G.S. Kowero

926 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 579 citations indexed

About

G.S. Kowero is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, G.S. Kowero has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 579 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in G.S. Kowero's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (12 papers), Forest Management and Policy (8 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (7 papers). G.S. Kowero is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (12 papers), Forest Management and Policy (8 papers) and Agriculture and Rural Development Research (7 papers). G.S. Kowero collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. G.S. Kowero's co-authors include Meine van Noordwijk, Henry Neufeldt, Peter A. Minang, Cheikh Mbow, Eike Luedeling, Isilda Nhantumbo, J. B. Dent, Mahamane Larwanou, Chemuku Wekesa and Anders Roos and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment and Forest Ecology and Management.

In The Last Decade

G.S. Kowero

27 papers receiving 500 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.

Agroforestry solutions to address food security and climate change challenges in Africa

2013 337 citations G.S. Kowero et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G.S. Kowero Kenya	10	253	163	147	110	88	32	579
Peter A. Dewees United States	15	399 1.6×	169 1.0×	99 0.7×	96 0.9×	78 0.9×	39	664
Paxie W. Chirwa South Africa	13	233 0.9×	166 1.0×	130 0.9×	72 0.7×	94 1.1×	29	549
Cynthia Bantilan India	10	222 0.9×	160 1.0×	243 1.7×	143 1.3×	144 1.6×	31	715
Betha Lusiana Indonesia	17	427 1.7×	213 1.3×	97 0.7×	80 0.7×	93 1.1×	34	800
Dagninet Amare Ethiopia	10	166 0.7×	115 0.7×	87 0.6×	103 0.9×	68 0.8×	19	405
Andrea Pisanelli Italy	15	268 1.1×	361 2.2×	118 0.8×	79 0.7×	141 1.6×	25	722
Isla Grundy Zimbabwe	18	398 1.6×	111 0.7×	56 0.4×	120 1.1×	64 0.7×	37	733
Stephen F. Siebert United States	15	217 0.9×	91 0.6×	110 0.7×	54 0.5×	112 1.3×	43	660
Chris Reij Netherlands	11	293 1.2×	160 1.0×	271 1.8×	247 2.2×	103 1.2×	26	880
Sara Namirembe Kenya	13	325 1.3×	73 0.4×	69 0.5×	70 0.6×	67 0.8×	18	553

Countries citing papers authored by G.S. Kowero

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Fields of papers citing papers by G.S. Kowero

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G.S. Kowero

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

All Works

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Larwanou, Mahamane, et al.. (2021). Sustainable Business Models for Informal Charcoal Producers in Kenya. Sustainability. 13(6). 3475–3475. 7 indexed citations

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Roos, Anders, et al.. (2021). Operations and improvement needs in the informal charcoal sector: a participatory value stream analysis. The International Forestry Review. 23(3). 351–364. 5 indexed citations

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Chirwa, Paxie W., Mahamane Larwanou, & G.S. Kowero. (2017). Forests, people and environment: some African perspectives. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 79(2). 79–85. 11 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (2015). An overview of intra-African trade in forest products: opportunities and challenges. The International Forestry Review. 17(3). 114–124. 2 indexed citations

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Chamshama, S.A.O., et al.. (2009). Plantation Forestry in Sub Saharan Africa: Silvicultural, Ecological and Economic Aspects. Discovery and Innovation. 21(3). 11 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., Isilda Nhantumbo, & Hardwick Tchale. (2005). Reconciling household goals in southern African woodlands using weighted goal programming. The International Forestry Review. 7(4). 294–304. 2 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (2004). Valuation of indigenous forests and woodlands: an international perspective.. 139–165. 10 indexed citations

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Bryceson, Deborah Fahy, M. J. Drinkwater, Peter Fröst, et al.. (2004). Chance, change and choice in Africa's drylands: A new perspective on policy priorities?. VTechWorks (Virginia Tech). 7 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S.. (2003). An overview: reconciling demands on woodlands through modelling. 1 indexed citations

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Mabugu, Ramos & G.S. Kowero. (2002). Macroeconomic policies and forestry in Zimbabwe. 36(1). 2 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (2002). Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development. 36(1). 9 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (2001). Household livelihood strategies in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania: emerging trends. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 73. 46 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (2001). FORESTRY RESEARCH IN AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA: TIME FOR REFLECTION. Forests Trees and Livelihoods. 11(2). 99–112. 4 indexed citations

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Nhantumbo, Isilda, J. B. Dent, & G.S. Kowero. (2001). Goal programming: Application in the management of the miombo woodland in Mozambique. European Journal of Operational Research. 133(2). 310–322. 26 indexed citations

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Dykstra, Dennis P., et al.. (1997). Foreword to the second volume of the special issue containing refereed papers presented at thematic workshops during the CIFOR/UNEP project on sustainable forest management in Anglophone West Africa. 4(1).

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Kowero, G.S.. (1990). An Economic Evaluation of the Mobile Sawmilling Industry in Tanzania. 1 indexed citations

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Chamshama, S.A.O., et al.. (1990). The invasion of Maesopsis eminii in the natural forests of East Usambara in relation to the regeneration of Cephalosphaera usambarensis. 1 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (1988). Improving long-term management plans for a forest plantation in Tanzania, using linear programming. Forest Ecology and Management. 24(3). 203–217. 6 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (1987). Some observations on sawn hardwood exports form Tanzania. Forest Ecology and Management. 18(2). 153–160. 2 indexed citations

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Kowero, G.S., et al.. (1985). SOME OBSERVATIONS ON IMPLEMENTING VILLAGE FORESTRY PROGRAMMES IN TANZANIA. 3(2-3). 135–146. 3 indexed citations

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