| Ethiopia, the Sudan, and Egypt: the Nile river dispute A Swain The Journal of Modern African Studies 35 (4), 675-694, 1997 | 284 | 1997 |
| Challenges for water sharing in the Nile basin: changing geo-politics and changing climate A Swain Hydrological Sciences Journal 56 (4), 687-702, 2011 | 239 | 2011 |
| Managing Water Conflict: Asia, Africa and the Middle East A Swain Routledge, 2004 | 175 | 2004 |
| Diasporas as peacemakers: Third party mediation in homeland conflicts B Baser, A Swain International Journal on World Peace, 7-28, 2008 | 162 | 2008 |
| Displacing the conflict: Environmental destruction in Bangladesh and ethnic conflict in India A Swain Journal of Peace Research 33 (2), 189-204, 1996 | 158 | 1996 |
| Environmental migration and conflict dynamics: focus on developing regions A Swain Third World Quarterly 17 (5), 959-974, 1996 | 153 | 1996 |
| The Nile River Basin Initiative A Swain SAIS Review (1989-2003) 22 (2), 293-308, 2002 | 121 | 2002 |
| Water wars: fact or fiction? A Swain Futures 33 (8-9), 769-781, 2001 | 119 | 2001 |
| Home thoughts from abroad: Diasporas and peace-building in Northern Ireland and Sri Lanka F Cochrane, B Baser, A Swain Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 32 (8), 681-704, 2009 | 114 | 2009 |
| Democratic consolidation? Environmental movements in India A Swain Asian Survey 37 (9), 818-832, 1997 | 87 | 1997 |
| Mission not yet accomplished: managing water resources in the Nile River basin A Swain Journal of International Affairs, 201-214, 2008 | 79 | 2008 |
| The rise of hydro-diplomacy: Strengthening foreign policy for transboundary waters B Pohl, A Carius, K Conca, G Dabelko, A Kramer, D Michel, S Schmeier, ... Adelphi, 2014 | 77 | 2014 |
| Diaspora design versus homeland realities: Case study of Armenian diaspora B Baser, A Swain International Journal on World Peace 25, 7-28, 2008 | 77 | 2008 |
| The environmental trap: The Ganges River diversion, Bangladeshi migration and conflicts in India A Swain Uppsala: Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala Univ.[Institutionen …, 1996 | 75 | 1996 |
| Stateless diaspora groups and their repertoires of nationalist activism in host countries B Baser, A Swain | 74 | 2010 |
| Transboundary water management and the climate change debate A Earle, AE Cascão, S Hansson, A Jägerskog, A Swain, J Öjendal Routledge, 2015 | 73 | 2015 |
| The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Evaluating its sustainability standard and geopolitical significance H Chen, A Swain Energy Development Frontier 3 (1), 11-19, 2014 | 70 | 2014 |
| Understanding emerging security challenges: threats and opportunities A Swain Routledge, 2012 | 65 | 2012 |
| Conflicts over water: the Ganges water dispute A Swain Security Dialogue 24 (4), 429-439, 1993 | 64 | 1993 |
| Emerging security threats in the Middle East: The impact of climate change and globalization A Swain, A Jägerskog Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 | 63 | 2016 |
