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Publications Citing GPW Data

List of peer-reviewed publications that cite using GPW data.

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Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic	Dataset
A geospatial approach to assess health coverage and scaling-up of healthcare facilities.	2020	Bakimchandra, Oinam, Oinam, Joymati, Kajal, R. K.	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 10
A geostatistical model for estimating edge effects and cumulative human disturbance in wetlands and coastal waters	2020	Humphreys, John M., Mahjoor, Amirsassan, Reiss, Kelly Chinners, Arias Uribe, Andres, Brown, Mark T.	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid
A Gini approach to spatial CO2 emissions	2020	Zhou, Bin, Thies, Stephan, Gudipudi, Ramana, Ludeke, Matthias K. B., Kropp, Jurgen P., Rybski, Diego	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density
A global gridded (0.1 0.1) inventory of methane emissions from oil, gas, and coal exploitation based on national reports to the United Nations Framework ...	2020	Scarpelli, Tia R., Jacob, Daniel J., Maasakkers, Joannes D., Sulprizio, Melissa P., Sheng, Jian-Xiong, Rose, Kelly, Romeo, Lucy, Worden, John R., Janssens-Maenhout, Greet	Population Size	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 10
A global assessment of the human pressure on the world's lakes	2020	Mammides, Christos	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11
Analyzing the impact of geo-spatial organization of real-world communities on epidemic spreading dynamics	2020	Topirceanu, Alexandru	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density
Adding measurement error to location data to protect subject confidentiality while allowing for consistent estimation of exposure effects	2020	Karra, Mahesh, Canning, David, Sato, Ryoko	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11
A winner in the Anthropocene: changing host plant distribution explains geographical range expansion in the gulf fritillary butterfly	2020	Halsch, Christopher A., Shapiro, Arthur M., Thorne, James H., Waetjen, David P., Forister, Matthew L.	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11
Air quality and health impacts of vegetation and peat fires in Equatorial Asia during 20042015	2020	Kiely, Laura, Spracklen, Dominick V, Wiedinmyer, Christine, Conibear, Luke, Reddington, Carly L, Arnold, Stephen R, Knote, Christoph, Khan, Md Firoz, Latif, Mohd Talib, Syaufina, Lailan, Adrianto, Hari A	Population Size	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 11
A system wide approach to managing zoo collections for visitor attendance and in situ conservation	2020	Mooney, Andrew, Conde, Dalia A., Healy, Kevin, Buckley, Yvonne M.	Population Size	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 10
A systematic review of biodiversity and demographic change: A misinterpreted relationship?	2020	Mehring, Marion, Mehlhaus, Nicolai, Ott, Edward, Hummel, Diana	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals
A quantitative approach to spanish metro areas. Towards a homogeneous definition of supra-municipal planning scope	2020		Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 10
A simplified approach to detect a significant carbon dioxide reduction by phytoplankton in lakes and rivers on a regional and global scale	2020	Engel, Fabian, Attermeyer, Katrin, Weyhenmeyer, Gesa A.	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density
A socio-environmental geodatabase for integrative research in the transboundary Rio Grande/Rio Bravo basin	2020	Plassin, Sophie, Koch, Jennifer, Paladino, Stephanie, Friedman, Jack R., Spencer, Kyndra, Vache, Kellie B.	Population Density, Infrastructure, Food Security, Conservation, Environmental Health Factors, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 Global Roads Open Access Data Set, Version 1 (gROADSv1)
A Rather Short Story of Shared GIS Data Layers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas: State of the Art, Justifications and Urgent Suggestions for a Sustainable Global Data ...	2020	Suwal, Madan Krishna, Huettmann, Falk	Infrastructure, Food Security, Conservation, Environmental Health Factors, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl, Cyclones, Sustainability, Land Use/Land Cover, Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems, Population Size	Global Roads Open Access Data Set, Version 1 (gROADSv1) Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic) Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic) Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Influence Index (HII) Dataset (Geographic) Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count
A review of the socioecological causes and consequences of cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Victoria	2020	Olokotum, Mark, Mitroi, Veronica, Troussellier, Marc, Semyalo, Ronald, Bernard, Cecile, Montuelle, Bernard, Okello, William, Quiblier, Catherine, Humbert, Jean-Francois	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11
A Review of Tsunami Hazards in the Makran Subduction Zone	2020	Rashidi, Amin, Dutykh, Denys, Shomali, Zaher Hossein, Keshavarz Farajkhah, Nasser, Nouri, Mohammadsadegh	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11
A pixel level evaluation of five multitemporal global gridded population datasets: A case study in Sweden, 19902015	2020	Archila Bustos, Maria Francisca, Hall, Ola, Niedomysl, Thomas, Ernstson, Ulf	Population Size, Sustainability	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11 Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project, Version 1 (GRUMPv1): Population Count Grid Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 11
Biological weed control to relieve millions from Ambrosia allergies in Europe	2020	Schaffner, Urs, Steinbach, Sandro, Sun, Yan, Skjth, Carsten A., de Weger, Letty A., Lommen, Suzanne T., Augustinus, Benno A., Bonini, Maira, Karrer, Gerhard, Sikoparija, Branko, Thibaudon, Michel, Muller-Scharer, Heinz	Population Size	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals
Below the canopy: global trends in forest vertebrate populations and their drivers	2020	Green, Elizabeth J., McRae, Louise, Freeman, Robin, Harfoot, Mike B. J., Hill, Samantha L. L., Baldwin-Cantello, William, Simonson, William D.	Population Density, Infrastructure, Food Security, Conservation, Environmental Health Factors, Urbanization/Urban Sprawl	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Global Roads Open Access Data Set, Version 1 (gROADSv1)
Biotic homogenization in the Niger Delta (Nigeria): evidence from small carnivores in bushmeat markets	2020	Onuegbu, Glorious C., Akani, Godfrey C., Luiselli, Luca, Petrozzi, Fabio, Dendi, Daniele, Fa, Julia E., Ugbomeh, Adaobi P., Georgewill, Ibiso	Population Density	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 10
Building a landslide hazard indicator with machine learning and land surface models	2020	Stanley, T.A., Kirschbaum, D.B., Sobieszczyk, S., Jasinski, M.F., Borak, J.S., Slaughter, S.L.	Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Evaporation, Evapotranspiration, Rain, Snow, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Snow Cover, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Albedo, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Rivers/Streams, Floods, Runoff, Population Size	NCA-LDAS Noah-3.3 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NCALDAS_NOAH0125_D) at GES DISC Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 11
Classification of Intense Rainfall Days in Southern West Africa and Associated Atmospheric Circulation	2020	Camberlin, Pierre, Kpanou, Marc, Roucou, Pascal	Boundaries, Population Estimates	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates
Changing the policy paradigm: A benefit maximization approach to electricity planning in developing countries	2020	Nock, Destenie, Levin, Todd, Baker, Erin	Population Size	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 11
Assessing Global Environmental Sustainability Via an Unsupervised Clustering Framework	2020	Paulvannan Kanmani, Aiyshwariya, Obringer, Renee, Rachunok, Benjamin, Nateghi, Roshanak	Population Size	Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count

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