| World atlas of desertification. NJ Middleton, DSG Thomas | 2092 | 1992 |
| Saharan dust storms: nature and consequences AS Goudie, NJ Middleton Earth-science reviews 56 (1-4), 179-204, 2001 | 1426 | 2001 |
| Desert dust in the global system AS Goudie, NJ Middleton Springer Science & Business Media, 2006 | 1004 | 2006 |
| Dust-storm source areas determined by the total ozone monitoring spectrometer and surface observations R Washington, M Todd, NJ Middleton, AS Goudie Annals of the Association of American Geographers 93 (2), 297-313, 2003 | 835 | 2003 |
| Desertification: exploding the myth. DSG Thomas, NJ Middleton | 705 | 1994 |
| Desert dust hazards: A global review NJ Middleton Aeolian research 24, 53-63, 2017 | 496 | 2017 |
| Saharan dust: sources and trajectories NJ Middleton, AS Goudie Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 26 (2), 165-181, 2001 | 410 | 2001 |
| A geography of dust storms in South‐west Asia NJ Middleton Journal of Climatology 6 (2), 183-196, 1986 | 390 | 1986 |
| The changing frequency of dust storms through time AS Goudie, NJ Middleton Climatic change 20 (3), 197-225, 1992 | 378 | 1992 |
| Dust storms in the Middle East NJ Middleton Journal of arid environments 10 (2), 83-96, 1986 | 364 | 1986 |
| The global casino: an introduction to environmental issues N Middleton Routledge, 2018 | 309 | 2018 |
| Sand and dust storms: Impact mitigation N Middleton, U Kang Sustainability 9 (6), 1053, 2017 | 233 | 2017 |
| Effect of drought on dust production in the Sahel NJ Middleton Nature 316 (6027), 431-434, 1985 | 222 | 1985 |
| Climate hazards in drylands: A review NJ Middleton, T Sternberg Earth-Science Reviews 126, 48-57, 2013 | 193 | 2013 |
| Salinization: new perspectives on a major desertification issue DSG Thomas, NJ Middleton Journal of arid environments 24 (1), 95-105, 1993 | 175 | 1993 |
| Dust storms in Iran–Distribution, causes, frequencies and impacts A Rashki, NJ Middleton, AS Goudie Aeolian Research 48, 100655, 2021 | 168 | 2021 |
| Variability and trends in dust storm frequency on decadal timescales: Climatic drivers and human impacts N Middleton Geosciences 9 (6), 261, 2019 | 139 | 2019 |
| The frequency and source areas of dust storms NJ Middleton, AS Goudie, GL Wells Aeolian geomorphology, 237-259, 2020 | 135 | 2020 |
| An overview of bioaerosol load and health impacts associated with dust storms: A focus on the Middle East Z Soleimani, P Teymouri, AD Boloorani, A Mesdaghinia, N Middleton, ... Atmospheric Environment 223, 117187, 2020 | 129 | 2020 |
| Tracking desertification on the Mongolian steppe through NDVI and field-survey data T Sternberg, R Tsolmon, N Middleton, D Thomas International Journal of Digital Earth 4 (1), 50-64, 2011 | 106 | 2011 |