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Most cited papers from Sustainability Institute

What are the most cited papers from Sustainability Institute?

The most cited paper from Sustainability Institute is "What is Social Learning?" (Mark S. Reed, Anna C. Evely, Georgina Cundill et al., 2010), with 1,558 citations. Next come "Toward Principles for Enhancing the Resilience of Ecosystem Services" (1,247) and "The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal" (1,136).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 262 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 What is Social Learning? Mark S. Reed, Anna C. Evely, Georgina Cundill et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2010 1,558
2 Toward Principles for Enhancing the Resilience of Ecosystem Services Reinette Biggs, Maja Schlüter‬, Duan Biggs et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources ReviewOpen access 10 Aug 2012 1,247
3 The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal Kevin J. Gaston, Jonathan Bennie, Thomas W. Davies et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Review 8 Apr 2013 1,136
4 Bayesian stable isotope mixing models Andrew C. Parnell, Donald L. Phillips, Stuart Bearhop et al. · Environmetrics 19 Jul 2013 1,111
5 Methane fluxes show consistent temperature dependence across microbial to ecosystem scales Gabriel Yvon‐Durocher, Andrew P. Allen, David Bastviken et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2014 1,099
6 Enabling large-scale hydrogen storage in porous media – the scientific challenges Niklas Heinemann, Juan M. Alcalde, Johannes M. Miocic et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2021 1,070
7 The arms race between bacteria and their phage foes Hannah G. Hampton, Bridget N. J. Watson, Peter C. Fineran · Nature 15 Jan 2020 1,018
8 Insights from Earth system model initial-condition large ensembles and future prospects Clara Deser, Flavio Lehner, Keith B. Rodgers et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 30 Mar 2020 952
9 A Review on Heavy Metal Ions and Containing Dyes Removal Through Graphene Oxide‐Based Adsorption Strategies for Textile Wastewater Treatment Sasireka Velusamy, Anurag Roy, Senthilarasu Sundaram et al. · The Chemical Record Open access 4 Feb 2021 911
10 Urban land teleconnections and sustainability Karen C. Seto, Anette Reenberg, Christopher G. Boone et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access May 2012 905
11 QSAR without borders Eugene N. Muratov, Jürgen Bajorath, Robert P. Sheridan et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 2020 902
12 Advances in solar energy conversion Jinlong Gong, Can Li, Michael R. Wasielewski · Chemical Society Reviews 2019 826
13 Health Benefits from Nature Experiences Depend on Dose Danielle F. Shanahan, Robert A. Baruch Bush, Kevin J. Gaston et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 23 Jun 2016 809
14 Very Strong Atmospheric Methane Growth in the 4 Years 2014–2017: Implications for the Paris Agreement Euan G. Nisbet et al. · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access 5 Feb 2019 806
15 Bioenergy and climate change mitigation: an assessment Felix Creutzig et al. · GCB Bioenergy Open access 4 Jul 2014 765
16 Interactions between bacterial and phage communities in natural environments Anne Chevallereau, Benoît J. Pons, Stineke van Houte et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 9 Aug 2021 757
17 Environmental life-cycle costing: a code of practice Thomas E. Swarr, David J. Hunkeler, Walter Klöpffer et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Open access 26 Apr 2011 651
18 Lifestyle of the Tight and Frugal: Theory and Measurement John L. Lastovicka, Lance A. Bettencourt, Renée Shaw Hughner et al. · Journal of Consumer Research Jun 1999 643
19 Global evidence that deforestation amplifies flood risk and severity in the developing world Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Navjot S. Sodhi, Kelvin S.‐H. Peh et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 21 Aug 2007 635
20 Organizational Ecology and Institutional Change in Global Governance Kenneth Wayne Abbott, Jessica Green, Robert O. Keohane · International Organization 2016 620
21 Application of Modular Construction in High-Rise Buildings R. Mark Lawson, Ray G. Ogden, Rory Bergin · Journal of Architectural Engineering 21 Jul 2011 590
22 Prophages mediate defense against phage infection through diverse mechanisms Joseph Bondy‐Denomy, Z. Jason Qian, Edze Rients Westra et al. · The ISME Journal Open access 3 Jun 2016 556
23 Climate change vulnerability assessment of species Wendy Foden, Bruce E. Young, H. Reşi̇t Akçakaya et al. · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change Open access 11 Oct 2018 537
24 Measuring acoustic habitats Nathan D. Merchant, Kurt M. Fristrup, Mark P. Johnson et al. · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Open access 23 Dec 2014 526
25 The biological impacts of artificial light at night: the research challenge Kevin J. Gaston, Marcel E. Visser, Franz Hölker · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 16 Mar 2015 523
26 Meta-analysis of cellular toxicity for cadmium-containing quantum dots Eunkeu Oh, Rong Liu, André E. Nel et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Review 29 Feb 2016 504
27 Studying the complexity of change: toward an analytical framework for understanding deliberate social-ecological transformations Michele‐Lee Moore, Ola Tjörnbo, Elin Enfors et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2014 500
28 Governance for Sustainability* John Elkington · Corporate Governance An International Review 24 Oct 2006 469
29 Functional trait space and the latitudinal diversity gradient Christine A. Lamanna et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 15 Sep 2014 439
30 Reallocating Time to Sleep, Sedentary Behaviors, or Active Behaviors: Associations With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Biomarkers, NHANES 2005–2006 Matthew Paul Buman, ELISABETH A. H. WINKLER, Jonathan M. Kurka et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology 6 Dec 2013 432
31 Sustainability assessment: the state of the art Alan Bond, Angus Morrison‐Saunders, Jenny Pope · Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Mar 2012 432
32 Participatory scenario planning in place-based social-ecological research: insights and experiences from 23 case studies Elisa Oteros‐Rozas et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2015 418
33 Urban disaster recovery: a measurement framework and its application to the 1995 Kobe earthquake Stephanie E. Chang · Disasters 26 Oct 2009 389
34 Board gender diversity and carbon emissions: European evidence on curvilinear relationships and critical mass Claudio Nuber, Patrick Velte · Business Strategy and the Environment Open access 17 Jan 2021 372
35 Evaluating agricultural trade-offs in the age of sustainable development David Kanter, Mark Musumba, Sylvia L. R. Wood et al. · Agricultural Systems Open access 18 Oct 2016 349
36 Energy Intensity of Agriculture and Food Systems Nathan L. Pelletier, E. Audsley, Sonja B. Brodt et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources Review 2 Mar 2011 340
37 How does the context and design of participatory decision making processes affect their outcomes? Evidence from sustainable land management in global drylands Joris de Vente, Mark S. Reed, Lindsay Carman Stringer et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2016 337
38 Environmental standards and labor productivity: Understanding the mechanisms that sustain sustainability Magali A. Delmas, Sanja Peković · Journal of Organizational Behavior 11 Sep 2012 337
39 Endocrine-disruptive chemicals as contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater and surface water: A review Teddy Kabeya Kasonga, Martie A.A. Coetzee, Ilunga Alain Kamika et al. · Journal of Environmental Management 10 Oct 2020 334
40 Sustainability Leadership: Co-creating a Sustainable Future Mary A. Ferdig · Journal of Change Management Mar 2007 334
41 Global maps of soil temperature Jonas J. Lembrechts et al. · Global Change Biology Open access406 authors 30 Dec 2021 332
42 Conflict in invasive species management Sarah L. Crowley, Steve Hinchliffe, Robbie A. McDonald · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13 Mar 2017 330
43 Climate Change and Violent Conflict Jürgen Scheffran, Michael Brzoska, Jasmin Kominek et al. · Science 17 May 2012 329
44 Valuing green infrastructure in an urban environment under pressure — The Johannesburg case Alexis Schäffler, Mark Swilling · Ecological Economics 13 Jun 2012 329
45 Key strategies, resources, and capabilities for implementing circular economy in industrial small and medium enterprises Vanessa Prieto‐Sandoval, Carmen Jaca, Javier Santos et al. · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Open access 30 Apr 2019 321
46 Corporate Social Responsibility and Earnings Management: Evidence from Asian Economies Bert Scholtens, Feng‐Ching Kang · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Open access 9 Mar 2012 305
47 Increased Flood Exposure Due to Climate Change and Population Growth in the United States Daniel L. Swain, Oliver E. J. Wing, Paul Bates et al. · Earth s Future Open access 30 Oct 2020 300
48 Theorizing Regulatory Intermediaries Kenneth Wayne Abbott, David Levi‐Faur, Duncan Snidal · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Mar 2017 297
49 Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people Forest Isaac Isbell et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Open access 18 Jul 2022 295
50 Boundary object or bridging concept? A citation network analysis of resilience Jacopo Alessandro Baggio, Katrina Myrvang Brown, Denis Hellebrandt · Ecology and Society Open access 2015 293

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