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Most cited papers from United Nations Development Programme

What are the most cited papers from United Nations Development Programme?

The most cited paper from United Nations Development Programme is "Towards Integration at Last? The Sustainable Development Goals as a Network of Targets" (David Le Blanc, 2015), with 1,667 citations. Next come "The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems" (1,209) and "Synergism of nutrition, infection, and immunity: an overview" (968).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 155 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Towards Integration at Last? The Sustainable Development Goals as a Network of Targets David Le Blanc · Sustainable Development 10 Apr 2015 1,667
2 The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems James E. M. Watson et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution 24 Feb 2018 1,209
3 Synergism of nutrition, infection, and immunity: an overview N. S. Scrimshaw, John Paul SanGiovanni · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access Aug 1997 968
4 Human Development Report 2009. Overcoming Barriers: Human Mobility and Development Jeni Klugman · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 5 Oct 2009 811
5 Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society—Lancet Commission Linda‐Gail Bekker et al. · The Lancet Open access Jul 2018 779
6 Human Development Report 2013. The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World Khalid Malik · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 15 Mar 2013 769
7 Human Development Report 2011. Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All Jeni Klugman · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2 Nov 2011 683
8 Human Development Report 1994 Inge Kaul · American Journal of Economics and Sociology 1995 606
9 THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM: OPERATIONALIZING SEN'S IDEAS ON CAPABILITIES Sakiko Fukuda‐Parr · Feminist Economics 2003 554
10 Input Subsidies to Improve Smallholder Maize Productivity in Malawi: Toward an African Green Revolution Glenn Denning, Patrick Kabambe, Pedro A. Sánchez et al. · PLoS Biology Open access 23 Jan 2009 521
11 Principles of Natural Regeneration of Tropical Dry Forests for Restoration Daniel Luís Mascia Vieira, Aldicir Osni Scariot · Restoration Ecology Open access 3 Feb 2006 518
12 Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity Hedley S. Grantham et al. · Nature Communications Open access 8 Dec 2020 475
13 The extent of forest in dryland biomes Jean‐François Bastin et al. · Science Open access 11 May 2017 469
14 Preeclampsia, gestational hypertension and intrauterine growth restriction, related or independent conditions? José Villar, Guillermo Carroli, DANIEL M. WOJDYLA et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Open access 31 Mar 2006 468
15 The UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles C. McSweeney, Mark George New, Gil Lizcano et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access Oct 2009 466
16 From impacts assessment to adaptation priorities: the shaping of adaptation policy Ian Burton, Saleemul Huq, Bo A Lim et al. · Climate Policy 2002 456
17 The HDI 2010: new controversies, old critiques Jeni Klugman, Francisco R. Rodríguez, Hyung-Jin Choi · The Journal of Economic Inequality 23 May 2011 440
18 Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico Nora Claudia Lustig, Luis Felipe López-Calva, Eduardo Ortiz-Juárez · World Development 13 Oct 2012 405
19 The Social Content of Macroeconomic Policies Diane Elson, Nilüfer Çağatay · World Development Jul 2000 376
20 Human rights violations against sex workers: burden and effect on HIV Michele R. Decker, Anna-Louise Crago, Sandra Ka Hon Chu et al. · The Lancet Open access 21 Jul 2014 374
21 Disruption of Fgf10/Fgfr2b-coordinated epithelial-mesenchymal interactions causes cleft palate Ritva Rice, Bradley Spencer‐Dene, Elaine C. Connor et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Jun 2004 360
22 Change in Terrestrial Human Footprint Drives Continued Loss of Intact Ecosystems Brooke Anne Williams, Oscar Venter, James R. Allan et al. · One Earth Open access Sep 2020 356
23 A typology of adaptation actions: A global look at climate adaptation actions financed through the Global Environment Facility Bonizella Biagini, Rosina Bierbaum, Missy Stults et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access 8 Feb 2014 355
24 World Health Organization randomized trial of calcium supplementation among low calcium intake pregnant women José Villar, Hany Abdel‐Aleem, Mario Merialdi et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Mar 2006 351
25 Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas Jose A. Rehbein, James E. M. Watson, Joe L. Lane et al. · Global Change Biology 5 Mar 2020 322
26 Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya Francis Opiyo, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Moses Moywaywa Nyangito et al. · International Journal of Disaster Risk Science Open access Sep 2015 319
27 Epidemiology and control of human gastrointestinal parasites in children Michael Oscar Harhay, John D. Horton, Piero Olliaro · Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy Open access 28 Jan 2010 318
28 A vulnerability approach to the definition of the middle class Luis Felipe López-Calva, Eduardo Ortiz-Juárez · The Journal of Economic Inequality 23 Jan 2013 315
29 Facing the Crisis: Improving the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in the HIV Era Mark D. Perkins, Jane A. Cunningham · The Journal of Infectious Diseases Jul 2007 299
30 National Adaptation Programme of Action Aminul Islam, Rajib Shaw, Fuad Hassan Mallick · Disaster risk reduction Book chapter 2013 288
31 Collect Earth: Land Use and Land Cover Assessment through Augmented Visual Interpretation Adia Bey, Alfonso Sánchez-Paus Díaz, Danae Maniatis et al. · Remote Sensing Open access 28 Sep 2016 276
32 The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity James R. Allan, Hugh P. Possingham, Scott Atkinson et al. · Science Open access 2 Jun 2022 256
33 Sea‐level scenarios for evaluating coastal impacts Robert J. Nicholls, Susan Hanson, Jason A. Lowe et al. · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change Open access 3 Oct 2013 251
34 Co-engineering Participatory Water Management Processes: Theory and Insights from Australian and Bulgarian Interventions Katherine A. Daniell, Ian M. White, Nils Ferrand et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2010 245
35 Conservation prioritization can resolve the flagship species conundrum Jennifer McGowan, Linda J. Beaumont, Robert J. Smith et al. · Nature Communications Open access 24 Feb 2020 243
36 Current recommendations on the selection of measures for well-being Tyler J. VanderWeele, Claudia Trudel‐Fitzgerald, Paul V. Allin et al. · Preventive Medicine Open access 31 Jan 2020 230
37 The Young Person's Guide to the Theil Index: Suggesting Intuitive Interpretations and Exploring Analytical Applications Pedro Conceição, Pedro Ferreira · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2000 221
38 Infection and Transformation of Bovine Lymphoid Cells in vitro by Infective Particles of Theileria parva C.G.D. Brown, David A. Stagg, R.E. Purnell et al. · Nature Sep 1973 217
39 Embedding non-communicable diseases in the post-2015 development agenda George A.O. Alleyne, Agnès Binagwaho, Andy Haines et al. · The Lancet Feb 2013 215
40 Short Maternal Stature Increases Risk of Small-for-Gestational-Age and Preterm Births in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis and Population Attributable Fraction Naoko Kozuki et al. · Journal of Nutrition ReviewOpen access Oct 2015 214
41 Assessing the incremental effects of combining economic and health interventions: the IMAGE study in South Africa Julia H. Kim, Giulia Ferrari, Charlotte Watts et al. · Bulletin of the World Health Organization Open access 9 Sep 2009 208
42 Pro-poor growth: concepts and measurement with country case studies Nanak Kakwani, Shahidur R. Khandker, Hyun Hwa Son · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) Aug 2004 208
43 Recruiting international students as skilled migrants: the global ‘skills race’ as viewed from Australia and Malaysia Christopher Ziguras, Siew Fang Law · Globalisation Societies and Education Mar 2006 206
44 Toward a food secure future: Ensuring food security for sustainable human development in Sub-Saharan Africa Pedro Conceição, Sebastian Levine, Michael Lipton et al. · Food Policy 29 Mar 2016 202
45 The African Millennium Villages Pedro A. Sánchez et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 17 Oct 2007 202
46 Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates James R. Allan, James E. M. Watson, Moreno Di Marco et al. · PLoS Biology Open access 12 Mar 2019 196
47 Integrating local and scientific knowledge for adaptation to land degradation: Kalahari rangeland management options Mark S. Reed, Andrew J. Dougill, Michael J. H. Taylor · Land Degradation and Development 21 Jan 2007 192
48 Archipelago-Wide Island Restoration in the Galápagos Islands: Reducing Costs of Invasive Mammal Eradication Programs and Reinvasion Risk Victor G. Carrión, C. Josh Donlan, Karl J. Campbell et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 11 May 2011 191
49 Sustainability Standards for Palm Oil Clara A. Brandi, Tobia Cabani, Christoph Hosang et al. · The Journal of Environment & Development 22 Jul 2015 187
50 Assessing Nutritional Diversity of Cropping Systems in African Villages Roseline Remans, Dan F. B. Flynn, Fabrice DeClerck et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 16 Jun 2011 183

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