Katrien Descheemaeker

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
135 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Katrien Descheemaeker is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Katrien Descheemaeker has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 56 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 46 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Katrien Descheemaeker's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (50 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (38 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (28 papers). Katrien Descheemaeker is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (50 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (38 papers) and Climate change impacts on agriculture (28 papers). Katrien Descheemaeker collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Ethiopia and Kenya. Katrien Descheemaeker's co-authors include K.E. Giller, Jan Nyssen, Jean Poesen, Mitiku Haile, Dirk Raes, Mark T. van Wijk, Bart Muys, G.W.J. van de Ven, J.C.J. Groot and Tilahun Amede 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

Katrien Descheemaeker

129 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

The future of farming: Who will produce our food?

2021 323 citations K.E. Giller, Thomas Delaune et al. Food Security profile →
Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation

2015 294 citations Katrien Descheemaeker, K.E. Giller et al. profile →
Small farms and development in sub-Saharan Africa: Farming for food, for income or for lack of better options?

2021 169 citations K.E. Giller, Thomas Delaune et al. Food Security profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katrien Descheemaeker

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A conceptual framework for the contextualization of crop model applications and outputs in participatory research 2025 ·Agronomy for Sustainable Development ·(unknown), Katrien Descheemaeker, Gatien N. Falconnier, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Myriam Adam	0
2	Operationalising the East African bioeconomy strategy: An assessment of industrial readiness of Uganda's banana fibre sector 2025 ·Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·(unknown), E. Ronner, G. Taulya, (unknown), Priver Namanya, Jerome Kubiriba, Katrien Descheemaeker	0
3	Positive interactions between legume intensification technologies and agronomic management: Evidence from participatory on-farm experiments 2025 ·Field Crops Research ·(unknown), Renske Hijbeek, Katrien Descheemaeker, K.E. Giller, Jens Andersson	0
4	Can Sentinel-2 imagery support the identification of legume fields in maize-dominated smallholder farming systems? 2025 ·European Journal of Agronomy ·Thomas Delaune, (unknown), Renske Hijbeek, Katrien Descheemaeker, (unknown), Jens Andersson	0
5	Navigating seasonality in cotton-based farming systems in southern Mali 2024 ·Climate Risk Management ·(unknown), M.A. Slingerland, K.E. Giller, Katrien Descheemaeker	0
6	Balancing co-benefits and trade-offs between climate change mitigation and adaptation innovations under mixed crop-livestock systems in semi-arid Zimbabwe 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Roberto O. Valdivia, Katrien Descheemaeker, (unknown), (unknown), F. Mapanda	5
7	Correction to: Climate change impacts and adaptation for dryland farming systems in Zimbabwe: a stakeholder-driven integrated multi-model assessment 2022 ·Climatic Change ·Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Katrien Descheemaeker, Roberto O. Valdivia, Patricia Masikati, (unknown), (unknown), Olivier Crespo, Alex C. Ruane, Cynthia Rosenzweig	1
8	Small farms and development in sub-Saharan Africa: Farming for food, for income or for lack of better options? breakdown → 2021 ·Food Security ·K.E. Giller, Thomas Delaune, ‪João Vasco Silva, Mark T. van Wijk, James Hammond, Katrien Descheemaeker, G.W.J. van de Ven, A.G.T. Schut, G. Taulya, Régis Chikowo, Jens Andersson	169
9	The future of farming: Who will produce our food? breakdown → 2021 ·Food Security ·K.E. Giller, Thomas Delaune, ‪João Vasco Silva, Katrien Descheemaeker, G.W.J. van de Ven, A.G.T. Schut, Mark T. van Wijk, James Hammond, Zvi Hochman, G. Taulya, Régis Chikowo, Sudha Narayanan, Avinash Kishore, Fabrizio Bresciani, Heitor Mancini Teixeira, Jens Andersson, M.K. van Ittersum	323
10	Motivations for the use of sustainable intensification practices among smallholder farmers in Tanzania and Malawi 2019 ·NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences ·(unknown), J.C.J. Groot, Katrien Descheemaeker, Mateete Bekunda, Pablo Tittonell	28
11	COMPLEMENTATION DES BOVINS LAITIERS POUR L'AMELIORATION DE LA PRODUCTION DE LAIT ET DU FUMIER EN MILIEU PAYSAN DANS LE CERCLE DE KOUTIALA 2019 ·Ousmane Sanogo, (unknown), Katrien Descheemaeker	1
12	Risk management options in maize cropping systems in semi-arid areas of Southern Africa 2018 ·Field Crops Research ·Esther Nyaradzo Masvaya, J. Nyamangara, K.E. Giller, Katrien Descheemaeker	7
13	Characterising the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: A case study from the Northern Region, Ghana 2016 ·NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences ·(unknown), Stéphanie Alvarez, Mirja Michalscheck, S. Adjei‐Nsiah, Katrien Descheemaeker, (unknown), J.C.J. Groot	138
14	Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe 2014 ·Agricultural Systems ·Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Diego Valbuena, Patricia Masikati, Katrien Descheemaeker, J. Nyamangara, Lieven Claessens, Olaf Erenstein, André van Rooyen, (unknown)	47
15	Understanding farm trajectories for better targeting of agricultural technologies 2013 ·Agritrop (Cirad) ·Gatien N. Falconnier, Ousmane Sanogo, T.A. van Mourik, Katrien Descheemaeker, K.E. Giller	1
16	Water harvesting and sediment trapping in exclosures: a gully diversion experiment in the Tigray Highlands, Ethiopia 2009 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Katrien Descheemaeker, Jan Nyssen, Jean Poesen, Dirk Raes, (unknown), Mitiku Haile, Bart Muys, Jozef Deckers	1
17	Understanding the Environmental Changes in Tigray, Ethiopia: a photographic record over 30 years. 2008 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Jan Nyssen, R. Neil Munro, H Mitiku, Jean Poesen, Katrien Descheemaeker, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Jan Moeyersons, Gérard Govers, Jozef Deckers	18
18	Modelling the effect of soil and water conservation practices in Tigray, Ethiopia 2006 ·Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Jan Nyssen, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Katrien Descheemaeker, Desta Gebremichael, Karen Vancampenhout, Jean Poesen, Mitiku Haile, Jan Moeyersons, Wouter Buytaert, J Naudts, J. Deckers, Gérard Govers	8
19	Soil and water conservation through forest restoration in exclosures of the Tigray Highlands 2004 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Katrien Descheemaeker, Jan Nyssen, Jean Poesen, H Mitiku, Bart Muys, Dirk Raes, Jan Moeyersons, Jozef Deckers	24
20	Promoting global watershed management towards rural communities: the May Zeg-zeg initiative 2002 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·Jan Nyssen, H Mitiku, Katrien Descheemaeker, (unknown), Jean Poesen, (unknown)	1

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