Catherine Gitau

739 total citations
21 papers, 485 citations indexed

About

Catherine Gitau is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Gitau has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 485 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Insect Science, 15 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Catherine Gitau's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (8 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (6 papers). Catherine Gitau is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (13 papers), Insect Pest Control Strategies (8 papers) and Forest Insect Ecology and Management (6 papers). Catherine Gitau collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Kenya and France. Catherine Gitau's co-authors include Geoff M. Gurr, Philip C. Stevenson, Blankson Wadie Amoabeng, H. I. Nicol, Angus J. Carnegie, R. Bashford, L. Munyakazi, Stéphane Dupas, Murray J. Fletcher and C. F. Dewhurst and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Forest Ecology and Management and FEMS Microbiology Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Gitau

21 papers receiving 467 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Catherine Gitau Australia 11 343 294 119 76 68 21 485
Pablo Benavides Colombia 13 452 1.3× 264 0.9× 175 1.5× 164 2.2× 77 1.1× 84 669
Héctor González‐Hernández Mexico 15 451 1.3× 256 0.9× 82 0.7× 78 1.0× 165 2.4× 66 604
Giovanna Tropea Garzia Italy 15 735 2.1× 498 1.7× 185 1.6× 146 1.9× 181 2.7× 43 848
Peterson W. Nderitu Kenya 11 610 1.8× 322 1.1× 153 1.3× 75 1.0× 129 1.9× 13 679
Emana Getu Ethiopia 10 201 0.6× 385 1.3× 20 0.2× 106 1.4× 76 1.1× 74 514
Gwan-Seok Lee South Korea 12 388 1.1× 318 1.1× 61 0.5× 127 1.7× 99 1.5× 51 527
Solveig Haukeland Kenya 14 319 0.9× 567 1.9× 143 1.2× 104 1.4× 50 0.7× 50 752
Dakshina R. Seal United States 17 865 2.5× 695 2.4× 74 0.6× 225 3.0× 164 2.4× 127 1.0k
F. Pavan Italy 15 428 1.2× 427 1.5× 150 1.3× 48 0.6× 171 2.5× 63 651
D. P. Giga Zimbabwe 13 473 1.4× 624 2.1× 37 0.3× 203 2.7× 106 1.6× 40 754

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Gitau

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All Works

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Amoabeng, Blankson Wadie, Geoff M. Gurr, Catherine Gitau, & Philip C. Stevenson. (2014). Cost:benefit analysis of botanical insecticide use in cabbage: Implications for smallholder farmers in developing countries. Crop Protection. 57. 71–76. 102 indexed citations
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Amoabeng, Blankson Wadie, Geoff M. Gurr, Catherine Gitau, et al.. (2013). Tri-Trophic Insecticidal Effects of African Plants against Cabbage Pests. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e78651–e78651. 83 indexed citations
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Priest, M. J., C. F. Dewhurst, Catherine Gitau, et al.. (2013). Entomopathogenic fungi of the oil palm pest, Zophiuma butawengi (Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae), and potential for use as biological control agents. Austral Entomology. 53(3). 268–274. 2 indexed citations
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Gurr, Geoff M., Angus J. Carnegie, R.A. Bedding, et al.. (2013). The bark beetle,Ips grandicollis,disrupts biological control of the woodwasp,Sirex noctilio,via fungal symbiont interactions. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 88(1). 38–47. 25 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, R. Bashford, Angus J. Carnegie, & Geoff M. Gurr. (2013). A review of semiochemicals associated with bark beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) pests of coniferous trees: A focus on beetle interactions with other pests and their associates. Forest Ecology and Management. 297. 1–14. 62 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, Murray J. Fletcher, Andrew Mitchell, C. F. Dewhurst, & Geoff M. Gurr. (2011). Review of the planthopper genus Zophiuma Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Lophopidae) with first description of the male of Zophiuma pupillata Stål. Australian Journal of Entomology. 50(1). 86–92. 5 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, Geoff M. Gurr, C. F. Dewhurst, H. I. Nicol, & Murray J. Fletcher. (2011). Potential for biological control of Zophiuma butawengi (Heller) (Hemiptera: Lophopidae) in coconut and oil palms using the hymenopterans Ooencyrtus sp. (Encyrtidae) and Parastethynium maxwelli (Girault) (Mymaridae). Biological Control. 59(2). 187–191. 2 indexed citations
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Calatayud, Paul‐André, et al.. (2010). Variability in the reproductive biology and in resistance against Cotesia sesamiae among two Busseola fusca populations. Journal of Applied Entomology. 135(6). 423–429. 4 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, Geoff M. Gurr, C. F. Dewhurst, et al.. (2010). Zophiuma lobulata (Hemiptera: Lophopidae) causes Finschhafen disorder of coconut and oil palms. Annals of Applied Biology. 158(1). 139–148. 8 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, Geoff M. Gurr, C. F. Dewhurst, Murray J. Fletcher, & Andrew Mitchell. (2009). Insect pests and insect‐vectored diseases of palms. Australian Journal of Entomology. 48(4). 328–342. 29 indexed citations
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Dupas, Stéphane, et al.. (2008). Evolution of a Polydnavirus Gene in Relation to Parasitoid-Host Species Immune Resistance. Journal of Heredity. 99(5). 491–499. 39 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, et al.. (2007). Host preference ofXanthopimpla stemmator(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) and its reproductive performance on selected African lepidopteran stem borers. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 17(5). 499–511. 4 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, et al.. (2006). Calyx fluid proteins of twoCotesia sesamiae(Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) biotypes in Kenya: implications to biological control of the stem borerBusseola fusca(Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ). 42(3-4). 433–441. 15 indexed citations
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Dupas, Stéphane, Catherine Gitau, Bruno Le Rü, & Johanne Silvain. (2006). Single-step PCR differentiation ofCotesia sesamiae(Cameron) andCotesia flavipesCameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) using polydnavirus markers. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N S ). 42(3-4). 319–323. 12 indexed citations
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Gitau, Catherine, et al.. (2005). Acceptance and suitability of four lepidopteran stemborers for the development of the pupal parasitoidXanthopimpla stemmator(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology. 15(6). 585–600. 5 indexed citations

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