Kelvin Mtei

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

About

Kelvin Mtei is a scholar working on Plant Science, Water Science and Technology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kelvin Mtei has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Water Science and Technology and 19 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Kelvin Mtei's work include Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (14 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (12 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers). Kelvin Mtei is often cited by papers focused on Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (14 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (12 papers) and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (12 papers). Kelvin Mtei collaborates with scholars based in Tanzania, United Kingdom and Belgium. Kelvin Mtei's co-authors include Patrick A. Ndakidemi, Mwemezi J. Rwiza, Jonas Bayuo, Revocatus L. Machunda, Mika Sillanpää, William Blake, Maarten Wynants, Linus K. Munishi, Karoli N. Njau and Joon Weon Choi 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

Kelvin Mtei

95 papers receiving 1.7k 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. Adsorption and desorption processes of toxic heavy metals, regeneration and reusability of spent adsorbents: Economic and environmental sustainability approach
    2024 103 citations Jonas Bayuo, Mwemezi J. Rwiza et al. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kelvin Mtei Tanzania 25 510 479 229 196 182 101 1.8k
Munesh Kumar India 27 296 0.6× 655 1.4× 385 1.7× 38 0.2× 177 1.0× 117 2.6k
Rolf‐Alexander Düring Germany 26 356 0.7× 233 0.5× 386 1.7× 203 1.0× 170 0.9× 91 2.1k
Vito Armando Laudicina Italy 28 187 0.4× 544 1.1× 819 3.6× 51 0.3× 242 1.3× 107 2.1k
Rishikesh Singh India 26 127 0.2× 381 0.8× 402 1.8× 57 0.3× 79 0.4× 81 1.6k
Fiona H. M. Tang Australia 21 159 0.3× 668 1.4× 145 0.6× 279 1.4× 149 0.8× 54 2.2k
Huashou Li China 26 279 0.5× 537 1.1× 166 0.7× 110 0.6× 177 1.0× 150 2.1k
Ruiqiang Liu China 22 96 0.2× 934 1.9× 725 3.2× 79 0.4× 178 1.0× 52 2.7k
Sudip Mitra India 22 172 0.3× 345 0.7× 441 1.9× 37 0.2× 184 1.0× 73 1.9k
Zeeshan Ahmed China 23 242 0.5× 706 1.5× 394 1.7× 24 0.1× 96 0.5× 101 1.9k
Xu Liu China 24 99 0.2× 452 0.9× 269 1.2× 136 0.7× 143 0.8× 88 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Kelvin Mtei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kelvin Mtei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kelvin Mtei. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kelvin Mtei. The network helps show where Kelvin Mtei may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kelvin Mtei

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mkindi, Angela G., et al.. (2025). Farmer’s Knowledge on Thaumatotibia Leucotreta (Meyrick) an Economic Pest of Avocado Production in Tanzania. International Journal of Fruit Science. 25(1). 56–68. 1 indexed citations
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Haneklaus, Nils, Ali Maged, Hendrik G. Brink, et al.. (2025). Bacterial Diversity Dynamics in Sandy Loam Soils in Tanzania Under Varying Fertilizer-Derived Uranium Concentrations. Microorganisms. 13(8). 1886–1886.
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Haneklaus, Nils, Tomislav Bituh, Hendrik G. Brink, et al.. (2025). Radioactivity distribution in soil, rock and tailings at the Geita Gold Mine in Tanzania. Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences. 18(2). 101528–101528. 2 indexed citations
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Bayuo, Jonas, Mwemezi J. Rwiza, Joon Weon Choi, et al.. (2024). Adsorption and desorption processes of toxic heavy metals, regeneration and reusability of spent adsorbents: Economic and environmental sustainability approach. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 329. 103196–103196. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swennen, Rony, et al.. (2023). Better Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Improved Mchare Banana Productivity and Profitability in Northern Highlands, Tanzania. Agronomy. 13(5). 1418–1418. 3 indexed citations
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Bayuo, Jonas, Mwemezi J. Rwiza, & Kelvin Mtei. (2023). Modeling and optimization of trivalent arsenic removal from wastewater using activated carbon produced from maize plant biomass: a multivariate experimental design approach. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 14(19). 24809–24832. 22 indexed citations
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Machunda, Revocatus L., et al.. (2022). Hydroxyapatite-activated seaweed biochar for enhanced remediation of fluoride contaminated soil at various pH ranges. Environmental Advances. 11. 100329–100329. 9 indexed citations
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Kelly, Claire, Maarten Wynants, Aloyce Patrick, et al.. (2022). Soils, Science and Community ActioN (SoilSCAN): a citizen science tool to empower community-led land management change in East Africa. Environmental Research Letters. 17(8). 85003–85003. 4 indexed citations
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Paradelo, Marcos, et al.. (2022). Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Fluoride Using a Fermentation Product of Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii). Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2022. 1–11. 5 indexed citations
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Mtei, Kelvin, et al.. (2021). Structural characterization of cassava linamarase-linamarin enzyme complex: an integrated computational approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 40(19). 9270–9278. 4 indexed citations
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Mtei, Kelvin, et al.. (2020). Effects of Climate Smart Agricultural practices and Planting Dates on Maize Growth and Nutrient Uptake in Semi-Arid Tanzania. International Journal of Biosciences (IJB). 98–109. 5 indexed citations
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Rwiza, Mwemezi J., et al.. (2020). Removal of Selected Heavy Metal Ions from Industrial Wastewater Using Rice and Corn Husk Biochar. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 231(5). 52 indexed citations
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Blake, William, Claire Kelly, Maarten Wynants, et al.. (2020). Integrating land‐water‐people connectivity concepts across disciplines for co‐design of soil erosion solutions. Land Degradation and Development. 32(12). 3415–3430. 23 indexed citations
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Blake, William, Anna Rabinovich, Maarten Wynants, et al.. (2018). Soil erosion in East Africa: an interdisciplinary approach to realising pastoral land management change. Environmental Research Letters. 13(12). 124014–124014. 62 indexed citations
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Mtei, Kelvin, et al.. (2015). Radon Mass Exhalation Rates of Selected Building Materials in Tanzania. Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform). 5(21). 57–63. 1 indexed citations
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Mtei, Kelvin, et al.. (2014). Natural Radioactivity in Tanzania Cements and their Raw Materials. 6(10). 469–474. 8 indexed citations
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Becker, M., et al.. (2011). Leguminous cover crops differentially affect maize yields in three contrasting soil types of Kakamega, Western Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18 indexed citations

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