Publications

Research Output

Featured Publications

Selected peer-reviewed works from the Academy's fellows and research programs, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.

Nature Sustainability — 2024

Regenerative Agriculture and Carbon Sequestration: A Meta-Analysis of 1,200 Field Trials Across Tropical Agroecosystems

Moreau, J.-P., Sharma, A., Ochieng, R., & Zhao, S.

Comprehensive meta-analysis demonstrating that integrated regenerative practices sequester an average of 1.8 t C ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ while increasing smallholder yields by 14–23% across diverse tropical farming systems.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences — 2024

Directed Evolution of Carbon-Fixing Enzymes for Enhanced Photosynthetic Efficiency

Arnold, F.H., Wang, N., & Tanaka, H.

Application of directed evolution methodologies to improve RuBisCO carboxylation efficiency, with implications for crop yield improvement under elevated CO₂ and temperature conditions.

Water Resources Research — 2025

Nature-Based Solutions for Managed Aquifer Recharge in Monsoonal River Basins: Evidence from the Yellow and Mekong Watersheds

Kowalski, M., Zhang, L., & Rodriguez, E.

Multi-basin comparative study quantifying the effectiveness of constructed wetlands and riparian restoration for groundwater replenishment under increasingly erratic monsoon patterns.

Science — 2025

Vesicle Trafficking Pathways in Plant-Microbe Symbiosis: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Nutrient Exchange

Schekman, R.W., Moreau, J.-P., & Mitchell, S.

Elucidation of conserved membrane trafficking mechanisms that regulate carbon-for-nutrient exchange between plants and mycorrhizal fungi, opening new avenues for reducing fertilizer dependency.

Nature Climate Change — 2025

Climate-Economy Modeling Under Deep Uncertainty: Adaptive Pathways for Agricultural Transformation in the Global South

Nordhaus, W.D., Blanchard, C., & Ochieng, R.

Extension of the DICE framework incorporating deep uncertainty analysis and adaptive decision pathways, applied to agricultural sector transformation scenarios across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Ecological Economics — 2026

Beyond GDP: The Ecological Civilization Index — Methodology, Validation, and Pilot Results from Five Nations

Zhao, S., Nordhaus, W.D., Zhang, W., & Xue, H.

Introduces the Academy's flagship measurement framework: a composite index integrating 24 indicators across four dimensions — environmental quality, resource efficiency, ecological governance, and green lifestyles — tested in five pilot countries.