| How can micro and small enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa become more productive? The impacts of experimental basic managerial training Y Mano, A Iddrisu, Y Yoshino, T Sonobe World Development 40 (3), 458-468, 2012 | 403 | 2012 |
| Cluster-based industrial development: An East Asian model T Sonobe, K Otsuka Springer, 2006 | 380 | 2006 |
| An inquiry into the rapid growth of the garment industry in Bangladesh KA Mottaleb, T Sonobe Economic Development and Cultural Change 60 (1), 67-89, 2011 | 247 | 2011 |
| Efficiency of land allocation through tenancy markets: evidence from China S Kimura, K Otsuka, T Sonobe, S Rozelle Economic Development and Cultural Change 59 (3), 485-510, 2011 | 193 | 2011 |
| Cluster-based industrial development: A comparative study of Asia and Africa T Sonobe, K Otsuka Springer, 2010 | 178 | 2010 |
| The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small, and medium enterprises in Asia and their digitalization responses A Takeda, HT Truong, T Sonobe Journal of Asian Economics 82, 101533, 2022 | 156 | 2022 |
| Process of cluster formation in China: a case study of a garment town T Sonobe, D Hu, K Otsuka Journal of Development Studies 39 (1), 118-139, 2002 | 155 | 2002 |
| From inferior to superior products: an inquiry into the Wenzhou model of industrial development in China T Sonobe, D Hu, K Otsuka Journal of comparative Economics 32 (3), 542-563, 2004 | 146 | 2004 |
| Evolution of land tenure institutions and development of agroforestry: evidence from customary land areas of Sumatra K Otsuka, S Suyanto, T Sonobe, TP Tomich Agricultural economics 25 (1), 85-101, 2000 | 132 | 2000 |
| The growth process of informal enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of a metalworking cluster in Nairobi T Sonobe, JE Akoten, K Otsuka Small Business Economics 36 (3), 323-335, 2011 | 131 | 2011 |
| COVID-19 induced economic loss and ensuring food security for vulnerable groups: Policy implications from Bangladesh KA Mottaleb, M Mainuddin, T Sonobe PloS one 15 (10), e0240709, 2020 | 121 | 2020 |
| Sustained impacts of Kaizen training Y Higuchi, VH Nam, T Sonobe Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 120, 189-206, 2015 | 106 | 2015 |
| Expectations for household food security in the coming decades: A global scenario JP Aryal, N Manchanda, T Sonobe Future foods, 107-131, 2022 | 104 | 2022 |
| Training entrepreneurs D McKenzie, C Woodruff, K Bjorvatn, M Bruhn, J Cai, J Gonzalez-Uribe, ... VoxDevLit, 2025 | 99 | 2025 |
| Linking farmers to markets: Barriers, solutions, and policy options W Ma, T Sonobe, B Gong Economic Analysis and Policy 82, 1102-1112, 2024 | 99 | 2024 |
| Development of science and technology parks in China, 1988–2008 H Zhang, T Sonobe Economics 5 (1), 20110006, 2011 | 94 | 2011 |
| Time path in innovation, imitation, and growth: the case of the motorcycle industry in postwar Japan E Yamamura, T Sonobe, K Otsuka Journal of Evolutionary Economics 15 (2), 169-186, 2005 | 94 | 2005 |
| An inquiry into the development process of village industries: the case of a knitwear cluster in northern Vietnam VH Nam, T Sonobe, K Otsuka The Journal of Development Studies 46 (2), 312-330, 2010 | 89 | 2010 |
| Beyond the environmental Kuznets curve: a comparative study of SO2 and CO2 emissions between Japan and China Y Yaguchi, T Sonobe, K Otsuka Environment and Development Economics 12 (3), 445-470, 2007 | 89 | 2007 |
| Human capital, cluster formation, and international relocation: the case of the garment industry in Japan, 1968–98 E Yamamura, T Sonobe, K Otsuka Journal of Economic Geography 3 (1), 37-56, 2003 | 84 | 2003 |
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