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Most cited papers from Centre For Development Studies

What are the most cited papers from Centre For Development Studies?

The most cited paper from Centre For Development Studies is "The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths" (Éric F. Lambin et al., 2001), with 3,797 citations. Next come "Distribution of vascular plant species richness and endemic richness along the Himalayan elevation gradient in Nepal" (456) and "Analysing wellbeing: a framework for development practice" (426).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 87 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths Éric F. Lambin et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access Dec 2001 3,797
2 Distribution of vascular plant species richness and endemic richness along the Himalayan elevation gradient in Nepal Ole R. Vetaas, John‐Arvid Grytnes · Global Ecology and Biogeography Jul 2002 456
3 Analysing wellbeing: a framework for development practice Sarah C. White · Development in Practice 9 Mar 2010 426
4 Handbook of Innovation Systems and Developing Countries: Building Domestic Capabilities in a Global Setting Bengt‐Åke Lundvall, K. J. Joseph, Cristina Charminade et al. 30 Aug 2011 373
5 The role of globalization on the recent evolution of energy demand in India: Implications for sustainable development Muhammad Qaiser Shahbaz, Hrushikesh Mallick, Mantu Kumar Mahalik et al. · Energy Economics 21 Feb 2016 344
6 The Symbolic Making of a Common Property Resource: History, Ecology and Locality in a Tank‐irrigated Landscape in South India David Mosse · Development and Change Open access Jul 1997 328
7 What is the evidence of the impact of microfinance on the well-being of poor people? Maren Duvendack, Richard Palmer‐Jones, James Copestake et al. · The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath) Open access 2011 284
8 Rights‐based fisheries governance: from fishing rights to human rights Edward H. Allison, Blake D. Ratner, Björn Åsgård et al. · Fish and Fisheries 7 Feb 2011 283
9 Explaining the 1994 genocide in Rwanda Helen M. Hintjens · The Journal of Modern African Studies Jun 1999 280
10 Social class related inequalities in household health expenditure and economic burden: evidence from Kerala, south India Subrata Mukherjee, Slim Haddad, Delampady Narayana · International Journal for Equity in Health Open access 2011 262
11 Choice Modeling and Tests of Benefit Transfer Mark Morrison, Jeff Bennett, Russell K. Blamey et al. · American Journal of Agricultural Economics Feb 2002 262
12 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Internal Labour Migration in India: A ‘Crisis of Mobility’ Sebastian Irudaya Rajan, Palanimuthu Thangaraju Sivakumar, Aditya Srinivasan · Indian Journal of Labour Economics Open access 20 Nov 2020 258
13 Building Local Democracy: Evaluating the Impact of Decentralization in Kerala, India Patrick R. P. Heller, K. N. Harilal, Shubham Chaudhuri · World Development 26 Feb 2007 248
14 Do educational levels influence the environmental quality? The role of renewable and non-renewable energy demand in selected BRICS countries with a new policy perspective Mantu Kumar Mahalik, Hrushikesh Mallick, Hemachandra Padhan · Renewable Energy 21 Sep 2020 246
15 Gender and health promotion: A multisectoral policy approach Piroska Östlin, Elizabeth J. Eckermann, Udaya Shankar Mishra et al. · Health Promotion International Open access Dec 2006 217
16 Community in Public Policy: Fad or Foundation? David H. Adams, Michael Edward Hess · Australian Journal of Public Administration Open access Jun 2001 210
17 Foreign aid and political conditionality: Issues of effectiveness and consistency Gordon Crawford · Democratization Sep 1997 203
18 Relationships between biomass and plant species richness in arid‐zone grazing lands Gufu Oba, Ole R. Vetaas, Nils Chr. Stenseth · Journal of Applied Ecology Open access Aug 2001 193
19 Female Demographic Disadvantage in India 1981–1991: Sex Selective Abortions and Female Infanticide S. Sudha, Shobini Rajan · Development and Change Jul 1999 192
20 Who owns the roads? How motorised traffic discourages walking and bicycling Peter L. Jacobsen, Francesca Racioppi, Harry Rutter · Injury Prevention Dec 2009 187
21 Determinants of household adoption of solar energy technology in rural Ethiopia Dawit Diriba Guta · Journal of Cleaner Production 6 Sep 2018 185
22 How Cash Transfers Promote the Case for Basic Income Guy Standing · Basic Income Studies Open access 11 Jul 2008 185
23 Balancing Ecosystem Services and Disservices: Smallholder Farmers’ Use and Management of Forest and Trees in an Agricultural Landscape in Southwestern Ethiopia Tola Gemechu Ango, Lowe Börjeson, Feyera Senbeta et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2014 179
24 Formalising artisanal and small‐scale mining: insights, contestations and clarifications Gavin M. Hilson, Roy Maconachie · Area Open access Mar 2017 176
25 A Methodology to Analyse the Intersections of Social Inequalities in Health Gita Sen, Aditi Iyer, Chandan Mukherjee · Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 24 Jul 2009 156
26 Electoral Systems for Divided Societies Benjamin Reilly · Journal of democracy Apr 2002 151
27 Indian community health insurance schemes provide partial protection against catastrophic health expenditure Narayanan Devadasan, Bart Criel, Wim V. Damme et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access 15 Mar 2007 150
28 Religion in Development: Rewriting the Secular Script Séverine Deneulin, Masooda Bano 2009 142
29 COVID ‐19 pandemic! It's impact on people, economy, and environment Byomakesh Debata, Pooja Patnaik, Abhisek Mishra · Journal of Public Affairs 2 Sep 2020 141
30 An environment Kuznets curve for ecological footprint: Evidence from GCC countries Mohd Arshad Ansari, Muhammad Rais Ahmad, Safeera Siddique et al. · Carbon Management Open access 3 Jul 2020 141
31 Impact of Migration on Kerala's Economy and Society K. C. Zachariah, Emil Mathew, Sebastian Irudaya Rajan · International Migration Mar 2001 140
32 An Applied Ecological Framework for Evaluating Infrastructure to Promote Walking and Cycling: The iConnect Study David Ogilvie, Fiona Bull, Jane E Powell et al. · American Journal of Public Health Open access 14 Jan 2011 137
33 Social, Economic and Demographic Consequences of Migration on Kerala K. C. Zachariah, Emil Mathew, Sebastian Irudaya Rajan · International Migration Jun 2001 132
34 Beyond women workers: gendering csr Ruth Pearson · Third World Quarterly 25 May 2007 131
35 Spatial Patterns of Fertility Transition in Indian Districts Christophe Z. Guilmoto, Sebastian Irudaya Rajan · Population and Development Review Dec 2001 127
36 Democratising sustainability transformations: Assessing the transformative potential of democratic practices in environmental governance Jonathan Pickering, Thomas Hickmann, Karin Bäckstrand et al. · Earth System Governance Open access 2022 118
37 Demography of Indian Aging, 2001-2051 Sebastian Irudaya Rajan, Prabhakaran Sankara Sarma, Udaya Shankar Mishra · Journal of Aging & Social Policy 27 Oct 2003 117
38 Nutritional Status of Mothers and Low Birth Weight in India A. Dharmalingam, Kannan Navaneetham, C. S. Krishnakumar · Maternal and Child Health Journal Book chapter 7 Feb 2009 117
39 The Untold Story: How the Health Care Systems in Developing Countries Contribute to Maternal Mortality T. K. Sundari · International Journal of Health Services Jul 1992 116
40 Delivery-related complications and determinants of caesarean section rates in India Urvashi Mishra · Health Policy and Planning Open access Mar 2002 116
41 Does urbanisation induce renewable energy consumption in emerging economies? The role of education in energy switching policies Jianchun Fang, Giray Gözgör, Mantu Kumar Mahalik et al. · Energy Economics 18 May 2022 114
42 Socio-Economic Inequalities in the Use of Postnatal Care in India Abhishek Singh, Sabu S. Padmadas, Udaya Shankar Mishra et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 18 May 2012 112
43 Assessing the effectiveness of total foreign aid and foreign energy aid inflows on environmental quality in India Mantu Kumar Mahalik, Muhammed Ashiq Villanthenkodath, Hrushikesh Mallick et al. · Energy Policy 10 Nov 2020 109
44 Socioeconomic Patterning of Childhood Overweight Status in Europe Cécile Knai, Tim Lobstein, Nicole Darmon et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 16 Apr 2012 106
45 Designing Innovation Policies for Development: Towards a Systemic Experimentation-based Approach Cristina Chamináde, Bengt‐Åke Lundvall, Jan Vang et al. · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks Book chapter 28 Dec 2009 105
46 Employment growth in rural India : distress driven? Vinoj Abraham · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics PreprintOpen access 2008 104
47 Prevalence of depression among adolescents M. K. C. Nair, Mini K. Paul, Ramany John · The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Jun 2004 103
48 Causes, consequences, and policy responses to the migration of health workers: key findings from India Margaret Walton‐Roberts, Vivien Runnels, Sebastian Irudaya Rajan et al. · Human Resources for Health Open access 5 Apr 2017 100
49 TL DATING OF BURNT LITHICS FROM BLOMBOS CAVE (SOUTH AFRICA): FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE ANTIQUITY OF MODERN HUMAN BEHAVIOUR* Chantal Tribolo, Norbert Mercier, Madeleine Selo et al. · Archaeometry 27 Apr 2006 98
50 Can microcredit help improve the health of poor women? Some findings from a cross-sectional study in Kerala, India KS Mohindra, Slim Haddad, D. Narayana · International Journal for Equity in Health Open access 10 Jan 2008 98

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