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Land Rights and Reforms

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Chaoran Chen
York University
2
Clare Balboni
London School of Economics and Political Science
3
Qiqi Yin
Ministry of Natural Resources
4
Peiheng Yu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
5
Maxim Gorgan
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
6
Shuai Hao
Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development
7
Huong Giang Pham
Foreign Trade University
8
Mojisola Olanike Kehinde
Landmark University
9
Maogang Gong
Shandong University of Technology
10
Fang Wu
Guangxi Normal University

Rising Stars Papers

1
In Harm's Way? Infrastructure Investments and the Persistence of Coastal Cities
American Economic Review|2024
56 cit.
2
Urbanization and the urban critical zone
Earth Critical Zone|2024
47 cit.
3
Exploration of ecological compensation standard: Based on ecosystem service flow path
Applied Geography|2025
37 cit.
4
The Origins and Control of Forest Fires in the Tropics
The Review of Economic Studies|2025
16 cit.
5
HEALTH, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND INEQUALITY
International Economic Review|2024
15 cit.
6
The role of land market in shaping farmland abandonment in post-Soviet Armenia
Land Use Policy|2024
13 cit.
7
Nature-based solutions in coastal urbanization: Addressing environmental and socio-economic challenges
Earth Critical Zone|2025
11 cit.
8
Agricultural land management and rural financial development: coupling and coordinated relationship and temporal-spatial disparities in China
Scientific Reports|2024
10 cit.
9
Spatial heterogeneity and driving forces of ecosystem services: An individual-pair-bundle perspective
Journal of Geographical Sciences|2025
10 cit.
10
Effects of using climate-smart agricultural practices on factor demand and input substitution among smallholder rice farmers in Nigeria
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Biliang Luo
South China Agricultural University
2
Dingde Xu
Sichuan Agricultural University
3
Chung-Yuan Fu
National Chengchi University
4
Raffaele Bertini
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
5
Xiaopeng Luo
Yahoo (United Kingdom)
6
Chenchen Xu
Wuhan Polytechnic University
7
Marjan Kloosterboer
Addis Ababa University
8
Cho Young-Bohk
Pusan National University
9
Yu-Ting Tang
First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University
10
Guanghui Jiang
Shaanxi Normal University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Impact of outsourced machinery services on farmers' green production behavior: Evidence from Chinese rice farmers
Journal of Environmental Management|2022
145 cit.
2
Understanding pollution behavior among farmers: Exploring the influence of social networks and political identity on reducing straw burning in China
Energy Research & Social Science|2022
66 cit.
3
Structural characteristics of a novel Bletilla striata polysaccharide and its activities for the alleviation of liver fibrosis
Carbohydrate Polymers|2023
64 cit.
4
Effect of farmland scale on agricultural green production technology adoption: Evidence from rice farmers in Jiangsu Province, China
Land Use Policy|2024
62 cit.
5
How does Internet use affect farmers’ low-carbon agricultural technologies in southern China?
Environmental Science and Pollution Research|2022
55 cit.
6
Effect of land transfer on farmers' willingness to pay for straw return in Southwest China
Journal of Cleaner Production|2022
50 cit.
7
Promoting rural households' energy use for cooking: Using Internet
Technological Forecasting and Social Change|2022
49 cit.
8
Impact of perceived environmental regulation on rural residents' willingness to pay for domestic waste management
Journal of Cleaner Production|2023
38 cit.
9
Place attachment, community trust, and farmer's community participation: Evidence from the hardest-hit areas of Sichuan, China
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction|2022
37 cit.
10
Learning from parents and friends: The influence of intergenerational effect and peer effect on farmers' straw return
Journal of Cleaner Production|2023
36 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Scott Rozelle
Palo Alto University
2
Wendy Wolford
Schlumberger (Ireland)
3
Jikun Huang
Peking University
4
Johan Swinnen
International Food Policy Research Institute
5
Christopher B. Barrett
Atkins (United States)
6
Mark R. Rosenzweig
Blueprint Medicines (United States)
7
Yansui Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
8
Stein T. Holden
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
9
Jennifer C. Franco
China Agricultural University
10
Keijiro Otsuka
Kobe University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Learning by Doing and Learning from Others: Human Capital and Technical Change in Agriculture
Journal of Political Economy|1995
2k cit.
2
Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications
Food Policy|2001
1.9k cit.
3
The economics of poverty traps and persistent poverty: An asset-based approach
The Journal of Development Studies|2006
1.5k cit.
4
Measuring Food Insecurity
Science|2010
1.3k cit.
5
Revitalize the world’s countryside
Nature|2017
1.3k cit.
6
Credit Market Constraints, Consumption Smoothing, and the Accumulation of Durable Production Assets in Low-Income Countries: Investments in Bullocks in India
Journal of Political Economy|1993
1.2k cit.
7
Smallholder market participation: Concepts and evidence from eastern and southern Africa
Food Policy|2008
1.2k cit.
8
Consumption Smoothing, Migration, and Marriage: Evidence from Rural India
Journal of Political Economy|1989
1.2k cit.
9
Wealth, Weather Risk and the Composition and Profitability of Agricultural Investments
The Economic Journal|1993
1.2k cit.
10
Society: Realizing China's urban dream
Nature|2014
1.2k cit.

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