Elijah Mbandi Mkala

540 total citations
30 papers, 305 citations indexed

About

Elijah Mbandi Mkala is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Elijah Mbandi Mkala has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 305 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Elijah Mbandi Mkala's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (13 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (12 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (6 papers). Elijah Mbandi Mkala is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (13 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (12 papers) and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (6 papers). Elijah Mbandi Mkala collaborates with scholars based in China, Kenya and Germany. Elijah Mbandi Mkala's co-authors include Guang‐Wan Hu, Vincent Okelo Wanga, Qingfeng Wang, Jiaxin Yang, Xiang Dong, Geoffrey Mwachala, Paul M. Musili, Josphat K. Saina, Zhizhong Li and Paul M. Kirika and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Phytologist and Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Elijah Mbandi Mkala

28 papers receiving 302 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elijah Mbandi Mkala China 12 166 122 100 40 37 30 305
Marc Pignal France 9 134 0.8× 97 0.8× 167 1.7× 47 1.2× 38 1.0× 35 321
M. Sanjappa India 9 172 1.0× 271 2.2× 178 1.8× 51 1.3× 19 0.5× 46 442
Atsuko Takano Japan 10 186 1.1× 112 0.9× 115 1.1× 42 1.1× 24 0.6× 26 328
Hafiz Muhammad Wariss China 8 137 0.8× 158 1.3× 74 0.7× 44 1.1× 12 0.3× 23 308
Sérgio Romaniuc Neto Brazil 10 87 0.5× 125 1.0× 213 2.1× 30 0.8× 12 0.3× 45 302
Gustavo Hassemer Brazil 13 175 1.1× 248 2.0× 295 3.0× 45 1.1× 13 0.4× 86 455
R.P.J. de Kok United Kingdom 13 203 1.2× 271 2.2× 296 3.0× 36 0.9× 22 0.6× 45 476
Barış Özüdoğru Türkiye 10 125 0.8× 224 1.8× 210 2.1× 60 1.5× 20 0.5× 42 352
Ahmad Reza Mehrabian Iran 8 72 0.4× 156 1.3× 68 0.7× 156 3.9× 19 0.5× 24 288
Debabrata Maity India 8 82 0.5× 111 0.9× 85 0.8× 31 0.8× 6 0.2× 77 239

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, Matthias Jost, Xiang Dong, et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic and comparative analyses of Hydnora abyssinica plastomes provide evidence for hidden diversity within Hydnoraceae. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 23(1). 34–34. 2 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, et al.. (2023). The genus Actinidia Lindl. (Actinidiaceae): A comprehensive review on its ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 319(Pt 2). 117222–117222. 10 indexed citations
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Wanga, Vincent Okelo, et al.. (2023). Comparative genomics analysis of endangered wild Egyptian Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori plastome, with implications for the evolution of Brassicales order. Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1131644–1131644. 3 indexed citations
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Wanga, Vincent Okelo, et al.. (2023). Projected impacts of climate change on the habitat of Xerophyta species in Africa. Plant Diversity. 46(1). 91–100. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dongjuan, et al.. (2023). The genus Balanophora J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. – Its use in traditional medicine, phytochemistry, and pharmacology: A review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 319(Pt 3). 117276–117276. 2 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, et al.. (2023). Predicting the potential impacts of climate change on the endangered endemic annonaceae species in east africa. Heliyon. 9(6). e17405–e17405. 9 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, et al.. (2022). Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties of the Genus Blechnum—A Narrative Review. Pharmaceuticals. 15(7). 905–905. 8 indexed citations
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Wanga, Vincent Okelo, et al.. (2022). A review on ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the genus Didymocarpus wall. (Gesneriaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 295. 115404–115404. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Jing, et al.. (2022). Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology of the genus Sambucus L. (Viburnaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 292. 115102–115102. 27 indexed citations
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Wanga, Vincent Okelo, Elijah Mbandi Mkala, Yan Wang, et al.. (2022). Analysis of the Complete Plastomes of 31 Species of Hoya Group: Insights Into Their Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetic Relationships. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 814833–814833. 14 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, et al.. (2022). Ethnobotanical uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of pantropical genus Zanthoxylum L. (Rutaceae): An update. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 303. 115895–115895. 16 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, et al.. (2022). A review on the traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the genus Veronicastrum (Plantaginaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 300. 115695–115695. 5 indexed citations
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Dong, Xiang, Elijah Mbandi Mkala, Jiaxin Yang, et al.. (2022). Taxonomy, comparative genomics of Mullein (Verbascum, Scrophulariaceae), with implications for the evolution of Verbascum and Lamiales. BMC Genomics. 23(1). 566–566. 11 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, Matthias Jost, Stefan Wanke, et al.. (2022). How vulnerable are holoparasitic plants with obligate hosts to negative climate change impacts?. Ecological Informatics. 69. 101636–101636. 13 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, et al.. (2021). Understanding the Ethnobotany, Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Distribution of Genus Hydnora (Aristolochiaceae). Plants. 10(3). 494–494. 9 indexed citations
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Wanga, Vincent Okelo, Xiang Dong, Elijah Mbandi Mkala, et al.. (2021). Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Acanthochlamys bracteata (China) and Xerophyta (Africa) (Velloziaceae): Comparative Genomics and Phylogenomic Placement. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 691833–691833. 18 indexed citations
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Mkala, Elijah Mbandi, et al.. (2021). Traditional medicinal uses, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and distribution of the Genus Fagaropsis (Rutaceae). Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 284. 114781–114781. 4 indexed citations
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Luke, Quentin, et al.. (2020). An annotated checklist of the coastal forests of Kenya, East Africa. PhytoKeys. 147. 1–191. 22 indexed citations

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