| An overview of land use conflicts in mining communities G Hilson Land use policy 19 (1), 65-73, 2002 | 724 | 2002 |
| Sustainable development in the mining industry: clarifying the corporate perspective G Hilson, B Murck Resources policy 26 (4), 227-238, 2000 | 681 | 2000 |
| Corporate Social Responsibility in the extractive industries: Experiences from developing countries G Hilson Resources policy 37 (2), 131-137, 2012 | 602 | 2012 |
| Alternatives to cyanide in the gold mining industry: what prospects for the future? G Hilson, AJ Monhemius Journal of Cleaner production 14 (12-13), 1158-1167, 2006 | 575 | 2006 |
| Structural adjustment and subsistence industry: artisanal gold mining in Ghana G Hilson, C Potter Development and change 36 (1), 103-131, 2005 | 435 | 2005 |
| Small-scale mining, poverty and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: An overview G Hilson Resources Policy 34 (1-2), 1-5, 2009 | 368 | 2009 |
| Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in Prestea, Ghana G Hilson, N Yakovleva Political Geography 26 (1), 98-119, 2007 | 365 | 2007 |
| Four decades of support for artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: a critical review G Hilson, J McQuilken The Extractive Industries and Society 1 (1), 104-118, 2014 | 364 | 2014 |
| Small‐scale mining and its socio‐economic impact in developing countries G Hilson Natural resources forum 26 (1), 3-13, 2002 | 361 | 2002 |
| The environmental impact of small‐scale gold mining in Ghana: identifying problems and possible solutions G Hilson Geographical Journal 168 (1), 57-72, 2002 | 349 | 2002 |
| De-agrarianization, re-agrarianization and local economic development: Re-orientating livelihoods in African artisanal mining communities SM Banchirigah, G Hilson Policy Sciences 43, 157-180, 2010 | 306 | 2010 |
| Are alternative livelihood projects alleviating poverty in mining communities? Experiences from Ghana G Hilson, SM Banchirigah The Journal of Development Studies 45 (2), 172-196, 2009 | 298 | 2009 |
| Harvesting mineral riches: 1000 years of gold mining in Ghana G Hilson Resources Policy 28 (1-2), 13-26, 2002 | 281 | 2002 |
| Farming, small-scale mining and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa: A critical overview G Hilson The Extractive Industries and Society 3 (2), 547-563, 2016 | 269 | 2016 |
| Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining economy: Drivers, implications and clarifications G Hilson, A Hilson, E Adu-Darko Journal of Rural Studies 34, 292-303, 2014 | 252 | 2014 |
| A contextual review of the Ghanaian small-scale mining industry G Hilson Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development 76 (September), 2001 | 246 | 2001 |
| ‘Once a miner, always a miner’: Poverty and livelihood diversification in Akwatia, Ghana G Hilson Journal of Rural Studies 26 (3), 296-307, 2010 | 237 | 2010 |
| Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa: Re-conceptualizing formalization and ‘illegal’activity G Hilson, A Hilson, R Maconachie, J McQuilken, H Goumandakoye Geoforum 83, 80-90, 2017 | 236 | 2017 |
| Mercury: an agent of poverty in Ghana's small-scale gold-mining sector? G Hilson, S Pardie Resources Policy 31 (2), 106-116, 2006 | 232 | 2006 |
| Improving awareness of mercury pollution in small-scale gold mining communities: challenges and ways forward in rural Ghana G Hilson, CJ Hilson, S Pardie Environmental Research 103 (2), 275-287, 2007 | 231 | 2007 |
