| Human development: beyond the human development index G Ranis, F Stewart, E Samman Journal of Human Development 7 (3), 323-358, 2006 | 520* | 2006 |
| Psychological and subjective well-being: A proposal for internationally comparable indicators E Samman Oxford development studies 35 (4), 459-486, 2007 | 413 | 2007 |
| Agency and Empowerment: A review of concepts, indicators and empirical evidence E Samman, M Santos Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2009 | 353 | 2009 |
| Women’s economic empowerment A Hunt, E Samman Navigating enablers and constraints, Overseas Development Institute, 2016 | 187 | 2016 |
| Women’s work: mothers, children and the global childcare crisis--Research reports and studies E Samman, E Presler-Marshall ODI: Overseas Development Institute, 2016 | 176 | 2016 |
| Assessing meaning in life on an international scale: Psychometric evidence for the meaning in life questionnaire-short form among Chilean households MF Steger, E Samman International Journal of Wellbeing 2 (3), 2012 | 111 | 2012 |
| The role of celebrity in endorsing poverty reduction through international aid E Samman, EM Auliffe, M MacLachlan International journal of nonprofit and voluntary sector marketing 14 (2 …, 2009 | 102 | 2009 |
| Gender and the gig economy: Critical steps for evidence-based policy A Hunt, E Samman Overseas Development Institute, 2019 | 89 | 2019 |
| Subjective measures of household resilience to climate variability and change L Jones, E Samman, P Vinck Ecology and Society 23 (1), 2018 | 86 | 2018 |
| Defining ‘leave no one behind’ E Stuart, E Samman ODI Briefing Note. London: Overseas Development Institute, 2017 | 85 | 2017 |
| Informal is the new normal: Improving the lives of workers at risk of being left behind E Stuart, E Samman, A Hunt Overseas Development Institute 530, 35, 2018 | 73 | 2018 |
| Advancing human development: Theory and practice F Stewart, G Ranis, E Samman Oxford University Press, 2018 | 73 | 2018 |
| Financing the end of extreme poverty M Manuel, H Desai, E Samman, M Evans ODI Report, 2018 | 72 | 2018 |
| The data revolution E Stuart, E Samman, W Avis, T Berliner Finding the missing millions. London: Overseas Development Institute, 2015 | 66 | 2015 |
| Women in the gig economy: paid work, care and flexibility in Kenya and South Africa. A Hunt, E Samman, S Tapfuma, G Mwaura, R Omenya, K Kim, S Stevano, ... Overseas Development Institute, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
| Equity, inequality and human development in a post-2015 framework C Melamed, E Samman UNDP, Human Development Report Office, 2013 | 53 | 2013 |
| Mobilising the household data required to progress toward the SDGs S Alkire, E Samman | 52 | 2014 |
| Factors and norms influencing unpaid care work: Household survey evidence from five rural communities in Colombia, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Uganda and Zimbabwe L Karimli, E Samman, L Rost, T Kidder Oxfam GB, 2016 | 44 | 2016 |
| Gender, power and progress: how norms change C Harper, R Marcus, R George, SM D’Angelo, E Samman ALIGN: Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms, 2020 | 42 | 2020 |
| SDG progress: Fragility, crisis and leaving no one behind E Samman, P Lucci, J Hagen-Zanker, T Bhatkal, AT Simunovic, S Nicolai, ... ODI Report, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
