Mulunda Mwanza

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Mulunda Mwanza is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mulunda Mwanza has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Plant Science, 18 papers in Food Science and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Mulunda Mwanza's work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (52 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (34 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (17 papers). Mulunda Mwanza is often cited by papers focused on Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (52 papers), Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (34 papers) and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (17 papers). Mulunda Mwanza collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Nigeria and Sweden. Mulunda Mwanza's co-authors include Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Theodora Ijeoma Ekwomadu, Modupeade C. Adetunji, Stephen A. Akinola, Mary A. Egbuta, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Oluwadara Pelumi Omotayo, Lubanza Ngoma, Michael F. Dutton and Patrick Berka Njobeh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Dairy Science.

In The Last Decade

Mulunda Mwanza

88 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of Mycotoxins and Their Consequences on Human ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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. Prevalence of Mycotoxins and Their Consequences on Human Health
    2019 235 citations Mulunda Mwanza, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola 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
Mulunda Mwanza South Africa 27 1.3k 423 310 300 143 94 2.0k
Sofia Duarte Portugal 21 1.1k 0.8× 260 0.6× 99 0.3× 226 0.8× 108 0.8× 44 1.5k
Elisa Yoko Hirooka Brazil 27 1.4k 1.1× 573 1.4× 489 1.6× 366 1.2× 198 1.4× 128 2.3k
V. M. Scussel Brazil 25 1.3k 1.0× 458 1.1× 183 0.6× 189 0.6× 239 1.7× 145 1.8k
Jeffrey D. Palumbo United States 20 776 0.6× 333 0.8× 298 1.0× 342 1.1× 265 1.9× 40 1.3k
Tyler J. Avis Canada 26 1.5k 1.1× 338 0.8× 556 1.8× 500 1.7× 79 0.6× 65 2.2k
Djordje Fira Serbia 22 1.1k 0.8× 701 1.7× 339 1.1× 885 3.0× 218 1.5× 54 2.1k
Covadonga Vázquez Spain 28 1.8k 1.4× 262 0.6× 1.1k 3.6× 362 1.2× 183 1.3× 69 2.2k
Chibundu N. Ezekiel Nigeria 36 2.7k 2.1× 1.1k 2.5× 557 1.8× 455 1.5× 221 1.5× 113 3.5k
Hun Kim South Korea 25 1.4k 1.1× 236 0.6× 709 2.3× 645 2.1× 142 1.0× 94 2.1k
Roni Shapira Israel 22 1.2k 0.9× 333 0.8× 268 0.9× 507 1.7× 150 1.0× 37 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mulunda Mwanza

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All Works

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Ezekiel, Chibundu N., Omotade R. Ogunremi, Kolawole Banwo, et al.. (2025). Probiotic and mycotoxin reduction potentials of heat-tolerant Pichia kudriavzevii strains from maize- and sorghum-pap. World Mycotoxin Journal. 18(1). 31–56. 1 indexed citations
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Adelusi, Oluwasola Abayomi, et al.. (2025). Advances in mycotoxin detection techniques and the crucial role of reference material in ensuring food safety. A review. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 200. 115387–115387. 8 indexed citations
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Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti, et al.. (2024). Climatic effects on aflatoxin contamination of maize. Toxicology Reports. 13. 101711–101711. 4 indexed citations
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Mwanza, Mulunda, et al.. (2024). Three-year multi-mycotoxin analysis of South African commercial maize from three provinces. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1426782–1426782. 2 indexed citations
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Mthiyane, Doctor Mziwenkosi Nhlanhla, et al.. (2024). High dietary inclusion of marula seed cake induces detrimental effects on performance, visceromorphometry, and immuno-physiology of broiler chickens. South African Journal of Animal Science. 54(3). 432–446.
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Mwanza, Mulunda, et al.. (2023). Minerals and Serum Metabolites Profile in Cows Reared on Natural Pastures in a Semi-Arid Area. 11. 1–10. 1 indexed citations
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Muhammad, Hadiza Lami, et al.. (2023). Assessment of dietary exposure and levels of mycotoxins in sorghum from Niger State of Nigeria. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 41(1). 74–90. 2 indexed citations
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Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti, et al.. (2022). Underreported Human Exposure to Mycotoxins: The Case of South Africa. Foods. 11(17). 2714–2714. 12 indexed citations
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Ekwomadu, Theodora Ijeoma, Stephen A. Akinola, & Mulunda Mwanza. (2021). Fusarium Mycotoxins, Their Metabolites (Free, Emerging, and Masked), Food Safety Concerns, and Health Impacts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(22). 11741–11741. 96 indexed citations
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Oyedele, Oluwawapelumi A., Modupeade C. Adetunji, Kolawole I. Ayeni, et al.. (2020). Bacteriological assessment of tropical retail fresh-cut, ready-to-eat fruits in south-western Nigeria. Scientific African. 9. e00505–e00505. 10 indexed citations
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Adetunji, Modupeade C., Obinna T. Ezeokoli, Lubanza Ngoma, & Mulunda Mwanza. (2020). Phylogenetic diversity and prevalence of mycoflora in ready-to-eat supermarket and roadside-vended peanuts. Mycologia. 113(1). 1–11. 5 indexed citations
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Ngoma, Lubanza, et al.. (2018). Molecular Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Foodborne Pathogens in Street-Vended Ready-to-Eat Meat Sold in South Africa. Journal of Food Protection. 81(12). 1963–1972. 15 indexed citations
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Mwanza, Mulunda, et al.. (2016). Entomopathogenic nematodes for insect control, distribution and applicability in South Africa. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. 26(1). 175–184. 1 indexed citations
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Mwanza, Mulunda, et al.. (2015). Evaluation of analytical assays efficiency to detect aflatoxin M1 in milk from selected areas in Egypt and South Africa. Journal of Dairy Science. 98(10). 6660–6667. 30 indexed citations
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Egbuta, Mary A., et al.. (2014). Isolation of Filamentous Fungi Species Contaminating Some Nigerian Food Commodities. Journal of Food Research. 4(1). 38–38. 25 indexed citations
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Dutton, Michael F., et al.. (2012). Fusariuminfection of maize and maize-based products and exposure of a rural population to fumonisin B1in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Food Additives & Contaminants Part A. 29(11). 1743–1751. 32 indexed citations
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Makun, Hussaini Anthony, Michael F. Dutton, Mulunda Mwanza, & Patrick Berka Njobeh. (2011). Mycotoxins profiling of the culture material of Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg culture (CABI-IMI 392668) isolated from rice in Niger State, Nigeria and its cytotoxic effects on human lymphocytes comparatively to those of some mycotoxin standards. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(56). 12031–12038. 1 indexed citations

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