Edward Kato

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Edward Kato is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Kato has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14 papers in Soil Science and 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Edward Kato's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (16 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (10 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (9 papers). Edward Kato is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (16 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (10 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (9 papers). Edward Kato collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Botswana. Edward Kato's co-authors include Ephraim Nkonya, Kermit G. Davis, Daniel Ayalew Mekonnen, Martins Odendo, Richard Miiro, Claudia Ringler, Mahmud Yesuf, Elizabeth Bryan, John Pender and Gagoitseope Mmopelwa and has published in prestigious journals such as World Development, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment and Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.

In The Last Decade

Edward Kato

34 papers receiving 974 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa

2011 341 citations Ephraim Nkonya, Edward Kato et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward Kato United States	15	518	321	232	213	198	38	1.1k
Belay Kassa Ethiopia	22	657 1.3×	397 1.2×	285 1.2×	230 1.1×	191 1.0×	63	1.3k
Milu Muyanga United States	17	633 1.2×	476 1.5×	150 0.6×	166 0.8×	133 0.7×	47	1.1k
Mintewab Bezabih United Kingdom	15	432 0.8×	402 1.3×	210 0.9×	157 0.7×	116 0.6×	45	813
Alwin Keil Germany	16	298 0.6×	393 1.2×	277 1.2×	171 0.8×	219 1.1×	27	1.0k
D. Sserunkuuma Uganda	14	494 1.0×	329 1.0×	127 0.5×	187 0.9×	144 0.7×	25	949
Nicholas J. Sitko United States	19	725 1.4×	583 1.8×	247 1.1×	261 1.2×	169 0.9×	57	1.3k
Abiodun A. Ogundeji South Africa	21	460 0.9×	348 1.1×	374 1.6×	295 1.4×	128 0.6×	84	1.3k
Samuel Benin United States	21	830 1.6×	488 1.5×	237 1.0×	396 1.9×	166 0.8×	50	1.5k
Aslıhan Arslan Italy	17	594 1.1×	344 1.1×	321 1.4×	221 1.0×	119 0.6×	39	1.2k
Sergio Gómez y Paloma Spain	21	633 1.2×	281 0.9×	143 0.6×	304 1.4×	326 1.6×	68	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Edward Kato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Kato

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bosch, Christine, et al.. (2025). Step by step to higher yields? Adoption and impacts of a sequenced training approach for climate-smart coffee production in Uganda. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 23(1).

Chanda, Raban, et al.. (2023). Factors that influence pastoralists’ estimation of onset and cessation of rains in Rwenzori region in Western Uganda. Environmental Development. 47. 100901–100901.

Nkonya, Ephraim, et al.. (2023). Impact of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration on Resilience and Welfare in Mali. IFPRI E-brary (International Food Policy Research Institute). 2(1). 14–27. 10 indexed citations

Chanda, Raban, et al.. (2022). Factors associated with farmers’ use of indigenous and scientific climate forecasts in Rwenzori region, Western Uganda. Regional Environmental Change. 23(1). 7 indexed citations

Chanda, Raban, et al.. (2022). Effect of indigenous and scientific forecasts on pastoralists’ climate change perceptions in the Rwenzori region, Western Uganda. Climate and Development. 15(6). 522–534. 8 indexed citations

Majaliwa, J. G. M., et al.. (2022). Projected climate in coffee-based farming systems: implications for crop suitability in Uganda. Regional Environmental Change. 22(3). 13 indexed citations

Kikulwe, Enoch, et al.. (2021). Has Continued Exposure to Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Worsened Farmers’ Welfare Over Time? Evidence From Banana-Producing Households in Uganda. Journal of Agricultural Science. 13(11). 11–11. 2 indexed citations

Chanda, Raban, et al.. (2020). Influence of Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Climate Forecasts on Arable Farmers’ Climate Adaptation Methods in the Rwenzori region, Western Uganda. Environmental Management. 65(4). 500–516. 30 indexed citations

Chanda, Raban, et al.. (2019). Do indigenous forecasts and scientific forecasts influence arable farmers’ and agro-pastoralists’ estimation of onset and cessation of rains? Empirical evidence from Rwenzori region, Western Uganda. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 278. 107667–107667. 7 indexed citations

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Kato, Edward, et al.. (2018). Does linking farmers to markets work? Evidence from the World Food Programme’s Purchase for Progress satellite collection points initiative in Uganda. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 13(2). 169–181. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2016). Awareness and perceptions of ecosystem services in relation to land use types: Evidence from rural communities in Nigeria. Ecosystem Services. 22. 150–160. 69 indexed citations

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Nkonya, Ephraim, Nicolas Gerber, Joachim von Braun, et al.. (2015). Toward an integrated global assessment. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2014). Communities’ perceptions and knowledge of ecosystem services: Evidence from rural communities in Nigeria. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Wielgosz, Benjamin, Edward Kato, & Claudia Ringler. (2014). Agro-ecology, household economics and malaria in Uganda: empirical correlations between agricultural and health outcomes. Malaria Journal. 13(1). 251–251. 8 indexed citations

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Nkonya, Ephraim, Raghavan Srinivasan, Weston Anderson, & Edward Kato. (2014). Assessing the Economic Benefits of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Bhutan. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations

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Nkonya, Ephraim, et al.. (2013). Initial impact of integrated agricultural research for development in East and Central Africa. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 8(3). 172–187. 7 indexed citations

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Benin, Samuel, et al.. (2011). Impact of Uganda's National Agricultural Advisory Services program. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6 indexed citations

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Nkonya, Ephraim, Nicolas Gerber, Joachim von Braun, et al.. (2011). The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought Toward an Integrated Global Assessment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 73 indexed citations

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Nkonya, Ephraim, et al.. (2009). Trends and Drivers of Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria. IFPRI E-brary (International Food Policy Research Institute). 14 indexed citations

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Nkonya, Ephraim, John Pender, Kayuki C. Kaizzi, et al.. (2008). Linkages between land management, land degradation, and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Uganda. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 59 indexed citations

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