| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Sustainable intensification in African agriculture | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 785 |
| 2 | The spread of Conservation Agriculture: justification, sustainability and uptake | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2009 | 608 |
| 3 | The role of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2015 | 435 |
| 4 | The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2010 | 405 |
| 5 | Assessing a farm's sustainability: insights from resilience thinking | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2010 | 288 |
| 6 | The Malawi agricultural input subsidy programme: 2005/06 to 2008/09 | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 249 |
| 7 | The carbon footprints of food crop production | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2009 | 224 |
| 8 | Green Agriculture: foundations for biodiverse, resilient and productive agricultural systems | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2012 | 209 |
| 9 | Sustainable urban agriculture: stocktake and opportunities | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2010 | 191 |
| 10 | External Costs of Agricultural Production in the United States | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2004 | 178 |
| 11 | A quantitative and qualitative historical analysis of the scientific discipline of agroecology | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2009 | 167 |
| 12 | Agroforestry Tree Products (AFTPs): Targeting Poverty Reduction and Enhanced Livelihoods | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2005 | 158 |
| 13 | Pathways for impact: scientists' different perspectives on agricultural innovation | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2009 | 149 |
| 14 | Higher Yields with Fewer External Inputs? The System of Rice Intensification and Potential Contributions to Agricultural Sustainability | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2003 | 138 |
| 15 | The role of agricultural biodiversity in strengthening resilience to climate change: towards an analytical framework | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2013 | 127 |
| 16 | Push—pull technology: a conservation agriculture approach for integrated management of insect pests, weeds and soil health in Africa | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 124 |
| 17 | Addressing gender in agricultural research for development in the face of a changing climate: where are we and where should we be going? | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2017 | 115 |
| 18 | Socio-ecological niche: a conceptual framework for integration of legumes in smallholder farming systems | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2006 | 113 |
| 19 | Examining multi-functionality for crop yield and ecosystem services in five systems of agroecological intensification | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2017 | 113 |
| 20 | The impact of population growth and climate change on food security in Africa: looking ahead to 2050 | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2017 | 110 |
| 21 | Safe food, green food, good food: Chinese Community Supported Agriculture and the rising middle class | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 107 |
| 22 | Building knowledge systems for sustainable agriculture: supporting private advisors to adequately address sustainable farm management in regular service contacts | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2010 | 101 |
| 23 | An African success: the case of conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 93 |
| 24 | Trees, agroforestry and multifunctional agriculture in Cameroon | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 84 |
| 25 | The viability of cotton-based organic farming systems in India | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2007 | 82 |
| 26 | Benefits and challenges of crop rotations in maize-based conservation agriculture (CA) cropping systems of southern Africa | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2013 | 82 |
| 27 | A meta-analysis of intercropping in Africa: impacts on crop yield, farmer income, and integrated pest management effects | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2017 | 80 |
| 28 | The multifunctional use of urban greenspace | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2010 | 79 |
| 29 | The effects of repeated soil wetting and drying on lowland rice yield with system of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2006 | 77 |
| 30 | Conserving landraces and improving livelihoods: how to assess the success of on-farm conservation projects? | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2015 | 74 |
| 31 | African indigenous vegetable enterprises and market access for small-scale farmers in East Africa | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 73 |
| 32 | Agricultural success from Africa: the case of fertilizer tree systems in southern Africa (Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe) | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 72 |
| 33 | Multi-stakeholder platforms for linking small farmers to value chains: evidence from the Andes | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 71 |
| 34 | Comparing the environmental impacts of pasture-based and confinement-based dairy systems in Nova Scotia (Canada) using life cycle assessment | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2009 | 70 |
| 35 | Roles of extension and ethno-religious networks in acceptance of resource-conserving agriculture among Ethiopian farmers | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2013 | 70 |
| 36 | Beyond the agroecological and sustainable agricultural intensification debate: Is blended sustainability the way forward? | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2018 | 70 |
| 37 | Zooming-in zooming-out: a novel method to scale up local innovations and sustainable technologies | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2006 | 69 |
| 38 | Health and environmental impacts of pesticide use practices: a case study of farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2009 | 69 |
| 39 | Research, development and scaling-up the adoption of fodder shrub innovations in East Africa | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 68 |
| 40 | Farmland conversion to non-agricultural uses in the US and Canada: current impacts and concerns for the future | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2012 | 68 |
| 41 | Sustainability and innovation in staple crop production in the US Midwest | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2014 | 67 |
| 42 | System of crop intensification for more productive, resource-conserving, climate-resilient, and sustainable agriculture: experience with diverse crops in varying agroecologies | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2018 | 67 |
| 43 | Remediation of Abandoned Saline Soils UsingGlycyrrhiza glabra: A Study from the Hungry Steppes of Central Asia | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2005 | 66 |
| 44 | Awareness and adoption of conservation agriculture in Malawi: what difference can farmer-to-farmer extension make? | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2018 | 66 |
| 45 | Why Do Some Bt-Cotton Farmers in China Continue to Use High Levels of Pesticides? | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2005 | 65 |
| 46 | The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): a challenge for science, and an opportunity for farmer empowerment towards sustainable agriculture | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2006 | 63 |
| 47 | Agricultural sustainability: what it is and what it is not | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2007 | 63 |
| 48 | Using soil and water conservation techniques to rehabilitate degraded lands in northwestern Burkina Faso | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2011 | 63 |
| 49 | Gender and conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa: towards a research agenda | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2016 | 63 |
| 50 | Adaptation in agriculture: historic effects of heat waves and droughts on UK agriculture | International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | 2010 | 60 |
