Mulatu Geleta

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Mulatu Geleta is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mulatu Geleta has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Plant Science, 33 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mulatu Geleta's work include Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (18 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (18 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (15 papers). Mulatu Geleta is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (18 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (18 papers) and Genetics and Plant Breeding (15 papers). Mulatu Geleta collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Ethiopia and United States. Mulatu Geleta's co-authors include Tomas Bryngelsson, Rodomiro Ortíz, Kassahun Tesfaye, Anders S. Carlsson, Cecilia Hammenhag, Kifle Dagne, Dickson Ng’uni, Endashaw Bekele, Muluken Enyew and Tileye Feyissa and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Mulatu Geleta

89 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Sorghum in dryland: morphological, physiological, and mol... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
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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.

  1. Sorghum in dryland: morphological, physiological, and molecular responses of sorghum under drought stress
    2021 125 citations Kibrom B. Abreha, Muluken Enyew et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mulatu Geleta Sweden 24 1.2k 519 312 285 153 92 1.6k
M. Z. Z. Jahufer New Zealand 16 1.4k 1.2× 543 1.0× 289 0.9× 400 1.4× 124 0.8× 45 1.8k
Mahalingam Govindaraj India 22 1.6k 1.3× 376 0.7× 209 0.7× 231 0.8× 130 0.8× 78 1.9k
Ndiaga Cissé Senegal 28 2.1k 1.7× 248 0.5× 348 1.1× 341 1.2× 95 0.6× 81 2.3k
C. L. L. Gowda India 27 2.2k 1.7× 221 0.4× 292 0.9× 235 0.8× 327 2.1× 57 2.6k
Rüştü Hatipoğlu Türkiye 16 1.0k 0.8× 341 0.7× 257 0.8× 194 0.7× 115 0.8× 67 1.3k
Peerasak Srinives Thailand 32 2.7k 2.2× 237 0.5× 441 1.4× 136 0.5× 221 1.4× 165 3.0k
M.A. Pagnotta Italy 22 1.2k 1.0× 370 0.7× 253 0.8× 184 0.6× 113 0.7× 70 1.5k
Sushil Kumar India 20 1.0k 0.8× 267 0.5× 222 0.7× 83 0.3× 53 0.3× 78 1.2k
Rita H. Mumm United States 17 1.0k 0.8× 513 1.0× 312 1.0× 175 0.6× 57 0.4× 32 1.3k
Sergio G. Atienza Spain 23 1.3k 1.1× 340 0.7× 571 1.8× 290 1.0× 77 0.5× 78 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mulatu Geleta

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All Works

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Hammenhag, Cecilia, et al.. (2025). SNP-based linkage mapping reveals novel quantitative trait loci for yield traits in noug (Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass.). Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1662582–1662582.
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Alemu, Admas, et al.. (2024). Developing genomic tools to assist turnip rape [Brassica rapa (L.) subsp.oleifera (DC.) Metzg.] breeding. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1435474–1435474. 2 indexed citations
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Hammenhag, Cecilia, et al.. (2024). Temperature affects major fatty acid biosynthesis in noug (Guizotia abyssinica) self-compatible lines. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1511098–1511098. 1 indexed citations
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Tesfaye, Kassahun, Dagnachew Lule, Kibrom B. Abreha, et al.. (2024). Genome-wide association analysis revealed genetic markers linked to grain yield and yield related traits in finger millet grown in acidic soils. Plant and Soil. 511(1-2). 447–462. 2 indexed citations
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Tesfaye, Kassahun, Rodomiro Ortíz, Mulatu Geleta, et al.. (2023). Unlocking the genetic potential of Ethiopian durum wheat landraces with high protein quality: Sources to be used in future breeding for pasta production. Food and Energy Security. 13(1). 2 indexed citations
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Haileselassie, Teklehaimanot, et al.. (2023). Genetic Diversity of Durum Wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp. durum, Desf) Germplasm as Revealed by Morphological and SSR Markers. Genes. 14(6). 1155–1155. 12 indexed citations
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Tesfaye, Kassahun, et al.. (2023). Marker-trait association analyses revealed major novel QTLs for grain yield and related traits in durum wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1009244–1009244. 21 indexed citations
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Geleta, Mulatu, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Fescue Populations from the Highlands of Bolivia Using EST-SSR Markers. Genes. 13(12). 2311–2311. 2 indexed citations
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Tesfaye, Kassahun, et al.. (2022). Multivariate analyses of Ethiopian durum wheat revealed stable and high yielding genotypes. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0273008–e0273008. 13 indexed citations
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Hammenhag, Cecilia, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Oilseed Crop Noug (Guizotia abyssinica) Using Agro-Morphological Traits. Agronomy. 11(8). 1479–1479. 9 indexed citations
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Sall, Amadou Tidiane, Ayed M. Al-Abdallat, Mulatu Geleta, et al.. (2017). Genetic Diversity within a Global Panel of Durum Wheat (Triticum durum) Landraces and Modern Germplasm Reveals the History of Alleles Exchange. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1277–1277. 150 indexed citations
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Teshome, Abel, Tomas Bryngelsson, Kifle Dagne, & Mulatu Geleta. (2015). Assessment of genetic diversity in Ethiopian field pea (Pisum sativum L.) accessions with newly developed EST-SSR markers. BMC Genetics. 16(1). 102–102. 33 indexed citations
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Geleta, Mulatu, et al.. (2014). Genetic diversity in 'ex-situ' conserved sorghum accessions of Botswana as estimated by microsatellite markers. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 8(1). 35–43. 18 indexed citations
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Geleta, Mulatu & Tomas Bryngelsson. (2012). Population Genetic Analysis ofLobelia rhynchopetalumHemsl. (Campanulaceae) Using DNA Sequences fromITSand Eight Chloroplast DNA Regions. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2012. 1–10. 3 indexed citations
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Ng’uni, Dickson, et al.. (2012). Comparative genetic diversity and nutritional quality variation among some important Southern African sorghum accessions [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 6(1). 56–64. 32 indexed citations
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Bryngelsson, Tomas, et al.. (2011). IDENTIFICATION OF COFFEE ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES BASED ON PERINEAL PATTERN, SCAR MARKERS AND NUCLEAR RIBOSOMAL DNA SEQUENCES. Nematologia mediterranea. 39(2). 101–110. 3 indexed citations
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Geleta, Mulatu, et al.. (2011). Characterization of the Southern African sorghum varieties for mineral contents: Prospects for breeding for grain mineral dense lines. African Journal of Food Science. 5(7). 436–445. 14 indexed citations

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