John Muoma

418 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 284 citations indexed

About

John Muoma is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Muoma has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 284 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 10 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John Muoma's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (10 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (8 papers). John Muoma is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (15 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (10 papers) and Nematode management and characterization studies (8 papers). John Muoma collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Germany and Uganda. John Muoma's co-authors include Omwoyo Ombori, John M. Maingi, Jesse Machuka, Mathews M. Dida, Alice Amoding, P. A. Opala, Alexandra C. U. Furch, Ralf Oelmüller, Michael Reichelt and Huxley Mae Makonde and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John Muoma

30 papers receiving 263 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.

  1. Unveiling the roles, mechanisms and prospects of soil microbial communities in sustainable agriculture
    2025 23 citations John Muoma et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Muoma Kenya 10 222 78 60 32 21 32 284
Virender Singh Mor India 8 235 1.1× 58 0.7× 73 1.2× 55 1.7× 7 0.3× 40 346
S Bandyopadhyay India 10 217 1.0× 30 0.4× 102 1.7× 59 1.8× 8 0.4× 39 296
Chengzhi Zhu China 8 321 1.4× 20 0.3× 68 1.1× 57 1.8× 5 0.2× 12 375
Doris Zúñiga Peru 10 325 1.5× 75 1.0× 75 1.3× 13 0.4× 8 0.4× 24 391
Taimeng Tan China 6 342 1.5× 14 0.2× 106 1.8× 22 0.7× 12 0.6× 11 415
Jiyu Xie China 5 277 1.2× 16 0.2× 105 1.8× 25 0.8× 7 0.3× 13 358
M. Srinivasan Norway 5 411 1.9× 47 0.6× 65 1.1× 44 1.4× 12 0.6× 7 464
Ahmed Idris Hassen South Africa 9 323 1.5× 76 1.0× 54 0.9× 33 1.0× 5 0.2× 27 368
Noah Strom United States 9 174 0.8× 11 0.1× 48 0.8× 29 0.9× 8 0.4× 12 261
T.P. Kurowski Poland 10 262 1.2× 67 0.9× 49 0.8× 26 0.8× 3 0.1× 74 342

Countries citing papers authored by John Muoma

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Muoma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Muoma

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

All Works

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Muoma, John, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the roles, mechanisms and prospects of soil microbial communities in sustainable agriculture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 23 indexed citations breakdown →
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Muoma, John, et al.. (2023). Molecular Characterization of Indigenous Rhizobia from Kenyan Soils Nodulating with Common Beans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9509–9509. 5 indexed citations
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Muoma, John, et al.. (2023). In-silico analysis of potent Mosquirix vaccine adjuvant leads. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 21(1). 155–155.
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Reichelt, Michael, et al.. (2022). Rhizobia Contribute to Salinity Tolerance in Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Cells. 11(22). 3628–3628. 17 indexed citations
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Muoma, John, et al.. (2022). The Cell Membrane of a Novel Rhizobium phaseoli Strain Is the Crucial Target for Aluminium Toxicity and Tolerance. Cells. 11(5). 873–873. 11 indexed citations
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Muoma, John, et al.. (2022). Distribution, Characterization and the Commercialization of Elite Rhizobia Strains in Africa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(12). 6599–6599. 8 indexed citations
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Muoma, John, et al.. (2021). Correlation of HIV-1 drug resistant mutations and virologic failure. Pan African Medical Journal. 39. 180–180. 2 indexed citations
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Muoma, John, et al.. (2021). Abundance and Symbiotic Rhizobia Colonizing Soybean (Glycine max) in Soils of Kakamega County, Western Kenya. International Journal of Agronomy. 2021. 1–7. 2 indexed citations
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Read, David A., John Muoma, & G. D. Thompson. (2020). Metaviromic analysis reveals coinfection of papaya in western Kenya with a unique strain of Moroccan watermelon mosaic virus and a novel member of the family Alphaflexiviridae. Archives of Virology. 165(5). 1231–1234. 3 indexed citations
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Makonde, Huxley Mae, Mathews M. Dida, P. A. Opala, et al.. (2018). Genetic diversity of symbiotic bacteria nodulating common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in western Kenya. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0207403–e0207403. 18 indexed citations
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Dida, Mathews M., P. A. Opala, Omwoyo Ombori, et al.. (2018). Effect of nitrogen sources on the yield of common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) in western Kenya. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 41(13). 1652–1661. 11 indexed citations
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Muoma, John, et al.. (2014). Effects of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (mart.) solms) compost on growth and yield of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Lake Victoria Basin. 6 indexed citations
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Dida, Mathews M., P. A. Opala, Omwoyo Ombori, et al.. (2014). Symbiotic Efficiency of Native Rhizobia Nodulating Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Soils of Western Kenya. International Scholarly Research Notices. 2014. 1–8. 39 indexed citations
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Kimenju, J. W., et al.. (2011). Impact of land use on the distribution and diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes in embu and taita districts, kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations
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Muoma, John, Geoffrey M. Muluvi, & Jesse Machuka. (2008). In vitro Regeneration by Indirect Organogenesis of Selected Kenyan Maize Genotypes using Shoot Apices. Biotechnology(Faisalabad). 7(4). 732–738. 9 indexed citations

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