Emily Kimathi

1.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 866 citations indexed

About

Emily Kimathi is a scholar working on Insect Science, Ecological Modeling and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Emily Kimathi has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 866 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Insect Science, 8 papers in Ecological Modeling and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Emily Kimathi's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (7 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (7 papers). Emily Kimathi is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (8 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (7 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (7 papers). Emily Kimathi collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, South Africa and Sudan. Emily Kimathi's co-authors include Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi, Sevgan Subramanian, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Elfatih M. Abdel‐Rahman, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Chrysantus M. Tanga, James P. Egonyu, Saliou Niassy and Henlay J. O. Magara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Emily Kimathi

25 papers receiving 857 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.

Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review

2021 137 citations Henlay J. O. Magara, Saliou Niassy et al. Frontiers in Nutrition profile →
The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability

2024 65 citations Evanson R. Omuse, Henri E. Z. Tonnang et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emily Kimathi Kenya	16	514	279	226	180	163	26	866
Leslie L. Allee United States	13	488 0.9×	266 1.0×	238 1.1×	84 0.5×	131 0.8×	24	819
Sunghoon Jung South Korea	17	591 1.1×	255 0.9×	113 0.5×	56 0.3×	242 1.5×	168	1.2k
Michael S. Crossley United States	15	365 0.7×	220 0.8×	146 0.6×	23 0.1×	136 0.8×	48	703
Shaw‐Yhi Hwang Taiwan	16	463 0.9×	480 1.7×	237 1.0×	68 0.4×	121 0.7×	49	916
Philip Nyeko Uganda	21	491 1.0×	277 1.0×	55 0.2×	256 1.4×	250 1.5×	74	1.1k
Emma Pelton United States	8	285 0.6×	121 0.4×	75 0.3×	55 0.3×	149 0.9×	12	704
Purnama Hidayat Indonesia	14	396 0.8×	304 1.1×	90 0.4×	37 0.2×	151 0.9×	136	860
Giuseppino Sabbatini-Peverieri Italy	19	721 1.4×	176 0.6×	77 0.3×	39 0.2×	79 0.5×	69	920
César Augusto Marchioro Brazil	15	339 0.7×	193 0.7×	95 0.4×	18 0.1×	93 0.6×	42	549
Marina Regina Frizzas Brazil	14	558 1.1×	417 1.5×	199 0.9×	20 0.1×	129 0.8×	59	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emily Kimathi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Adam, Elhadi, Emily Kimathi, Antoine M. G. Barreaux, et al.. (2025). Species distribution modeling to predict tsetse fly (Glossina spp.) habitat suitability in Kenya. Parasites & Vectors. 18(1). 378–378.

Omuse, Evanson R., Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, et al.. (2024). The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5045–5045. 65 indexed citations breakdown →

Sokame, Bonoukpoè Mawuko, Komi Agboka, Emily Kimathi, et al.. (2024). An Integrated Assessment Approach for Socio‐Economic Implications of the Desert Locust in Eastern Africa. Earth s Future. 12(4). 7 indexed citations

Abdel‐Rahman, Elfatih M., Emily Kimathi, Bester Tawona Mudereri, et al.. (2023). Computational biogeographic distribution of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) moth in eastern Africa. Heliyon. 9(6). e16144–e16144. 13 indexed citations

Abdel‐Rahman, Elfatih M., et al.. (2023). Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Invasion Risk and Vegetation Damage in a Key Upsurge Area. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 187–208. 6 indexed citations

Kimathi, Emily, Elfatih M. Abdel‐Rahman, Catherine Lukhoba, et al.. (2022). Ecological determinants and risk areas of Striga hermonthica infestation in western Kenya under changing climate. Weed Research. 63(1). 45–56. 2 indexed citations

Niassy, Saliou, Emily Kimathi, Elfatih M. Abdel‐Rahman, et al.. (2022). Potential distribution of fall armyworm in Africa and beyond, considering climate change and irrigation patterns. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 539–539. 71 indexed citations

Niassy, Saliou, Bester Tawona Mudereri, I. S. Ligowe, et al.. (2022). Performance of Push–Pull Technology in Low-Fertility Soils under Conventional and Conservation Agriculture Farming Systems in Malawi. Sustainability. 14(4). 2162–2162. 18 indexed citations

Niassy, Saliou, Evanson R. Omuse, Emily Kimathi, et al.. (2022). Insight on Fruit Fly IPM Technology Uptake and Barriers to Scaling in Africa. Sustainability. 14(5). 2954–2954. 17 indexed citations

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Agboka, Komi, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Elfatih M. Abdel‐Rahman, et al.. (2022). A systematic methodological approach to estimate the impacts of a classical biological control agent’s dispersal at landscape: Application to fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis and its endoparasitoid Fopius arisanus. Biological Control. 175. 105053–105053. 12 indexed citations

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Tanga, Chrysantus M., Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Emily Kimathi, et al.. (2021). Eco-climatic matching to guide foreign exploration and optimal release strategies for biological control agents of Rastrococcus iceryoides in Africa and Asia. Biological Control. 158. 104603–104603. 5 indexed citations

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Tanga, Chrysantus M., James P. Egonyu, Dennis Beesigamukama, et al.. (2021). Edible insect farming as an emerging and profitable enterprise in East Africa. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 48. 64–71. 85 indexed citations

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Niassy, Saliou, Emily Kimathi, Daisy Salifu, et al.. (2021). Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0249042–e0249042. 60 indexed citations

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Kassie, Menale, Zewdu Abro, Emily Kimathi, et al.. (2021). The Economic, Food Security, and Health Effects of Fall Armyworm in Ethiopia. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Magara, Henlay J. O., Saliou Niassy, Monica A. Ayieko, et al.. (2021). Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review. Frontiers in Nutrition. 7. 537915–537915. 137 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abro, Zewdu, Emily Kimathi, Hugo De Groote, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic and health impacts of fall armyworm in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0257736–e0257736. 45 indexed citations

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Kimathi, Emily, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Sevgan Subramanian, et al.. (2020). Prediction of breeding regions for the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria in East Africa. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 11937–11937. 72 indexed citations

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Mudereri, Bester Tawona, et al.. (2020). Analysis of potentially suitable habitat within migration connections of an intra-African migrant-the Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea). Ecological Informatics. 57. 101082–101082. 20 indexed citations

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Khamis, Fathiya M., Komivi Senyo Akutse, Samira A. Mohamed, et al.. (2020). Characterization and risk assessment of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, in Kenya under changing climate. Journal of Applied Entomology. 144(6). 442–458. 12 indexed citations

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Mudereri, Bester Tawona, Timothy Dube, Saliou Niassy, et al.. (2019). A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLANETSCOPE AND SENTINEL SENTINEL-2 SPACE-BORNE SENSORS IN MAPPING STRIGA WEED USING GUIDED REGULARISED RANDOM FOREST CLASSIFICATION ENSEMBLE. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLII-2/W13. 701–708. 46 indexed citations

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