Leslie Lipper

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Leslie Lipper is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leslie Lipper has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 31 papers in Soil Science and 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Leslie Lipper's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (36 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (23 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (23 papers). Leslie Lipper is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (36 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (23 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (23 papers). Leslie Lipper collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Australia. Leslie Lipper's co-authors include Solomon Asfaw, Nancy McCarthy, Giacomo Branca, Franklin Simtowe, Bekele Shiferaw, Aslıhan Arslan, Romina Cavatassi, David Zilberman, Bruce Campbell and Andrea Cattaneo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Ecological Economics and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Leslie Lipper

84 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Impact of modern agricultural technologies on smallholder welfare: Evidence from Tanzania and Ethiopia

2012 497 citations Solomon Asfaw, Leslie Lipper et al. profile →
Sustainable intensification: What is its role in climate smart agriculture?

2014 370 citations Leslie Lipper et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Leslie Lipper	1.9k	1.0k	1.0k	901	859	86	4.0k
Ephraim Nkonya	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	432 0.4×	695 0.8×	638 0.7×	86	3.5k
Keith Wiebe	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	590 0.6×	653 0.7×	718 0.8×	80	4.5k
Salvatore Di Falco	2.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.9×	1.2k 1.2×	642 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	87	4.4k
Sonja Vermeulen	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	999 1.0×	923 1.0×	413 0.5×	52	4.9k
Sanzidur Rahman	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	660 0.6×	329 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	140	4.2k
Gopal B. Thapa	1.1k 0.6×	820 0.8×	466 0.5×	824 0.9×	365 0.4×	95	3.0k
Pytrik Reidsma	1.1k 0.6×	841 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	964 1.1×	330 0.4×	128	4.2k
Robert B. Zougmoré	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	2.1k 2.1×	857 1.0×	279 0.3×	147	4.7k
Frédéric Baudron	1.3k 0.7×	950 0.9×	910 0.9×	648 0.7×	300 0.3×	91	4.0k
Todd S. Rosenstock	880 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	722 0.8×	295 0.3×	104	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Leslie Lipper

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leslie Lipper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leslie Lipper

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Davis, Benjamín, Romina Cavatassi, Leslie Lipper, & K.E. Giller. (2025). Resilient and inclusive rural transformation: Exploring pathways for sustainable development. Global Food Security. 46. 100868–100868.

Hannaford, Matthew, et al.. (2025). The case for history in planning future food systems transformations. Nature Sustainability. 8(4). 343–349. 1 indexed citations

Lipper, Leslie & Romina Cavatassi. (2024). The challenge climate change poses to achieving resilient and inclusive rural transformation (RITI). Global Food Security. 43. 100811–100811. 8 indexed citations

Porciello, Jaron, et al.. (2023). Using machine learning to evaluate 1.2 million studies on small-scale farming and post-production food systems in low- and middle-income countries. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6. 2 indexed citations

Davis, Benjamin, Leslie Lipper, & Paul Winters. (2022). Do not transform food systems on the backs of the rural poor. Food Security. 14(3). 729–740. 35 indexed citations

Lipper, Leslie, et al.. (2021). Financing adaptation for resilient livelihoods under food system transformation: the role of Multilateral Development Banks. Food Security. 13(6). 1525–1540. 15 indexed citations

Ruben, R., Romina Cavatassi, Leslie Lipper, E.M.A. Smaling, & Paul Winters. (2021). Towards food systems transformation—five paradigm shifts for healthy, inclusive and sustainable food systems. Food Security. 13(6). 1423–1430. 72 indexed citations

Lipper, Leslie, Ruth DeFries, & Lívia Bíziková. (2020). Shedding light on the evidence blind spots confounding the multiple objectives of SDG 2. Nature Plants. 6(10). 1203–1210. 13 indexed citations

Branca, Giacomo, Leslie Lipper, & Alessandro Sorrentino. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of climate-related agricultural investments in developing countries: a case study. 14(2). 4–12. 11 indexed citations

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Arslan, Aslıhan, Nancy McCarthy, Leslie Lipper, Solomon Asfaw, & Andrea Cattaneo. (2013). Adoption and intensity of adoption of conservation farming practices in Zambia. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 187. 72–86. 257 indexed citations

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Winters, Paul, Romina Cavatassi, & Leslie Lipper. (2012). Sowing the Seeds of Social Relations: Social Capital and Agricultural Diversity in Hararghe Ethiopia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Lipper, Leslie, et al.. (2011). Pagos por servicios ambientales: ¿qué papel ocupan en el desarrollo agrícola sostenible?. Revista española de estudios agrosociales y pesqueros. 63(228). 55–86. 2 indexed citations

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Lipper, Leslie, et al.. (2011). Payments for environmental services. What role in sustainable agricultural development?. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 6 indexed citations

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Lipper, Leslie, C. Leigh Anderson, & Timothy J. Dalton. (2010). Seed trade in rural markets: implications for crop diversity and agricultural development.. 63 indexed citations

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Lipper, Leslie, et al.. (2009). Payment for environmental services in agricultural landscapes : economic policies and poverty reduction in developing countries. 20 indexed citations

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Lipper, Leslie, Romina Cavatassi, & J. W. Hopkins. (2008). The role of crop genetic diversity in coping with drought: Insights from eastern Ethiopia. SSRN Electronic Journal. 207–227. 2 indexed citations

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Zivin, Joshua Graff & Leslie Lipper. (2008). Poverty, Risk, and the Adoption of Soil Carbon Sequestration. Environment and Development Economics. 13. 3 indexed citations

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Zilberman, David, Leslie Lipper, & Nancy McCarthy. (2008). When could payments for environmental services benefit the poor?. Environment and Development Economics. 13(3). 255–278. 91 indexed citations

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Cavatassi, Romina & Leslie Lipper. (2004). Land-Use Change, Carbon Sequestration and Poverty Alleviation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Cavatassi, Romina, et al.. (2004). Effects of Poverty on Deforestation: Distinguishing Behaviour From Location. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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