John G. McPeak

3.3k total citations
66 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

John G. McPeak is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Soil Science and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. McPeak has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 29 papers in Soil Science and 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in John G. McPeak's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (39 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (27 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (14 papers). John G. McPeak is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (39 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (27 papers) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (14 papers). John G. McPeak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. John G. McPeak's co-authors include Christopher B. Barrett, Peter D. Little, Cheryl R. Doss, Winnie K. Luseno, David R. Lee, Matthew D. Turner, Getachew Gebru, Travis J. Lybbert, Andrew G. Mude and Augustine A. Ayantunde and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, World Development and Journal of Development Economics.

In The Last Decade

John G. McPeak

64 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John G. McPeak United States 25 840 802 718 408 378 66 2.1k
Peter D. Little United States 28 890 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 1.2k 1.7× 486 1.2× 285 0.8× 92 3.2k
Andrew G. Mude United States 22 1.0k 1.2× 325 0.4× 338 0.5× 438 1.1× 274 0.7× 69 1.6k
Nancy McCarthy United States 23 644 0.8× 486 0.6× 308 0.4× 605 1.5× 123 0.3× 58 2.2k
Brent Swallow Canada 31 455 0.5× 706 0.9× 473 0.7× 437 1.1× 186 0.5× 108 3.4k
Alberto Zezza United States 28 854 1.0× 194 0.2× 782 1.1× 310 0.8× 469 1.2× 89 3.4k
Robin Mearns United States 22 323 0.4× 752 0.9× 876 1.2× 250 0.6× 79 0.2× 51 2.4k
Gerald Shively United States 33 714 0.8× 195 0.2× 347 0.5× 238 0.6× 349 0.9× 117 3.1k
Jerry R. Skees United States 28 1.7k 2.1× 182 0.2× 432 0.6× 448 1.1× 178 0.5× 76 2.4k
Solomon Desta United States 11 347 0.4× 415 0.5× 340 0.5× 215 0.5× 160 0.4× 34 884
H. A. Freeman Kenya 15 464 0.6× 321 0.4× 175 0.2× 481 1.2× 112 0.3× 49 2.0k

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All Works

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McPeak, John G., et al.. (2024). The protective role of index insurance in the experience of violent conflict: Evidence from Ethiopia. Journal of Development Economics. 174. 103445–103445. 1 indexed citations
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McPeak, John G. & Peter D. Little. (2017). Mobile Peoples, Contested Borders: Land use Conflicts and Resolution Mechanisms among Borana and Guji Communities, Southern Ethiopia. World Development. 103. 119–132. 23 indexed citations
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Tadesse, Million, et al.. (2016). Cattle sharing and rental contracts in an Agrarian economy: evidence from Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics. 47(5). 479–492. 7 indexed citations
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Little, Peter D. & John G. McPeak. (2014). Resilience and pastoralism in Africa south of the Sahara, With a particular focus on the horn of Africa and the Sahel, West Africa. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Lybbert, Travis J., John G. McPeak, Christopher B. Barrett, et al.. (2010). Dynamic Field Experiments in Development Economics: Risk Valuation in Morocco, Kenya, and Peru. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Little, Peter D., Roy H. Behnke, John G. McPeak, & Getachew Gebru. (2010). Retrospective Assessment of Pastoral Policies in Ethiopia, 1991-2008 Report Number 1 Pastoral Economic Growth and Development Policy Assessment, Ethiopia. 8 indexed citations
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Mude, Andrew G., Christopher B. Barrett, Michael R. Carter, et al.. (2009). Index Based Livestock Insurance for Northern Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: The Marsabit Pilot. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations
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Mude, Andrew G., Christopher B. Barrett, John G. McPeak, R.J. Kaitho, & Patti Kristjanson. (2009). Empirical forecasting of slow-onset disasters for improved emergency response: An application to Kenya’s arid north. Food Policy. 34(4). 329–339. 31 indexed citations
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Barrett, Christopher B., et al.. (2008). Understanding Declining Mobility and Inter‐household Transfers among East African Pastoralists. Economica. 76(302). 315–336. 15 indexed citations
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Lybbert, Travis J., Christopher B. Barrett, John G. McPeak, & Winnie K. Luseno. (2006). Bayesian Herders: Updating of Rainfall Beliefs in Response to External Climate Forecasts. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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McPeak, John G., David R. Lee, & Christopher B. Barrett. (2006). Introduction to: The Dynamics of Coupled Human and Natural Systems. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Barrett, Christopher B., David R. Lee, & John G. McPeak. (2005). Institutional Arrangements for Rural Poverty Reduction and Resource Conservation. World Development. 33(2). 193–197. 98 indexed citations
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Luseno, Winnie K., et al.. (2003). The Value of Climate Forecast Information for Pastoralists: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Mude, Andrew G., et al.. (2003). EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN A SPATIALLY VARIED ECONOMY. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 1 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (2001). Diversity in Income-Generating Activities for Sedentarized Pastoral Women in Northern Kenya. Human Organization. 60(4). 319–325. 22 indexed citations
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Barrett, Christopher B. & John G. McPeak. (2001). Differential Risk Exposure and Stochastic Poverty Traps Among East African Pastoralists. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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McPeak, John G.. (2000). Pastoralists' Use of Markets. 5 indexed citations
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McPeak, John G.. (1999). herd growth on shared rangeland : herd management and land use decisions in Northern Kenya. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 10 indexed citations

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