Moti Jaleta

6.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
77 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Moti Jaleta is a scholar working on General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Moti Jaleta has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 34 papers in Soil Science and 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Moti Jaleta's work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (61 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (28 papers) and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (11 papers). Moti Jaleta is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Innovations and Practices (61 papers), Agricultural risk and resilience (28 papers) and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (11 papers). Moti Jaleta collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Kenya and Mexico. Moti Jaleta's co-authors include Menale Kassie, Olaf Erenstein, Bekele Shiferaw, Paswel Marenya, Chilot Yirga, Kai Sonder, B. M. Prasanna, Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb, Hailemariam Teklewold and Frank Mmbando and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Moti Jaleta

71 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Global maize production, consumption and trade: trends and R&D implications

2022 628 citations Olaf Erenstein, Moti Jaleta et al. profile →
Adoption of interrelated sustainable agricultural practices in smallholder systems: Evidence from rural Tanzania

2012 580 citations Menale Kassie, Moti Jaleta et al. profile →
Adoption of improved wheat varieties and impacts on household food security in Ethiopia

2013 399 citations Bekele Shiferaw, Menale Kassie et al. profile →
Understanding the adoption of a portfolio of sustainable intensification practices in eastern and southern Africa

2014 399 citations Menale Kassie, Moti Jaleta et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Moti Jaleta	2.3k	1.2k	934	730	717	77	3.8k
Tahirou Abdoulaye	2.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	897 1.2×	786 1.1×	190	4.0k
Victor M. Manyong	2.3k 1.0×	969 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	557 0.8×	155	4.6k
Arega D. Alene	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	736 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	557 0.8×	110	4.1k
Paswel Marenya	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	440 0.5×	641 0.9×	691 1.0×	71	3.0k
Mélinda Smale	2.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	2.3k 2.4×	1.0k 1.4×	664 0.9×	196	5.2k
Leslie Lipper	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	666 0.7×	859 1.2×	1.0k 1.4×	86	4.0k
Solomon Asfaw	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	444 0.5×	635 0.9×	605 0.8×	53	2.8k
Jordan Chamberlin	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	448 0.5×	619 0.8×	382 0.5×	102	3.1k
Jon Hellin	2.0k 0.9×	877 0.7×	2.3k 2.5×	573 0.8×	998 1.4×	115	5.5k
Piet van Asten	1.3k 0.6×	695 0.6×	1.7k 1.9×	257 0.4×	1.0k 1.4×	117	4.5k

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Haji, Jema, et al.. (2025). Drought and consumption impacts of climate-smart-agricultural practices adoption in drought prone area of Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management. 318. 109681–109681.

Jaleta, Moti, et al.. (2025). Exploring residents’ preferences for riparian restoration attributes in Lake Dambal watershed, Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach. Journal of Environmental Management. 383. 125447–125447.

Groote, Hugo De, et al.. (2025). Maize varietal turnover in eastern Africa: Current challenges and future research directions. Global Food Security. 47. 100888–100888.

Jaleta, Moti, et al.. (2025). Impact of seed producer cooperatives membership on technical efficiency: Evidence from tef farmers in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 22. 101997–101997.

Silva, ‪João Vasco, Fernando Aramburu-Merlos, Frédéric Baudron, et al.. (2025). Soil acidity remediation in sub-Saharan Africa requires targeted investments. Nature Food. 6(8). 799–808.

Haji, Jema, et al.. (2024). Poverty and resilience impacts of conservation agriculture adoption against climatic-shocks in Eastern Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1).

Euler, Michael, Moti Jaleta, & Hom Gartaula. (2024). Associations between women’s bargaining power and the adoption of rust-resistant wheat varieties in Ethiopia. World Development. 178. 106567–106567. 9 indexed citations

Yirga, Chilot, et al.. (2023). Wheat seed demand assessment assisted by genotyping in Ethiopia. Experimental Agriculture. 59. 1 indexed citations

Jaleta, Moti, Michael Euler, Hom Gartaula, & Vijesh V. Krishna. (2023). Gender differences in smallholders' socioeconomic networks and acquisition of seed of improved wheat varieties in Ethiopia. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6. 4 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, et al.. (2023). Agricultural lime value chain efficiency for reducing soil acidity in Ethiopia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11. 100092–100092. 6 indexed citations

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Bentley, Alison R., Jason Donovan, Kai Sonder, et al.. (2022). Near- to long-term measures to stabilize global wheat supplies and food security. Nature Food. 3(7). 483–486. 97 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, et al.. (2021). Vulnerability of Farmers to Crop Farming Risks in Ethiopia: An Integrated Vulnerability Analysis Approach Using Social-Ecological System Framework. Sustainable Agriculture Research. 10(3). 25–25. 1 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, Dave Hodson, Bekele Abeyo, Chilot Yirga, & Olaf Erenstein. (2019). Smallholders’ coping mechanisms with wheat rust epidemics: Lessons from Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0219327–e0219327. 29 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, Menale Kassie, Kindie Tesfaye, et al.. (2016). Resource saving and productivity enhancing impacts of crop management innovation packages in Ethiopia. Agricultural Economics. 47(5). 513–522. 58 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, et al.. (2015). Factors that affect the adoption of improved maize varieties by smallholder farmers in Central Oromia, Ethiopia.. Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform). 5(15). 50–58. 9 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, et al.. (2015). Adoption of multiple sustainable agricultural practices and its impact on household income: evidence from southern Ethiopia.. International Journal of Agriculture and Biosciences. 4(5). 196–205. 4 indexed citations

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Zeng, Di, Jeffrey Alwang, George W. Norton, et al.. (2014). Agricultural Technology Adoption and Child Nutrition: Improved Maize Varieties in Rural Ethiopia. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, Menale Kassie, & Bekele Shiferaw. (2012). Tradeoffs in Crop Residue Utilization in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems and Implications for Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Management. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 1 indexed citations

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Jaleta, Moti, et al.. (2011). Impact of Input and Output Market Development Interventions in Ethiopia. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting. 2(6). 55–64. 2 indexed citations

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Langyintuo, Augustine S., et al.. (2009). Household Resource Endowment and Determinants of Adoption of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties: A Double-hurdle Approach. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6 indexed citations

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