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^Graduate researcher
*^Postdoctoral researcher
2020s
77) Kebede EA*, Oluoch KO, Siebert S, Mehta P*, Hartman S, Jägermeyr J, Ray D, Ali T, Brauman KA, Deng Q, Xie W, Davis KF (2025) A global open-source dataset of monthly irrigated and rainfed cropped areas (MIRCA-OS) for the 21st century. Scientific Data 12, 208.
76) Deng Q, Sharretts T*, Ali T, Ao YZ, Chiarelli DD, Demeke B, Marston L, Mehta P*, Mekonnen M, Rulli MC, Tuninetti M, Xie W, Davis KF (2025) Deepening water scarcity in breadbasket nations. Nature Communications 16, 1110.
75) Khan B*, Mehta P*, Wei D*, Abou Ali H*, Adeluyi O, Alabi T, Olayide O, Uponi J*, Davis KF (2025) Cropland expansion links climate extremes and diets in Nigeria. Science Advances 11, eado5541.
74) Guan Q, Tang J, Davis KF, Kong M, Feng L, Shi K, Schurgers G (2025) Improving future agricultural sustainability by optimizing crop distributions in China. PNAS Nexus 4, pgae562.
73) Gurazada M, McDermid S, DeFries R, Davis KF, Singh J, Singh D (2024) El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions simultaneously reduce the production of multiple cereals across India. Environmental Research Letters 19, 104059.
72) Sporchia F, Antonelli M, Aguilar-Martínez A, Bach-Faig A, Caro D, Davis KF, Sonnino R, Galli A (2024) Zero hunger: Future challenges and the way forward towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2. Sustainable Earth Reviews 7, 10.
71) Richter BD, Lamsal G, Marston L, Dhakal S, Sangha LS, Rushforth RS, Wei D^, Ruddell BL, Davis KF, Hernandez-Cruz A, Sandoval-Solis S, Schmidt JC (2024) New water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea. Communications Earth & Environment 5, 134.
70) Mehta P^, Siebert S, Kummu M, Deng Q, Ali T, Marston L, Xie W, Davis KF (2024) Half of 21st century global irrigation expansion has been in water stressed regions. Nature Water 2, 254–261.
69) Kebede E^, Abou Ali H^, Clavelle T, Froehlich HE, Gephart JA, Hartman S, Herrero M, Kerner H, Mehta P^, Nakalembe C, Ray DK, Siebert S, Thornton P, Davis KF (2024) Assessing and addressing the global state of food production data scarcity. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (In Press).
68) Davis KF, Abou Ali H^, Kebede E^, Khan B^, Sarwar A^ (2024) Where global crop yields may falter next. Nature Food 5, 98–99.
67) Eruaga MD^, Davis KF (2024) Evaluation of household water treatment technologies for cholera eradication in Sub-Saharan Africa: Epidemiological and economic perspectives Sustainability 16, 1422.
66) Peterson CA, Davis KF, Dybala K, Fernández FJ, Ghimire R, Uday Nidumolu U, Roche R (2024) Focus on the future of water-limited agricultural landscapes. Environmental Research Letters 19, 020201.
65) Richter BD, Ao Y, Lamsal G, Wei D^, Amaya M, Marston L, Davis KF (2023) Alleviating water scarcity by optimizing crop mixtures. Nature Water 1, 1035–1047.
64) Ali SH, LeBillon P, Davis KF, Oromeng K^, Diallo P, Kameni AB, Carr ER (2023) "Climate-smart" conservation must be coupled with development in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 120, e2309279120.
63) Richter BD, Prunes E, Liu N, Caldwell P, Wei D^, Davis KF, Samuel Sandoval-Solis S, Herrera GR, Rodriguez RS, Ao Y, Lamsal G, Amaya M, Shahbol N, Marston LT (2023) Opportunities for restoring environmental flows in the Rio Grande-Rio Bravo. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 150, 04023079.
62) Chakraborti R, Davis KF, DeFries R, Rao ND, Joseph J, Ghosh S (2023) Crop switching for water sustainability in India’s food bowl yields co-benefits for food security and farmers’ profits. Nature Water 1, 864-878.
61) Chinkaka E, Klinger JM, Davis KF, Bianco F (2023) Unexpected Expansion of Rare Earth Elements Mining Activities in Myanmar-China Border Region. Remote Sensing 15, 4597.
60) DeFries R, Liang S, Chhatre A, Davis KF, Ghosh S, Rao ND, Singh D (2023) Climate resilience of dry season cereals in India. Scientific Reports 13, 9960.
59) Wei D^, Gephart JA, Iizumi T, Ramankutty N, Davis KF (2023) Fluctuations in planted area and harvestable fraction explain a substantial portion of crop production shocks in the US. Nature Sustainability 6, 1177-1185.
58) Xie W, Zhu A, Ali T, Zhang Z, Chen X, Wu F, Huang J, Davis KF (2023) Crop switching can enhance environmental sustainability and farmer incomes in China. Nature 616, 300–305.
57) Choski P, Agrawal A, Bialy I, Chaturvedi R, Davis KF, Dhyani S, Fleischman F, Lechner J, Nagendra H, Srininvasan V, DeFries R (2023) Combining socioeconomic and biophysical data to identify people-centric restoration opportunities. npj Biodiversity 2, 7.
56) Davis KF, Müller MF, Rulli MC, Tatlhego M, Ali S, Baggio JA, Dell’Angelo J, Jung S, Kehoe L, Niles MT, Eckert S (2023) Transnational agricultural land acquisitions threaten biodiversity in the Global South. Environmental Research Letters 18, 024014.
55) Lesk C, Anderson W, Rigden A, Coast O, Jägermeyr J, McDermid S, Davis KF, Konar M (2022) Impacts of compound heat and moisture extremes on global crop yields under climate change. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 3, 872–889.
54) Davis KF, Dalin C, Kummu M, Marston L, Pingali P, Tuninetti M (2022) Beyond the Green Revolution: A roadmap for sustainable food systems research and action. Environmental Research Letters 17, 100401.
53) Oluoch KO^, De Groote H, Gitonga Z, Jin Z, Davis KF (2022) A suite of agronomic factors can offset the effects of climate variability on rainfed maize production in Kenya Scientific Reports 12, 16043.
52) Davis KF, Dalin C, Kummu M, Marston L, Pingali P, Tuninetti M (2022) Beyond the Green Revolution: A roadmap for sustainable food systems research and action. Environmental Research Letters 17, 100401.
51) Ray DK, Sloat L, Garcia A, Davis KF, Ali T, Xie W (2022) Crop harvests for direct food use insufficient to meet the UN’s food security goal. Nature Food 3, 367–374.
50) Chiarelli DD, D'Odorico P, Müller M, Mueller N, Davis KF, Dell'Angelo J, Penny G, Rulli MC (2022) Competition for water induced by transnational land acquisitions for agriculture. Nature Communications 13, 505.
49) Wei D^, Davis KF (2021) Culturally appropriate shifts in staple grain consumption can improve multiple sustainability outcomes. Environmental Research Letters 16, 125006.
48) Singh D, Karambelas A, Chhatre A, DeFries R, Kinney P, Davis KF (2021) A systems lens to evaluate the compound human health impacts of anthropogenic activities. One Earth 4, 1233-1247.
47) Zhang X, Yao G, Vishwakarma S, Dalin C, Komarek AM, Kanter DR, Davis KF, Pfeifer K, Zhao J, Zou T, D’Odorico P, Folberth C, Rodriguez FG, Fanzo J, Rosa L, Dennison W, Musumba M, Heyman A, Davidson EA (2021) Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations. One Earth 4, 1262-1277.
46) Yang X, Steenhuis TS, Davis KF, Van der Werf W, Ritsema CJ, Pacenka S, Zhang F, Siddique K, Du T (2021) Diversified crop rotations enhance groundwater and economic sustainability of food production. Food and Energy Security (In Press).
45) Srinivasan U, Velho N, Lee JSH, Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Wilcove DS (2021) Expanding oil palm cultivation in India while sparing biodiversity. Nature Food 2, 442-447.
44) Ali T, Xie W, Zhu A, Davis KF (2021) Accounting for re-exports substantially reduces China's virtual water demand through agricultural trade. Environmental Research Letters 16, 045002.
43) Müller MF, Penny G, Niles MT, Ricciardi V, Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Dell’Angelo J, D’Odorico P, Rosa L, Rulli MC, Mueller ND (2021) Impact of transnational land acquisitions on local food security and dietary diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 118, e2020535118.
42) Davis KF, Downs S, Gephart JA (2020) Towards food supply chain resilience to environmental shocks. Nature Food 2, 54–65.
41) Chiarelli DD, D’Odorico P, Davis KF, Rosso R, Rulli MC (2020) Large-scale land acquisition as a potential driver of slope instability. Land Degradation and Development 32, 1773-1785.
40) Kehoe K, dos Reis TNP, Meyfroidt P, Bager S, Seppelt R, Kuemmerle T, Berenguer E, Clark M, Davis KF, zu Ermgassen EKHJ, Farrell KN, Friis C, Haberl H, Kastner T, Murtough KL, Persson UM, Romero-Muñoz A, O’Connell C, Schäfer VV, Virah-Sawmy M, le Polain de Waroux Y, Kiesecker J (2020) Inclusion, transparency, and enforcement: How the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement fails the sustainability test. One Earth 3, 268-272.
39) Damerau K, Davis KF, Godde C, Herrero M, Springmann M, Bhupathiraju SN, Myers SS, Willett W (2020) India has natural resource capacity to achieve nutrition security, reduce health risks and improve environmental sustainability. Nature Food 1, 631-639.
38) Marston L, Lamsal G, Ancona Z, Caldwell P, Richter B, Ruddell B, Rushforth R, Davis KF (2020) Reducing water scarcity by improving water productivity in the United States. Environmental Research Letters 15, 094033.
37) Chiarelli DD, Passera C, Rosa L, Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Rulli MC (2020) The green and blue crop water requirement WATNEEDS model and its global gridded outputs. Scientific Data 7, 273.
36) Davis KF, Koo HI*, Dell’Angelo J, D’Odorico P, Estes L, Kehoe LJ, Kharratzadeh M, Kuemmerle T, Machava D, Pais AJR, Ribeiro N, Rulli MC, Tatlhego M (2020) Tropical forest loss enhanced by large-scale land acquisitions. Nature Geoscience 13, 482-488.
35) Richter BD, Bartak D, Caldwell P, Davis KF, Debaere P, Hoekstra AY, Li T, Marston L, McManamay R, Mekonnen MM, Ruddell B, Rushforth RR, Troy TJ (2020) Water scarcity and fish imperilment driven by beef production. Nature Sustainability 3, 319-328.
2010s
34) Davis KF, Chhatre A, Rao ND, Singh D, Ghosh-Jerath S, Mridul A, Poblete-Cazenave M, Pradhan N, DeFries R (2019) Assessing the sustainability of post-Green Revolution cereals in India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 116, 25034-25041.
33) Davis KF, Chhatre A, Rao ND, Singh D, DeFries RS (2019) Sensitivity of grain yields to historical climate variability in India. Environmental Research Letters 14, 064013.
32) Rulli MC, Casirati S, Dell’Angelo J, Davis KF, Passera C, D’Odorico P (2019) Interdependencies and telecoupling of oil palm expansion at the expense of Indonesian rainforest. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 105, 499-512.
31) D’Odorico P, Carr JA, Davis KF, Dell’Angelo J, Seekell DA (2019) Food inequality, injustice, and rights. BioScience 69, 180-190.
30) Rao ND, Poblete-Cazenave M, Bhalerao R, Davis KF, Parkinson S (2019) Spatial analysis of energy use and GHG emissions from cereal production in India. Science of the Total Environment 654, 841-849.
29) Rosa L, Rulli MC, Davis KF, Chiarelli DD, Passera C, D’Odorico P (2018) Closing the yield gap while ensuring water sustainability. Environmental Research Letters 13, 104002.
28) DeFries R, Chhatre A, Davis KF, Dutta A, Fanzo J, Ghosh-Jerath S, Myers S, Rao N, Smith M (2018) Impact of historical changes in coarse cereals consumption in India on micronutrient intake and anemia prevalence. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 39, 377-392.
27) Davis KF, Chiarelli DD, Rulli MC, Chhatre A, Richter B, Singh D, DeFries R (2018) Alternative cereals can improve water use and nutrient supply in India. Science Advances 4, eaao1108.
26) Davis KF, Bhattachan A, Suweis S, D’Odorico P (2018) A universal model for predicting human migration under climate change: Examining future sea level rise in Bangladesh. Environmental Research Letters 13, 064030.
25) D’Odorico P, Davis KF, Rosa L, Carr JA, Chiarelli DD, Dell’Angelo J, Gephart JA, MacDonald GK, Seekell DA, Suweis S, Rulli MC (2018) The global food-energy-water nexus. Reviews of Geophysics 56, 456–531.
24) Rosa L, Rulli MC, Davis KF, D’Odorico P (2018) The water-energy nexus of hydraulic fracturing: a global hydrologic analysis for shale oil and gas extraction. Earth’s Future 6, 745–756.
23) Chang X, DeFries RS, Davis KF, Liu L (2018) Understanding dietary and staple food transitions in China from multiple scales. PLoS ONE 13, e0195775.
22) Davis KF, Rulli MC, Seveso A, D’Odorico P (2017) Increased food production and reduced water use through optimized crop distribution. Nature Geoscience 10, 919–924.
21) D’Odorico P, Rulli MC, Dell’Angelo J, Davis KF (2017) New frontiers of land and water commodification: socio-environmental controversies of large-scale land acquisitions. Land Development and Degradation 28, 2234-2244.
20) Laso-Bayas J-C, et al. including Davis KF (2017) A global reference database of crowdsourced cropland data collected using the Geo-Wiki platform. Scientific Data 4, 170136.
19) D’Odorico P, Natyzak JL, Castner EA, Davis KF, Emery K, Gephart JA, Leach AM, Pace ML, Galloway JN (2017) Ancient water supports today’s energy needs. Earth’s Future 5, 515-519.
18) Davis KF, Seveso A, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2017) Water savings of crop redistribution in the United States. Water 9, 83.
17) Rosa L, Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2017) Environmental consequences of oil production from oil sands. Earth’s Future 5, 158-170.
16) Davis KF, Rulli MC, Garrassino F, Chiarelli D, Seveso A, D’Odorico P (2017) Water limits to closing yield gaps. Advances in Water Resources 99, 67-75.
15) Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2016) Climate change and Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Africa: Quantifying the future impact on acquired water resources. Advances in Water Resources 94, 231-237.
14) Davis KF, Gephart JA, Emery K, Leach A, Galloway JN, D’Odorico P (2016) Meeting future food demand with current agricultural resources. Global Environmental Change 39, 125-132.
13) Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2016) Global change in Africa: Climate change and large scale land acquisition. Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali 131, 463-472.
12) Leach AM, Emery KA, Davis KF, Gephart JA, Carr JA, Pace ML, D’Odorico P, Galloway JN (2016) Environmental impact food labels combining carbon, nitrogen, and water footprints. Food Policy 61, 213-223.
11) Gephart JA, Davis KF, Emery K, Leach A, Galloway JN, D’Odorico P, Pace ML (2016) The environmental cost of subsistence: Optimizing diets to minimize footprints. Science of the Total Environment 553, 120-127.
10) Davis KF, Gephart JA, Gunda T (2015) Sustaining the food self-sufficiency of a nation: the case of Sri Lankan rice production and its environmental impacts. Ambio 45, 302-312.
9) Davis KF, Yu K, D’Odorico P, Carr JA, Herrero M, Havlik P (2015) Historical trade-offs of livestock’s environmental impacts. Environmental Research Letters 10, 125013.
8) Davis KF, Yu K, Rulli MC, Pichdara L, D’Odorico P (2015) Accelerated deforestation driven by large-scale land acquisitions in Cambodia. Nature Geoscience 8, 772–775.
7) Davis KF, D’Odorico P (2015) Livestock intensification and the influence of dietary change: A calorie-based assessment of competition for crop production. Science of the Total Environment 538, 817-823.
6) Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2015) The global land rush and climate change. Earth’s Future 3, 298-311.
5) Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Rulli MC (2014) Moderating diets to feed the future. Earth’s Future 2, 559-565.
4) Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Rulli MC (2014) Land grabbing: A preliminary quantification of economic impacts on rural livelihoods. Population and Environment 36, 180-192.
3) Debaere P, Richter BD, Davis KF, Duvall MS, Gephart JA, O’Bannan CE, Pelnik C, Powell EM, Smith TW (2014) Water markets as a response to scarcity. Water Policy 16, 625-649.
2) Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Laio F, Ridolfi L (2013) Global spatio-temporal patterns in human migration: A complex network perspective. PLoS ONE 8, e53723.
1) D’Odorico P, Bhattachan A, Davis KF, Ravi S, Runyan CW (2013) Global desertification: Drivers and feedbacks. Advances in Water Resources 51, 326–344.
*Undergraduate researcher
^Graduate researcher
*^Postdoctoral researcher
2020s
77) Kebede EA*, Oluoch KO, Siebert S, Mehta P*, Hartman S, Jägermeyr J, Ray D, Ali T, Brauman KA, Deng Q, Xie W, Davis KF (2025) A global open-source dataset of monthly irrigated and rainfed cropped areas (MIRCA-OS) for the 21st century. Scientific Data 12, 208.
76) Deng Q, Sharretts T*, Ali T, Ao YZ, Chiarelli DD, Demeke B, Marston L, Mehta P*, Mekonnen M, Rulli MC, Tuninetti M, Xie W, Davis KF (2025) Deepening water scarcity in breadbasket nations. Nature Communications 16, 1110.
75) Khan B*, Mehta P*, Wei D*, Abou Ali H*, Adeluyi O, Alabi T, Olayide O, Uponi J*, Davis KF (2025) Cropland expansion links climate extremes and diets in Nigeria. Science Advances 11, eado5541.
74) Guan Q, Tang J, Davis KF, Kong M, Feng L, Shi K, Schurgers G (2025) Improving future agricultural sustainability by optimizing crop distributions in China. PNAS Nexus 4, pgae562.
73) Gurazada M, McDermid S, DeFries R, Davis KF, Singh J, Singh D (2024) El Niño and positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions simultaneously reduce the production of multiple cereals across India. Environmental Research Letters 19, 104059.
72) Sporchia F, Antonelli M, Aguilar-Martínez A, Bach-Faig A, Caro D, Davis KF, Sonnino R, Galli A (2024) Zero hunger: Future challenges and the way forward towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2. Sustainable Earth Reviews 7, 10.
71) Richter BD, Lamsal G, Marston L, Dhakal S, Sangha LS, Rushforth RS, Wei D^, Ruddell BL, Davis KF, Hernandez-Cruz A, Sandoval-Solis S, Schmidt JC (2024) New water accounting reveals why the Colorado River no longer reaches the sea. Communications Earth & Environment 5, 134.
70) Mehta P^, Siebert S, Kummu M, Deng Q, Ali T, Marston L, Xie W, Davis KF (2024) Half of 21st century global irrigation expansion has been in water stressed regions. Nature Water 2, 254–261.
69) Kebede E^, Abou Ali H^, Clavelle T, Froehlich HE, Gephart JA, Hartman S, Herrero M, Kerner H, Mehta P^, Nakalembe C, Ray DK, Siebert S, Thornton P, Davis KF (2024) Assessing and addressing the global state of food production data scarcity. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (In Press).
68) Davis KF, Abou Ali H^, Kebede E^, Khan B^, Sarwar A^ (2024) Where global crop yields may falter next. Nature Food 5, 98–99.
67) Eruaga MD^, Davis KF (2024) Evaluation of household water treatment technologies for cholera eradication in Sub-Saharan Africa: Epidemiological and economic perspectives Sustainability 16, 1422.
66) Peterson CA, Davis KF, Dybala K, Fernández FJ, Ghimire R, Uday Nidumolu U, Roche R (2024) Focus on the future of water-limited agricultural landscapes. Environmental Research Letters 19, 020201.
65) Richter BD, Ao Y, Lamsal G, Wei D^, Amaya M, Marston L, Davis KF (2023) Alleviating water scarcity by optimizing crop mixtures. Nature Water 1, 1035–1047.
64) Ali SH, LeBillon P, Davis KF, Oromeng K^, Diallo P, Kameni AB, Carr ER (2023) "Climate-smart" conservation must be coupled with development in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 120, e2309279120.
63) Richter BD, Prunes E, Liu N, Caldwell P, Wei D^, Davis KF, Samuel Sandoval-Solis S, Herrera GR, Rodriguez RS, Ao Y, Lamsal G, Amaya M, Shahbol N, Marston LT (2023) Opportunities for restoring environmental flows in the Rio Grande-Rio Bravo. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 150, 04023079.
62) Chakraborti R, Davis KF, DeFries R, Rao ND, Joseph J, Ghosh S (2023) Crop switching for water sustainability in India’s food bowl yields co-benefits for food security and farmers’ profits. Nature Water 1, 864-878.
61) Chinkaka E, Klinger JM, Davis KF, Bianco F (2023) Unexpected Expansion of Rare Earth Elements Mining Activities in Myanmar-China Border Region. Remote Sensing 15, 4597.
60) DeFries R, Liang S, Chhatre A, Davis KF, Ghosh S, Rao ND, Singh D (2023) Climate resilience of dry season cereals in India. Scientific Reports 13, 9960.
59) Wei D^, Gephart JA, Iizumi T, Ramankutty N, Davis KF (2023) Fluctuations in planted area and harvestable fraction explain a substantial portion of crop production shocks in the US. Nature Sustainability 6, 1177-1185.
58) Xie W, Zhu A, Ali T, Zhang Z, Chen X, Wu F, Huang J, Davis KF (2023) Crop switching can enhance environmental sustainability and farmer incomes in China. Nature 616, 300–305.
57) Choski P, Agrawal A, Bialy I, Chaturvedi R, Davis KF, Dhyani S, Fleischman F, Lechner J, Nagendra H, Srininvasan V, DeFries R (2023) Combining socioeconomic and biophysical data to identify people-centric restoration opportunities. npj Biodiversity 2, 7.
56) Davis KF, Müller MF, Rulli MC, Tatlhego M, Ali S, Baggio JA, Dell’Angelo J, Jung S, Kehoe L, Niles MT, Eckert S (2023) Transnational agricultural land acquisitions threaten biodiversity in the Global South. Environmental Research Letters 18, 024014.
55) Lesk C, Anderson W, Rigden A, Coast O, Jägermeyr J, McDermid S, Davis KF, Konar M (2022) Impacts of compound heat and moisture extremes on global crop yields under climate change. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 3, 872–889.
54) Davis KF, Dalin C, Kummu M, Marston L, Pingali P, Tuninetti M (2022) Beyond the Green Revolution: A roadmap for sustainable food systems research and action. Environmental Research Letters 17, 100401.
53) Oluoch KO^, De Groote H, Gitonga Z, Jin Z, Davis KF (2022) A suite of agronomic factors can offset the effects of climate variability on rainfed maize production in Kenya Scientific Reports 12, 16043.
52) Davis KF, Dalin C, Kummu M, Marston L, Pingali P, Tuninetti M (2022) Beyond the Green Revolution: A roadmap for sustainable food systems research and action. Environmental Research Letters 17, 100401.
51) Ray DK, Sloat L, Garcia A, Davis KF, Ali T, Xie W (2022) Crop harvests for direct food use insufficient to meet the UN’s food security goal. Nature Food 3, 367–374.
50) Chiarelli DD, D'Odorico P, Müller M, Mueller N, Davis KF, Dell'Angelo J, Penny G, Rulli MC (2022) Competition for water induced by transnational land acquisitions for agriculture. Nature Communications 13, 505.
49) Wei D^, Davis KF (2021) Culturally appropriate shifts in staple grain consumption can improve multiple sustainability outcomes. Environmental Research Letters 16, 125006.
48) Singh D, Karambelas A, Chhatre A, DeFries R, Kinney P, Davis KF (2021) A systems lens to evaluate the compound human health impacts of anthropogenic activities. One Earth 4, 1233-1247.
47) Zhang X, Yao G, Vishwakarma S, Dalin C, Komarek AM, Kanter DR, Davis KF, Pfeifer K, Zhao J, Zou T, D’Odorico P, Folberth C, Rodriguez FG, Fanzo J, Rosa L, Dennison W, Musumba M, Heyman A, Davidson EA (2021) Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations. One Earth 4, 1262-1277.
46) Yang X, Steenhuis TS, Davis KF, Van der Werf W, Ritsema CJ, Pacenka S, Zhang F, Siddique K, Du T (2021) Diversified crop rotations enhance groundwater and economic sustainability of food production. Food and Energy Security (In Press).
45) Srinivasan U, Velho N, Lee JSH, Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Wilcove DS (2021) Expanding oil palm cultivation in India while sparing biodiversity. Nature Food 2, 442-447.
44) Ali T, Xie W, Zhu A, Davis KF (2021) Accounting for re-exports substantially reduces China's virtual water demand through agricultural trade. Environmental Research Letters 16, 045002.
43) Müller MF, Penny G, Niles MT, Ricciardi V, Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Dell’Angelo J, D’Odorico P, Rosa L, Rulli MC, Mueller ND (2021) Impact of transnational land acquisitions on local food security and dietary diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 118, e2020535118.
42) Davis KF, Downs S, Gephart JA (2020) Towards food supply chain resilience to environmental shocks. Nature Food 2, 54–65.
41) Chiarelli DD, D’Odorico P, Davis KF, Rosso R, Rulli MC (2020) Large-scale land acquisition as a potential driver of slope instability. Land Degradation and Development 32, 1773-1785.
40) Kehoe K, dos Reis TNP, Meyfroidt P, Bager S, Seppelt R, Kuemmerle T, Berenguer E, Clark M, Davis KF, zu Ermgassen EKHJ, Farrell KN, Friis C, Haberl H, Kastner T, Murtough KL, Persson UM, Romero-Muñoz A, O’Connell C, Schäfer VV, Virah-Sawmy M, le Polain de Waroux Y, Kiesecker J (2020) Inclusion, transparency, and enforcement: How the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement fails the sustainability test. One Earth 3, 268-272.
39) Damerau K, Davis KF, Godde C, Herrero M, Springmann M, Bhupathiraju SN, Myers SS, Willett W (2020) India has natural resource capacity to achieve nutrition security, reduce health risks and improve environmental sustainability. Nature Food 1, 631-639.
38) Marston L, Lamsal G, Ancona Z, Caldwell P, Richter B, Ruddell B, Rushforth R, Davis KF (2020) Reducing water scarcity by improving water productivity in the United States. Environmental Research Letters 15, 094033.
37) Chiarelli DD, Passera C, Rosa L, Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Rulli MC (2020) The green and blue crop water requirement WATNEEDS model and its global gridded outputs. Scientific Data 7, 273.
36) Davis KF, Koo HI*, Dell’Angelo J, D’Odorico P, Estes L, Kehoe LJ, Kharratzadeh M, Kuemmerle T, Machava D, Pais AJR, Ribeiro N, Rulli MC, Tatlhego M (2020) Tropical forest loss enhanced by large-scale land acquisitions. Nature Geoscience 13, 482-488.
35) Richter BD, Bartak D, Caldwell P, Davis KF, Debaere P, Hoekstra AY, Li T, Marston L, McManamay R, Mekonnen MM, Ruddell B, Rushforth RR, Troy TJ (2020) Water scarcity and fish imperilment driven by beef production. Nature Sustainability 3, 319-328.
2010s
34) Davis KF, Chhatre A, Rao ND, Singh D, Ghosh-Jerath S, Mridul A, Poblete-Cazenave M, Pradhan N, DeFries R (2019) Assessing the sustainability of post-Green Revolution cereals in India. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 116, 25034-25041.
33) Davis KF, Chhatre A, Rao ND, Singh D, DeFries RS (2019) Sensitivity of grain yields to historical climate variability in India. Environmental Research Letters 14, 064013.
32) Rulli MC, Casirati S, Dell’Angelo J, Davis KF, Passera C, D’Odorico P (2019) Interdependencies and telecoupling of oil palm expansion at the expense of Indonesian rainforest. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 105, 499-512.
31) D’Odorico P, Carr JA, Davis KF, Dell’Angelo J, Seekell DA (2019) Food inequality, injustice, and rights. BioScience 69, 180-190.
30) Rao ND, Poblete-Cazenave M, Bhalerao R, Davis KF, Parkinson S (2019) Spatial analysis of energy use and GHG emissions from cereal production in India. Science of the Total Environment 654, 841-849.
29) Rosa L, Rulli MC, Davis KF, Chiarelli DD, Passera C, D’Odorico P (2018) Closing the yield gap while ensuring water sustainability. Environmental Research Letters 13, 104002.
28) DeFries R, Chhatre A, Davis KF, Dutta A, Fanzo J, Ghosh-Jerath S, Myers S, Rao N, Smith M (2018) Impact of historical changes in coarse cereals consumption in India on micronutrient intake and anemia prevalence. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 39, 377-392.
27) Davis KF, Chiarelli DD, Rulli MC, Chhatre A, Richter B, Singh D, DeFries R (2018) Alternative cereals can improve water use and nutrient supply in India. Science Advances 4, eaao1108.
26) Davis KF, Bhattachan A, Suweis S, D’Odorico P (2018) A universal model for predicting human migration under climate change: Examining future sea level rise in Bangladesh. Environmental Research Letters 13, 064030.
25) D’Odorico P, Davis KF, Rosa L, Carr JA, Chiarelli DD, Dell’Angelo J, Gephart JA, MacDonald GK, Seekell DA, Suweis S, Rulli MC (2018) The global food-energy-water nexus. Reviews of Geophysics 56, 456–531.
24) Rosa L, Rulli MC, Davis KF, D’Odorico P (2018) The water-energy nexus of hydraulic fracturing: a global hydrologic analysis for shale oil and gas extraction. Earth’s Future 6, 745–756.
23) Chang X, DeFries RS, Davis KF, Liu L (2018) Understanding dietary and staple food transitions in China from multiple scales. PLoS ONE 13, e0195775.
22) Davis KF, Rulli MC, Seveso A, D’Odorico P (2017) Increased food production and reduced water use through optimized crop distribution. Nature Geoscience 10, 919–924.
21) D’Odorico P, Rulli MC, Dell’Angelo J, Davis KF (2017) New frontiers of land and water commodification: socio-environmental controversies of large-scale land acquisitions. Land Development and Degradation 28, 2234-2244.
20) Laso-Bayas J-C, et al. including Davis KF (2017) A global reference database of crowdsourced cropland data collected using the Geo-Wiki platform. Scientific Data 4, 170136.
19) D’Odorico P, Natyzak JL, Castner EA, Davis KF, Emery K, Gephart JA, Leach AM, Pace ML, Galloway JN (2017) Ancient water supports today’s energy needs. Earth’s Future 5, 515-519.
18) Davis KF, Seveso A, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2017) Water savings of crop redistribution in the United States. Water 9, 83.
17) Rosa L, Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2017) Environmental consequences of oil production from oil sands. Earth’s Future 5, 158-170.
16) Davis KF, Rulli MC, Garrassino F, Chiarelli D, Seveso A, D’Odorico P (2017) Water limits to closing yield gaps. Advances in Water Resources 99, 67-75.
15) Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2016) Climate change and Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Africa: Quantifying the future impact on acquired water resources. Advances in Water Resources 94, 231-237.
14) Davis KF, Gephart JA, Emery K, Leach A, Galloway JN, D’Odorico P (2016) Meeting future food demand with current agricultural resources. Global Environmental Change 39, 125-132.
13) Chiarelli DD, Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2016) Global change in Africa: Climate change and large scale land acquisition. Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali 131, 463-472.
12) Leach AM, Emery KA, Davis KF, Gephart JA, Carr JA, Pace ML, D’Odorico P, Galloway JN (2016) Environmental impact food labels combining carbon, nitrogen, and water footprints. Food Policy 61, 213-223.
11) Gephart JA, Davis KF, Emery K, Leach A, Galloway JN, D’Odorico P, Pace ML (2016) The environmental cost of subsistence: Optimizing diets to minimize footprints. Science of the Total Environment 553, 120-127.
10) Davis KF, Gephart JA, Gunda T (2015) Sustaining the food self-sufficiency of a nation: the case of Sri Lankan rice production and its environmental impacts. Ambio 45, 302-312.
9) Davis KF, Yu K, D’Odorico P, Carr JA, Herrero M, Havlik P (2015) Historical trade-offs of livestock’s environmental impacts. Environmental Research Letters 10, 125013.
8) Davis KF, Yu K, Rulli MC, Pichdara L, D’Odorico P (2015) Accelerated deforestation driven by large-scale land acquisitions in Cambodia. Nature Geoscience 8, 772–775.
7) Davis KF, D’Odorico P (2015) Livestock intensification and the influence of dietary change: A calorie-based assessment of competition for crop production. Science of the Total Environment 538, 817-823.
6) Davis KF, Rulli MC, D’Odorico P (2015) The global land rush and climate change. Earth’s Future 3, 298-311.
5) Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Rulli MC (2014) Moderating diets to feed the future. Earth’s Future 2, 559-565.
4) Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Rulli MC (2014) Land grabbing: A preliminary quantification of economic impacts on rural livelihoods. Population and Environment 36, 180-192.
3) Debaere P, Richter BD, Davis KF, Duvall MS, Gephart JA, O’Bannan CE, Pelnik C, Powell EM, Smith TW (2014) Water markets as a response to scarcity. Water Policy 16, 625-649.
2) Davis KF, D’Odorico P, Laio F, Ridolfi L (2013) Global spatio-temporal patterns in human migration: A complex network perspective. PLoS ONE 8, e53723.
1) D’Odorico P, Bhattachan A, Davis KF, Ravi S, Runyan CW (2013) Global desertification: Drivers and feedbacks. Advances in Water Resources 51, 326–344.
BOOK CHAPTERS
3) Vico G, Davis KF (2019) Ecohydrology of Agroecosystems: Interactions Between Global and Local Processes. In D’Odorico P, Porporato A, Runyan C (Eds.) Dryland Ecohydrology (2019 Revision) (Springer, Dordrecht).
2) Davis KF, Olayide OE (2018) A Multidimensional Framework for Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Nigeria. In Filho WL, Ayal D (Eds.) Handbook of Climate Change Resilience (Springer, Dordrecht).
1) Davis KF, Dalin C, DeFries R, Galloway JN, Leach AM, Mueller ND (2018) Sustainable Pathways for Meeting Future Food Demand. In Anderson J, Berry E, Birner R, Ferranti P, Galli A, Grace D, Hefferon KL, Serra-Majem L, Singer P (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability (Elsevier, Amsterdam).
2) Davis KF, Olayide OE (2018) A Multidimensional Framework for Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Nigeria. In Filho WL, Ayal D (Eds.) Handbook of Climate Change Resilience (Springer, Dordrecht).
1) Davis KF, Dalin C, DeFries R, Galloway JN, Leach AM, Mueller ND (2018) Sustainable Pathways for Meeting Future Food Demand. In Anderson J, Berry E, Birner R, Ferranti P, Galli A, Grace D, Hefferon KL, Serra-Majem L, Singer P (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability (Elsevier, Amsterdam).
REPORTS AND PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
3) Herrick JE, Abrahamse T, Abhilash PC, Ali SH, Alvarez-Torres P, Barau AS, Branquinho C, Chhatre A, Chotte JL, Cowie AL, Davis KF, Edrisi SA, Fennessy MS, Fletcher S, Flores-Díaz AC, Franco IB, Ganguli AC, Speranza CI, Kamar MJ, Kaudia AA, Kimiti DW, Luz AC, Matos P, Metternicht G, Neff J, Nunes A, Olaniyi AO, Pinho P, Primmer E, Quandt A, Sarkar P, Scherr SJ, Singh A, Sudoi V, von Maltitz GP, Wertz L, Zeleke G (2019) Land Restoration for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: An International Resource Panel Think Piece. United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi.
2) D’Odorico P, Rulli MC, Casirati S, Davis KF, Dell’Angelo J. Land use change induced by large scale land acquisitions. World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington DC, 23-27 March 2015.
1) Davis KF, D’Odorico P. Does development dictate vulnerability? A global study of international migration and environmental change. Virginia Space Grant Consortium Annual Symposium, Norfolk, VA, 14 April 2014.
2) D’Odorico P, Rulli MC, Casirati S, Davis KF, Dell’Angelo J. Land use change induced by large scale land acquisitions. World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington DC, 23-27 March 2015.
1) Davis KF, D’Odorico P. Does development dictate vulnerability? A global study of international migration and environmental change. Virginia Space Grant Consortium Annual Symposium, Norfolk, VA, 14 April 2014.