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Most cited papers from International Geographical Union
What are the most cited papers from International Geographical Union?
The most cited paper from International Geographical Union is "Evidence of trends in daily climate extremes over southern and west Africa" (Mark George New, Bruce Charles Hewitson, David B. Stephenson et al., 2006), with 730 citations. Next come "Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene" (646) and "Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa" (632).
Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 74 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evidence of trends in daily climate extremes over southern and west Africa Mark George New, Bruce Charles Hewitson, David B. Stephenson et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres | 20 Jul 2006 | 730 |
| 2 | Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene Elena M. Bennett et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | Oct 2016 | 646 |
| 3 | Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa David S.G. Thomas, Chasca Twyman, Henny Osbahr et al. · Climatic Change | 9 Feb 2007 | 632 |
| 4 | Urbanization in Africa: challenges and opportunities for conservation Burak Güneralp, Shuaib Lwasa, Hillary M. Masundire et al. · Environmental Research Letters | 20 Oct 2017 | 458 |
| 5 | Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa Gina Ziervogel, Mark George New, Emma Archer van Garderen et al. · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change | 3 Jul 2014 | 457 |
| 6 | A first Chinese building height estimate at 10 m resolution (CNBH-10 m) using multi-source earth observations and machine learning Wanben Wu, Jun Ma, Ellen Banzhaf et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment | 10 Apr 2023 | 323 |
| 7 | Half-Earth or Whole Earth? Radical ideas for conservation, and their implications Bram Büscher, Robert Fletcher, Dan Brockington et al. · Oryx | 5 Dec 2016 | 320 |
| 8 | Why is socially‐just climate change adaptation in sub‐Saharan Africa so challenging? A review of barriers identified from empirical cases Sheona E Shackleton, Gina Ziervogel, Susannah M. Sallu et al. · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change | 4 Feb 2015 | 247 |
| 9 | The utility of weather and climate information for adaptation decision-making: current uses and future prospects in Africa and India Chandni Singh, Joseph Daron, Amir Bashir Bazaz et al. · Climate and Development | 12 May 2017 | 230 |
| 10 | The effects of 1.5 and 2 degrees of global warming on Africa in the CORDEX ensemble Grigory Nikulin, Chris Lennard, Alessandro Dosio et al. · Environmental Research Letters | 23 Feb 2018 | 225 |
| 11 | A transition to sustainable ocean governance Tanya Brodie Rudolph, Mary H. Ruckelshaus, Mark Swilling et al. · Nature Communications | 17 Jul 2020 | 223 |
| 12 | Governance principles for community‐centered conservation in the post‐2020 global biodiversity framework Derek R. Armitage, Philile Mbatha, Ella‐Kari Muhl et al. · Conservation Science and Practice | 8 Jan 2020 | 219 |
| 13 | Water governance and justice in Cape Town: An overview Johan Enqvist, Gina Ziervogel · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water | 26 May 2019 | 218 |
| 14 | Supermarket Expansion and the Informal Food Economy in Southern African Cities: Implications for Urban Food Security Jonathan Crush, Bruce Frayne · Journal of Southern African Studies | 11 Nov 2011 | 213 |
| 15 | Rainfall trends in Nigeria, 1901–2000 Philip G. Oguntunde, Babatunde J. Abiodun, Gunnar Lischeid · Journal of Hydrology | 15 Oct 2011 | 211 |
| 16 | Urban transformative potential in a changing climate Patricia Romero‐Lankao, Harriet Bulkeley, Mark Pelling et al. · Nature Climate Change | 20 Aug 2018 | 209 |
| 17 | A Global Outlook on Urbanization Karen C. Seto, Susan M. Parnell, Thomas Elmqvist | 2013 | 207 |
| 18 | Adapting to climate variability: Pumpkins, people and policy Gina Ziervogel, Sukaina Bharwani, Thomas E. Downing · Natural Resources Forum | Nov 2006 | 207 |
| 19 | The nature of moisture at Gobabeb, in the central Namib Desert Frank D. Eckardt, Keir Soderberg, L.J. Coop et al. · Journal of Arid Environments | 22 Feb 2012 | 190 |
| 20 | Facing the heat: Barriers to mainstreaming climate change adaptation in local government in the Western Cape Province, South Africa Lorena Pasquini, Richard M. Cowling, Gina Ziervogel · Habitat International | 14 Jun 2013 | 186 |
| 21 | Supporting transformative climate adaptation: community-level capacity building and knowledge co-creation in South Africa Gina Ziervogel, Johan Enqvist, Luke Metelerkamp et al. · Climate Policy | 22 Jan 2021 | 171 |
| 22 | Changing urban green spaces in Shanghai: trends, drivers and policy implications Zhen Ying Wu, Ruishan Chen, Michael Edward Meadows et al. · Land Use Policy | 4 Jul 2019 | 170 |
| 23 | Building beyond land: An overview of coastal land reclamation in 16 global megacities Dhritiraj Sengupta, Ruishan Chen, Michael Edward Meadows · Applied Geography | 22 Dec 2017 | 153 |
| 24 | An Analysis of Long-Term Rainfall Trends and Variability in the Uttarakhand Himalaya Using Google Earth Engine Abhishek Banerjee, Ruishan Chen, Michael Edward Meadows et al. · Remote Sensing | 21 Feb 2020 | 142 |
| 25 | The impact of coastal grabbing on community conservation – a global reconnaissance Maarten Bavinck, Fikret Berkes, Anthony T. Charles et al. · MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies | 8 Apr 2017 | 136 |
| 26 | Mapping 21st Century Global Coastal Land Reclamation Dhritiraj Sengupta, Young Rae Choi, Bo Tian et al. · Earth s Future | Feb 2023 | 134 |
| 27 | Urban food insecurity in Cape Town, South Africa: An alternative approach to food access Jane Battersby · Development Southern Africa | 16 Sep 2011 | 133 |
| 28 | Building transformative capacity for adaptation planning and implementation that works for the urban poor: Insights from South Africa Gina Ziervogel · AMBIO | 8 Feb 2019 | 132 |
| 29 | Growing-season rainfall and scenarios of future change in southeast Africa: implications for cultivating maize Mark Tadross, Pablo Xavier Anda Suárez, Alexander Lotsch et al. · Climate Research | 29 Jun 2009 | 127 |
| 30 | The third wave: mixed migration from Zimbabwe to South Africa Jonathan Crush, Abel Chikanda, Godfrey Tawodzera · Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines | 4 May 2015 | 126 |
| 31 | Potential impact of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming on consecutive dry and wet days over West Africa Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Vincent Olanrewaju Ajayi, Emiola Gbobaniyi et al. · Environmental Research Letters | 2 Mar 2018 | 117 |
| 32 | More rain, less soil: long‐term changes in rainfall intensity with climate change Tim Burt, John Boardman, Ian D. L. Foster et al. · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms | 18 Nov 2015 | 114 |
| 33 | Local responses to global sustainability agendas: learning from experimenting with the urban sustainable development goal in Cape Town Zarina Patel, Saskia Greyling, Dávid Simon et al. · Sustainability Science | Sep 2017 | 113 |
| 34 | Coping with Multiple Stresses in Rural South Africa Claire H. Quinn, Gina Ziervogel, Anna Taylor et al. · Ecology and Society | 2011 | 105 |
| 35 | A sub‐basin scale dust plume source frequency inventory for southern Africa, 2005–2008 Kathryn J Vickery, Frank D. Eckardt, Robert G. Bryant · Geophysical Research Letters | 3 Oct 2013 | 105 |
| 36 | Socioeconomic status and prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema symptoms in young adolescents Madeleine J. Mercer, Gina Joubert, Rodney I Ehrlich et al. · Pediatric Allergy and Immunology | Jun 2004 | 99 |
| 37 | Impacts of climate change on hydro-meteorological drought over the Volta Basin, West Africa Philip G. Oguntunde, Babatunde J. Abiodun, Gunnar Lischeid · Global and Planetary Change | 12 Jul 2017 | 97 |
| 38 | Using climate information for supporting climate change adaptation in water resource management in South Africa Gina Ziervogel, Peter Johnston, Margaret Matthew et al. · Climatic Change | 18 Jan 2010 | 97 |
| 39 | Intra‐seasonal rainfall characteristics and their importance to the seasonal prediction problem Warren J. Tennant, Bruce Charles Hewitson · International Journal of Climatology | Jul 2002 | 97 |
| 40 | Temperature and precipitation extremes under current, 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global warming above pre-industrial levels over Botswana, and implications for climate change vulnerability Tiro Nkemelang, Mark George New, Modathir Zaroug · Environmental Research Letters | 8 May 2018 | 95 |
| 41 | Consequences of 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming levels for temperature and precipitation changes over Central Africa Wilfried M. Pokam, Georges-Noel T. Longandjo, Wilfran Moufouma‐Okia et al. · Environmental Research Letters | 19 Feb 2018 | 95 |
| 42 | Growing Communities: Integrating the Social and Economic Benefits of Urban Agriculture in Cape Town Jane Battersby, Maya Marshak · Urban Forum | 26 Mar 2013 | 95 |
| 43 | A review on the extensive skin benefits of mineral oil Anthony Vincent Rawlings, K. J. Lombard · International Journal of Cosmetic Science | 20 Sep 2012 | 93 |
| 44 | Central southern Africa at the time of the African Humid Period: a new analysis of Holocene palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimate data Sallie L. Burrough, David S.G. Thomas · Quaternary Science Reviews | 27 Sep 2013 | 93 |
| 45 | Tracking 21st century climate dynamics of the Third Pole: An analysis of topo-climate impacts on snow cover in the central Himalaya using Google Earth Engine Abhishek Banerjee, Ruishan Chen, Michael Edward Meadows et al. · International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation | 19 Aug 2021 | 92 |
| 46 | African dreams: locating urban infrastructure in the 2030 sustainable developmental agenda Edgar Pieterse, Susan M. Parnell, Gareth Haysom · Area Development and Policy | Feb 2018 | 92 |
| 47 | Modeling the impacts of reforestation on future climate in West Africa Babatunde J. Abiodun, Zachariah Debo Adeyewa, Philip G. Oguntunde et al. · Theoretical and Applied Climatology | 8 Mar 2012 | 90 |
| 48 | A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems Mark A. Goddard et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution | 4 Jan 2021 | 89 |
| 49 | Insights and Opportunities Offered by a Rapid Ecosystem Service Assessment in Promoting a Conservation Agenda in an Urban Biodiversity Hotspot Patrick John O’Farrell, Pippin Anderson, David C. Le Maître et al. · Ecology and Society | 2012 | 88 |
| 50 | Flooding in Cape Town's informal settlements: barriers to collaborative urban risk governance Gina Ziervogel, Joy Waddell, Warren Smit et al. · South African Geographical Journal | 17 Jun 2014 | 87 |
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