A. Kassam

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

A. Kassam is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Kassam has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 3 papers in Plant Science and 2 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in A. Kassam's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (3 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (2 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (2 papers). A. Kassam is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (3 papers), Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control (2 papers) and Bioenergy crop production and management (2 papers). A. Kassam collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria. A. Kassam's co-authors include J. Doorenbos, J. M. Kowal, D. J. Andrews, H.T. van Velthuizen, G. Fischer, M. Mostafizur Rahman Shah, M. Dagg, E. A. Kueneman, A. Youdeowei and David J. Walton and has published in prestigious journals such as Experimental Agriculture, Outlook on Agriculture and Weather.

In The Last Decade

A. Kassam

14 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Yield response to water.

1979 1.6k citations J. Doorenbos, A. Kassam profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Kassam Nigeria	10	1.0k	848	571	317	302	14	1.8k
J. Cavero Spain	28	1.1k 1.1×	894 1.1×	633 1.1×	165 0.5×	271 0.9×	80	1.8k
E. Fereres Spain	7	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	703 1.2×	177 0.6×	237 0.8×	10	1.8k
Marshall English United States	15	819 0.8×	544 0.6×	362 0.6×	290 0.9×	103 0.3×	33	1.5k
J.M. Faci Spain	30	1.8k 1.8×	1.2k 1.5×	1.1k 1.8×	338 1.1×	249 0.8×	58	2.6k
Shan Lun China	18	705 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	466 0.8×	120 0.4×	131 0.4×	70	1.8k
J. G. Annandale South Africa	24	582 0.6×	704 0.8×	356 0.6×	112 0.4×	222 0.7×	101	1.6k
Derrel L. Martin United States	23	692 0.7×	457 0.5×	716 1.3×	129 0.4×	95 0.3×	67	1.5k
James P. Bordovsky United States	22	858 0.8×	902 1.1×	367 0.6×	85 0.3×	188 0.6×	79	1.5k
Freddie R. Lamm United States	25	1.5k 1.5×	898 1.1×	524 0.9×	134 0.4×	137 0.5×	117	1.9k
J. T. Musick United States	20	856 0.8×	989 1.2×	438 0.8×	71 0.2×	148 0.5×	56	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Kassam

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All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Friedrich, Theodor, J. Kienzle, & A. Kassam. (2012). A new paradigm for sustainable intensification and its implications for agricultural mechanization.. 3 indexed citations

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Kassam, A. & David J. Walton. (2010). Saving our soils: protecting the future of farming in Europe.. 16–19. 1 indexed citations

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Kassam, A., et al.. (2009). Enhancing crop-livestock systems in conservation agriculture for sustainable production intensification: a farmer discovery process going to scale in Burkina Faso.. 7. 19 indexed citations

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Kassam, A.. (2003). Farming Systems and Poverty 2001: Improving Farmers' Livelihoods in a Changing World. By J. Dixon, A. Gulliver and D. Gibbon. Rome and Washington DC: FAO and the World Bank (2002), pp. 412, £27.00, ISBN 92-5-104627-1.. Experimental Agriculture. 39(1). 109–110. 13 indexed citations

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Kassam, A., H.T. van Velthuizen, G. Fischer, & M. Mostafizur Rahman Shah. (1993). Agro-ecological land resources assessment for agricultural development planning. A case study of Kenya. Resources data base and land productivity. Technical Annex 6. Fuelwood productivity.. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 21 indexed citations

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Doorenbos, J. & A. Kassam. (1979). Yield response to water.. 1643 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kassam, A.. (1976). Crops of the West African semi-arid tropics. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 13 indexed citations

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Kassam, A., et al.. (1976). Improving food crop production in the Sudan Savanna zone of Northern Nigeria. Outlook on Agriculture. 8(6). 341–347. 6 indexed citations

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Kowal, J. M. & A. Kassam. (1975). RAINFALL IN THE SUDAN SAVANNA REGION OF NIGERIA. Weather. 30(1). 24–28. 9 indexed citations

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Kassam, A., et al.. (1975). Maize in West Africa: and its potential in savanna areas. 16 indexed citations

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Kassam, A. & D. J. Andrews. (1975). Effects of Sowing Date on Growth, Development and Yield of Photosensitive Sorghum at Samaru, Northern Nigeria. Experimental Agriculture. 11(3). 227–240. 32 indexed citations

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Kassam, A. & J. M. Kowal. (1975). Water use, energy balance and growth of gero millet at samaru, northern Nigeria. Agricultural Meteorology. 15(3). 333–342. 23 indexed citations

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Kassam, A.. (1974). Effect of the date of sowing on the lengths of the developmental phases in photosensitive sorghum at Samaru. 1 indexed citations

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Kowal, J. M. & A. Kassam. (1973). Water use, energy balance and growth of maize at Samaru, northern Nigeria. Agricultural Meteorology. 12. 391–406. 31 indexed citations

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