Latin American rural development
Latin American rural development is a research topic within General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Science Explorer counts 4.1k research works in it since 1950. 7.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of agriculture, sustainability, and rural development in Latin America, with a focus on the social, environmental, and economic impacts of globalization, trade liberalization, and climate change on rural communities. It addresses issues such as food security, environmental policy, and the challenges of achieving agricultural sustainability in the face of economic and climatic pressures.
- Agriculture
- Sustainability
- Rural Development
- Climate Change
- Food Security
- Globalization
- Social Impact
- Environmental Policy
- Rural Communities
- Trade Liberalization
- Research works
- 4.1k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 316 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Latin American rural development research?
By volume, Mexico and Argentina publish the most (331 and 119 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico 331 works
- 2 Argentina 119 works
- 3 Colombia 43 works
- 4 Ecuador 28 works
- 5 Spain 23 works
- 6 United States 23 works
- 7 Peru 19 works
- 8 Brazil 14 works
- 9 Costa Rica 13 works
- 10 Chile 12 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Latin American rural development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Colegio de Postgraduados publishes the most Latin American rural development research, followed by Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Chapingo Autonomous University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Colegio de Postgraduados Mexico 31 works
- 2 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Argentina 30 works
- 3 Chapingo Autonomous University Mexico 25 works
- 4 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias Mexico 21 works
- 5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico 19 works
- 6 Universidad Veracruzana Mexico 16 works
- 7 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Mexico 14 works
- 8 Universidad de Buenos Aires Argentina 11 works
- 9 Universidad de Guadalajara Mexico 9 works
- 10 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Latin American rural development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Latin American rural development include Thomas Reardon.
- 1 Thomas Reardon 667 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Latin American rural development research done?
The largest centres of Latin American rural development research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Montecillo (Mexico) and Texcoco (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Texcoco, Coyoacán and Montecillo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 58 works
- 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 48 works
- 3 Montecillo Mexico 31 works
- 4 Texcoco Mexico 27 works
- 5 Coyoacán Mexico 21 works
- 6 Xalapa Mexico 21 works
- 7 Bogotá Colombia 16 works
- 8 Toluca Mexico 14 works
- 9 Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico 12 works
- 10 Guadalajara Mexico 11 works
Where it is the local speciality
- TexcocoMX · 26.9 works629×
- CoyoacánMX · 21.3 works567×
- MontecilloMX · 30.7 works542×
- XalapaMX · 20.7 works89×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Latin American rural development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Latin American rural development?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Veracruzana, Chapingo Autonomous University and Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Veracruzana Mexico | 39.6 | 8.6% | 118.8× | 16 | +212.0% |
| 2 | Chapingo Autonomous University Mexico | 35.9 | 6.6% | 735.8× | 25 | +90.0% |
| 3 | Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas Mexico | 34.6 | 13.3% | 405.2× | 8 | +51.9% |
| 4 | Colegio de Postgraduados Mexico | 31.1 | 5.5% | 541.9× | 31 | +25.5% |
| 5 | Universidad de Guadalajara Mexico | 24.8 | 9.9% | 44.2× | 9 | +33.3% |
| 6 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico | 24.7 | 5.2% | 29.8× | 19 | -7.9% |
| 7 | Universidad de Buenos Aires Argentina | 23.8 | 6.9% | 43.1× | 11 | +28.2% |
| 8 | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Mexico | 16.9 | 4.4% | 134.4× | 14 | +51.8% |
| 9 | Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla Mexico | 15.0 | 6.1% | 79.7× | 9 | +41.5% |
| 10 | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico | 7.1 | 3.2% | 62.4× | 9 | +37.4% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Latin American rural development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Latin American rural development.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.