Moses Thuita

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 954 citations indexed

About

Moses Thuita is a scholar working on Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Moses Thuita has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 954 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science and 7 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Moses Thuita's work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (14 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (12 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (6 papers). Moses Thuita is often cited by papers focused on Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (14 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (12 papers) and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (6 papers). Moses Thuita collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Cameroon and France. Moses Thuita's co-authors include Cargele Masso, Nancy W. Mungai, Abdoulaye Soumaré, Subramaniam Gopalakrishnan, Yedir Ouhdouch, Abdala Gamby Diédhiou, Mohamed Hafidi, Lamfeddal Kouisni, Bernard Vanlauwe and Laetitia Herrmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Moses Thuita

26 papers receiving 921 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.

Co-inoculation Effect of Rhizobia and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Common Bean Growth in a Low Phosphorus Soil

2017 250 citations Nancy W. Mungai, Moses Thuita et al. Frontiers in Plant Science profile →
Exploiting Biological Nitrogen Fixation: A Route Towards a Sustainable Agriculture

2020 244 citations Abdoulaye Soumaré, Abdala Gamby Diédhiou et al. Plants profile →

Peers

Moses Thuita

ACS

ECOLO

Pravin Kumar Upadhyay India

Laetitia Herrmann France

Mohammad Khakbazan Canada

Adônis Moreira Brazil

Malinda S. Thilakarathna Canada

Karivaradharajan Swarnalakshmi India

B. Frick Canada

Isack Mathew South Africa

Endalkachew Wolde‐meskel Ethiopia

Stephen Yeboah Ghana

Pravin Kumar Upadhyay India

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483 ×0.7

242 ×0.9

ACS

288 ×1.3

88 ×0.9

ECOLO

31 ×0.5

Citations per year, relative to Moses Thuita Moses Thuita (= 1×) peers Pravin Kumar Upadhyay

Countries citing papers authored by Moses Thuita

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Fields of papers citing papers by Moses Thuita

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Moses Thuita

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thuita, Moses, et al.. (2022). Community Structure of Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria from Effluents Discharged into Lake Victoria, Kenya. Current Microbiology. 79(9). 252–252. 4 indexed citations

Lee, Soon‐Jae, Moses Thuita, Cargele Masso, et al.. (2021). The Phosphate Inhibition Paradigm: Host and Fungal Genotypes Determine Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Colonization and Responsiveness to Inoculation in Cassava With Increasing Phosphorus Supply. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 693037–693037. 29 indexed citations

Mungai, Nancy W., et al.. (2020). Antagonistic effects of biocontrol agents against Phytophthora infestans and growth stimulation in tomatoes. African Crop Science Journal. 28. 55–70. 3 indexed citations

Soumaré, Abdoulaye, Abdala Gamby Diédhiou, Moses Thuita, et al.. (2020). Exploiting Biological Nitrogen Fixation: A Route Towards a Sustainable Agriculture. Plants. 9(8). 1011–1011. 244 indexed citations breakdown →

Thuita, Moses, Cargele Masso, Bernard Vanlauwe, et al.. (2020). Genetically Different Isolates of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis Induce Differential Responses to Stress in Cassava. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 596929–596929. 7 indexed citations

Laajaj, Rachid, Karen Macours, Cargele Masso, Moses Thuita, & Bernard Vanlauwe. (2020). Reconciling yield gains in agronomic trials with returns under African smallholder conditions. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 14286–14286. 23 indexed citations

Thuita, Moses, et al.. (2019). Variability of soybean response to rhizobia inoculant, vermicompost, and a legume-specific fertilizer blend in Siaya County of Kenya. Soil and Tillage Research. 194. 104290–104290. 29 indexed citations

Sprunger, Christine D., Steve W. Culman, Cheryl Palm, Moses Thuita, & Bernard Vanlauwe. (2019). Long-term application of low C:N residues enhances maize yield and soil nutrient pools across Kenya. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 114(3). 261–276. 15 indexed citations

Assefa, Fassil, et al.. (2018). Nutritionally Versatile, Abiotic Stress Resistant andSymbiotically Effective Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) RootNodulating Rhizobial isolates from Eastern, Southeastern and Southern Ethiopia.. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 14(3). 2 indexed citations

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Messmer, Monika, Dominik Ziegler, Moses Thuita, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the competitiveness analysis of selected indigenous cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Bradyrhizobium strains from Kenya. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(12). 5265–5278. 8 indexed citations

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Thuita, Moses, et al.. (2018). Reducing spatial variability of soybean response to rhizobia inoculants in farms of variable soil fertility in Siaya County of western Kenya. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 261. 153–160. 16 indexed citations

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Messmer, Monika, Dominik Ziegler, Hannes Gamper, et al.. (2018). Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) hosts several widespread bradyrhizobial root nodule symbionts across contrasting agro-ecological production areas in Kenya. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 261. 161–171. 45 indexed citations

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Mungai, Nancy W., et al.. (2017). Co-inoculation Effect of Rhizobia and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Common Bean Growth in a Low Phosphorus Soil. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 141–141. 250 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tumuhairwe, John Baptist, et al.. (2017). Combined Application of Biofertilizers and Inorganic Nutrients Improves Sweet Potato Yields. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 219–219. 31 indexed citations

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Hernandez, Rebecca R., Spencer J. Debenport, Mary‐Cathrine Leewis, et al.. (2015). The native shrub, Piliostigma reticulatum, as an ecological “resource island” for mango trees in the Sahel. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 204. 51–61. 25 indexed citations

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Kihara, Job, Christopher Martius, A. Bationo, et al.. (2012). Soil aggregation and total diversity of bacteria and fungi in various tillage systems of sub-humid and semi-arid Kenya. Applied Soil Ecology. 58. 12–20. 68 indexed citations

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Lesueur, Didier, Laetitia Herrmann, Moses Thuita, et al.. (2011). How commercial rhizobial inoculants can contribute to improved livelihoods of resource poor African farmers. Agritrop (Cirad). 1 indexed citations

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Okalebo, J. R., C. O. Othieno, P. Kisinyo, et al.. (2005). Management of soil fertility in Western Kenya: experience working with smallholder farmers. 7. 1465–1473. 5 indexed citations

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Okalebo, J. R., C. O. Othieno, Moses Thuita, et al.. (2005). The potential of Minjingu phosphate rock from Tanzania as a liming material: effect on maize and bean intercrop on acid soils of Western Kenya. 7. 1121–1128. 13 indexed citations

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Thuita, Moses, J. R. Okalebo, C. O. Othieno, et al.. (2005). An attempt to enhance solubility and availability of phosphorus from phosphate rocks through incorporation of organics in Western Kenya. 7. 1021–1027. 4 indexed citations

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