology
  • General Health Professions
  • Economics and Econometrics

The primary research topics in William A. Masters' work cover:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Recent publications by William A. Masters demonstrate contributions in several significant journals and cover diverse topics related to food systems, nutrition, and public health:

  • "Cost and affordability of nutritious diets at retail prices: Evidence from 177 countries" (2020, Food Policy)
  • "Sustainable food systems and nutrition in the 21st century: a report from the 22nd annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium" (2021, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
  • "Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system using expanded characteristics for assessing healthfulness of foods" (2021, Nature Food)
  • "Seasonality of diet costs reveals food system performance in East Africa" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Retail prices of nutritious food rose more in countries with higher COVID-19 case counts" (2022, Nature Food)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Amelia B. Finaret
  • Anna Herforth
  • Yan Bai
  • Patrick Webb
  • Elena N. Naumova

William A. Masters has contributed to book publications as well, including:

  • "Assessing the Affordability of Nutrient-Adequate Diets" published by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks (2021)
  • "Food Economics" published by Springer International Publishing (2024)

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Nature Food
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Global Food Security

Best Publications

  • Affordability of the EAT–Lancet reference diet: a global analysis

    Kalle Hirvonen;Yan Bai;Derek Headey;William A Masters

  • Climate and Scale in Economic Growth

    William A. Masters;Margaret S. McMillan

  • Entry into Winner-Take-All and Proportional-Prize Contests: An Experimental Study

    Timothy N. Cason;William A. Masters;Roman M. Sheremeta

  • Urbanization and farm size in Asia and Africa: Implications for food security and agricultural research

    William A. Masters;Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt;Cornelis De Haan;Peter Hazell

  • Measuring the Comparative Advantage of Agricultural Activities: Domestic Resource Costs and the Social Cost-Benefit Ratio

    William A. Masters;Alex Winter-Nelson

  • The Economics of Agricultural Development: World Food Systems and Resource Use

    George W. Norton;Jeffrey R. Alwang;William A. Masters

  • Economics of agricultural development.

    G. W. Norton;J. Alwang;W. A. Masters

  • Cost and affordability of nutritious diets at retail prices: Evidence from 177 countries.

    Yan Bai;Robel Alemu;Steven A. Block;Derek Headey

  • The Role of Leaders in Democratic Deliberations: Results from a Field Experiment in São Tomé and Príncipe

    Macartan Humphreys;William A. Masters;Martin E. Sandbu

  • Sustainable food systems and nutrition in the 21st century: A report from the 22nd annual harvard nutrition obesity symposium.

    Jessica Fanzo;Coral Rudie;Iman Sigman;Steven Grinspoon

  • Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Africa

    Kym Anderson;William A. Masters

  • Measuring the Affordability of Nutritious Diets in Africa: Price Indexes for Diet Diversity and the Cost of Nutrient Adequacy.

    William A Masters;Yan Bai;Anna Herforth;Daniel B Sarpong

  • Genetic improvement and cocoa yields in Ghana

    J. Edwin;W. A. Masters

  • Welfare gains from quality certification of infant foods: Results from a market experiment in mali

    William Masters;Diakalia Sanogo

  • Welfare Gains from Quality Certification of Infant Foods: Results from a Market Experiment in Mali

    William A. Masters;Diakalia Sanogo

  • Winner-Take-All and Proportional-Prize Contests: Theory and Experimental Results

    Timothy N. Cason;William A. Masters;Roman M. Sheremeta;Roman M. Sheremeta

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  • Agriculture, transportation and the timing of urbanization: Global analysis at the grid cell level

    Mesbah J. Motamed;Raymond J. G. M. Florax;Raymond J. G. M. Florax;Raymond J. G. M. Florax;William A. Masters

  • The impact of agricultural research in Africa: aggregate and case study evidence

    William A. Masters;Touba Bedingar;James F. Oehmke

  • Measuring the Impacts of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program

    Christopher Chibwana;Monica Fisher;Charles Jumbe;William A. Masters

  • Linkages between Market Participation and Productivity: Results from a Multi-Country Farm Household Sample

    Ana R. Rios;William Masters;Gerald Shively

  • Entry into Winner-Take-All and Proportional-Prize Contests: An Experimental Study

    Roman M. Sheremeta;Timothy N. Cason;William A. Masters

  • Winner-Take-All and Proportional-Prize Contests: Theory and Experimental Results

    Roman M. Sheremeta;William A. Masters;Timothy N. Cason

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret S. McMillan
Margaret S. McMillan Tufts University
Jeffrey Alwang
Jeffrey Alwang Virginia Tech
Patrick Webb
Patrick Webb Tufts University
Derek Headey
Derek Headey International Food Policy Research Institute
Gerald Shively
Gerald Shively Purdue University West Lafayette
Raymond J.G.M. Florax
Raymond J.G.M. Florax Purdue University West Lafayette
Roman M. Sheremeta
Roman M. Sheremeta Case Western Reserve University
Thomas W. Hertel
Thomas W. Hertel Purdue University West Lafayette
Timothy N. Cason
Timothy N. Cason Purdue University West Lafayette
Dariush Mozaffarian
Dariush Mozaffarian Tufts University

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