Melvyn Kay

762 total citations
28 papers, 520 citations indexed

About

Melvyn Kay is a scholar working on Soil Science, Ocean Engineering and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melvyn Kay has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 520 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Soil Science, 10 papers in Ocean Engineering and 5 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Melvyn Kay's work include Water resources management and optimization (10 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (9 papers) and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (4 papers). Melvyn Kay is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (10 papers), Irrigation Practices and Water Management (9 papers) and Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (4 papers). Melvyn Kay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Saudi Arabia. Melvyn Kay's co-authors include Jerry Knox, E.K. Weatherhead, Angela Renata Cordeiro Ortigara, S. Uhlenbrook, Rome . Animal Production Fao, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, Tim Wheeler, M. K. V. Carr, Paul Trawick and Richard Carter and has published in prestigious journals such as Agricultural Water Management, Water and The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Melvyn Kay

27 papers receiving 454 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melvyn Kay United Kingdom 12 228 168 123 94 86 28 520
Iddo Kan Israel 15 159 0.7× 160 1.0× 145 1.2× 50 0.5× 84 1.0× 38 614
Stephen N. Ngigi Kenya 8 171 0.8× 135 0.8× 145 1.2× 140 1.5× 42 0.5× 14 460
Zhu Qiang China 7 193 0.8× 116 0.7× 170 1.4× 134 1.4× 146 1.7× 13 559
J. Burke United States 3 102 0.4× 135 0.8× 150 1.2× 106 1.1× 83 1.0× 7 455
Ali Hammani Morocco 12 123 0.5× 133 0.8× 103 0.8× 89 0.9× 51 0.6× 59 497
Boubacar Barry Burkina Faso 11 125 0.5× 85 0.5× 68 0.6× 95 1.0× 64 0.7× 25 513
Satya N. Yadav United States 8 184 0.8× 102 0.6× 99 0.8× 56 0.6× 49 0.6× 10 443
Teklu Erkossa Ethiopia 16 453 2.0× 71 0.4× 96 0.8× 60 0.6× 164 1.9× 39 669
Makarius Mdemu Tanzania 15 166 0.7× 127 0.8× 76 0.6× 113 1.2× 53 0.6× 38 580
Charles Batchelor United Kingdom 11 118 0.5× 179 1.1× 145 1.2× 112 1.2× 31 0.4× 20 447

Countries citing papers authored by Melvyn Kay

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Melvyn Kay's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Melvyn Kay with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Melvyn Kay more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Melvyn Kay

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Melvyn Kay. 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 Melvyn Kay. The network helps show where Melvyn Kay may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melvyn Kay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melvyn Kay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melvyn Kay 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 Melvyn Kay. Melvyn Kay 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
1.
Knox, Jerry, Melvyn Kay, Tim Hess, & Ian Holman. (2020). The challenges of developing an irrigation strategy for UK agriculture and horticulture in 2020: industry and research priorities. CABI Reviews. 9 indexed citations
2.
Ortigara, Angela Renata Cordeiro, Melvyn Kay, & S. Uhlenbrook. (2018). A Review of the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 from an Education, Training, and Research Perspective. Water. 10(10). 1353–1353. 86 indexed citations
3.
Kay, Melvyn. (2017). Practical Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering. 2 indexed citations
4.
Kay, Melvyn. (2017). Water resources engineering. 309–336. 3 indexed citations
5.
Knox, Jerry, Juan Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, E.K. Weatherhead, & Melvyn Kay. (2010). Development of a water-use strategy for horticulture in England and Wales – a case study. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 85(2). 89–93. 32 indexed citations
6.
Knox, Jerry, et al.. (2008). Developing UK farmers' institutional capacity to defend their water rights and effectively manage limited water resources. Irrigation and Drainage. 57(3). 322–331. 29 indexed citations
7.
Kay, Melvyn. (2007). Practical Hydraulics. 3 indexed citations
8.
Kay, Melvyn. (2007). Practical Hydraulics. 1 indexed citations
9.
Kay, Melvyn, et al.. (2001). Smallholder irrigation technology: prospects for sub-Saharan Africa. 60 indexed citations
10.
Kay, Melvyn, et al.. (2000). Treadle pumps: a viable irrigation option for Africa?. 9–11. 1 indexed citations
11.
Carter, Richard, Melvyn Kay, & E.K. Weatherhead. (1999). Water losses in smallholder irrigation schemes. Agricultural Water Management. 40(1). 15–24. 11 indexed citations
12.
Smith, Laurence, et al.. (1997). Water - An Economic Good?: Theory and Practice. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 2 indexed citations
13.
Kay, Melvyn, et al.. (1990). Design method to control runoff from high intensity sprinkler irrigation. Irrigation and Drainage Systems. 4(2). 109–116. 3 indexed citations
14.
Kay, Melvyn. (1990). Recent developments for improving water management in surface and overhead irrigation. Agricultural Water Management. 17(1-3). 7–23. 15 indexed citations
15.
Kay, Melvyn, et al.. (1988). WATER. 1 indexed citations
16.
Kay, Melvyn, et al.. (1987). Use of pulse irrigation for reducing clogging problems in trickle emitters. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research. 37(3-4). 223–227. 11 indexed citations
17.
Kay, Melvyn, W. E. Stephens, & M. K. V. Carr. (1985). The prospects for small scale irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa. Outlook on Agriculture. 14(3). 115–121. 11 indexed citations
18.
Kay, Melvyn, et al.. (1984). Health hazards in irrigation development: a strategy for improvement. Outlook on Agriculture. 13(3). 125–129. 7 indexed citations
19.
Kay, Melvyn. (1983). Sprinkler Irrigation: Equipment and Practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
20.
Carr, M. K. V., et al.. (1983). Policies and prospects in Nigerian irrigation. Outlook on Agriculture. 12(2). 73–76. 17 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Iddo Kan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Stephen N. Ngigi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Zhu Qiang Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. Burke Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ali Hammani Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Boubacar Barry Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Satya N. Yadav Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Teklu Erkossa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Makarius Mdemu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Charles Batchelor
Rankless by CCL
2026