M. Olsen

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

M. Olsen is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Olsen has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Plant Science, 15 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in M. Olsen's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (19 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (15 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (9 papers). M. Olsen is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (19 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (15 papers) and Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (9 papers). M. Olsen collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and Mexico. M. Olsen's co-authors include Jill E. Cairns, Mainassara Zaman‐Allah, J. L. Araus, Shawn C. Kefauver, B. M. Prasanna, Cosmos Magorokosho, Amsal Tarekegne, Manje Gowda, B. Vivek and Dan Makumbi and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Trends in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

M. Olsen

23 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Translating High-Throughput Phenotyping into Genetic Gain

2018 486 citations J. L. Araus, Shawn C. Kefauver et al. Trends in Plant Science profile →
Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments

2021 131 citations B. M. Prasanna, Jill E. Cairns et al. Theoretical and Applied Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Olsen Kenya	14	1.1k	445	264	249	142	25	1.3k
Amsal Tarekegne Kenya	19	1.5k 1.4×	781 1.8×	412 1.6×	321 1.3×	88 0.6×	49	1.8k
Jackie C. Rudd United States	26	2.1k 1.9×	562 1.3×	384 1.5×	162 0.7×	204 1.4×	88	2.2k
Joshua N. Cobb Philippines	12	1.2k 1.1×	636 1.4×	92 0.3×	136 0.5×	150 1.1×	19	1.4k
Fouad Maalouf Syria	20	1.2k 1.1×	188 0.4×	271 1.0×	121 0.5×	79 0.6×	51	1.3k
Yüksel Kaya Türkiye	14	950 0.9×	214 0.5×	302 1.1×	111 0.4×	47 0.3×	36	1.0k
Leonardo Crespo‐Herrera Mexico	25	1.7k 1.6×	602 1.4×	384 1.5×	109 0.4×	146 1.0×	67	1.9k
Long‐Xi Yu United States	20	1.1k 1.0×	410 0.9×	228 0.9×	56 0.2×	209 1.5×	48	1.3k
Carolina Saint Pierre Mexico	15	1000 0.9×	372 0.8×	301 1.1×	88 0.4×	86 0.6×	37	1.1k
B. S. Dhillon India	17	902 0.8×	335 0.8×	269 1.0×	81 0.3×	57 0.4×	100	1.0k
Roberto Fritsche‐Neto Brazil	26	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 2.6×	360 1.4×	103 0.4×	167 1.2×	142	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Olsen

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Olsen, M., et al.. (2025). Global Transcriptomic Analysis of Inbred Lines Reveal Candidate Genes for Response to Maize Lethal Necrosis. Plants. 14(2). 295–295.

Beyene, Yoseph, Beatrice Elohor Ifie, Manje Gowda, et al.. (2024). Agronomic Performance and Resistance to Maize Lethal Necrosis in Maize Hybrids Derived from Doubled Haploid Lines. Agronomy. 14(10). 2443–2443. 1 indexed citations

Collinson, Sarah, Jill E. Cairns, Marc C. Albertsen, et al.. (2024). Ms44-SPT: unique genetic technology simplifies and improves hybrid maize seed production in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 32125–32125.

Collinson, Sarah, Rachel C. Voss, Frédéric Baudron, et al.. (2024). Validating a novel genetic technology for hybrid maize seed production under management practices associated with resource‐poor farmers in Zimbabwe. Plants People Planet. 7(3). 801–815. 3 indexed citations

Groote, Hugo De, et al.. (2023). Kenyan farmers appreciate the higher yield of 50% non-pollen producing Maize (Zea mays) hybrids. Experimental Agriculture. 59. 1 indexed citations

Voss, Rachel C., et al.. (2023). Innovative approaches to integrating gender into conventional maize breeding: lessons from the Seed Production Technology for Africa project. Frontiers in Sociology. 8. 1254595–1254595. 6 indexed citations

Collinson, Sarah, et al.. (2022). Incorporating male sterility increases hybrid maize yield in low input African farming systems. Communications Biology. 5(1). 729–729. 10 indexed citations

Prasanna, B. M., Jill E. Cairns, P.H. Zaidi, et al.. (2021). Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134(6). 1729–1752. 131 indexed citations breakdown →

Gowda, Manje, Yoseph Beyene, Juan Burgueño, et al.. (2020). Hybrid Breeding for MLN Resistance: Heterosis, Combining Ability, and Hybrid Prediction. Plants. 9(4). 468–468. 16 indexed citations

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Prasanna, B. M., Natalia Palacios‐Rojas, Firoz Hossain, et al.. (2020). Molecular Breeding for Nutritionally Enriched Maize: Status and Prospects. Frontiers in Genetics. 10. 1392–1392. 146 indexed citations

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Suresh, L. M., Yoseph Beyene, Dan Makumbi, et al.. (2020). Maize lethal necrosis (MLN): Efforts toward containing the spread and impact of a devastating transboundary disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Virus Research. 282. 197943–197943. 67 indexed citations

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Olsen, M., Juan Burgueño, José Crossa, et al.. (2020). Maximizing efficiency of genomic selection in CIMMYT’s tropical maize breeding program. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134(1). 279–294. 45 indexed citations

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Zaman‐Allah, Mainassara, et al.. (2020). Low-N stress tolerant maize hybrids have higher fertilizer N recovery efficiency and reduced N-dilution in the grain compared to susceptible hybrids under low N conditions. Plant Production Science. 23(4). 417–426. 13 indexed citations

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Gowda, Manje, Yoseph Beyene, Dan Makumbi, et al.. (2019). Genome-Wide Analyses and Prediction of Resistance to MLN in Large Tropical Maize Germplasm. Genes. 11(1). 16–16. 36 indexed citations

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Araus, J. L., Shawn C. Kefauver, Mainassara Zaman‐Allah, M. Olsen, & Jill E. Cairns. (2018). Translating High-Throughput Phenotyping into Genetic Gain. Trends in Plant Science. 23(5). 451–466. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zaman‐Allah, Mainassara, Jill E. Cairns, Cosmos Magorokosho, et al.. (2018). High-Throughput Phenotyping of Canopy Cover and Senescence in Maize Field Trials Using Aerial Digital Canopy Imaging. Remote Sensing. 10(2). 330–330. 96 indexed citations

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Biljon, Angeline van, Jill E. Cairns, Biswanath Das, et al.. (2017). Genetic Diversity among Selected Elite CIMMYT Maize Hybrids in East and Southern Africa. Crop Science. 57(5). 2395–2404. 14 indexed citations

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Magorokosho, Cosmos, M. Olsen, G. N. Atlin, et al.. (2016). Gains in Maize Genetic Improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: II. CIMMYT Open‐Pollinated Variety Breeding Pipeline. Crop Science. 57(1). 180–191. 63 indexed citations

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Atlin, G. N., M. Olsen, Cosmos Magorokosho, et al.. (2016). Gains in Maize Genetic Improvement in Eastern and Southern Africa: I. CIMMYT Hybrid Breeding Pipeline. Crop Science. 57(1). 168–179. 93 indexed citations

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Semagn, Kassa, Yoseph Beyene, Raman Babu, et al.. (2014). QTL Mapping and Molecular Breeding for Developing Stress Resilient Maize for Sub-Saharan Africa. 2 indexed citations

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