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Most cited papers from Center for International Forestry Research

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What are the most cited papers from Center for International Forestry Research?

The most cited paper from Center for International Forestry Research is "Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics" (Daniel C. Donato, J. Boone Kauffman, Daniel Murdiyarso et al., 2011), with 3,410 citations. Next come "The population genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation for plants" (2,146) and "Estimating Global “Blue Carbon” Emissions from Conversion and Degradation of Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems" (1,768).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 419 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics Daniel C. Donato, J. Boone Kauffman, Daniel Murdiyarso et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 3 Apr 2011 3,410
2 The population genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation for plants Andrew G. Young, Tim Boyle, Tony Brown · Trends in Ecology & Evolution Review Oct 1996 2,146
3 Estimating Global “Blue Carbon” Emissions from Conversion and Degradation of Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems Linwood H. Pendleton, Daniel C. Donato, Brian C. Murray et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 4 Sep 2012 1,768
4 The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates Michael P. Hoffmann et al. · Science Open access174 authors 26 Oct 2010 1,548
5 Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests Jingjing Liang et al. · Science Open access 13 Oct 2016 1,512
6 A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation Stephen Thomas Garnett, Neil D. Burgess, Julia E. Fa et al. · Nature Sustainability Open access 9 Jul 2018 1,443
7 An assessment of deforestation and forest degradation drivers in developing countries Noriko Hosonuma, Martin Herold, Veronique De Sy et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 8 Oct 2012 1,386
8 Ten principles for a landscape approach to reconciling agriculture, conservation, and other competing land uses Jeffrey A. Sayer, Trey Sunderland, Jaboury Ghazoul et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 14 May 2013 1,329
9 Trees, forests and water: Cool insights for a hot world David Ellison et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access 9 Feb 2017 1,216
10 Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes Nancy L. Harris, David A. Gibbs, Alessandro Baccini et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 21 Jan 2021 1,215
11 Environmental Income and Rural Livelihoods: A Global-Comparative Analysis Arild Angelsen, Pamela Jagger, Ronnie Babigumira et al. · World Development Open access 13 Apr 2014 1,127
12 Increasing carbon storage in intact African tropical forests Simon L. Lewis et al. · Nature Open access Feb 2009 1,045
13 Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: An Overview William D. Sunderlin, Arild Angelsen, B. Belcher et al. · World Development 28 Jul 2005 1,019
14 Rethinking the Causes of Deforestation: Lessons from Economic Models Arild Angelsen, David Kaimowitz · The World Bank Research Observer Feb 1999 1,016
15 Reducing uncertainty in the use of allometric biomass equations for predicting above-ground tree biomass in mixed secondary forests Quirine M. Ketterings, Richard Coe, Meine van Noordwijk et al. · Forest Ecology and Management Jun 2001 1,007
16 Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests Wannes Hubau et al. · Nature Open access106 authors 4 Mar 2020 968
17 The Efficiency of Payments for Environmental Services in Tropical Conservation Sven Wunder · Conservation Biology 3 Oct 2006 966
18 Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally David Gill et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2017 952
19 Knowing But Not Doing: Selecting Priority Conservation Areas and the Research–Implementation Gap Andrew T. Knight, Richard M. Cowling, Mathieu Rouget et al. · Conservation Biology Open access 9 May 2008 929
20 The potential of Indonesian mangrove forests for global climate change mitigation Daniel Murdiyarso, J. Purbopuspito, J. Boone Kauffman et al. · Nature Climate Change 27 Jul 2015 867
21 Pot size matters: a meta-analysis of the effects of rooting volume on plant growth Hendrik Poorter, Jonas Bühler, Dagmar van Dusschoten et al. · Functional Plant Biology ReviewOpen access 15 Jun 2012 841
22 Biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes—are we asking the right questions? Michael J. Swift, A. M. N. Izac, Meine van Noordwijk · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 26 Aug 2004 774
23 Community managed forests and forest protected areas: An assessment of their conservation effectiveness across the tropics Luciana Porter‐Bolland, Edward A. Ellis, Manuel R. Guariguata et al. · Forest Ecology and Management 25 Jun 2011 757
24 A global-level assessment of the effectiveness of protected areas at resisting anthropogenic pressures Jonas Geldmann, Andrea Manica, Neil D. Burgess et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 28 Oct 2019 746
25 An integrated pan‐tropical biomass map using multiple reference datasets Valerio Avitabile et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 26 Oct 2015 742
26 Show Me the Money: Do Payments Supply Environmental Services in Developing Countries? Subhrendu K. Pattanayak, Sven Wunder, Paul J. Ferraro · Review of Environmental Economics and Policy Jul 2010 704
27 The enduring world forest carbon sink Yude Pan, Richard A. Birdsey, Oliver Lawrence Phillips et al. · Nature Open access 17 Jul 2024 694
28 Diverse values of nature for sustainability Unai Pascual et al. · Nature Open access 9 Aug 2023 694
29 Catalyzing native forest regeneration on degraded tropical lands John A. Parrotta, John Turnbull, Norman Jones · Forest Ecology and Management Dec 1997 677
30 When is a forest a forest? Forest concepts and definitions in the era of forest and landscape restoration Robin L. Chazdon, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Lars Laestadius et al. · AMBIO Open access 9 Mar 2016 644
31 Trends, drivers and impacts of changes in swidden cultivation in tropical forest-agriculture frontiers: A global assessment Nathalie van Vliet et al. · Global Environmental Change 30 Jan 2012 628
32 Sustaining conservation values in selectively logged tropical forests: the attained and the attainable Francis Edward Putz, Pieter A. Zuidema, T.J. Synnott et al. · Conservation Letters Open access 6 Apr 2012 624
33 Poverty Alleviation and Tropical Forests—What Scope for Synergies? Sven Wunder · World Development Nov 2001 620
34 Social Equity Matters in Payments for Ecosystem Services Unai Pascual, Jacob Phelps, Eneko Garmendia et al. · BioScience Open access 30 Sep 2014 615
35 Long-term (1990–2019) monitoring of forest cover changes in the humid tropics Christelle Vancutsem, Frédéric Achard, Jean‐François Pekel et al. · Science Advances Open access 5 Mar 2021 612
36 Agroforestry solutions to address food security and climate change challenges in Africa Cheikh Mbow, Meine van Noordwijk, Eike Luedeling et al. · Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability ReviewOpen access 17 Nov 2013 597
37 One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity William J. Sutherland et al. · Conservation Biology 22 Apr 2009 594
38 Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions: A meta-analysis Nils Borchard, Michael Schirrmann, María Luz Cayuela et al. · The Science of The Total Environment ReviewOpen access 9 Oct 2018 589
39 Biofuel Plantations on Forested Lands: Double Jeopardy for Biodiversity and Climate Finn Danielsen, Hendrien Beukema, Neil D. Burgess et al. · Conservation Biology 24 Nov 2008 571
40 Large trees drive forest aboveground biomass variation in moist lowland forests across the tropics J. W. Ferry Slik et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography Open access 9 Jul 2013 567
41 Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor Paul Vedeld, Arild Angelsen, Jan Bojö et al. · Forest Policy and Economics 29 Sep 2006 557
42 Global patterns and trends in the use and management of commercial NTFPs: Implications for livelihoods and conservation B. Belcher, Manuel Ruíz-Pérez, Ramadhani Achdiawan · World Development 20 Jul 2005 549
43 Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors Lotte S. Woittiez, Mark T. van Wijk, M.A. Slingerland et al. · European Journal of Agronomy Open access 13 Jan 2017 497
44 The role of supply-chain initiatives in reducing deforestation Éric F. Lambin, Holly K. Gibbs, Robert Heilmayr et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 23 Jan 2018 496
45 Rapid conversions and avoided deforestation: examining four decades of industrial plantation expansion in Borneo David Gaveau, Douglas Sheil, Husnayaen Husnayaen et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 8 Sep 2016 494
46 An estimate of the number of tropical tree species Ferry J.W. Slik et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access173 authors Jun 2015 494
47 The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia Lucy Rist, Laurène Feintrenie, Patrice Levang · Biodiversity and Conservation Open access 2 Mar 2010 492
48 Four Decades of Forest Persistence, Clearance and Logging on Borneo David Gaveau, Sean Sloan, Elis Molidena et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 16 Jul 2014 485
49 Linking Livelihoods and Conservation: A Conceptual Framework and Scale for Assessing the Integration of Human Needs and Biodiversity Nick Salafsky, Eva K Wollenberg · World Development Aug 2000 479
50 Agricultural expansion and deforestation: modelling the impact of population, market forces and property rights Arild Angelsen · Journal of Development Economics Open access Feb 1999 462

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