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Most cited papers from Southern African Development Community

What are the most cited papers from Southern African Development Community?

The most cited paper from Southern African Development Community is "Threats to the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria control: thinking beyond insecticide resistance" (Steve W. Lindsay, Matthew Brian Thomas, Immo Kleinschmidt, 2021), with 281 citations. Next come "Conserving Africa’s wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond" (272) and "Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness against malaria of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared with pyrethroid-only LLINs in Tanzania: a four-arm, cluster-randomised trial" (236).

Showing 50 of 61 papers. Every paper with more than 24 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Threats to the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets for malaria control: thinking beyond insecticide resistance Steve W. Lindsay, Matthew Brian Thomas, Immo Kleinschmidt · The Lancet Global Health Open access 30 Jun 2021 281
2 Conserving Africa’s wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond Peter Andrew Lindsey et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access 29 Jul 2020 272
3 Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness against malaria of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared with pyrethroid-only LLINs in Tanzania: a four-arm, cluster-randomised trial Jacklin F Mosha et al. · The Lancet Open access Mar 2022 236
4 Efficacy of pyriproxyfen-pyrethroid long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and chlorfenapyr-pyrethroid LLINs compared with pyrethroid-only LLINs for malaria control in Benin: a cluster-randomised, superiority trial Manfred Accrombessi et al. · The Lancet Open access 25 Jan 2023 197
5 Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture Olaf Westermann, Wiebke Förch, Philip K. Thornton et al. · Agricultural Systems 13 Jul 2018 173
6 Interventions for preventing late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV Hacsi Horváth, Banyana Cecilia Madi, Irene M. Iuppa et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 21 Jan 2009 136
7 The effects of manure, genotype, seed priming, depth and date of sowing on the emergence and early growth of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench in semi-arid Botswana David Harris · Soil and Tillage Research Dec 1996 127
8 Is agricultural adaptation to global change in lower-income countries on track to meet the future food production challenge? Philip K. Thornton, Patti Kristjanson, Wiebke Förch et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access 15 Jun 2018 124
9 Unchartered waters: Climate change likely to intensify infectious disease outbreaks causing mass mortality events in marine mammals Claire Sanderson, Kathleen A. Alexander · Global Change Biology 18 Jun 2020 121
10 A lexicostatistical survey of the Setswana dialects spoken in Botswana Herman M. Batibo · South African Journal of African Languages 1999 112
11 Understanding the evolution of the 2014–2016 summer rainfall seasons in southern Africa: Key lessons Emma R. M. Archer, Willem Adolf Landman, Mark Tadross et al. · Climate Risk Management Open access 2017 110
12 Productivity of maize-bean intercropping in a semi-arid region of South Africa Mitsuru Tsubo, Elijah Mukhala, H.O. Ogindo et al. · Water SA Open access 3 Aug 2004 110
13 Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems Solène Guenat et al. · Nature Communications Open access 21 Jun 2022 99
14 Effectiveness of reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control to reduce malaria transmission in the low malaria-endemic setting of Namibia: a cluster-randomised controlled, open-label, two-by-two factorial design trial Michelle S. Hsiang et al. · The Lancet Open access Apr 2020 89
15 Tick-borne haemoparasites in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) from two wildlife areas in Northern Botswana Dewald Eygelaar, Ferrán Jori, Mokganedi Mokopasetso et al. · Parasites & Vectors Open access 14 Jan 2015 83
16 A qualitative risk assessment of factors contributing to foot and mouth disease outbreaks in cattle along the western boundary of the Kruger National Park Ferran Jori, Wilna Vosloo, B.J.A. DU PLESSIS et al. · Scientific and Technical Review (World Organisation for Animal Health) Dec 2009 78
17 Models for the collaborative management of Africa's protected areas Mujon Baghai, Jennifer R. B. Miller, Lisa J. Blanken et al. · Biological Conservation Open access 20 Dec 2017 73
18 Affordable HIV drug-resistance testing for monitoring of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa Seth Chekata Inzaule, Pascale Ondoa, TREVOR F. PETER et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 31 Aug 2016 71
19 Impact and cost-effectiveness of a lethal house lure against malaria transmission in central Côte d'Ivoire: a two-arm, cluster-randomised controlled trial Eleanore D. Sternberg, Jackie A Cook, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou et al. · The Lancet Open access Feb 2021 68
20 Longitudinal Study to Investigate the Role of Impala (Aepyceros melampus) in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Maintenance in the Kruger National Park, South Africa Wilna Vosloo, Peter N. Thompson, Benjamin Botha et al. · Transboundary and Emerging Diseases Open access 4 Feb 2009 67
21 A new protoparvovirus in human fecal samples and cutaneous T cell lymphomas (mycosis fungoides) Tung Gia Phan, Brigitte Dréno, Antônio Charlys da Costa et al. · Virology Open access 7 Jul 2016 65
22 Quality of generic medicines in South Africa: Perceptions versus Reality – A qualitative study Aarti Patel, Robin D. C. Gauld, Pauline Norris et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access 3 Sep 2012 65
23 The sexual and reproductive rights and benefit derived from sexual and reproductive health services of people with physical disabilities in South Africa: beliefs of non-disabled people Xanthe Hunt, Mark Thomas Carew, Stine Hellum Braathen et al. · Reproductive Health Matters Open access 23 May 2017 54
24 Evidence of Leptospira sp. infection among a diversity of African wildlife species: beyond the usual suspects Sarah E. Jobbins, Kathleen A. Alexander · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 10 Feb 2015 53
25 Sustaining agricultural production and food security in Southern Africa: an improved role for climate prediction? Emma R. M. Archer, Elijah Mukhala, Sue Walker et al. · Climatic Change 14 Mar 2007 53
26 Patterns of Identity Loss in Trans-Cultural Contact Situations Between Bantu and Khoesan Groups in Western Botswana Herman M. Batibo · Studies in literature and language Open access 26 Jul 2015 51
27 Modeling rain-fed maize vulnerability to droughts using the standardized precipitation index from satellite estimated rainfall—Southern Malawi case study Harikishan Jayanthi, Gregory J. Husak, Chris C. Funk et al. · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 26 Feb 2013 49
28 A probabilistic approach to assess agricultural drought risk to maize in Southern Africa and millet in Western Sahel using satellite estimated rainfall Harikishan Jayanthi, Gregory J. Husak, Chris C. Funk et al. · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 22 May 2014 47
29 Antiretroviral Failure Despite High Levels of Adherence: Discordant Adherence-Response Relationship in Botswana Gregory P. Bisson, Adam Rowh, Rachel B. Weinstein et al. · JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Open access 22 Aug 2008 46
30 A Review of Ecological Factors Associated with the Epidemiology of Wildlife Trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa and Zambezi Valley Ecosystems of Zambia Hetron Mweemba Munang’andu, V. Siamudaala, Musso Munyeme et al. · Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases Open access 2012 46
31 Urgent action is needed to confront artemisinin partial resistance in African malaria parasites Deus S. Ishengoma, Roly Daniel Gosling, Rosario Martinez-Vega et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 25 Apr 2024 44
32 Water harvesting and conservation techniques for smallholder crop production systems Mechthild Kronen · Soil and Tillage Research Oct 1994 43
33 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Rainfed Farming Systems: A Modeling Framework for Scaling-Out Climate Smart Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa Berhanu Fanta Alemaw, Timothy E. Simalenga · American Journal of Climate Change Open access 2015 42
34 Anthropogenic Enhancement of Moderate-to-Strong El Niño Events Likely Contributed to Drought and Poor Harvests in Southern Africa During 2016 Chris C. Funk, Frank Davenport, Laura Harrison et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2018 39
35 Modeling Services Liberalization: The Case of Tanzania Jesper Rindom Jensen, Thomas Fox Rutherford, David G. Tarr · Journal of Economic Integration Open access 15 Dec 2010 38
36 Emerging patterns of abstraction in environmental education: A review of materials, methods and professional development perspectives Rob O’Donoghue, Vladimir Russo · Environmental Education Research Aug 2004 38
37 Improving early warning of drought-driven food insecurity in southern Africa using operational hydrological monitoring and forecasting products Shraddhanand Shukla, Kristi R. Arsenault, Abheera Hazra et al. · Natural hazards and earth system sciences Open access 30 Apr 2020 37
38 No evidence for avoidance of visibly diseased conspecifics in the highly social banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) Bonnie M. Fairbanks, Dana Michelle Hawley, Kathleen A. Alexander · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2 Dec 2014 37
39 Rabies in Cats—An Emerging Public Health Issue Christine Fehlner‐Gardiner, Gyanendra Gongal, Tenzin Tenzin et al. · Viruses Open access 19 Oct 2024 36
40 The Changing Face of Water: A Dynamic Reflection of Antibiotic Resistance Across Landscapes Claire Sanderson, John Tyler Fox, Eric R. Dougherty et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 6 Sep 2018 36
41 Numerical weather prediction and climate modelling: Challenges and opportunities for improving climate services delivery in Southern Africa Arlindo Meque, Sunshine M. Gamedze, Thembani Moitlhobogi et al. · Climate Services Open access Aug 2021 34
42 Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of reactive, targeted indoor residual spraying for malaria control in low-transmission settings: a cluster-randomised, non-inferiority trial in South Africa David Bath et al. · The Lancet Open access Feb 2021 34
43 Leptospira interrogansat the Human–Wildlife Interface in Northern Botswana: A Newly Identified Public Health Threat Sarah E. Jobbins, Claire Sanderson, Kathleen A. Alexander · Zoonoses and Public Health 14 May 2013 34
44 Utilisation of Leucaena diversifolia, Leucaena esculenta, Leucaena pallida and Calliandra calothyrsus as nitrogen supplements for growing goats fed maize stover F.V. Nherera, L.R. Ndlovu, B.H. Dzowela · Animal Feed Science and Technology Aug 1998 34
45 Implications of daylength sensitivity in bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) for production in Botswana David Harris, Sayed Nader Azam-Ali · The Journal of Agricultural Science Feb 1993 34
46 Do not feed the wildlife: associations between garbage use, aggression, and disease in banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) Bonnie Fairbanks Flint, Dana Michelle Hawley, Kathleen A. Alexander · Ecology and Evolution Open access 25 Jul 2016 33
47 Soil properties, crop water use and cereal yields in Botswana after additions of mulch and manure D.C. Carter, David Harris, J. B. Youngquist et al. · Field Crops Research Jul 1992 33
48 Beyond El Niño: Unsung climate modes drive African floods Andrea Ficchì, Hannah Cloke, Cláudia Neves et al. · Weather and Climate Extremes Open access 29 Jun 2021 32
49 Serological Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulation in Domestic Cattle and African Buffalo in Northern Botswana (2010–2011) Ferran Jori, Kathleen A. Alexander, Mokganedi Mokopasetso et al. · Frontiers in Veterinary Science Open access 25 Nov 2015 29
50 Shepherding Sub-Saharan Africa's Wildlife Through Peak Anthropogenic Pressure Toward a Green Anthropocene Peter Andrew Lindsey, S.H. Anderson, Amy Dickman et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources ReviewOpen access 17 Oct 2022 28

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