Table 2

Top 10 most cited articles on NTFPs’ commercialisation from 2012 to 2023

RankTitle of publicationYearJournalResearch approachNo. of citationReference
1The Management of Tree Genetic Resources and the Livelihood of Rural Communities in the Tropics: Non-timber Forest Resources, Smallholder Agroforestry Practices and Tree Commodity Crops2014Forest Ecology and ManagementQuantitative145Dawson et al. (2014) 
2Traditional use and management of NTFPs in Kangchenjunga Landscape: implication for conservation and livelihoods2016Journal of Ethno-biology and Ethno-medicineMixed method126Uprety et al. (2016) 
3Wild Edible Fruits: A Systematic Review of an Under-Researched Multifunctional NTFP (Nontimber Forest Product)2019ForestQuantitative75Sardeshpande and Shackleton (2019) 
4Importance of Nontimber Forest Products (NTFPs) in rural livelihood: A study in Patharia Hills Reserve Forest, northeast India2020Trees, Forests and PeopleMixed method53Talukdar et al. (2021) 
5African Forest Honey: an Overlooked NTFP with Potential to Support Livelihoods and Forests2018Environmental ManagementMixed method46Lowore et al. (2018) 
6Wild Medicinal Species Traded in the Balsas Basin, Mexico: Risk Analysis and Recommendations for Their Conservation2017Journal of Ethno-biologyQuantitative43Beltrán-Rodríguez et al. (2017) 
7The Effects of Processing Nontimber Forest Products and Trade Partnerships on People’s Well-Being and Forest Conservation in Amazonian Societies2012PLOS ONEQuantitative42Morsello et al. (2012) 
8The Role of Non-Timber Forest Products in Creating Incentives for Forest Conservation: A Case Study of Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia2018ResourcesQuantitative37Chou (2018) 
9Harvest and trade of caterpillar mushroom (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) and the implications for sustainable use in the Tibet Region of Southwest China2018Journal of Ethno- pharmacologyMixed method33He (2018) 
10Commercialisation of mopane worm (Imbrasia belina) in rural households in Limpopo Province, South Africa2016Forest Policy and EconomicsQuantitative32Baiyegunhi and Oppong (2016) 

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