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Rattan Lal · Sankore

Rattan Lal

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-9016-2972

This profile carries an ORCID the researcher published on their own record — the strongest evidence available short of a human confirming it.

Publications

14

Citations

367

h-index

8

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

8

Publications

3 works in the graph, newest first.

Food systems performance evaluated against targets and benchmarks reveals urgent gaps and a path to 2050
2026Nature FoodJournalOpen access0 citations10.1038/s43016-026-01379-0
Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030
2025Nature FoodJournalOpen access58 citations10.1038/s43016-024-01109-4
The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030
2023Nature FoodJournalOpen access184 citations10.1038/s43016-023-00885-9