Ann Degrande

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ann Degrande is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Forestry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Degrande has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 33 papers in Forestry and 18 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ann Degrande's work include Agriculture and Rural Development Research (34 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (32 papers) and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (14 papers). Ann Degrande is often cited by papers focused on Agriculture and Rural Development Research (34 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (32 papers) and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy (14 papers). Ann Degrande collaborates with scholars based in Cameroon, Kenya and Belgium. Ann Degrande's co-authors include Z. Tchoundjeu, Charlie Mbosso, Alain Atangana, Kate Schreckenberg, Alain Tsobeng, J. Kanmegne, Steven Franzel, Scott X. Chang, Evelyne Kiptot and Damase P. Khasa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sustainability and Food Policy.

In The Last Decade

Ann Degrande

61 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization o... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75
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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.

  1. The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa over the Third Decade (2012–2021)
    2022 78 citations Roger R.B. Leakey, Marie-Louise Avana et al. Sustainability profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ann Degrande Cameroon 18 591 462 355 294 223 63 1.3k
Z. Tchoundjeu Cameroon 28 1.3k 2.2× 979 2.1× 872 2.5× 305 1.0× 413 1.9× 96 2.4k
O. Ndoye Senegal 16 394 0.7× 313 0.7× 174 0.5× 313 1.1× 123 0.6× 56 837
J. Gockowski Cameroon 15 181 0.3× 270 0.6× 231 0.7× 221 0.8× 301 1.3× 36 1.1k
Karen Hahn Germany 21 769 1.3× 598 1.3× 370 1.0× 393 1.3× 69 0.3× 63 1.4k
Ana Isabel Moreno-Calles Mexico 17 215 0.4× 147 0.3× 374 1.1× 277 0.9× 116 0.5× 47 896
Dagmar Mithöfer Germany 19 275 0.5× 257 0.6× 466 1.3× 139 0.5× 74 0.3× 65 1.3k
A. Awono Cameroon 17 303 0.5× 281 0.6× 126 0.4× 709 2.4× 76 0.3× 48 1.2k
Dietrich Darr Germany 20 232 0.4× 202 0.4× 218 0.6× 338 1.1× 32 0.1× 67 942
Tadesse Woldemariam Gole Ethiopia 13 126 0.2× 163 0.4× 325 0.9× 234 0.8× 155 0.7× 21 947
Jacques Avelino France 29 241 0.4× 438 0.9× 1.8k 5.0× 367 1.2× 739 3.3× 89 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ann Degrande

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ann Degrande

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ann Degrande

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ann Degrande. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ann Degrande based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ann Degrande. Ann Degrande is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Leakey, Roger R.B., Marie-Louise Avana, Nyong Princely Awazi, et al.. (2022). The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa over the Third Decade (2012–2021). Sustainability. 14(4). 2355–2355. 78 indexed citations breakdown →
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Foundjem-Tita, Divine, et al.. (2021). National and International Policies and Policy Instruments in the Development of Agroforestry in Chad. Sustainability. 13(16). 9200–9200. 7 indexed citations
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Brockhaus, Maria, et al.. (2020). ‘We Are Not Bad People’- Bricolage and the Rise of Community Forest Institutions in Burkina Faso. International Journal of the Commons. 14(1). 525–538. 11 indexed citations
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Degrande, Ann, et al.. (2019). Contribution of networking to the sustainability of community-based relay organisations in Western Cameroon: Case study of CIEFAD and KUGWE rural resource centres. 7(4). 99–111. 1 indexed citations
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Tsobeng, Alain, Marie-Louise Avana, Alice Muchugi, et al.. (2019). Tree-to-tree variation in fruits of three populations of Trichoscypha acuminata (Engl.) in Cameroon. Scientific African. 7. e00235–e00235. 17 indexed citations
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Degrande, Ann, et al.. (2018). Can community-based organisations deliver adequate agricultural information to farmers? Evidence from rural resources centres in Cameroon. Information Development. 35(3). 435–446. 12 indexed citations
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Donovan, Jason, et al.. (2016). Fairtrade cocoa in Ghana: taking stock and looking ahead. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations
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Degrande, Ann, et al.. (2015). BENEFITS FROM TREE SPECIES’ DIVERSIFICATION IN COCOA AGROFORESTS IN THE CENTRE REGION OF CAMEROON. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences. 47(11). 3–13. 4 indexed citations
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Tsobeng, Alain, et al.. (2015). Phenotypic variation in Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth (Fabaceae) from the humid lowlands of Cameroon. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28(2). 2 indexed citations
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Foundjem-Tita, Divine, Stijn Speelman, Julius Chupezi Tieguhong, et al.. (2013). A choice experiment approach for assessing preferences to forest law configuration and compliance: the case of NTFP traders in Cameroon. The International Forestry Review. 15(2). 241–254. 4 indexed citations
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Gyau, Amos, Bertin Takoutsing, Ann Degrande, & Steven Franzel. (2012). Producers’ motivation for collective action for kola production and marketing in Cameroon. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations
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Degrande, Ann, et al.. (2011). Can commercialization of NTFPs alleviate poverty? A case study of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex Pax. kernel marketing in Cameroon. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20 indexed citations
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Tchoundjeu, Z., et al.. (2007). Optimizing the production and marketing of NTFPs.. 1249–1254. 9 indexed citations
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Kanmegne, J., et al.. (2007). Gender analysis in the commercialization of Gnetum africanum/buchholzianum in the Lékié division in Cameroon. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 5(1). 243–347. 12 indexed citations
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Mbile, P., Z. Tchoundjeu, E. Asaah, et al.. (2006). Rural livelihoods: conservation, management and use of plant biodiversity in west and central Africa. Biodiversity. 7(3-4). 17–26. 1 indexed citations
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Kanmegne, J., et al.. (2003). Establishment of Inga edulis and Calliandra calothyrsus in improved fallow systems in southern Cameroon. Agroforestry Systems. 58(2). 119–124. 4 indexed citations

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