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Most cited papers in Community and Sustainable Development

Community and Sustainable Development

What are the most cited papers in Community and Sustainable Development?

The most cited paper in Community and Sustainable Development is "Sense of community: A definition and theory" (David W. McMillan, David M. Chavis, 1986), with 5,823 citations. Next come "Grounded Theory and Sensitizing Concepts" (1,886) and "Trust, Social Capital, Civil Society, and Democracy" (1,016).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 61 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Sense of community: A definition and theory David W. McMillan, David M. Chavis · Journal of Community Psychology 1986 5,823
2 Grounded Theory and Sensitizing Concepts Glenn A. Bowen · International Journal of Qualitative Methods Open access Sep 2006 1,886
3 Trust, Social Capital, Civil Society, and Democracy Kenneth Newton · International Political Science Review Apr 2001 1,016
4 Diversification of Revenue Strategies: Evolving Resource Dependence in Nonprofit Organizations Karen A. Froelich · Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Sep 1999 861
5 The Talk and Back Talk of Collective Action: A Dialogic Analysis of Repertoires of Discourse among Nineteenth‐Century English Cotton Spinners Marc W. Steinberg · American Journal of Sociology Nov 1999 634
6 Making the Most of Collaboration: Exploring the Relationship Between Partnership Synergy and Partnership Functioning Elisa S. Weiss, Rebecca M. Anderson, Roz Diane Lasker · Health Education & Behavior Dec 2002 372
7 Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Performance Measurement Ross W Millar, Kelly Hall · Public Management Review 30 Jul 2012 369
8 Strengthening the ‘social’ in sustainable development: Developing a conceptual framework for social sustainability in a rapid urban growth region in Australia Michael Cuthill · Sustainable Development 27 May 2009 367
9 What Do We Mean by 'Community Resilience'? A Systematic Literature Review of How It Is Defined in the Literature. Sonny S. Patel, Marian Brooke Rogers, Richard Amlôt et al. · PubMed ReviewOpen access Feb 2017 347
10 3. Paradigm shifts and the practice of participatory research and development Robert Chambers · Practical Action Publishing eBooks Book chapterOpen access 1995 342
11 Collaborative Strategic Management: Strategy Formulation and Implementation by Multi-Organizational Cross-Sector Social Partnerships Amelia C. Clarke, Mark A. Fuller · Journal of Business Ethics Jul 2010 276
12 Making a Difference: The Social Ecology of Social Transformation Kenneth I. Matón · American Journal of Community Psychology Feb 2000 258
13 Toward an interactional approach to sustainable community development Jeffrey C. Bridger, Albert E. Luloff · Journal of Rural Studies Oct 1999 255
14 Conceptualizing community development in the twenty-first century David Matarrita‐Cascante, Mark A. Brennan · Community Development 28 Oct 2011 246
15 Individual-level correlates of sense of community: Findings from workplace and school Mark A. Royal, Robert J. Rossi · Journal of Community Psychology Oct 1996 234
16 Citizen participation and emprowerment: The case of local environmental hazards Richard C. Rich, Michael R. Edelstein, William K. Hallman et al. · American Journal of Community Psychology Oct 1995 232
17 A Dialogical, Story-Based Evaluation Tool: The Most Significant Change Technique Jessica Dart, Rick Davies · American Journal of Evaluation Jun 2003 230
18 A new continuity with colonial administration: Participation in development management Bill Cooke · Third World Quarterly Feb 2003 230
19 Community capacity-building: Something old, something new . . .? Gary Craig · Critical Social Policy 19 Jul 2007 226
20 Remaking participation: challenges for community development practice Robyn Eversole · Community Development Journal Open access 11 Aug 2010 224
21 Agricultural Extension: Ezatollah Karami · Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 27 Mar 1995 210
22 Anthropology and development Arturo Escobar · International Social Science Journal Open access Dec 1997 207
23 Evaluating the engagement of universities in capacity building for sustainable development in local communities Chris Shiel, Walter Leal Filho, Arminda Maria Finisterra Do Paço et al. · Evaluation and Program Planning Open access 18 Jul 2015 195
24 Multiple senses of community: the experience and meaning of community Terri Mannarini, Angela Fedi · Journal of Community Psychology Open access 29 Jan 2009 188
25 Three faces of integrative coordination: a model of interorganizational relations in community-based health and human services. John M. Bolland, Joe Wilson · PubMed Open access Aug 1994 177
26 A Practitioner's Guide to Successful Coalitions Thomas Wolff · American Journal of Community Psychology Apr 2001 163
27 Empowering Communities to Act for a Change: A Review of the Community Empowerment Programs towards Sustainability and Resilience Diana Dushkova, Olga Vasilievna Ivlieva · Sustainability Open access 9 Oct 2024 159
28 Community and Community Development in Resource-Based Areas: Operational Definitions Rooted in an Interactional Perspective Gene L. Theodori · Society & Natural Resources Open access Aug 2005 158
29 Measuring capacity building in communities: a review of the literature Selma Liberato, Julie Kay Brimblecombe, Jan Ritchie et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 9 Nov 2011 156
30 Leading for Urban School Reform and Community Development Terrance L. Green · Educational Administration Quarterly 20 Mar 2015 149
31 The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and the Community Capitals Framework: The Importance of System-Level Approaches to Community Change Efforts Isabel A. Gutiérrez-Montes, Mary Emery, Edith Fernández-Baca · Community Development 12 Jun 2009 149
32 Sense of community and political participation William B. Davidson, Patrick R. Cotte · Journal of Community Psychology Apr 1989 149
33 Local economic development: new generations of actors, policies and instruments for Africa A.H.J. Helmsing · Public Administration and Development Feb 2003 144
34 Research on Balint groups: A literature review Kaatje Van Roy, Stijn Vanheule, Ruth Inslegers · Patient Education and Counseling 27 Jan 2015 142
35 Appreciative inquiry as a mode of action research for community psychology Neil M. Boyd, David S. Bright · Journal of Community Psychology 25 Oct 2007 141
36 Sustainability indicators: the problem of integration Stephen Morse, Nora McNamara, Moses Acholo et al. · Sustainable Development 26 Jan 2001 140
37 Piecing Together Multicultural Community: Cultural Differences in Community Building among Grass-Roots Environmentalists Paul Lichterman · Social Problems Nov 1995 140
38 Venture philanthropy and social entrepreneurship in community redevelopment David M. Van Slyke, Harvey K. Newman · Nonprofit Management and Leadership 2006 137
39 Community Capitals as Community Resilience to Climate Change: Conceptual Connections Shaikh Mohammad Kais, Md Saidul Islam · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 6 Dec 2016 136
40 Protected areas, wildlife-based community tourism and community livelihoods dynamics: spiraling up and down of community capitals Moren Tibabo Stone, Gyan P. Nyaupane · Journal of Sustainable Tourism 16 Aug 2017 134
41 The nature of complex organizations: The case of Cooperative Extension Nancy Franz, Lisa Townson · New Directions for Evaluation Dec 2008 129
42 Three Faces of Empowerment: Expanding the Theory of Empowerment in Community Development Kenneth E. Pigg · Community Development Mar 2002 126
43 Community resilience in rural China: The case of Hu Village, Sichuan Province Geoff A. Wilson, Zhanping Hu, Sanzidur Rahman · Journal of Rural Studies Open access 9 Apr 2018 125
44 Towards the development of standards in emergency management training and education David E. Alexander · Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal May 2003 122
45 The concept of fisheries-dependent communities Katherine Brookfield, Tim Stuart Gray, Jenny L. Hatchard · Fisheries Research 24 Dec 2004 120
46 Sustainable entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals: Community‐led initiatives, the social solidarity economy and commons ecologies Ana Margarida Esteves, Audley Genus, Thomas Henfrey et al. · Business Strategy and the Environment Open access 27 Jan 2021 119
47 Individual resilience in rural people: a Queensland study, Australia Desley Gail Hegney, Elizabeth Buikstra, Peter G. Baker et al. · Rural and Remote Health Open access 22 Oct 2007 119
48 Neighborhood and sense of community Thomas J. Glynn · Journal of Community Psychology Oct 1986 115
49 2001 INVITED ADDRESS: Empowerment Evaluation: Building Communities of Practice and a Culture of Learning David M. Fetterman · American Journal of Community Psychology Feb 2002 114
50 How does community context influence coalitions in the formation stage? a multiple case study based on the Community Coalition Action Theory Michelle Crozier Kegler, Jessica Rigler, Sally Honeycutt · BMC Public Health Open access 23 Feb 2010 113

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