Alan L. Olmstead

2.1k total citations
50 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Alan L. Olmstead is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan L. Olmstead has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 7 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Alan L. Olmstead's work include Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (4 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (4 papers). Alan L. Olmstead is often cited by papers focused on Historical Economic and Social Studies (4 papers), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (4 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (4 papers). Alan L. Olmstead collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Alan L. Olmstead's co-authors include Paul W. Rhode, Philip Martin, Gavin Wright, Michael R. Haines, Susan B. Carter, Scott Sigmund Gartner, Richard Sutch, Fabian Lange, Henry Cohen and Robert Higgs and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and American Economic Review.

In The Last Decade

Alan L. Olmstead

48 papers receiving 900 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan L. Olmstead United States 18 425 193 169 116 115 50 1.1k
Paul W. Rhode United States 21 873 2.1× 481 2.5× 135 0.8× 83 0.7× 83 0.7× 74 1.8k
Fred Gale Australia 24 317 0.7× 218 1.1× 175 1.0× 38 0.3× 271 2.4× 117 1.8k
Shashi Kant Canada 23 496 1.2× 210 1.1× 156 0.9× 45 0.4× 46 0.4× 143 1.7k
Gerald A. Carlson United States 19 730 1.7× 103 0.5× 567 3.4× 138 1.2× 486 4.2× 57 2.0k
Steven T. Sonka United States 21 394 0.9× 46 0.2× 365 2.2× 160 1.4× 138 1.2× 97 1.3k
Carmen Hubbard United Kingdom 18 271 0.6× 90 0.5× 311 1.8× 38 0.3× 187 1.6× 53 1.2k
Walter N. Thurman United States 20 801 1.9× 61 0.3× 206 1.2× 230 2.0× 84 0.7× 58 1.3k
Conner Bailey United States 20 137 0.3× 296 1.5× 192 1.1× 30 0.3× 108 0.9× 66 1.3k
Garth Holloway United Kingdom 19 673 1.6× 130 0.7× 769 4.6× 163 1.4× 218 1.9× 60 1.6k
Jonah Busch United States 25 592 1.4× 134 0.7× 112 0.7× 72 0.6× 45 0.4× 49 2.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (2011). Responding to Climatic Challenges: Lessons from U.S. Agricultural Development. NBER Chapters. 169–194. 3 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (2010). Adapting North American wheat production to climatic challenges, 1839–2009. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(2). 480–485. 118 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (2010). Adapting to Climate: The Transformation of North American Wheat Production, 1839-2009. 1 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (2009). The Battles against Animal Diseases: Science, Policy, and the Origins of Economic Regulation in the United States. 1 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (2008). Conceptual issues for the comparative study of agricultural development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 27–51. 6 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (2003). Hog-Round Marketing, Seed Quality, and Government Policy: Institutional Change in U.S. Cotton Production, 1920–1960. The Journal of Economic History. 63(2). 13 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (2001). RESHAPING THE LANDSCAPE: THE IMPACT AND DIFFUSION OF THE TRACTOR IN AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, 1910–1960. The Journal of Economic History. 61(3). 663–698. 101 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (1994). The agricultural mechanization controversy of the interwar years. Agricultural History. 68(3). 35–53. 10 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (1988). An Overview of California Agricultural Mechanization, 1870-1930. Agricultural History. 62(3). 86–112. 16 indexed citations
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Sims, B.G., et al.. (1988). Animal-Drawn Implements for Small Farms in Mexico. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 21(1). 1–27. 1 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L., et al.. (1987). Bee Pollination and Productivity Growth: The Case of Alfalfa. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 69(1). 56–63. 35 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L. & Paul W. Rhode. (1985). Rationing without government: the West Coast gas famine of 1920. American Economic Review. 75(5). 1044–1055. 42 indexed citations
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Martin, Philip & Alan L. Olmstead. (1985). The Agricultural Mechanization Controversy. Science. 227(4687). 601–606. 39 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L., et al.. (1984). Farm Size and Community Quality: Arvin and Dinuba Revisited. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 66(4). 430–436. 20 indexed citations
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Easterlin, Richard A., John D. Hanson, Colleen Callahan, et al.. (1979). Editors' Notes. The Journal of Economic History. 39(2). 488–490. 1 indexed citations
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Cohen, Henry & Alan L. Olmstead. (1977). New York City Mutual Savings Banks,1819-1861. The American Historical Review. 82(3). 743–743. 17 indexed citations
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Sylla, Richard & Alan L. Olmstead. (1977). New York City Mutual Savings Banks, 1819-61.. The Economic History Review. 30(4). 725–725. 6 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L.. (1975). Mutual Savings Bank Depositors in New York. The Business History Review. 49(3). 287–311. 1 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L.. (1974). New York City Mutual Savings Bank Portfolio Management and Trustee Objectives. The Journal of Economic History. 34(4). 815–834. 2 indexed citations
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Olmstead, Alan L.. (1972). Investment Constraints and New York City Mutual Savings Bank Financing of Antebellum Development. The Journal of Economic History. 32(4). 811–840. 7 indexed citations

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