Joel O. Botai

2.4k total citations
78 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Joel O. Botai is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joel O. Botai has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 15 papers in Atmospheric Science and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Joel O. Botai's work include Hydrology and Drought Analysis (16 papers), Climate variability and models (16 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (12 papers). Joel O. Botai is often cited by papers focused on Hydrology and Drought Analysis (16 papers), Climate variability and models (16 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (12 papers). Joel O. Botai collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Ethiopia and United Kingdom. Joel O. Botai's co-authors include Abiodun M. Adeola, Christina M. Botai, Katlego P. Ncongwane, Nerhene Davis, Omolola M. Adisa, Venkataraman Sivakumar, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Ludwig Combrinck, Muthoni Masinde and Gizaw Mengistu Tsidu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Atmospheric Environment.

In The Last Decade

Joel O. Botai

77 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joel O. Botai South Africa 23 812 265 230 217 214 78 1.7k
Malay Pramanik India 23 709 0.9× 261 1.0× 130 0.6× 171 0.8× 356 1.7× 72 1.6k
Leonard K. Amekudzi Ghana 25 970 1.2× 207 0.8× 524 2.3× 215 1.0× 283 1.3× 77 1.7k
Matteo Convertino United States 27 659 0.8× 415 1.6× 132 0.6× 139 0.6× 227 1.1× 70 2.2k
Amy McNally United States 18 838 1.0× 273 1.0× 426 1.9× 356 1.6× 261 1.2× 54 1.9k
Herbert Formayer Austria 26 1.3k 1.6× 263 1.0× 709 3.1× 250 1.2× 416 1.9× 92 2.4k
Petter Pilesjö Sweden 24 748 0.9× 484 1.8× 386 1.7× 339 1.6× 413 1.9× 112 2.0k
Netrananda Sahu India 24 989 1.2× 257 1.0× 312 1.4× 468 2.2× 378 1.8× 75 1.7k
Ralf Wieland Germany 21 435 0.5× 299 1.1× 141 0.6× 135 0.6× 324 1.5× 61 1.6k
Ayansina Ayanlade Nigeria 21 490 0.6× 148 0.6× 160 0.7× 59 0.3× 246 1.1× 61 1.4k
Caitlin Kontgis United States 9 673 0.8× 585 2.2× 269 1.2× 119 0.5× 279 1.3× 15 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Joel O. Botai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joel O. Botai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joel O. Botai

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

All Works

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Tazvinga, Henerica, et al.. (2022). A Bibliometric Analysis of Solar Energy Forecasting Studies in Africa. Energies. 15(15). 5520–5520. 16 indexed citations
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Kindu, Mengistie, et al.. (2022). Variations of ecosystem service values as a response to land use and land cover dynamics in central malawi. Environment Development and Sustainability. 25(9). 9821–9837. 10 indexed citations
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Botai, Christina M., et al.. (2021). A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture Research and Applications in Africa. Agronomy. 11(6). 1255–1255. 65 indexed citations
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Botai, Joel O., Christina M. Botai, Katlego P. Ncongwane, et al.. (2021). A Review of the Water–Energy–Food Nexus Research in Africa. Sustainability. 13(4). 1762–1762. 55 indexed citations
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Ncongwane, Katlego P., Joel O. Botai, Venkataraman Sivakumar, & Christina M. Botai. (2021). A Literature Review of the Impacts of Heat Stress on Human Health across Africa. Sustainability. 13(9). 5312–5312. 20 indexed citations
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Botai, Christina M., et al.. (2021). Hydrological Drought Assessment Based on the Standardized Streamflow Index: A Case Study of the Three Cape Provinces of South Africa. Water. 13(24). 3498–3498. 24 indexed citations
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Ncongwane, Katlego P., Joel O. Botai, Venkataraman Sivakumar, Christina M. Botai, & Abiodun M. Adeola. (2021). Characteristics and Long-Term Trends of Heat Stress for South Africa. Sustainability. 13(23). 13249–13249. 12 indexed citations
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Masinde, Muthoni, et al.. (2021). An Analysis of Precipitation Extreme Events Based on the SPI and EDI Values in the Free State Province, South Africa. Water. 13(21). 3058–3058. 10 indexed citations
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Botai, Christina M., et al.. (2020). Drought Risk Analysis in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: The Copula Lens. Water. 12(7). 1938–1938. 22 indexed citations
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Botai, Christina M., Joel O. Botai, Abiodun M. Adeola, et al.. (2020). Hydroclimatic Extremes in the Limpopo River Basin, South Africa, under Changing Climate. Water. 12(12). 3299–3299. 19 indexed citations
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Adisa, Omolola M., Muthoni Masinde, Joel O. Botai, & Christina M. Botai. (2020). Bibliometric Analysis of Methods and Tools for Drought Monitoring and Prediction in Africa. Sustainability. 12(16). 6516–6516. 30 indexed citations
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Abiodun, Gbenga J., Abiodun M. Adeola, Kevin Y. Njabo, et al.. (2019). A Dynamical and Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Regression Modelling of Malaria Incidence in Limpopo Province, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(11). 2000–2000. 24 indexed citations
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Ntsangwane, Lucky, et al.. (2019). Quality control of solar radiation data within the South African Weather Service solar radiometric network. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 30(4). 51–63. 4 indexed citations
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Botai, Joel O., et al.. (2018). Appraising city-scale pollution monitoring capabilities of multi-satellite datasets using portable pollutant monitors. Atmospheric Environment. 179. 239–249. 10 indexed citations
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Chirima, George, et al.. (2017). Forecasting winter wheat yields using MODIS NDVI data for the Central Free State region. South African Journal of Science. 113(11/12). 14 indexed citations
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Combrinck, Ludwig, et al.. (2016). Modelling weighted mean temperature in the West African region: implications for GNSS meteorology. Meteorological Applications. 23(4). 614–632. 30 indexed citations
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Combrinck, Ludwig, et al.. (2015). Performance Evaluation of Blind Tropospheric Delay correction Models over Africa. South African Journal of Geomatics. 4(4). 502–502. 9 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, Venkataraman, et al.. (2014). Simulation of anthropogenic aerosols mass distributions and analysing their direct and semi-direct effects over South Africa using RegCM4. International Journal of Climatology. 35(12). 3515–3539. 4 indexed citations

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