Ivan Rwomushana

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ivan Rwomushana is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ivan Rwomushana has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Insect Science, 28 papers in Plant Science and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ivan Rwomushana's work include Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (33 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (17 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (17 papers). Ivan Rwomushana is often cited by papers focused on Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (33 papers), Insect behavior and control techniques (17 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (17 papers). Ivan Rwomushana collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Ivan Rwomushana's co-authors include Sunday Ekesi, Peterson W. Nderitu, Roger Day, I. Gordon, C. K. P. O. Ogol, Marc Kenis, Idah Mugambi, Monica K. Kansiime, Julien Lamontagne‐Godwin and Sławomir A. Lux and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ivan Rwomushana

56 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Invasiveness, biology, ecology, and management of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda

2022 222 citations Marc Kenis, Ivan Rwomushana et al. profile →

Peers

Ivan Rwomushana

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Peter C. Ellsworth United States

Thierry Brévault France

Yolanda H. Chen United States

Tomás Cabello García Spain

E. C. Burkness United States

Melanie Bateman Switzerland

Rachid Hanna Benin

Casey W. Hoy United States

Pasquale Trematerra Italy

Salvatore Arpaia Italy

Peter C. Ellsworth United States

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148 ×0.6

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433 ×1.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Ivan Rwomushana

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ivan Rwomushana

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ivan Rwomushana

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20 of 20 papers shown

Makale, Fernadis, et al.. (2024). Current and potential distribution of the invasive apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata in Eastern Africa: evidence from delimiting surveys and modelling studies. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience. 4 indexed citations

Wyckhuys, Kris A. G., et al.. (2024). Potential distribution of Acerophagus papayae, a parasitoid of the papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus), across Africa. Biological Control. 198. 105628–105628.

Guo, Jingfei, et al.. (2023). Competitive interactions between invasive fall armyworm and Asian corn borer at intraspecific and interspecific level on the same feeding guild. Insect Science. 31(4). 1313–1325. 4 indexed citations

Constantine, Kate, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, et al.. (2023). Assessment of the socio‐economic impacts associated with the arrival of apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) in Mwea irrigation scheme, Kenya. Pest Management Science. 79(11). 4343–4356. 12 indexed citations

Rwomushana, Ivan, et al.. (2023). Management of Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith Using Recycled Virus Inoculum from Larvae Treated with Baculovirus under Field Conditions. Insects. 14(8). 686–686. 2 indexed citations

Rwomushana, Ivan, et al.. (2023). Optimum Flight Height for the Control of Desert Locusts Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Drones. 7(4). 233–233. 8 indexed citations

Weyl, Philip, Hariet L. Hinz, Ivan Rwomushana, et al.. (2023). Building trust for sustainable access and benefit-sharing of biological control genetic resources: a CABI case study. BioControl. 68(3). 291–297. 1 indexed citations

Constantine, Kate, Fernadis Makale, Idah Mugambi, et al.. (2023). Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards biological control of papaya mealybug in Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 8 indexed citations

Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T., Peter Chinwada, Ivan Rwomushana, Georg Goergen, & Sevgan Subramanian. (2022). Integrated management of Spodoptera frugiperda 6 years post detection in Africa: a review. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 52. 100928–100928. 25 indexed citations

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Buddie, Alan G., Ivan Rwomushana, Lisa Offord, et al.. (2021). First report of the invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata in Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 13 indexed citations

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Muriithi, Beatrice, Ivan Rwomushana, Gracious Diiro, et al.. (2021). Farmers’ knowledge and perceptions on fruit flies and willingness to pay for a fruit fly integrated pest management strategy in Gamo Gofa zone, Ethiopia. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 19(2). 199–212. 13 indexed citations

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Tambo, Justice A., Monica K. Kansiime, Idah Mugambi, et al.. (2020). Understanding smallholders' responses to fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) invasion: Evidence from five African countries. The Science of The Total Environment. 740. 140015–140015. 101 indexed citations

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Kenis, Marc, Hannalene du Plessis, J. van den Berg, et al.. (2019). Telenomus remus, a Candidate Parasitoid for the Biological Control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already Present on the Continent. Insects. 10(4). 92–92. 125 indexed citations

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Aidoo, Owusu Fordjour, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Samira A. Mohamed, et al.. (2019). Distribution, degree of damage and risk of spread of Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in Kenya. Journal of Applied Entomology. 143(8). 822–833. 11 indexed citations

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Tanga, Chrysantus M., Fathiya M. Khamis, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, et al.. (2018). Risk assessment and spread of the potentially invasive Ceratitis rosa Karsch and Ceratitis quilicii De Meyer, Mwatawala & Virgilio sp. Nov. using life-cycle simulation models: Implications for phytosanitary measures and management. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0189138–e0189138. 20 indexed citations

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Khamis, Fathiya M., Ivan Rwomushana, Glynnis Cook, et al.. (2017). DNA Barcode Reference Library for the African Citrus Triozid, Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae): Vector of African Citrus Greening. Journal of Economic Entomology. 110(6). 2637–2646. 24 indexed citations

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Rwomushana, Ivan, et al.. (2016). Current and future potential distribution of maize chlorotic mottle virus and risk of maize lethal necrosis disease in Africa. Journal of Crop Protection. 5(2). 215–228. 25 indexed citations

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Rwomushana, Ivan, et al.. (2014). Fruit fly infestation in mango: A threat to the Horticultural sector in Uganda. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 15(1). 1–14. 18 indexed citations

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Beed, Fen D., et al.. (2013). Risk of banana Xanthomonas wilt spread through trade. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 151–161. 13 indexed citations

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Ekesi, Sunday, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Peterson W. Nderitu, Sławomir A. Lux, & Ivan Rwomushana. (2009). Evidence for Competitive Displacement of <I>Ceratitis cosyra</I> by the Invasive Fruit Fly <I>Bactrocera invadens</I> (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Mango and Mechanisms Contributing to the Displacement. Journal of Economic Entomology. 102(3). 981–991. 135 indexed citations

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