Douglas Shitanda

684 total citations
34 papers, 548 citations indexed

About

Douglas Shitanda is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas Shitanda has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 548 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 11 papers in Food Science and 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Douglas Shitanda's work include Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (5 papers), Biodiesel Production and Applications (4 papers) and Food Drying and Modeling (4 papers). Douglas Shitanda is often cited by papers focused on Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement (5 papers), Biodiesel Production and Applications (4 papers) and Food Drying and Modeling (4 papers). Douglas Shitanda collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Japan and New Zealand. Douglas Shitanda's co-authors include Shoji Koide, Brian Agnew, Wei Cao, Sara Walker, Fuchaka Waswa, Francis M. Mathooko, Marc Hendrickx, Indrawati Oey, Yoshio Nishiyama and Stephen N. Mailu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Journal of Food Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Douglas Shitanda

31 papers receiving 517 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Douglas Shitanda Kenya 13 180 148 134 118 79 34 548
Mariusz Szymanek Poland 16 252 1.4× 189 1.3× 114 0.9× 102 0.9× 22 0.3× 94 729
Rebecca R. Milczarek United States 14 172 1.0× 146 1.0× 157 1.2× 50 0.4× 38 0.5× 31 496
Carlos A. Zuritz United States 14 266 1.5× 89 0.6× 109 0.8× 109 0.9× 36 0.5× 46 581
Seyed Reza Hassan-Beygi Iran 11 114 0.6× 106 0.7× 142 1.1× 91 0.8× 16 0.2× 35 450
Michèle Delalonde France 16 198 1.1× 70 0.5× 60 0.4× 55 0.5× 29 0.4× 47 512
Ireneusz Białobrzewski Poland 18 381 2.1× 122 0.8× 119 0.9× 155 1.3× 81 1.0× 69 945
Z. Bubník Czechia 16 156 0.9× 167 1.1× 162 1.2× 80 0.7× 40 0.5× 55 672
P. S. Ahuja India 8 136 0.8× 152 1.0× 143 1.1× 30 0.3× 26 0.3× 16 511
Maria do Carmo Ferreira Brazil 17 297 1.6× 82 0.6× 106 0.8× 137 1.2× 26 0.3× 48 784
Ali Asghari Iran 9 207 1.1× 138 0.9× 58 0.4× 61 0.5× 23 0.3× 33 489

Countries citing papers authored by Douglas Shitanda

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Fields of papers citing papers by Douglas Shitanda

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas Shitanda

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Douglas Shitanda. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Douglas Shitanda 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 Douglas Shitanda. Douglas Shitanda is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2021). Heavy metal concentrations in vegetables cultivated and sold in Machakos Municipality, Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24(12). 2027–2034. 1 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2020). Use of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Flakes as Coarse Aggregates Replacement in Concrete Paving Blocks. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6(8). 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Mailu, Stephen N., et al.. (2020). Heavy metal contamination of water, soil and vegetables in urban streams in Machakos municipality, Kenya. Scientific African. 9. e00539–e00539. 35 indexed citations
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Waswa, Fuchaka, et al.. (2020). Irrigation water quality analysis of Mitheu Stream in Machakos Municipality, Kenya. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 14(9). 241–249. 4 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2014). Enhancing production through optimisation of DPPH and radical scavenging activity of grape seed extracts. African Crop Science Journal. 22. 883–896. 2 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2013). PROPERTIES OF PROSOPIS JULIFLORA AND ITS POTENTIAL USES IN ASAL AREAS OF KENYA. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 15(1). 15–27. 11 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2013). Comparative analysis of on-farm timber conversion systems in Kenya. Journal of Horticulture and Forestry. 5(6). 74–80. 4 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2013). Performance Characteristics Of Blended Rice Bran Biodiesel In A Diesel Engine. 7 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2013). Alternative diesel engine fuel from Kenyan pishori rice bran. 1 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2010). Morphological diversity of Kenyan papaya germplasm. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 9(51). 8754–8762. 17 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2010). Performance and exhaust emissions of a diesel engine fuelled with Croton megalocarpus (musine) methyl ester. Applied Thermal Engineering. 31(1). 36–41. 48 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2010). Drying characteristics and some quality attributes of <i>Rastrineobola argentea</i> (Omena) and <i>Stolephorus delicatulus</i> (Kimarawali). African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 10(8). 13 indexed citations
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Agnew, Brian, et al.. (2010). Croton megalocarpus (Musine) seeds as a potential source of bio-diesel. Biomass and Bioenergy. 34(10). 1495–1499. 47 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2010). Thin layer drying model for simulating the drying of Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) in a solar tunnel dryer. Journal of Food Engineering. 98(3). 325–331. 58 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2006). Effect of Different Drying Methods on the Quality of Jute (Corchorus olitoriusL.). Drying Technology. 24(1). 95–98. 42 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, Yoshio Nishiyama, & Shoji Koide. (2001). Performance Analysis of Impellor and Rubber Roll Husker Using Different Varieties of Rice. eCommons (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, Yoshio Nishiyama, & Shoji Koide. (2001). Husking Characteristics of Short and Long grain Rice by Rubber roll Husker (Part 1). Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 63(1). 55–63. 5 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, et al.. (2000). Effect of brining on the drying rate of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in a solar tunnel dryer.. 88–98. 1 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, Yoshio Nishiyama, & Shoji Koide. (1999). HUSKING CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF RICE:Husking Long and Short Grain Rice by Rubber Roll and Impeller Husker. 61. 517–518. 1 indexed citations
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Shitanda, Douglas, Yoshio Nishiyama, & Shoji Koide. (1998). Husking Characteristics of Different Varieties of Rice. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery. 60. 209–210. 1 indexed citations

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