Dagne Wegary

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Dagne Wegary is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Dagne Wegary has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Plant Science, 27 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 18 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Dagne Wegary's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (33 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (23 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (18 papers). Dagne Wegary is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (33 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (23 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (18 papers). Dagne Wegary collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. Dagne Wegary's co-authors include Kindie Tesfaye, Maryke Labuschagne, Tolera Keno, B. Vivek, Abebe Menkir, Gezahegn Bogale, Tsedeke Abate, Bekele Shiferaw, Yilma Kebede and Berhanu Tadesse and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Dagne Wegary

58 papers receiving 980 citations

Hit Papers

Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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.

  1. Factors that transformed maize productivity in Ethiopia
    2015 293 citations Abebe Menkir, Dagne Wegary et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dagne Wegary Ethiopia 17 727 363 237 164 158 61 1.0k
Mosisa Worku Kenya 19 874 1.2× 409 1.1× 367 1.5× 154 0.9× 62 0.4× 38 1.1k
Sylvester O. Oikeh Nigeria 23 1.2k 1.6× 553 1.5× 329 1.4× 99 0.6× 110 0.7× 50 1.4k
Kebebew Assefa Ethiopia 23 1.1k 1.5× 275 0.8× 272 1.1× 116 0.7× 129 0.8× 79 1.4k
M. Olsen Kenya 14 1.1k 1.5× 264 0.7× 445 1.9× 78 0.5× 55 0.3× 25 1.3k
Alpha Diallo Kenya 16 658 0.9× 365 1.0× 249 1.1× 143 0.9× 55 0.3× 26 885
Hailu Tefera Ethiopia 22 775 1.1× 159 0.4× 242 1.0× 86 0.5× 112 0.7× 33 1.0k
B.B. Singh Nigeria 21 1.6k 2.2× 467 1.3× 44 0.2× 168 1.0× 174 1.1× 45 1.9k
D. S. Virk United Kingdom 21 976 1.3× 179 0.5× 253 1.1× 254 1.5× 113 0.7× 72 1.2k
B. Skovmand Mexico 21 1.7k 2.4× 397 1.1× 442 1.9× 102 0.6× 97 0.6× 49 1.9k
Bettina I. G. Haussmann Germany 28 1.7k 2.3× 783 2.2× 690 2.9× 91 0.6× 240 1.5× 72 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dagne Wegary

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sneller, Clay, et al.. (2025). Genetic Trends in Seven Years of Maize Breeding at Mozambique’s Institute of Agricultural Research. Agronomy. 15(2). 449–449. 1 indexed citations
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Beyene, Yoseph, Beatrice Elohor Ifie, Manje Gowda, et al.. (2024). Agronomic Performance and Resistance to Maize Lethal Necrosis in Maize Hybrids Derived from Doubled Haploid Lines. Agronomy. 14(10). 2443–2443. 1 indexed citations
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Odong, Thomas, Mildred Ochwo‐Ssemakula, Abebe Menkir, et al.. (2024). Assessment of genetic diversity and heterotic alignment of CIMMYT and IITA maize inbred lines adapted to sub‐Saharan Africa. Crop Science. 65(1). 1 indexed citations
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Abraham, Adane, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of seed dressing insecticides for the control of maize lethal necrosis vectors. Cogent Food & Agriculture. 10(1). 1 indexed citations
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Wegary, Dagne, et al.. (2024). Testcross performance and combining ability of early-medium maturing quality protein maize inbred lines in Eastern and Southern Africa. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 9151–9151. 6 indexed citations
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Abraham, Adane, et al.. (2021). Alternate hosts and seed transmission of maize lethal necrosis in Ethiopia. Journal of Phytopathology. 169(5). 303–315. 16 indexed citations
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Abraham, Adane, et al.. (2021). Transmission and Persistence of Maize Lethal Necrosis in Infested Soil and Infected Maize Residue. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 162(2). 263–273. 5 indexed citations
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Alamerew, Sentayehu, et al.. (2020). Combining Ability of Lowland Adapted Ethiopian Sorghum Hybrids for Yield. Ethiopian journal of agricultural sciences. 30(2). 89–98. 1 indexed citations
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Wegary, Dagne, et al.. (2019). Hybrid Performance and Combining Ability of Quality Protein Maize Inbred Lines under Low-Nitrogen Stress and Non-Stress Conditions in Ethiopia. Ethiopian journal of agricultural sciences. 29(1). 125–141. 3 indexed citations
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Wegary, Dagne, et al.. (2018). Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis for Agronomical Traits of Lowland Adapted Ethiopian Sorghum Genotypes [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Genotypes. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 8(8). 155–159. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Nasser, et al.. (2017). Molecular genetic diversity and population structure of Ethiopian white lupin landraces: Implications for breeding and conservation. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0188696–e0188696. 20 indexed citations
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Ertiro, Berhanu Tadesse, Kassa Semagn, Biswanath Das, et al.. (2017). Genetic variation and population structure of maize inbred lines adapted to the mid-altitude sub-humid maize agro-ecology of Ethiopia using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers. BMC Genomics. 18(1). 777–777. 49 indexed citations
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Tesfaye, Kassahun, et al.. (2017). Genotype by trait biplot analysis to study associations and profiles of Ethiopian white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) landraces. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 11(1). 55–62. 15 indexed citations
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Wegary, Dagne, et al.. (2016). Pedological Characterization, Fertility Status and Classification of Some Typical Soils of Bako Tibe and Toke Kutaye Districts of Western Showa, Ethiopia. 7(1). 49–67. 1 indexed citations
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Wegary, Dagne, et al.. (2014). Determinants of smallholder farmers' hybrid maize adoption in the drought prone Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 9(17). 1334–1343. 19 indexed citations
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Alemu, Dawit, Degefie Tibebe, S. Twumasi‐Afriyie, et al.. (2012). Agro-ecological suitability for hybrid maize varieties and its implication for seed systems.. 145–150. 1 indexed citations
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Wegary, Dagne, et al.. (2011). Combining ability and heterotic relationships between CIMMYT and Ethiopian maize inbred lines. Ethiopian journal of agricultural sciences. 21. 82–93. 11 indexed citations
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Wegary, Dagne. (2003). Inheritance of grey leaf spot resistance in selected maize inbred lines. 9(1). 53–59. 4 indexed citations

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