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Most cited papers in Latin American rural development

Latin American rural development

What are the most cited papers in Latin American rural development?

The most cited paper in Latin American rural development is "Keepers of maize in Chiapas, Mexico" (M.R. Bellon, Stephen B. Brush, 1994), with 224 citations. Next come "The ecological basis for the application of traditional agricultural technology in the management of tropical agro-ecosystems" (218) and "The Situation for Quinoa and Its Production in Southern Bolivia: From Economic Success to Environmental Disaster" (180).

Showing 50 of 102 papers. Every paper with more than 36 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Keepers of maize in Chiapas, Mexico M.R. Bellon, Stephen B. Brush · Economic Botany Apr 1994 224
2 The ecological basis for the application of traditional agricultural technology in the management of tropical agro-ecosystems Stephen R. Gliessman, Ricardo García, Moises Amador · Agro-Ecosystems Oct 1981 218
3 The Situation for Quinoa and Its Production in Southern Bolivia: From Economic Success to Environmental Disaster Sven‐Erik Jacobsen · Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 22 May 2011 180
4 Maize Diversity, Variety Attributes, and Farmers’ Choices in Southeastern Guanajuato, Mexico Mélinda Smale, M.R. Bellon, José Alfonso Aguirre Gómez · Economic Development and Cultural Change Oct 2001 167
5 A maize landscape: Ethnicity and agro-biodiversity in Chiapas Mexico Stephen B. Brush, Hugo Perales · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 3 Feb 2007 157
6 Environmental and technological degradation in peasant agriculture: A consequence of development in Mexico Raúl García-Barrios, Luis García‐Barrios · World Development Nov 1990 155
7 Behavioral Ecology and the Transition to Agriculture Deborah I. Olszewski · American Anthropologist 26 May 2007 153
8 Networks of exchange among Mexicans in the U.S. and Mexico: local level mediating responses to national and international transformations Carlos G. Vélez-lbáñez · Urban anthropology and studies of cultural systems and world economic development 1988 140
9 Maize yield in Mexico under climate change Carolina Ureta, Edgar Javier González, Alejandro Palacios–Espinosa et al. · Agricultural Systems 17 Oct 2019 138
10 NAFTA and Mexico's maize producers Alain de Janvry, Élisabeth Sadoulet, Gustavo Gordillo de Anda · World Development Aug 1995 134
11 Historia del agro argentino: Desde la Conquista hasta fines del siglo XX Osvaldo Fabián Graciano · Mundo Agrario Open access Dec 2001 134
12 The ethnoecology of maize variety management: A case study from Mexico M.R. Bellon · Human Ecology Sep 1991 122
13 Understanding the Interaction of Rural People with Ecosystems: A Case Study in a Tropical Dry Forest of Mexico Alicia Castillo, Antonieta Magaña, Anna Pujadas et al. · Ecosystems Sep 2005 121
14 Tzintzuntzan. Mexican Peasants in a Changing World William Madsen · Hispanic American Historical Review Open access Nov 1968 116
15 Un mar de soja: la nueva agricultura en Argentina y sus consecuencias Carlos Reboratti · Revista de geografía Norte Grande Open access May 2010 111
16 Combining disciplines in rapid appraisal: The Sondeo approach Peter E. Hildebrand · Agricultural Administration Nov 1981 111
17 Climate and land-use change in field-crop ecosystems of Argentina Ernesto Francisco Viglizzo, Z.E. Roberto, F. Lértora et al. · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment Nov 1997 104
18 Man's use of an andean ecosystem Stephen B. Brush · Human Ecology Apr 1976 102
19 Participatory landrace selection for on-farm conservation: An example from the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico M.R. Bellon, Julien Berthaud, Mélinda Smale et al. · Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution Jun 2003 101
20 Agricultural policy, climate change and food security in Mexico Kirsten Albrechtsen de Appendini, Diana M. Liverman · Food Policy Apr 1994 99
21 Seasonal Precipitation Regimes in Baja California, Mexico James Rodney Hastings, Raymond Marriner Turner · Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography Dec 1965 92
22 SMALL-SCALE DAIRY FARMING IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CENTRAL MEXICO: TECHNICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ASPECTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON POVERTY Angélica Espinoza‐Ortega, Enrique Espinosa Ayala, Jesús Bastida-López et al. · Experimental Agriculture 28 Mar 2007 92
23 The Dynamics of Farmers’ Maize Seed Supply Practices in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico L.B. Badstue, M.R. Bellon, Julien Berthaud et al. · World Development 13 Jul 2007 92
24 Drogas, violencia y militarización en el México rural. El caso de Michoacán Salvador Maldonado Aranda · Revista Mexicana de Sociología Open access 2012 90
25 Demographic and social differentiation among Northern Peruvian peasants Carmen Diana Deere, Alain de Janvry · The Journal of Peasant Studies Apr 1981 89
26 The Reconstruction of a Modern Mexican Peasantry David Barkin · The Journal of Peasant Studies Oct 2002 88
27 La desagrarización del campo mexicano Hubert Carton de Grammont · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) Open access 2009 86
28 Y venimos a contradecir: Los campesinos de Morelos y el estado nacional John Womack · Hispanic American Historical Review Nov 1977 83
29 Presiones sobre la conservación asociadas al uso de la tierra en las ecorregiones terrestres de la Argentina Ana Sofía Nanni et al. · Ecología Austral Open access Aug 2020 81
30 The Transformation of Rural Mexico: Reforming the Ejido Sector Heather L. Williams · Hispanic American Historical Review Aug 1999 81
31 The agroecology of corn production in Tlaxcala, Mexico Miguel Angel Altieri, Javier A. Trujillo · Human Ecology Jun 1987 78
32 The impact of the tomato agroindustry on the rural poor in Mexico María Antonieta Barrón, Fernando Rello · Agricultural Economics Open access Sep 2000 76
33 La nueva ruralidad en América Latina Hubert Carton de Grammont · Revista Mexicana de Sociologí­a Oct 2004 76
34 Vulnerability of rainfed maize crops in Mexico to climate change C. Conde, Diana M. Liverman, Marco A. Flores et al. · Climate Research Open access 1997 75
35 Farmers’ genetic perceptions regarding their crop populations: An example with maize in the central valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico Daniela Soleri, David Arthur Cleveland · Economic Botany 2001 74
36 Evolution of the knowledge system for agricultural development in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico Ellen McCullough, Pamela A. Matson · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 23 May 2011 73
37 MUJERES RURALES Y NUEVA RURALIDAD EN COLOMBIA María Adelaida Farah Quijano, Edelmira Pérez Correa · REVISTA NERA Open access 29 May 2012 73
38 Sustainable Cattle Ranching in Practice: Moving from Theory to Planning in Colombia’s Livestock Sector Amy M. Lerner, Andrés Felipe Ramírez Zuluaga, Julian Chará et al. · Environmental Management 17 Jun 2017 72
39 The Uneven Influence of Climate Trends and Agricultural Policies on Maize Production in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Sofía Márdero, Birgit Inge Schmook, Jorge Omar López–Martínez et al. · Land Open access 26 Jun 2018 71
40 Estudios rurales en América Latina en el periodo de globalización neoliberal: ¿una nueva ruralidad? Cristóbal Kay · RePub (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Open access 2009 69
41 Reconstructing the Maize Market in Rural M exico Kirsten Albrechtsen de Appendini · Journal of Agrarian Change Open access 25 Mar 2013 69
42 A Regional analysis of Maize Biological Diversity in Southeastern Guanajuato, MéXico José Alfonso Aguirre Gómez, M.R. Bellon, Mélinda Smale · Economic Botany 2000 68
43 Urbanization and the consumption of fertile land and other ecological changes: the case of Buenos Aires Jorge Morello, Gustavo D. Buzai, Claudia A. Baxendale et al. · Environment and Urbanization Open access Oct 2000 67
44 Some Aspects of Argentine Rainfall Maria Josefina Olascoaga · Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Open access 1950 66
45 Rural Women and State Policy: Feminist Perspectives on Latin American Agricultural Development Marilyn E. Swisher · Hispanic American Historical Review Open access Nov 1988 65
46 Socioeconomic change and patterns of growth in the Andes Thomas Leatherman, James W. Carey, R. Brooke Thomas · American Journal of Physical Anthropology Jul 1995 65
47 Mexican maize production: Evolving organizational and spatial structures since 1980 Stuart H. Sweeney, Douglas G. Steigerwald, Frank Davenport et al. · Applied Geography 20 Jan 2013 64
48 IMPORTANCIA DE LOS MAÍCES NATIVOS DE MÉXICO EN LA DIETA NACIONAL. UNA REVISIÓN INDISPENSABLE Rocío Fernández-Suárez, Luis A. Morales-Chávez, Amanda Gálvez Mariscal · Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana Open access 8 Nov 2013 64
49 Traditional Maize Storage Methods of Mayan Farmers in Yucatan, Mexico: Implications for Seed Selection and Crop Diversity Luis L. Vázquez Moreno, J. Tuxill, Elaine Yupit Moo et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation 9 Aug 2005 63
50 The “sowing of concrete”: Peri-urban smallholder perceptions of rural–urban land change in the Central Peruvian Andes Andreas Haller · Land Use Policy Open access 11 Dec 2013 61

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