| Reducing child malnutrition: How far does income growth take us? L Haddad, H Alderman, S Appleton, L Song, Y Yohannes The World Bank Economic Review 17 (1), 107-131, 2003 | 601 | 2003 |
| Life satisfaction in urban China: Components and determinants S Appleton, L Song World development 36 (11), 2325-2340, 2008 | 545 | 2008 |
| Labour retrenchment in China: Determinants and consequences S Appleton, J Knight, L Song, Q Xia Unemployment, inequality and poverty in urban China, 35-58, 2006 | 376 | 2006 |
| Education and agricultural productivity: evidence from Uganda S Appleton, A Balihuta Journal of international development 8 (3), 415-444, 1996 | 323 | 1996 |
| Has China crossed the river? The evolution of wage structure in urban China during reform and retrenchment S Appleton, L Song, Q Xia Journal of comparative economics 33 (4), 644-663, 2005 | 290 | 2005 |
| Women-headed households and household welfare: An empirical deconstruction for Uganda S Appleton World development 24 (12), 1811-1827, 1996 | 288 | 1996 |
| The gender wage gap in three African countries S Appleton, J Hoddinott, P Krishnan Economic development and cultural change 47 (2), 289-312, 1999 | 272 | 1999 |
| Rates of return on physical and human capital in Africa's manufacturing sector A Bigsten, A Isaksson, M Söderbom, P Collier, A Zeufack, S Dercon, ... Economic Development and Cultural Change 48 (4), 801-827, 2000 | 246 | 2000 |
| Why do girls in rural China have lower school enrollment? L Song, S Appleton, J Knight World Development 34 (9), 1639-1653, 2006 | 173 | 2006 |
| Human capital and economic development S Appleton, F Teal African Development Bank Group, 1998 | 167 | 1998 |
| Education, Incomes and Poverty in Uganda in the 1990s S Appleton CREDIT research paper, 2001 | 160 | 2001 |
| The economics of Communist Party membership: the curious case of rising numbers and wage premium during China's transition S Appleton, J Knight, L Song, Q Xia The Journal of Development Studies 45 (2), 256-275, 2009 | 142 | 2009 |
| Education and health at the household level in sub-Saharan Africa S Appleton CID Working Paper Series, 2000 | 137 | 2000 |
| Changes in poverty in Uganda, 1992-1997 S Appleton, T Emwanu, J Kagugube, J Muwonge University of Oxford, 1999 | 126 | 1999 |
| Understanding urban wage inequality in China 1988–2008: Evidence from quantile analysis S Appleton, L Song, Q Xia World Development 62, 1-13, 2014 | 113 | 2014 |
| Education and health in sub‐Saharan Africa S Appleton, J Hoddinott, J Mackinnon Journal of International Development 8 (3), 307-339, 1996 | 110 | 1996 |
| Changes in poverty and inequality S Appleton Uganda’s Recovery: The Role of Farms, Firms, and Government, 83-121, 2001 | 109 | 2001 |
| Educational expansion and economic decline: returns to education in Kenya, 1978-1995 S Appleton, A Bigsten, D Manda University of Oxford, 1999 | 93 | 1999 |
| Contrasting paradigms: Segmentation and competitiveness in the formation of the Chinese labour market S Appleton, J Knight, L Song, Q Xia Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty in Urban China, 228-251, 2006 | 92 | 2006 |
| Should teachers stay at home? The impact of international teacher mobility S Appleton, WJ Morgan, A Sives Journal of International Development: The Journal of the Development Studies …, 2006 | 89 | 2006 |
