Patti Kristjanson

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Patti Kristjanson is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Patti Kristjanson has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 26 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Patti Kristjanson's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (37 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (22 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (19 papers). Patti Kristjanson is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (37 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (22 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (19 papers). Patti Kristjanson collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and United Kingdom. Patti Kristjanson's co-authors include Philip K. Thornton, R.L. Kruska, Maren Radeny, Robin S. Reid, Norbert Henninger, Mario Herrero, Pramod Aggarwal, An Notenbaert, Laura Cramer and Brent Swallow and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Climate Change and Ecological Economics.

In The Last Decade

Patti Kristjanson

111 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climat... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities
    2015 270 citations Christine Jost, James Kinyangi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patti Kristjanson Kenya 36 1.8k 1.6k 1.1k 1.0k 835 117 5.2k
Robert B. Zougmoré Mali 35 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 857 0.8× 549 0.7× 147 4.7k
J. Gordon Arbuckle United States 28 955 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 603 0.6× 656 0.6× 598 0.7× 78 3.8k
Stefan Sieber Germany 31 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 833 0.8× 972 0.9× 635 0.8× 249 4.3k
Joachim von Braun Germany 43 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.4× 1.9k 1.8× 1.1k 1.0× 593 0.7× 263 8.7k
Gordon Conway United Kingdom 30 954 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 711 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 782 0.9× 63 6.2k
Linda S. Prokopy United States 44 1.2k 0.7× 2.4k 1.5× 849 0.8× 1.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.4× 161 7.4k
Rachel Bezner Kerr United States 42 1.0k 0.6× 2.5k 1.6× 619 0.6× 830 0.8× 363 0.4× 125 6.2k
Leslie Lipper Italy 32 1.0k 0.6× 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 901 0.9× 410 0.5× 86 4.0k
An Notenbaert Kenya 26 1.4k 0.8× 809 0.5× 715 0.7× 686 0.7× 1.0k 1.2× 95 4.7k
Salvatore Di Falco Switzerland 28 1.2k 0.7× 2.2k 1.4× 2.0k 1.9× 642 0.6× 339 0.4× 87 4.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patti Kristjanson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kristjanson, Patti, Elizabeth Bryan, Quinn Bernier, et al.. (2017). Addressing gender in agricultural research for development in the face of a changing climate: where are we and where should we be going?. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 15(5). 482–500. 127 indexed citations
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Cheng, Samantha, Sofia Ahlroth, Priya Shyamsundar, et al.. (2017). What is the evidence for the contribution of forests to poverty alleviation? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence. 6(1). 39 indexed citations
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Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Pramod Aggarwal, Patti Kristjanson, & Amit Kumar Shrivastava. (2016). Climatic and non-climatic factors influencing changing agricultural practices across different rainfall regimes in South Asia. Current Science. 110(7). 1272–1281. 13 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (2014). Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations
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Twyman, Jennifer, Quinn Bernier, Patti Kristjanson, et al.. (2014). Adaptation Actions in Africa: Evidence that Gender Matters. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 13 indexed citations
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Silvestri, Silvia, Sabine Douxchamps, Patti Kristjanson, et al.. (2014). Exploring gender differences in household food security and implications for climate change adaptation in East Africa. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research).
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Thornton, Philip K., S. Vermeulen, Robert B. Zougmoré, James Kinyangi, & Patti Kristjanson. (2012). Climate change, agriculture and food security: linking research and action in East and West Africa. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research).
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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (2011). Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Sarlahi, Nepal. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations
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Vermeulen, S., Pramod Aggarwal, Andrew Ainslie, et al.. (2010). Agriculture, food security and climate change: Outlook for knowledge, tools and action. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 29 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, Nelson Mango, Anirudh Krishna, Maren Radeny, & Nancy L. Johnson. (2009). Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya. Journal of International Development. 22(7). 978–996. 84 indexed citations
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Radeny, Maren, David Nkedianye, Patti Kristjanson, & Mario Herrero. (2007). Livelihood Choices and Returns among Pastoralists: Evidence from Southern Kenya. Nomadic Peoples. 11(2). 31–55. 17 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (2006). Pathways Into and Out of Poverty and the Role of Livestock in the Peruvian Andes. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (2006). The hole at the bottom of the bucket: household poverty dynamics in forty communities of the Peruvian Andes. 2 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (2006). Poverty dynamics and the role of livestock in the Peruvian Andes. Agricultural Systems. 94(2). 294–308. 40 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, Maren Radeny, David Nkedianye, et al.. (2002). Valuing alternative land-use options in the Kitengela wildlife dispersal area of Kenya. A joint International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and African Conservation Centre (ACC) report undertaken for the Kitengela community. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 30 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, Shirley A. Tarawali, I. Okike, et al.. (2002). Genetically improved dual-purpose cowpea. Assessment of adoption and impact in the dry savannah of West Africa. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 27 indexed citations
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Okike, I., et al.. (2001). An evaluation of potential adoption and diffusion of improved cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria: A combination of participatory and structured approaches. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 3 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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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (1999). Using the economic surplus model to measure potential returns to international livestock research : the case of trypanosomosis vaccine research. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 2 indexed citations
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Kristjanson, Patti, et al.. (1988). Farmers' Strategies to Manage Crop Risk in the West African Semi-Arid Tropics. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 57(4). 529–38. 7 indexed citations

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