Francis Opiyo

940 total citations
12 papers, 577 citations indexed

About

Francis Opiyo is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Opiyo has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 577 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Francis Opiyo's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (8 papers), Transboundary Water Resource Management (6 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (3 papers). Francis Opiyo is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (8 papers), Transboundary Water Resource Management (6 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (3 papers). Francis Opiyo collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Germany and United States. Francis Opiyo's co-authors include Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Moses Nyangito, Janpeter Schilling, Richard Munang, Jürgen Scheffran, Stephen Mureithi, Joy Apiyo Obando, Robinson K. Ngugi, Dickson M. Nyariki and Wellington N. Ekaya and has published in prestigious journals such as Climate and Development, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science and Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice.

In The Last Decade

Francis Opiyo

12 papers receiving 527 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis Opiyo Kenya 8 257 229 222 131 74 12 577
Moses Nyangito Kenya 14 310 1.2× 166 0.7× 315 1.4× 161 1.2× 142 1.9× 46 876
Getachew Gebru United States 9 250 1.0× 133 0.6× 255 1.1× 117 0.9× 71 1.0× 33 572
Dickson M. Nyariki Kenya 12 153 0.6× 95 0.4× 92 0.4× 115 0.9× 58 0.8× 29 463
Mulubrhan Balehegn Ethiopia 15 201 0.8× 88 0.4× 202 0.9× 54 0.4× 62 0.8× 43 756
Solomon Desta United States 11 415 1.6× 340 1.5× 215 1.0× 347 2.6× 65 0.9× 34 884
Anthony Egeru Uganda 18 246 1.0× 106 0.5× 216 1.0× 95 0.7× 279 3.8× 75 809
Lance W. Robinson Kenya 13 214 0.8× 144 0.6× 108 0.5× 56 0.4× 162 2.2× 34 490
Willis Oluoch‐Kosura Kenya 12 117 0.5× 180 0.8× 94 0.4× 237 1.8× 139 1.9× 44 757
Hoa Le Dang Vietnam 9 152 0.6× 205 0.9× 404 1.8× 183 1.4× 128 1.7× 12 722
Emma T. Liwenga Tanzania 14 118 0.5× 141 0.6× 200 0.9× 123 0.9× 202 2.7× 37 844

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francis Opiyo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Opiyo

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Opiyo, Francis, et al.. (2021). Stakeholders’ interactions in managing water resources conflicts: a case of Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 65(3-4). 165–181. 5 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Francis, et al.. (2018). Influence of Rainfall Variability on Tomato Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kieni East Sub County, Kenya. Journal of Arts and Humanities. 8(2). 7–19. 3 indexed citations
3.
Opiyo, Francis, et al.. (2018). Households’ perceptions on impact of drought on water resources in Makindu sub-county, Kenya. African Research Review. 12(3). 64–64. 1 indexed citations
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Schilling, Janpeter, et al.. (2016). For better or worse: major developments affecting resource and conflict dynamics in northwest Kenya. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 60(1-2). 57–71. 10 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Francis, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Moses Nyangito, et al.. (2015). Determinants of perceptions of climate change and adaptation among Turkana pastoralists in northwestern Kenya. Climate and Development. 8(2). 179–189. 81 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Francis, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Moses Nyangito, Janpeter Schilling, & Richard Munang. (2015). Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science. 6(3). 295–309. 202 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Francis, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, & Moses Nyangito. (2014). Measuring household vulnerability to climate-induced stresses in pastoral rangelands of Kenya: Implications for resilience programming. Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice. 4(1). 118 indexed citations
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Schilling, Janpeter, Francis Opiyo, & Jürgen Scheffran. (2012). Raiding pastoral livelihoods: motives and effects of violent conflict in north-western Kenya. Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice. 2(1). 25–25. 102 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Francis, Wellington N. Ekaya, Dickson M. Nyariki, & Stephen Mureithi. (2011). Seedbed preparation influence on morphometric characteristics of perennial grasses of a semi-arid rangeland in Kenya. African Journal of Plant Science. 5(8). 460–468. 21 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Francis, Stephen Mureithi, & Robinson K. Ngugi. (2011). The Influence of Water Availability on Pastoralist’s Resource Use in Mwingi and Kitui Districts in Kenya. Journal of Human Ecology. 35(1). 43–52. 21 indexed citations
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Mureithi, Stephen & Francis Opiyo. (2010). Resource use planning under climate change: experience from Turkana and Pokot pastoralists of Northwestern Kenya. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 12 indexed citations
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Opiyo, Francis, et al.. (2000). A case study on developing and disseminating Integrated Pest Management technologies for bean root rots in Eastern and Central Africa.. 1 indexed citations

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