J. Gethi

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 687 citations indexed

About

J. Gethi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Gethi has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 687 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 7 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in J. Gethi's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (9 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (5 papers). J. Gethi is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (9 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (5 papers). J. Gethi collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and Mexico. J. Gethi's co-authors include Margaret E. Smith, Stephen Kresovich, Joanne A. Labate, Kendall R. Lamkey, S. M. Githiri, Sharon E. Mitchell, S. Kresovich, Cosmos Magorokosho, Mosisa Worku and B. M. Prasanna and has published in prestigious journals such as Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Field Crops Research and Crop Science.

In The Last Decade

J. Gethi

16 papers receiving 647 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments

2021 131 citations B. M. Prasanna, Jill E. Cairns et al. Theoretical and Applied Genetics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
J. Gethi	592	280	217	59	53	17	687
M.T. Vinayan	463 0.8×	228 0.8×	174 0.8×	43 0.7×	38 0.7×	30	538
G. Ortiz‐Ferrara	680 1.1×	104 0.4×	214 1.0×	37 0.6×	50 0.9×	33	737
S. O. Ajala	456 0.8×	138 0.5×	323 1.5×	38 0.6×	98 1.8×	44	609
S. Twumasi‐Afriyie	283 0.5×	114 0.4×	173 0.8×	29 0.5×	69 1.3×	44	420
Monty P. Jones	751 1.3×	291 1.0×	53 0.2×	101 1.7×	45 0.8×	20	844
A. Forrest Troyer	771 1.3×	464 1.7×	349 1.6×	65 1.1×	37 0.7×	28	860
Mireille Khairallah	578 1.0×	288 1.0×	63 0.3×	78 1.3×	22 0.4×	8	642
Silvestro Meseka	493 0.8×	147 0.5×	247 1.1×	94 1.6×	19 0.4×	56	573
Essie Blay	421 0.7×	114 0.4×	98 0.5×	96 1.6×	29 0.5×	56	516
Donald N. Duvick	619 1.0×	283 1.0×	126 0.6×	186 3.2×	69 1.3×	27	782

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Gethi

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

All Works

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Prasanna, B. M., Yoseph Beyene, Walter Chivasa, et al.. (2025). Assessment of fall armyworm tolerant maize hybrids for sustainable maize production in sub-Saharan Africa. Phytoparasitica. 53(2). 29–29.

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Prasanna, B. M., Jill E. Cairns, P.H. Zaidi, et al.. (2021). Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134(6). 1729–1752. 131 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chivasa, Walter, Mosisa Worku, Adefris Teklewold, et al.. (2021). Maize varietal replacement in Eastern and Southern Africa: Bottlenecks, drivers and strategies for improvement. Global Food Security. 32. 100589–100589. 31 indexed citations

4.

MacRobert, John, et al.. (2015). Manual de producción de semilla de maíz híbrido. 3 indexed citations

5.

MacRobert, John, et al.. (2014). Maize Hybrid Seed Production Manual. 23 indexed citations

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Githiri, S. M., et al.. (2014). Genetic Variability and Correlation Studies of Grain Yield and Related Agronomic Traits in Maize. Journal of Agricultural Science. 6(9). 49 indexed citations

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Anami, Sylvester, et al.. (2013). A new double right border binary vector for producing marker-free transgenic plants. BMC Research Notes. 6(1). 448–448. 9 indexed citations

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Xue, Yadong, Marilyn L. Warburton, Mark Sawkins, et al.. (2013). Genome-wide association analysis for nine agronomic traits in maize under well-watered and water-stressed conditions. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 126(10). 2587–2596. 87 indexed citations

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Kawuki, R., L. Herselman, Maryke Labuschagne, et al.. (2013). Genetic diversity of cassava (Manihot esculentaCrantz) landraces and cultivars from southern, eastern and central Africa. Plant Genetic Resources. 11(2). 170–181. 30 indexed citations

10.

Githiri, S. M., et al.. (2013). Analysis of Genotype x Environment Interaction for Grain Yield in Maize Hybrids. Journal of Agricultural Science. 5(11). 31 indexed citations

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Beyene, Yoseph, Stephen Mugo, Kassa Semagn, et al.. (2013). Genetic distance among doubled haploid maize lines and their testcross performance under drought stress and non-stress conditions. Euphytica. 192(3). 379–392. 39 indexed citations

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Kawuki, R., Morag Ferguson, Maryke Labuschagne, et al.. (2011). Variation in qualitative and quantitative traits of cassava germplasm from selected national breeding programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. Field Crops Research. 122(2). 151–156. 20 indexed citations

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Ouma, James Okuro, et al.. (2010). Participatory Farmer Evaluation of Stem borer Resistant Maize varieties in three maize growing ecologies of Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 6(13). 3021–3028. 1 indexed citations

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Gethi, J., Margaret E. Smith, Sharon E. Mitchell, & S. Kresovich. (2005). Genetic diversity of Striga hermonthica and Striga asiatica populations in Kenya. Weed Research. 45(1). 64–73. 46 indexed citations

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Gethi, J. & Margaret E. Smith. (2004). Genetic Responses of Single Crosses of Maize to Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. and Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze. Crop Science. 44(6). 2068–2077. 59 indexed citations

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Gethi, J., Joanne A. Labate, Kendall R. Lamkey, Margaret E. Smith, & Stephen Kresovich. (2002). SSR Variation in Important U.S. Maize Inbred Lines. Crop Science. 42(3). 951–957. 88 indexed citations

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Gethi, J., Joanne A. Labate, Kendall R. Lamkey, Margaret E. Smith, & Stephen Kresovich. (2002). SSR Variation in Important U.S. Maize Inbred Lines. Crop Science. 42(3). 951–951. 40 indexed citations

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