D.S. Thornton

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 732 citations indexed

About

D.S. Thornton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, D.S. Thornton has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 732 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 4 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in D.S. Thornton's work include International Development and Aid (2 papers), Water resources management and optimization (2 papers) and Transboundary Water Resource Management (2 papers). D.S. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (2 papers), Water resources management and optimization (2 papers) and Transboundary Water Resource Management (2 papers). D.S. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sudan. D.S. Thornton's co-authors include Mary Tiffen, Alexander C. Pacek, Martin Upton, P. D. P. Wood, Michael Havinden, Stephen Sandford, Gabriela B. Gomez and Sergio Torres‐Rueda and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Agricultural Systems and Comparative Political Studies.

In The Last Decade

D.S. Thornton

22 papers receiving 630 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Rural development: Putting the last first

1984 626 citations D.S. Thornton Agricultural Administration profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.S. Thornton United Kingdom	6	256	149	98	92	82	24	732
Barbara Thomas‐Slayter United States	11	305 1.2×	184 1.2×	193 2.0×	123 1.3×	58 0.7×	19	783
Fiona Mackenzie Canada	15	150 0.6×	164 1.1×	96 1.0×	73 0.8×	56 0.7×	27	536
Ann Long United Kingdom	1	223 0.9×	126 0.8×	76 0.8×	86 0.9×	38 0.5×	2	563
Parker Shipton United States	12	334 1.3×	198 1.3×	64 0.7×	122 1.3×	119 1.5×	27	875
Esther Wangari United States	5	425 1.7×	172 1.2×	171 1.7×	166 1.8×	70 0.9×	8	1.0k
Deryke Belshaw United Kingdom	10	198 0.8×	87 0.6×	21 0.2×	66 0.7×	78 1.0×	40	537
Barry Munslow United Kingdom	16	389 1.5×	64 0.4×	53 0.5×	101 1.1×	57 0.7×	67	781
David Barkin Mexico	16	273 1.1×	268 1.8×	102 1.0×	109 1.2×	86 1.0×	144	879
Karen Brock India	12	471 1.8×	74 0.5×	67 0.7×	133 1.4×	92 1.1×	21	875
Sarah Skerratt United Kingdom	14	307 1.2×	228 1.5×	84 0.9×	93 1.0×	161 2.0×	35	867

Countries citing papers authored by D.S. Thornton

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Fields of papers citing papers by D.S. Thornton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D.S. Thornton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D.S. Thornton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D.S. Thornton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with D.S. Thornton. D.S. Thornton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Torres‐Rueda, Sergio, et al.. (2024). The role of economic evaluations in advancing HIV multipurpose prevention technologies in early-stage development. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1272950–1272950.

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Thornton, D.S.. (2000). Political Attitudes and Participation of Informal and Formal Sector Workers in Mexico. Comparative Political Studies. 33(10). 1279–1309. 9 indexed citations

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Pacek, Alexander C., et al.. (1998). Political Participation among Informal Sector Workers in Mexico and Costa Rica. 2 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S., et al.. (1991). Farm location and farmers’ performance on the Hamza minor canal. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 7(1). 2–15. 4 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1988). Water Planning in Arid Sudan. 28(2). 161–163. 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1987). Large-scale water transfers: Emerging environmental and social experiences. 24(3). 190–192. 2 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1984). Rural development: Putting the last first. Agricultural Administration. 17(3). 163–165. 626 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thornton, D.S.. (1984). Higher yielding human systems for agriculture. Agricultural Systems. 15(4). 245–247. 5 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1983). The warabandi system and its infrastructure. Agricultural Administration. 13(2). 115–117. 35 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1982). Irrigation and agricultural development in Asia: Perspective from the social sciences. Agricultural Administration. 9(4). 313–315. 2 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S., et al.. (1982). THE STUDY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT Changing Perspective. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 3 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1979). The role of the agricultural economist in the rural development of low-income countries. Agricultural Administration. 6(4). 269–286. 3 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1973). AGRICULTURE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 24(2). 225–288. 11 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1972). Agricultural Development in the Sudan Gezira Scheme. 53. 109–115. 4 indexed citations

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Sandford, Stephen, et al.. (1969). THE ECONOMICS OF IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT A Symposium. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S., et al.. (1968). An economic assessment of the Sudan's Khasm el Girba scheme. 1(2). 1–21. 3 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S., et al.. (1966). CONTRASTING POLICIES IN IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1966). Contrasting policies in irrigation development. Sudan and India.. 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S.. (1964). THE ORGANISATION OF PRODUCTION IN THE IRRIGATED AREAS OF THE SUDAN. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 16(2). 286–295. 1 indexed citations

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Thornton, D.S., et al.. (1962). A PROBLEM IN PHASED DEVELOPMENT. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 1 indexed citations

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