Mary Tiffen

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Mary Tiffen is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Tiffen has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Soil Science, 8 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Mary Tiffen's work include Land Rights and Reforms (9 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (7 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (7 papers). Mary Tiffen is often cited by papers focused on Land Rights and Reforms (9 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (7 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (7 papers). Mary Tiffen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Nigeria and Sudan. Mary Tiffen's co-authors include Michael Mortimore, F. N. Gichuki, F. Gichuki, John A. G. Briggs, John English, Tony Binns, John Nelson, Robin Mearns, William M. Adams and Melissa Leach and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Geographical Journal and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.

In The Last Decade

Mary Tiffen

38 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

More People, Less Erosion... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mary Tiffen United Kingdom 15 746 677 648 520 425 42 2.2k
Nancy McCarthy United States 23 861 1.2× 644 1.0× 486 0.8× 431 0.8× 308 0.7× 58 2.2k
Espen Sjaastad Norway 20 731 1.0× 775 1.1× 526 0.8× 1.3k 2.6× 487 1.1× 31 2.4k
Robin Mearns United States 22 411 0.6× 323 0.5× 752 1.2× 967 1.9× 876 2.1× 51 2.4k
Chasca Twyman United Kingdom 21 518 0.7× 560 0.8× 584 0.9× 986 1.9× 837 2.0× 39 2.6k
Jon D. Unruh Canada 21 554 0.7× 709 1.0× 223 0.3× 597 1.1× 439 1.0× 89 1.7k
Laura German United States 27 766 1.0× 459 0.7× 249 0.4× 607 1.2× 262 0.6× 88 2.0k
Ganesh P. Shivakoti Thailand 30 572 0.8× 463 0.7× 341 0.5× 1.1k 2.0× 403 0.9× 101 2.6k
Esther Mwangi United States 18 466 0.6× 373 0.6× 370 0.6× 657 1.3× 275 0.6× 36 1.5k
Rob Cramb Australia 29 878 1.2× 475 0.7× 240 0.4× 1.1k 2.1× 512 1.2× 99 2.6k
Ephraim Nkonya United States 28 1.6k 2.1× 1.1k 1.6× 499 0.8× 695 1.3× 227 0.5× 86 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mary Tiffen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mary Tiffen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tiffen, Mary. (2003). Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Agriculture, Urbanization and Income Growth. World Development. 31(8). 1343–1366. 133 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary, Roland Bunch, & Norman Uphoff. (2002). Can a More Agroecological Agriculture Feed a Growing World Population. 71–91.
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Mortimore, Michael, et al.. (2001). SYNTHESIS OF LONG-TERM CHANGE IN MARADI DEPARTMENT, NIGER, 1960-2000. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 11 indexed citations
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Adams, William M. & Mary Tiffen. (1996). More People, Less Erosion: Environmental Recovery in Kenya. Geographical Journal. 162(1). 85–85. 3 indexed citations
5.
Tiffen, Mary. (1995). Living Under Contract: Contract farming and agrarian transformation in sub-Saharan Africa. African Affairs. 94(376). 425–427. 289 indexed citations
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Briggs, John A. G., Mary Tiffen, Michael Mortimore, & F. Gichuki. (1995). More People, Less Erosion: Environmental Recovery in Kenya. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 20(4). 520–520. 431 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary, et al.. (1994). The environmental impact of the 1991-92 drought on Zambia. 7 indexed citations
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Mortimore, Michael & Mary Tiffen. (1994). Population Growth and a Sustainable Environment.. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 36(8). 12. 12 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary, Michael Mortimore, & F. N. Gichuki. (1994). More People, Less Erosion: Environmental Recovery in Kenya. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 726 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tiffen, Mary, Michael Mortimore, & F. Gichuki. (1994). More people, less erosion. 120 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary & Michael Mortimore. (1994). Malthus controverted: The role of capital and technology in growth and environment recovery in Kenya. World Development. 22(7). 997–1010. 75 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary, et al.. (1993). From agro-pastoralism to mixed farming : the evolution of farming systems in Machakos, Kenya, 1930-1990. 3 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary & Michael Mortimore. (1993). Population Growth and Natural Resource Use: Do We Need to Despair of Africa?. Outlook on Agriculture. 22(4). 241–249. 5 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary & Michael Mortimore. (1992). Environment, Population Growth and Productivity in Kenya: A Case Study of Machakos District. Development Policy Review. 10(4). 359–387. 44 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary. (1992). Environmental change and dryland management in Machakos district, Kenya 1930-90: farming and incomes systems.. 2 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary. (1989). Guidelines for the incorporation of health safeguards into irrigation projects through intersectoral cooperation with special reference to the vector-borne diseases.. 1 indexed citations
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Toulmin, Camilla & Mary Tiffen. (1987). Groundwater management: equity, feasibility and efficiency. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary. (1987). Dethroning the Internal Rate of Return: The Evidence from Irrigation Projects. Development Policy Review. 5(4). 361–377. 7 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary. (1973). Relationships between age, family size, and progressive farming in Moslem Areas of Northern Nigeria. 2(2). 165–172. 3 indexed citations
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Tiffen, Mary. (1972). The enterprising peasant : a study of the agents of, and constraints on, agricultural development in Gombe Emirate, North Eastern State, Nigeria. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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