V. Ernesto Méndez

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

V. Ernesto Méndez is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, V. Ernesto Méndez has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 35 papers in Plant Science and 21 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in V. Ernesto Méndez's work include Organic Food and Agriculture (32 papers), Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (31 papers) and Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (20 papers). V. Ernesto Méndez is often cited by papers focused on Organic Food and Agriculture (32 papers), Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (31 papers) and Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (20 papers). V. Ernesto Méndez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Brazil. V. Ernesto Méndez's co-authors include Christopher M. Bacon, Roseann Cohen, Katlyn S. Morris, Meryl Olson, Stephen R. Gliessman, Peter Läderach, Robert A. Rice, Stacy M. Philpott, Shalene Jha and Martha Caswell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

V. Ernesto Méndez

66 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Agroecology as a Transdisciplinary, Participatory, and Action-Oriented Approach

2012 300 citations V. Ernesto Méndez, Christopher M. Bacon et al. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. Ernesto Méndez United States	26	1.2k	1.1k	623	557	379	69	2.6k
Christopher M. Bacon United States	25	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	461 0.8×	390 1.0×	55	3.3k
Víctor M. Toledo Mexico	29	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	375 0.6×	791 1.4×	691 1.8×	99	3.7k
Carsten Smith‐Hall Denmark	30	697 0.6×	648 0.6×	177 0.3×	1.6k 2.8×	276 0.7×	79	3.3k
Jeremy Haggar United Kingdom	26	532 0.5×	330 0.3×	196 0.3×	491 0.9×	355 0.9×	67	2.0k
Marney E. Isaac Canada	34	1.2k 1.0×	455 0.4×	81 0.1×	539 1.0×	424 1.1×	97	3.0k
Rachael Garrett United States	33	390 0.3×	879 0.8×	615 1.0×	1.5k 2.7×	343 0.9×	76	3.3k
Clara I. Nicholls United States	25	1.9k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	147 0.2×	447 0.8×	1.1k 3.0×	70	4.0k
Stephen R. Gliessman United States	28	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	241 0.4×	394 0.7×	589 1.6×	73	3.4k
Christian R. Vogl Austria	31	1.6k 1.4×	477 0.4×	221 0.4×	437 0.8×	483 1.3×	100	3.1k
Kate Schreckenberg United Kingdom	32	473 0.4×	422 0.4×	238 0.4×	1.9k 3.4×	607 1.6×	83	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by V. Ernesto Méndez

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. Ernesto Méndez

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Suárez, Juan Carlos, et al.. (2025). Agronomic performance of cocoa production type systems in Colombia. PLoS ONE. 20(12). e0337624–e0337624.

Vandame, Rémy, et al.. (2024). Multiple values of beekeeping (with A. mellifera) as an element of diversified, agroecological coffee farms in Chiapas, Mexico. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 39. 1 indexed citations

Caswell, Martha, et al.. (2024). Agroecology in the belly of the beast: Reflections and contradictions from the U.S. Agroecology Summit 2023. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1–6.

Faulkner, Joshua W., et al.. (2023). The role of farmer networks in supporting adaptive capacity: Opening the door for innovation and transformation in the Northeastern United States. Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. 11(1). 9 indexed citations

Bacon, Christopher M., et al.. (2022). Toward Food Sovereignty: Transformative Agroecology and Participatory Action Research With Coffee Smallholder Cooperatives in Mexico and Nicaragua. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6. 14 indexed citations

García, Daniel López, Mamen Cuéllar-Padilla, V. Ernesto Méndez, et al.. (2021). Building agroecology with people. Challenges of participatory methods to deepen on the agroecological transition in different contexts. Journal of Rural Studies. 83. 257–267. 56 indexed citations

Rosset, Peter, et al.. (2021). Re-conceptualizing and decolonizing resilience from a peasant perspective. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 45(10). 1422–1440. 12 indexed citations

Mason, Rachel, et al.. (2020). The evolving landscape of agroecological research. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 45(4). 551–591. 36 indexed citations

Zia, Asim, Stephanie E. Hurley, Yushiou Tsai, et al.. (2020). Social-psychological determinants of farmer intention to adopt nutrient best management practices: Implications for resilient adaptation to climate change. Journal of Environmental Management. 276. 111304–111304. 45 indexed citations

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Mithöfer, Dagmar, et al.. (2017). Harnessing local strength for sustainable coffee value chains in India and Nicaragua: reevaluating certification to global sustainability standards. International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management. 13(1). 471–496. 15 indexed citations

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Zonneveld, Maarten van, et al.. (2016). Improving access to vegetable seeds for resilient family farms in Costa Rica. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations

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Becot, Florence, et al.. (2014). Measuring the Costs of Production and Pricing on Diversified Farms: Juggling Decisions Amidst Uncertainties. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 2014. 1–18. 3 indexed citations

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Méndez, V. Ernesto, Christopher M. Bacon, Meryl Olson, Katlyn S. Morris, & Annie Shattuck. (2013). Conservación de Agrobiodiversidad y Medios de Vida en Cooperativas de Café Bajo Sombra en Centroamérica. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante (Universidad de Alicante). 22(1). 16–24. 3 indexed citations

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Morris, Katlyn S., V. Ernesto Méndez, Sarah Taylor Lovell, & Meryl Olson. (2013). Conventional Food Plot Management in an Organic Coffee Cooperative: Explaining the Paradox. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 37(7). 762–787. 7 indexed citations

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Farley, Joshua, et al.. (2013). Transition from Semi-Confinement to Pasture-Based Dairy in Brazil: Farmers’ View of Economic and Environmental Performances. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 38(9). 995–1014. 19 indexed citations

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Bacon, Christopher M., et al.. (2010). The State of Smallholder Livelihoods in Nicaragua: A participatory evaluation using the Millennium Development Goals to assess sustainable coffee certifications. Globalizations. 5(2). 7. 3 indexed citations

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Bacon, Christopher M., V. Ernesto Méndez, & Jonathan Fox. (2008). Cultivating Sustainable Coffee: Persistent Paradoxes. The MIT Press eBooks. 337–372. 23 indexed citations

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Gliessman, Stephen R., Francisco J. Rosado-May, Julie A. Jedlicka, et al.. (2007). Agroecología: promoviendo una transición hacia la sostenibilidad. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16(1). 0. 25 indexed citations

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Méndez, V. Ernesto, et al.. (2001). Interdisciplinary analysis of homegardens in Nicaragua: micro- zonation, plant use and socioeconomic importance. Agroforestry Systems. 51(2). 85–96. 155 indexed citations

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Méndez, V. Ernesto, et al.. (1996). The Effects of Refrigerated, Controlled-atmosphere Storage during Marine Shipment on Insect Mortality and Cut-flower Vase Life. HortTechnology. 6(3). 247–250. 12 indexed citations

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