| World atlas of desertification.. ed. 2 N Middleton, D Thomas Arnold, Hodder Headline, PLC, 1997 | 1202* | 1997 |
| The effect of environmental change on human migration R Black, WN Adger, NW Arnell, S Dercon, A Geddes, D Thomas Global environmental change 21, S3-S11, 2011 | 863 | 2011 |
| Equity and justice in climate change adaptation amongst natural-resource-dependent societies DSG Thomas, C Twyman Global environmental change 15 (2), 115-124, 2005 | 704 | 2005 |
| Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa DSG Thomas, C Twyman, H Osbahr, B Hewitson Climatic change 83 (3), 301-322, 2007 | 676 | 2007 |
| Desertification: exploding the myth. DSG Thomas, NJ Middleton Desertification: exploding the myth., 1994 | 601 | 1994 |
| The Kalahari Environment D Thomas, DSG Thomas, PA Shaw Cambridge University Press, 1991 | 600 | 1991 |
| Essentials of social research L Kalof, A Dan, T Dietz McGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2008 | 482 | 2008 |
| Effective livelihood adaptation to climate change disturbance: scale dimensions of practice in Mozambique H Osbahr, C Twyman, WN Adger, DSG Thomas Geoforum 39 (6), 1951-1964, 2008 | 398 | 2008 |
| The encyclopedic dictionary of physical geography A Goudie | 329* | 1994 |
| Remobilization of southern African desert dune systems by twenty-first century global warming DSG Thomas, M Knight, GFS Wiggs Nature 435 (7046), 1218-1221, 2005 | 314 | 2005 |
| Migration, immobility and displacement outcomes following extreme events R Black, NW Arnell, WN Adger, D Thomas, A Geddes Environmental Science & Policy 27, S32-S43, 2013 | 303 | 2013 |
| Arid zone geomorphology: process, form and change in drylands DSG Thomas John Wiley & Sons, 2011 | 283 | 2011 |
| Treatment of intrabony defects by different surgical procedures. A literature review L Laurell, J Gottlow, M Zybutz, R Persson Journal of periodontology 69 (3), 303-313, 1998 | 268 | 1998 |
| Methods of cohort analysis: appraisal by application to asbestos mining FDK Liddell, JC McDonald, DC Thomas Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (General) 140 (4), 469-483, 1977 | 266 | 1977 |
| The philosophy of modern art HE Read | 265 | 1969 |
| Should paediatric intensive care be centralised? Trent versus Victoria G Pearson, F Shann, P Barry, J Vyas, D Thomas, C Powell, D Field The Lancet 349 (9060), 1213-1217, 1997 | 262 | 1997 |
| Multiple episodes of aridity in southern Africa since the last interglacial period S Stokes, DSG Thomas, R Washington Nature 388 (6638), 154-158, 1997 | 253 | 1997 |
| Acute lower respiratory tract infections in children: possible criteria for selection of patients for antibiotic therapy and hospital admission F Shann, K Hart, D Thomas Bulletin of the World Health Organization 62 (5), 749, 1984 | 232 | 1984 |
| Dune mobility and vegetation cover in the southwest Kalahari Desert GFS Wiggs, DSG Thomas, JE Bullard, I Livingstone Earth surface processes and landforms 20 (6), 515-529, 1995 | 229 | 1995 |
| Evaluating successful livelihood adaptation to climate variability and change in southern Africa H Osbahr, C Twyman, WN Adger, DSG Thomas Ecology and Society 15 (2), 2010 | 214 | 2010 |
