| World development report 2009: Reshaping economic geography World Bank The World Bank, 2008 | 1571 | 2008 |
| Trade blocs World Bank The World Bank, 2000 | 591* | 2000 |
| Rural-urban migration in developing countries: A survey of theoretical predictions and empirical findings SV Lall, H Selod World Bank Publications, 2006 | 504 | 2006 |
| Africa's cities: Opening doors to the world SV Lall, JV Henderson, AJ Venables World Bank Publications, 2017 | 460 | 2017 |
| Agglomeration economies and productivity in Indian industry SV Lall, Z Shalizi, U Deichmann Journal of development economics 73 (2), 643-673, 2004 | 409 | 2004 |
| Belt and road economics: Opportunities and risks of transport corridors World Bank The World Bank, 2019 | 306 | 2019 |
| Determinants of city growth in Brazil D Da Mata, U Deichmann, JV Henderson, SV Lall, HG Wang Journal of urban economics 62 (2), 252-272, 2007 | 287 | 2007 |
| High-technology employment and hub airports K Button, S Lall, R Stough, M Trice Journal of Air Transport Management 5 (1), 53-59, 1999 | 269 | 1999 |
| Regional economic convergence: Do policy instruments make a difference? SV Lall, S Yilmaz The annals of regional science 35, 153-166, 2001 | 254 | 2001 |
| Policy reform, economic growth, and the digital divide: An econometric analysis S Dasgupta, S Lall, D Wheeler World Bank Publications, 2001 | 217 | 2001 |
| Industrial location and spatial inequality: Theory and evidence from India SV Lall, S Chakravorty Review of Development Economics 9 (1), 47-68, 2005 | 216 | 2005 |
| Density and disasters: economics of urban hazard risk SV Lall, U Deichmann The World Bank Research Observer 27 (1), 74-105, 2012 | 180 | 2012 |
| Cities in developing countries: fueled by rural–urban migration, lacking in tenure security, and short of affordable housing JK Brueckner, SV Lall Handbook of regional and urban economics 5, 1399-1455, 2015 | 176 | 2015 |
| Valuing water for Chinese industries: a marginal productivity analysis H Wang, S Lall Applied Economics 34 (6), 759-765, 2002 | 164* | 2002 |
| Infrastructure and regional growth, growth dynamics and policy relevance for India SV Lall The Annals of Regional Science 41, 581-599, 2007 | 158 | 2007 |
| Policy reform, economic growth and the digital divide S Dasgupta, S Lall, D Wheeler Oxford Development Studies 33 (2), 229-243, 2005 | 154 | 2005 |
| Industrial location in developing countries U Deichmann, SV Lall, SJ Redding, AJ Venables The World Bank Research Observer 23 (2), 219-246, 2008 | 143 | 2008 |
| Urban poverty and transport: the case of Mumbai JL Baker World Bank Publications, 2005 | 137 | 2005 |
| Africa’s urbanization: Challenges and opportunities M Freire, S Lall, D Leipziger | 129 | 2015 |
| Made in India: The economic geography and political economy of industrialization S Chakravorty, SV Lall (No Title), 2007 | 117 | 2007 |
