Harun I. Gitari

3.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
86 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Harun I. Gitari is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Harun I. Gitari has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 44 papers in Plant Science and 23 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Harun I. Gitari's work include Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (44 papers), Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems (16 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers). Harun I. Gitari is often cited by papers focused on Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (44 papers), Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems (16 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers). Harun I. Gitari collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, China and India. Harun I. Gitari's co-authors include Charles K. K. Gachene, Nancy Karanja, Elmar Schulte‐Geldermann, Shadrack O. Nyawade, Muhammad Ali Raza, Monica Parker, Solomon Kamau, Sagar Maitra, Mahmoud F. Seleiman and Jamal Nasar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

Harun I. Gitari

80 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Intercropping—A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Security

2021 227 citations Sagar Maitra, Akbar Hossain et al. Agronomy profile →
Land productivity and water use efficiency of maize-soybean strip intercropping systems in semi-arid areas: A case study in Punjab Province, Pakistan

2021 142 citations Muhammad Ali Raza, Hina Gul et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Salinity Stress in Wheat: Effects, Mechanisms and Management Strategies

2022 116 citations Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Bushra Ahmed Alhammad et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harun I. Gitari Kenya	29	1.3k	1.2k	536	315	199	86	2.3k
Alberto Cargnelutti Filho Brazil	22	2.4k 1.8×	626 0.5×	673 1.3×	223 0.7×	148 0.7×	366	2.9k
Sagar Maitra India	22	1.1k 0.8×	650 0.5×	363 0.7×	136 0.4×	107 0.5×	117	1.8k
Georg Carlsson Sweden	25	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	668 1.2×	337 1.1×	147 0.7×	48	2.2k
Emanuele Radicetti Italy	28	1.3k 1.0×	746 0.6×	695 1.3×	82 0.3×	154 0.8×	119	2.2k
Mehdi Nassiri Mahallati Iran	22	1.0k 0.8×	535 0.5×	358 0.7×	100 0.3×	148 0.7×	174	1.6k
Rogério Peres Soratto Brazil	32	2.8k 2.1×	932 0.8×	1.5k 2.8×	121 0.4×	616 3.1×	243	3.7k
Benjavan Rerkasem Thailand	31	3.1k 2.3×	784 0.7×	987 1.8×	96 0.3×	124 0.6×	142	3.7k
Karen Søegaard Denmark	26	508 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	517 1.0×	229 0.7×	72 0.4×	88	1.7k
Taiwo Michael Agbede Nigeria	20	573 0.4×	440 0.4×	848 1.6×	73 0.2×	80 0.4×	57	1.4k
Cai Zhao China	28	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 2.2×	443 1.4×	50 0.3×	88	2.4k

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Shao, Zeqiang, C. Fan, Xiaolong Yan, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Row Ratio Configurations for Enhanced Productivity and Resource-Use Efficiency in Maize–Alfalfa Intercropping. Plants. 14(24). 3846–3846. 2 indexed citations

Gitari, Harun I., et al.. (2025). Biophysical and farm management drivers of soil fertility under African Leafy Vegetable production small-scale systems in Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 100157–100157. 3 indexed citations

Mugwe, J. N., et al.. (2025). Phosphorus Uptake and Use Efficiencies of Two Upland Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties under Varying Phosphorus Rates and Seasons. International Journal of experimental research and review. 49. 49–62. 1 indexed citations

Raza, Muhammad Ali, Jamal Nasar, Sagar Maitra, et al.. (2024). Cadmium in Soil and Plants: A Review. 21–43. 7 indexed citations

Sow, Sumit, et al.. (2024). Sustainable fodder production in South Asia through silvopastoral systems. Current Science. 126(10). 1217–1217. 3 indexed citations

Shao, Zeqiang, Xiuzhi Zhang, Jamal Nasar, & Harun I. Gitari. (2024). Synergetic Effect of Potassium, Biochar and Cattle Manure on the Growth and Yield of Maize, and Soil Physio-Chemical Characteristics. Plants. 13(23). 3345–3345. 4 indexed citations

Soratto, Rogério Peres, et al.. (2024). Soil- and Foliar-Applied Silicon and Nitrogen Supply Affect Nutrient Uptake, Allocation, and Stoichiometry in Arabica Coffee Plants. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 56(2). 214–229. 1 indexed citations

Seleiman, Mahmoud F., et al.. (2024). Optimizing sunflower production through the use of GIS-based soil fertility management strategy. Cogent Food & Agriculture. 10(1).

Alkharabsheh, Hiba M., et al.. (2023). Impacts of heat shock on productivity and quality of Triticum aestivum L. at different growth stages. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. 51(1). 13090–13090. 6 indexed citations

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Karanja, Nancy, et al.. (2023). Lupin and Lima Beans Diminish Potatoes’ N and P Uptake, Uptake Efficiency and Use Efficiency. Potato Research. 67(1). 37–53. 4 indexed citations

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Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Raza, Sagar Maitra, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Productivity of Buffel and Sudan Grasses Using Optimal Nitrogen Fertilizer Application under Arid Conditions. Agronomy. 13(8). 2146–2146. 11 indexed citations

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Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed, et al.. (2023). Conservation Tillage and Weed Management Influencing Weed Dynamics, Crop Performance, Soil Properties, and Profitability in a Rice–Wheat–Greengram System in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain. Agronomy. 13(7). 1953–1953. 19 indexed citations

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Alkharabsheh, Hiba M., Benson Mochoge, Muhammad Ali Raza, et al.. (2023). Revitalizing the Biochemical Soil Properties of Degraded Coastal Soil Using Prosopis juliflora Biochar. Life. 13(10). 2098–2098. 5 indexed citations

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Gitari, Harun I., et al.. (2021). Cadmium mobility, uptake, and accumulation in spinach, kale, and amaranths vegetables as influenced by silicon fertilization. Bioremediation Journal. 26(2). 113–127. 26 indexed citations

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Raza, Muhammad Ali, Hina Gul, Jun Wang, et al.. (2021). Land productivity and water use efficiency of maize-soybean strip intercropping systems in semi-arid areas: A case study in Punjab Province, Pakistan. Journal of Cleaner Production. 308. 127282–127282. 142 indexed citations breakdown →

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Maitra, Sagar, Akbar Hossain, Marián Brestič, et al.. (2021). Intercropping—A Low Input Agricultural Strategy for Food and Environmental Security. Agronomy. 11(2). 343–343. 227 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soratto, Rogério Peres, et al.. (2021). Liming Method and Rate Effects on Soil Acidity and Arabica Coffee Nutrition, Growth, and Yield. Journal of soil science and plant nutrition. 21(4). 2613–2625. 15 indexed citations

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Gitari, Harun I., Charles K. K. Gachene, Nancy Karanja, et al.. (2019). Potato-legume intercropping on a sloping terrain and its effects on soil physico-chemical properties. Plant and Soil. 438(1-2). 447–460. 50 indexed citations

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Gitari, Harun I., Shadrack O. Nyawade, Solomon Kamau, et al.. (2019). Agronomic assessment of phosphorus efficacy for potato (Solanum tuberosum L) under legume intercrops. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 43(6). 864–878. 25 indexed citations

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Gitari, Harun I., Nancy Karanja, Charles K. K. Gachene, et al.. (2018). Nitrogen and phosphorous uptake by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their use efficiency under potato-legume intercropping systems. Field Crops Research. 222. 78–84. 85 indexed citations

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