| Agricultural biodiversity is essential for a sustainable improvement in food and nutrition security EA Frison, J Cherfas, T Hodgkin Sustainability 3 (1), 238-253, 2011 | 657 | 2011 |
| Agricultural biodiversity, nutrition, and health: making a difference to hunger and nutrition in the developing world EA Frison, IF Smith, T Johns, J Cherfas, PB Eyzaguirre Food and nutrition bulletin 27 (2), 167-179, 2006 | 347 | 2006 |
| The monkey puzzle: Reshaping the evolutionary tree JR Gribbin, J Cherfas (No Title), 1982 | 86* | 1982 |
| The Hunting of the Whale: A tragedy that must end J Cherfas (No Title), 1988 | 75 | 1988 |
| The redundant male: is sex irrelevant in the modern world? J Cherfas, J Gribbin | 62 | 1984 |
| Ancient DNA: Still Busy After Death: When researchers working with DNA from the tissues of long-dead organisms got together recently, they found they had created a new field J Cherfas Science 253 (5026), 1354-1356, 1991 | 61 | 1991 |
| Man-made life: An overview of the science, technology and commerce of genetic engineering J Cherfas | 59 | 1982 |
| Skeptics and Visionaries Examine Energy Saving: Some say new, efficient appliances could save enormous amounts of energy—and solve the greenhouse problem. But will they be … J Cherfas Science 251 (4990), 154-156, 1991 | 54 | 1991 |
| Disappearing Mushrooms: Another Mass Extinction? As fungi vanish from Europe, scientists search for causes—and possible effects on forest ecology J Cherfas Science 254 (5037), 1458-1458, 1991 | 53 | 1991 |
| Impermanent reversal of filial imprinting. JJ Cherfas, A Scott Animal Behaviour, 1981 | 50 | 1981 |
| Using biodiversity for food, dietary diversity, better nutrition and health E Frison, IF Smith, J Cherfas, P Eyzaguirre, T Johns South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 18 (2), 112-114, 2005 | 44 | 2005 |
| New Hope for Vaccine Against Schistosomiasis: A parasitic disease that afflicts 200 million people is proving a wily foe, but some candidate vaccines are showing promise J Cherfas Science 251 (4994), 630-631, 1991 | 43 | 1991 |
| The fringe of the ocean—under siege from land: the ecology of the ocean margins, crucial to human life, is being disrupted by our activities—and perhaps by global change J Cherfas Science 248 (4952), 163-165, 1990 | 42 | 1990 |
| Zoo 2000: A look beyond the bars J Cherfas (No Title), 1984 | 40 | 1984 |
| Singing in the brain J Cherfas New Scientist 82, 649, 1979 | 37 | 1979 |
| The first chimpanzee: In search of human origins JR Gribbin, J Cherfas (No Title), 2001 | 35 | 2001 |
| Not Work Alone: a cross-cultural view of activities superfluous to survival TS Turner, J Cherfas, R Lewin Temple Smith, 1980 | 31 | 1980 |
| Not work alone: a cross-cultural view of activities superfluous to survival J Cherfas, R Lewin (No Title), 1980 | 29 | 1980 |
| Biodiversity, nutrition and health: making a difference to hunger and conservation in the developing world EA Frison, J Cherfas, PB Eyzaguirre, T Johns Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on …, 2004 | 28 | 2004 |
| Stretching the point; new materials that get fatter-rather than thinner-when they're stretched may have some revolutionary implications J Cherfas Science 247 (4943), 630-631, 1990 | 27 | 1990 |
