Geoffrey M. Malinga

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Geoffrey M. Malinga is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoffrey M. Malinga has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Insect Science, 17 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Geoffrey M. Malinga's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (25 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (16 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (11 papers). Geoffrey M. Malinga is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (25 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (16 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (11 papers). Geoffrey M. Malinga collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, Finland and Sweden. Geoffrey M. Malinga's co-authors include Anu Valtonen, Heikki Roininen, Philip Nyeko, Martine Nyeko, Ipolto Okello‐Uma, Daniel Micheal Okello, Richard Echodu, Emilio Ovuga, Geert Haesaert and Minna Hiltunen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

Geoffrey M. Malinga

60 papers receiving 730 citations

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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Geoffrey M. Malinga Uganda	15	292	181	177	171	108	70	745
Guy Apollinaire Mensah Benin	16	164 0.6×	191 1.1×	157 0.9×	105 0.6×	85 0.8×	101	875
David Mwangi Kenya	9	162 0.6×	47 0.3×	57 0.3×	86 0.5×	83 0.8×	22	366
Jacob Godfrey Agea Uganda	13	98 0.3×	102 0.6×	140 0.8×	49 0.3×	50 0.5×	46	434
P. L. Claypool United States	21	200 0.7×	185 1.0×	258 1.5×	16 0.1×	155 1.4×	62	1.2k
Samuel Kyamanywa Uganda	21	706 2.4×	127 0.7×	1.2k 6.9×	31 0.2×	65 0.6×	102	1.6k
C.K. Gachuiri Kenya	13	149 0.5×	49 0.3×	106 0.6×	100 0.6×	81 0.8×	66	608
Gidey Yirga Ethiopia	20	96 0.3×	152 0.8×	367 2.1×	141 0.8×	172 1.6×	35	952
Antoine Sanon Burkina Faso	22	810 2.8×	201 1.1×	1.1k 6.1×	22 0.1×	108 1.0×	128	1.6k
A. B. Idowu Nigeria	13	272 0.9×	61 0.3×	120 0.7×	46 0.3×	47 0.4×	68	543
S. Landau Israel	28	92 0.3×	198 1.1×	348 2.0×	34 0.2×	552 5.1×	91	2.2k

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Egonyu, James P., et al.. (2025). Supplementation of maize bran with either sunflower or oil palm seed cakes improves growth and nutritional value of the edible house cricket (Acheta domesticus). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 173(6). 590–602. 2 indexed citations

Egonyu, James P., et al.. (2025). Global progress in domesticating edible crickets: a review. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 45(3). 951–961.

Twongyirwe, Ronald, et al.. (2025). Local knowledge, perception and practices regarding edible insects among different ethnic groups in Northern Uganda. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 21(1). 45–45.

Malinga, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2025). Chronosequence Resampling Elucidates Tree Community and Forest Structure Recovery Patterns in Restored Tropical Rainforest. Ecology and Evolution. 15(8). e72033–e72033. 1 indexed citations

Bongomin, Felix, et al.. (2024). Liver and renal biochemical profiles of people with sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies. Systematic Reviews. 13(1). 260–260.

Malinga, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2024). Evaluation of selected agricultural by-products as potential feeds for rearing edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Serville) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

Anywar, Godwin, et al.. (2024). An ethnobotanical survey of plant species used for medicinal purposes in Amuru district, northern Uganda. Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 29. 1 indexed citations

Malinga, Geoffrey M., Jørgen Eilenberg, Mohammed Hussen Alemu, et al.. (2024). Germinated finger millet supplemented with dry maize cob is a promising diet for the farming of edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(8). 1385–1399. 1 indexed citations

Malinga, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2023). The Relationship between Entry Grades of Students Admitted to Public Universities in Uganda under Direct Entry Schemes and Their Academic Performance: Implications for Admission Policies. East African Journal of Education Studies. 6(1). 373–388. 1 indexed citations

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Ochaya, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Sibling Species Composition and Susceptibility Status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. to Insecticides Used for Indoor Residual Spraying in Eastern Uganda. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2023. 1–8. 1 indexed citations

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Anywar, Godwin, et al.. (2023). Inorganic nutrients and heavy metals in some wild edible plants consumed by rural communities in Northern Uganda: Implications for human health. Heliyon. 9(8). e18999–e18999. 3 indexed citations

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Malinga, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2023). Recovery patterns in community composition of fruit‐feeding butterflies following 26 years of active forest restoration. Ecosphere. 14(5). 3 indexed citations

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Alemu, Mohammed Hussen, Afton Halloran, Søren Bøye Olsen, et al.. (2023). Promoting insect farming and household consumption through agricultural training and nutrition education in Africa: A study protocol for a multisite cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 18(7). e0288870–e0288870. 5 indexed citations

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Odongo, Walter, et al.. (2021). Wild and semi-wild edible plants used by the communities of Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda. Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 21. 10 indexed citations

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Ochaya, Stephen, et al.. (2019). High prevalence of Pfmdr-1 N86 and D1246 genotypes detected among febrile malaria outpatients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda. BMC Research Notes. 12(1). 235–235. 12 indexed citations

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Echodu, Richard, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of aflatoxin, ochratoxin and deoxynivalenol in cereal grains in northern Uganda: Implication for food safety and health. Toxicology Reports. 6. 1012–1017. 36 indexed citations

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Malinga, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2018). Artificial diets determine fatty acid composition in edible Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 21(4). 1342–1349. 16 indexed citations

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Malinga, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2018). Seasonal pattern in population dynamics and host plant use of non‐swarming Ruspolia differens Serville (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Journal of Applied Entomology. 143(4). 371–379. 7 indexed citations

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Opiyo, Elizabeth A., J. Okello-Onen, Richard Echodu, et al.. (2015). Heterogeneity in the prevalence and intensity of bovine trypanosomiasis in the districts of Amuru and Nwoya, Northern Uganda. BMC Veterinary Research. 11(1). 255–255. 22 indexed citations

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Malinga, Geoffrey M., et al.. (2014). Population structure and regeneration status of Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm. after selective and clear felling in Kibale National Park, Uganda. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation. 6(12). 869–875. 1 indexed citations

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