| Adaptive peacebuilding C De Coning International Affairs 94 (2), 301-317, 2018 | 402 | 2018 |
| Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations RC Thakur, C Aoi, C De Coning United Nations University Press, 2007 | 300 | 2007 |
| From peacebuilding to sustaining peace: Implications of complexity for resilience and sustainability C De Coning Resilience 4 (3), 166-181, 2016 | 273 | 2016 |
| Coherence and coordination the limits of the comprehensive approach C De Coning, K Friis Journal of international peacekeeping 15 (1-2), 243-272, 2011 | 192 | 2011 |
| Understanding peacebuilding as essentially local C De Coning | 143 | 2013 |
| Peace enforcement in Africa: doctrinal distinctions between the African Union and United Nations C De Coning Contemporary Security Policy 38 (1), 145-160, 2017 | 118 | 2017 |
| BRICS and Coexistence C De Coning The BRICS and Coexistence, 25-48, 2014 | 113 | 2014 |
| Lessons from the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) for peace operations in Mali M Freear, C De Coning Stability: International Journal of Security and Development 2 (2), 23-23, 2013 | 99 | 2013 |
| The future of African peace operations: From the Janjaweed to Boko Haram C De Coning, L Gelot, J Karlsrud Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016 | 95 | 2016 |
| United Nations peace operations in a changing global order C De Coning, M Peter Springer Nature, 2019 | 94 | 2019 |
| Complexity thinking for peacebuilding practice and evaluation E Brusset, C De Coning, B Hughes Springer, 2016 | 91 | 2016 |
| UN peacekeeping doctrine in a new era: adapting to stabilisation, protection and new threats C De Coning, C Aoi, J Karlsrud Taylor & Francis, 2017 | 86 | 2017 |
| Coherence and coordination in United Nations peacebuilding and integrated missions–a Norwegian perspective C De Coning Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt, 2007 | 84 | 2007 |
| The United Nations and the comprehensive approach C De Coning Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), 2008 | 76 | 2008 |
| Civil-military coordination and UN peacebuilding operations C De Coning African Journal on Conflict Resolution 5 (2), 89-118, 2005 | 75 | 2005 |
| Rising powers and peacebuilding: Breaking the mold? CT Call, C De Coning Springer Nature, 2017 | 65 | 2017 |
| Investment in resilient food systems in the most vulnerable and fragile regions is critical C Queiroz, AV Norström, A Downing, ZV Harmáčková, C De Coning, ... Nature food 2 (8), 546-551, 2021 | 64 | 2021 |
| Adaptive peace operations: navigating the complexity of influencing societal change without causing harm C De Coning International Peacekeeping 27 (5), 836-858, 2020 | 63 | 2020 |
| The coherence dilemma in peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction systems C De Coning African Journal on Conflict Resolution 8 (3), 85-109, 2008 | 57 | 2008 |
| Rising powers and the future of peacekeeping and peacebuilding B De Carvalho, C De Coning Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (NOREF) Report, 2013 | 54 | 2013 |