Kennedy Were

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 782 citations indexed

About

Kennedy Were is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Soil Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Kennedy Were has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 782 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Environmental Engineering, 4 papers in Soil Science and 3 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Kennedy Were's work include Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (4 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (3 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers). Kennedy Were is often cited by papers focused on Soil Geostatistics and Mapping (4 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (3 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (2 papers). Kennedy Were collaborates with scholars based in Kenya and Norway. Kennedy Were's co-authors include Bal Ram Singh, Øystein B. Dick, Dieu Tien Bui, Benson Kipkemboi Kenduiywo, A.O. Esilaba and W. K. Ng’etich and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecological Indicators, Applied Geography and Pedosphere.

In The Last Decade

Kennedy Were

8 papers receiving 772 citations

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A comparative assessment of support vector regression, artificial neural networks, and random forests for predicting and mapping soil organic carbon stocks across an Afromontane landscape

2015 638 citations Kennedy Were, Dieu Tien Bui et al. Ecological Indicators profile →

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Gustavo Vieira Veloso Brazil

Ozias Hounkpatin Burkina Faso

Dexiong Teng China

Mercedes Román Dobarco Australia

Qinghu Jiang China

Alexandre ten Caten Brazil

Yones Khaledian United States

Thomas Mayr United Kingdom

Mao-Fen Li China

Feixue Shen China

Gustavo Vieira Veloso Brazil

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Were, Kennedy, et al.. (2023). Spatial Prediction and Mapping of Gully Erosion Susceptibility Using Machine Learning Techniques in a Degraded Semi-Arid Region of Kenya. Land. 12(4). 890–890. 9 indexed citations

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Kenduiywo, Benson Kipkemboi, et al.. (2019). Spatial prediction and mapping of soil pH across a tropical afro-montane landscape. Applied Geography. 114. 102129–102129. 26 indexed citations

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Were, Kennedy, et al.. (2017). Assessment of gender and innovations in climate-smart agriculture for food and nutrition security in Kenya: a case of Kalii watershed. International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology. 13(2). 109–109. 1 indexed citations

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Esilaba, A.O., et al.. (2017). Assessment of gender and innovations in climate-smart agriculture for food and nutrition security in Kenya: a case of Kalii watershed. International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology. 13(2). 109–109. 4 indexed citations

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Were, Kennedy, Dieu Tien Bui, Øystein B. Dick, & Bal Ram Singh. (2017). A Novel Evolutionary Genetic Optimization-Based Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System and Geographical Information Systems Predict and Map Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Across an Afromontane Landscape. Pedosphere. 27(5). 877–889. 5 indexed citations

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Were, Kennedy, Bal Ram Singh, & Øystein B. Dick. (2016). Spatially distributed modelling and mapping of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks in the Eastern Mau Forest Reserve, Kenya. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 26(1). 102–124. 23 indexed citations

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Were, Kennedy, Dieu Tien Bui, Øystein B. Dick, & Bal Ram Singh. (2015). A comparative assessment of support vector regression, artificial neural networks, and random forests for predicting and mapping soil organic carbon stocks across an Afromontane landscape. Ecological Indicators. 52. 394–403. 638 indexed citations breakdown →

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Were, Kennedy, Øystein B. Dick, & Bal Ram Singh. (2014). Exploring the geophysical and socio-economic determinants of land cover changes in Eastern Mau forest reserve and Lake Nakuru drainage basin, Kenya. GeoJournal. 79(6). 775–790. 11 indexed citations

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Were, Kennedy, Øystein B. Dick, & Bal Ram Singh. (2013). Remotely sensing the spatial and temporal land cover changes in Eastern Mau forest reserve and Lake Nakuru drainage basin, Kenya. Applied Geography. 41. 75–86. 65 indexed citations

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