Birru Yitaferu

2.0k total citations
40 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Birru Yitaferu is a scholar working on Soil Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birru Yitaferu has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Soil Science, 12 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 10 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Birru Yitaferu's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (18 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers). Birru Yitaferu is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (18 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers). Birru Yitaferu collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, United States and Netherlands. Birru Yitaferu's co-authors include Tammo S. Steenhuis, Tadele Amare, Seifu A. Tilahun, Haimanote K. Bayabil, Hans Hurni, Christian D. Guzmán, Yihenew G. Selassie, Douglas L. Godbold, Assefa D. Zegeye and Amy S. Collick and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Scientific Reports and Geoderma.

In The Last Decade

Birru Yitaferu

40 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Birru Yitaferu Ethiopia 22 927 372 359 337 238 40 1.4k
Fantaw Yimer Ethiopia 21 1.0k 1.1× 560 1.5× 386 1.1× 144 0.4× 223 0.9× 55 1.6k
Antonio Giménez‐Morera Spain 18 1.0k 1.1× 171 0.5× 396 1.1× 243 0.7× 430 1.8× 29 1.5k
María José Marqués Spain 23 1.1k 1.2× 182 0.5× 354 1.0× 216 0.6× 595 2.5× 45 1.7k
Kindiye Ebabu Ethiopia 25 1.0k 1.1× 254 0.7× 589 1.6× 643 1.9× 344 1.4× 43 1.6k
Lie Xiao China 21 920 1.0× 156 0.4× 231 0.6× 196 0.6× 484 2.0× 68 1.5k
Mulatu Liyew Berihun Ethiopia 21 679 0.7× 247 0.7× 623 1.7× 441 1.3× 290 1.2× 46 1.3k
Ramón Bienes Spain 21 1.2k 1.2× 120 0.3× 234 0.7× 267 0.8× 556 2.3× 48 1.6k
Junior César Avanzi Brazil 21 1.0k 1.1× 102 0.3× 166 0.5× 456 1.4× 403 1.7× 89 1.3k
Elvira Díaz‐Pereira Spain 18 505 0.5× 218 0.6× 159 0.4× 112 0.3× 159 0.7× 40 970
Zenebe Adimassu Ethiopia 18 857 0.9× 440 1.2× 277 0.8× 230 0.7× 123 0.5× 43 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Birru Yitaferu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birru Yitaferu

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All Works

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Alemayehu, Getachew, et al.. (2020). Genotypes and their Growing Environments Influence on Physicochemical Qualities of Tef Grain in the Highlands of Ethiopia. Ethiopian journal of agricultural sciences. 30(4). 1–27. 1 indexed citations
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Mekuria, Wolde, et al.. (2018). Restoration of degraded landscapes for ecosystem services in North-Western Ethiopia. Heliyon. 4(8). e00764–e00764. 68 indexed citations
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Kibret, Kibebew, et al.. (2018). Organic and inorganic amendments on soil chemical properties at different period of incubation of acidic soil. EURASIAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE (EJSS). 7(3). 273–283. 9 indexed citations
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Purahong, Witoon, et al.. (2018). Transition of Ethiopian highland forests to agriculture-dominated landscapes shifts the soil microbial community composition. BMC Ecology. 18(1). 58–58. 12 indexed citations
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Guzmán, Christian D., Seifu A. Tilahun, Assefa D. Zegeye, et al.. (2017). Developing Soil Conservation Strategies with Technical and Community Knowledge in a Degrading Sub‐Humid Mountainous Landscape. Land Degradation and Development. 29(3). 749–764. 16 indexed citations
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Zegeye, Assefa D., Eddy J. Langendoen, Cathelijne R. Stoof, et al.. (2016). Morphological dynamics of gully systems in the subhumid Ethiopian Highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed. SOIL. 2(3). 443–458. 69 indexed citations
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Guzmán, Christian D., Fasikaw A. Zimale, Tigist Y. Tebebu, et al.. (2016). Modeling discharge and sediment concentrations after landscape interventions in a humid monsoon climate: The Anjeni watershed in the highlands of Ethiopia. Hydrological Processes. 31(6). 1239–1257. 27 indexed citations
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Tilahun, Seifu A., Essayas K. Ayana, Christian D. Guzmán, et al.. (2016). Revisiting storm runoff processes in the upper Blue Nile basin: The Debre Mawi watershed. CATENA. 143. 47–56. 35 indexed citations
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Zegeye, Assefa D., Eddy J. Langendoen, Cathelijne R. Stoof, et al.. (2016). Morphological dynamics of gully systems in the subhumid Ethiopian Highlands. 2. 443–458. 14 indexed citations
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Guzmán, Christian D., Seifu A. Tilahun, Dessalegn C. Dagnew, et al.. (2016). Modeling sediment concentration and discharge variations in a small Ethiopian watershed with contributions from an unpaved road. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics. 65(1). 1–17. 14 indexed citations
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Hurni, Hans, Hanspeter Liniger, Eleanor Milne, et al.. (2015). Soil organic carbon for global benefits – assessing potential SOC increase under SLM technologies worldwide and evaluating tradeoffs and gains of upscaling SLM technologies. Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern. 1 indexed citations
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Bayabil, Haimanote K., Cathelijne R. Stoof, Johannes Lehmann, Birru Yitaferu, & Tammo S. Steenhuis. (2015). Assessing the potential of biochar and charcoal to improve soil hydraulic properties in the humid Ethiopian Highlands: The Anjeni watershed. Geoderma. 243-244. 115–123. 79 indexed citations
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Yitaferu, Birru, et al.. (2013). Expansion of Eucalyptus Woodlots in the Fertile Soils of the Highlands of Ethiopia: Could It Be a Treat on Future Cropland Use?. Journal of Agricultural Science. 5(8). 61 indexed citations
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Amare, Tadele, et al.. (2013). Soil Properties and Crop Yields along the Terraces and Toposequece of Anjeni Watershed, Central Highlands of Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science. 5(2). 80 indexed citations
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Yitaferu, Birru, et al.. (2013). Soil-Landscape Modeling and Remote Sensing to Provide Spatial Representation of Soil Attributes for an Ethiopian Watershed. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2013. 1–11. 10 indexed citations
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Yitaferu, Birru, et al.. (2013). The Role of Biochar on Acid Soil Reclamation and Yield of Teff (Eragrostis tef [Zucc] Trotter) in Northwestern Ethiopia. Journal of Agricultural Science. 6(1). 50 indexed citations
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Steenhuis, Tammo S., Seifu A. Tilahun, Christian D. Guzmán, et al.. (2013). A Saturated Excess Runoff Pedotransfer Function for Vegetated Watersheds. Vadose Zone Journal. 12(4). 1–10. 25 indexed citations
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Ayalew, Dereje, et al.. (2012). Outlook of future climate in northwestern Ethiopia. Agricultural Sciences. 3(4). 608–624. 27 indexed citations

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