M.R. Bellon

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

M.R. Bellon is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, M.R. Bellon has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 24 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in M.R. Bellon's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (35 papers), Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (18 papers) and Latin American rural development (12 papers). M.R. Bellon is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (35 papers), Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (18 papers) and Latin American rural development (12 papers). M.R. Bellon collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, Italy and United States. M.R. Bellon's co-authors include Jon Hellin, Stephen B. Brush, Francesco Caracciolo, Mélinda Smale, David L. Beck, G.O. Edmeades, Marianne Bänziger, Michael L. Morris, Julien Berthaud and J. Edward Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

M.R. Bellon

71 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Keepers of maize in Chiap... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Keepers of maize in Chiapas, Mexico
    1994 161 citations M.R. Bellon et al. Economic Botany profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
M.R. Bellon 1.9k 1.7k 465 450 417 73 3.7k
Mélinda Smale 2.3k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 664 1.4× 363 0.8× 554 1.3× 196 5.2k
Clara I. Nicholls 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 2.4× 141 0.3× 287 0.7× 70 4.0k
Matty Demont 1.8k 0.9× 959 0.5× 366 0.8× 257 0.6× 126 0.3× 126 3.2k
Conny Almekinders 1.2k 0.6× 962 0.6× 277 0.6× 124 0.3× 234 0.6× 114 2.3k
T. Hodgkin 2.9k 1.5× 611 0.3× 724 1.6× 862 1.9× 261 0.6× 80 4.2k
Lawton Lanier Nalley 1.6k 0.8× 314 0.2× 569 1.2× 176 0.4× 279 0.7× 105 2.9k
Bhuwon Sthapit 1.4k 0.7× 756 0.4× 340 0.7× 259 0.6× 158 0.4× 113 2.1k
Oluyede C. Ajayi 868 0.4× 913 0.5× 716 1.5× 90 0.2× 367 0.9× 54 2.9k
Moti Jaleta 934 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 717 1.5× 89 0.2× 424 1.0× 77 3.8k
Charles A. O. Midega 3.0k 1.6× 678 0.4× 904 1.9× 150 0.3× 1.0k 2.5× 113 4.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.R. Bellon

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All Works

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Mastretta‐Yanes, Alicia, Daniel Tobin, M.R. Bellon, et al.. (2024). Human management of ongoing evolutionary processes in agroecosystems. Plants People Planet. 6(6). 1190–1206. 7 indexed citations
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Monroy‐Sais, Ana Sofía, Daniel Tobin, M.R. Bellon, et al.. (2024). Smallholder farmers’ diverse values in maize landrace conservation: A case study from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Rural Studies. 110. 103347–103347. 5 indexed citations
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Bellon, M.R., Alicia Mastretta‐Yanes, Alejandro Ponce‐Mendoza, et al.. (2021). Beyond subsistence: the aggregate contribution of campesinos to the supply and conservation of native maize across Mexico. Food Security. 13(1). 39–53. 12 indexed citations
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Bellon, M.R., Bekele Hundie Kotu, Carlo Azzarri, & Francesco Caracciolo. (2019). To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question. Pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana. World Development. 125. 104682–104682. 145 indexed citations
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N’Danikou, Sognigbé, et al.. (2017). Foraging Is Determinant to Improve Smallholders’ Food Security in Rural Areas in Mali, West Africa. Sustainability. 9(11). 2074–2074. 10 indexed citations
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Bellon, M.R., Gervais Ntandou-Bouzitou, & Francesco Caracciolo. (2016). On-Farm Diversity and Market Participation Are Positively Associated with Dietary Diversity of Rural Mothers in Southern Benin, West Africa. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0162535–e0162535. 110 indexed citations
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Bänziger, Marianne, G.O. Edmeades, David L. Beck, & M.R. Bellon. (2012). Mejoramiento para aumentar la tolerancia a sequía y a deficiencia de nitrogeno en el maíz : de la teoría a la práctica. CIMMYT eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Heerwaarden, Joost van, Diego Ortega‐Del Vecchyo, Elena Álvarez‐Buylla, & M.R. Bellon. (2012). New Genes in Traditional Seed Systems: Diffusion, Detectability and Persistence of Transgenes in a Maize Metapopulation. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e46123–e46123. 19 indexed citations
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Hellin, Jon, M.R. Bellon, L.B. Badstue, Jane Dixon, & Roberto La Rovere. (2007). INCREASING THE IMPACTS OF PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH. Experimental Agriculture. 44(1). 81–95. 44 indexed citations
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Valverde, Benito Ramírez, et al.. (2007). CALIDAD FÍSICA Y FISIOLÓGICA DE SEMILLA DE MAÍZ CRIOLLO ALMACENADA EN SILO METÁLICO Y CON MÉTODOS TRADICIONALES EN OAXACA, MÉXICO PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SEED QUALITY OF MAIZE LANDRACES STORED IN METALIC SILO AND WITH TRADITIONAL METHODS IN OAXACA, MÉXICO. 1 indexed citations
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Bellon, M.R., et al.. (2006). Reduciendo la brecha entre la realidad de los investigadores y la de los agricultores. 4 indexed citations
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Morris, Michael L. & M.R. Bellon. (2004). Participatory plant breeding research: Opportunities and challenges for the international crop improvement system. Euphytica. 136(1). 21–35. 167 indexed citations
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Badstue, L.B., et al.. (2002). Social relations and seed transactions among smallscale maize farmers in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. CIMMYT eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Bellon, M.R.. (1996). Landholding fragmentation: Are folk soil taxonomy and equity important? A case study from Mexico. Human Ecology. 24(3). 373–393. 5 indexed citations
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Bellon, M.R.. (1996). The dynamics of crop infraspecific diversity: A conceptual framework at the farmer level 1. Economic Botany. 50(1). 26–39. 207 indexed citations
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Masera, Omar, M.R. Bellon, & Gerardo Segura. (1995). Forest management options for sequestering carbon in Mexico. Biomass and Bioenergy. 8(5). 357–367. 34 indexed citations

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