Nigussie Haregeweyn

10.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
167 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Nigussie Haregeweyn is a scholar working on Soil Science, Water Science and Technology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigussie Haregeweyn has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Soil Science, 57 papers in Water Science and Technology and 49 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Nigussie Haregeweyn's work include Soil erosion and sediment transport (96 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (54 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (42 papers). Nigussie Haregeweyn is often cited by papers focused on Soil erosion and sediment transport (96 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (54 papers) and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (42 papers). Nigussie Haregeweyn collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Japan and Belgium. Nigussie Haregeweyn's co-authors include Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo, Derege Tsegaye Meshesha, Enyew Adgo, Ayele Almaw Fenta, Jean Poesen, Jan Nyssen, Kindiye Ebabu, Dagnenet Sultan and Tsugiyuki Masunaga and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Nigussie Haregeweyn

164 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Comprehensive assessment of soil erosion risk for better ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2015 2019 100 200 300
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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. Comprehensive assessment of soil erosion risk for better land use planning in river basins: Case study of the Upper Blue Nile River
    2016 377 citations Nigussie Haregeweyn, Atsushi Tsunekawa et al. profile →
  2. Soil erosion and conservation in Ethiopia
    2015 301 citations Nigussie Haregeweyn, Atsushi Tsunekawa et al. profile →
  3. Exploring land use/land cover changes, drivers and their implications in contrasting agro-ecological environments of Ethiopia
    2019 228 citations Mulatu Liyew Berihun, Atsushi Tsunekawa et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nigussie Haregeweyn Ethiopia 50 4.2k 2.5k 2.4k 1.6k 1.6k 167 6.9k
Atsushi Tsunekawa Japan 49 3.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 241 7.1k
Mitsuru Tsubo Japan 45 3.0k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 187 6.5k
Enyew Adgo Ethiopia 40 2.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 223 5.4k
Joris de Vente Spain 40 4.3k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 2.6k 1.1× 710 0.4× 2.8k 1.8× 114 6.4k
Jesús Rodrigo‐Comino Spain 48 3.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 830 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 251 7.3k
Cristiano Ballabio Italy 41 5.9k 1.4× 2.0k 0.8× 2.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 2.9k 1.9× 74 9.8k
John Quinton United Kingdom 50 6.8k 1.6× 1.6k 0.6× 3.2k 1.3× 830 0.5× 3.8k 2.4× 185 10.1k
Anton Van Rompaey Belgium 42 2.6k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 705 0.4× 2.1k 1.4× 151 5.7k
Derege Tsegaye Meshesha Ethiopia 33 2.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 958 0.6× 834 0.5× 110 3.8k
Woldeamlak Bewket Ethiopia 43 2.1k 0.5× 2.9k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 808 0.5× 114 5.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Noory, Hamideh, et al.. (2025). Developing a method for root-zone soil moisture monitoring at the field scale using remote sensing and simulation modeling. Agricultural Water Management. 308. 109263–109263. 2 indexed citations
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Taye, Gebeyehu, Jean Poesen, Matthias Vanmaercke, et al.. (2024). Impact of soil and water conservation structures on the spatial variability of topsoil moisture content and crop productivity in semi-arid Ethiopia. Soil and Tillage Research. 238. 105998–105998. 8 indexed citations
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Adgo, Enyew, Derege Tsegaye Meshesha, Atsushi Tsunekawa, et al.. (2024). Effect of soil amendments on soil respiration in the midland agroecological environment, Ethiopia. Environmental Earth Sciences. 83(7). 2 indexed citations
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Meshesha, Derege Tsegaye, et al.. (2023). The paradox of increased runoff with decreased soil loss with growth of Acacia decurrens plantations in the highlands of Ethiopia. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology. 24(1). 73–86.
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Meshesha, Derege Tsegaye, et al.. (2023). Evaluating and modeling a rainfall kinetic energy and erosivity: a case study of a humid watershed in the Ethiopian highlands. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. 10(2). 2567–2579. 2 indexed citations
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Berihun, Mulatu Liyew, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2023). Examining the past 120 years’ climate dynamics of Ethiopia. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 154(1-2). 535–566. 17 indexed citations
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Yibeltal, Mesenbet, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2023). Analyzing the contribution of gully erosion to land degradation in the upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management. 344. 118378–118378. 12 indexed citations
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Borrelli, Pasquale, Christine Alewell, Jae E. Yang, et al.. (2023). Towards a better understanding of pathways of multiple co-occurring erosion processes on global cropland. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 11(4). 713–725. 20 indexed citations
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Meshesha, Derege Tsegaye, Enyew Adgo, Atsushi Tsunekawa, et al.. (2023). Monitoring impacts of soil bund on spatial variation of teff and finger millet yield with Sentinel-2 and spectroradiometric data in Ethiopia. Heliyon. 9(3). e14012–e14012. 4 indexed citations
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Kebede, Birhanu, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2022). Effect of Polyacrylamide integrated with other soil amendments on runoff and soil loss: Case study from northwest Ethiopia. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 10(3). 487–496. 38 indexed citations
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Borrelli, Pasquale, Panos Panagos, Christine Alewell, et al.. (2022). Policy implications of multiple concurrent soil erosion processes in European farmland. Nature Sustainability. 6(1). 103–112. 64 indexed citations
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Ebabu, Kindiye, Gebeyehu Taye, Atsushi Tsunekawa, et al.. (2022). Land use, management and climate effects on runoff and soil loss responses in the highlands of Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management. 326(Pt A). 116707–116707. 29 indexed citations
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Kebede, Birhanu, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2020). Determining C- and P-factors of RUSLE for different land uses and management practices across agro-ecologies: case studies from the Upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia. Physical Geography. 42(2). 160–182. 31 indexed citations
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Yibeltal, Mesenbet, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, et al.. (2019). Analysis of long-term gully dynamics in different agro-ecology settings. CATENA. 179. 160–174. 56 indexed citations
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Haregeweyn, Nigussie, Jean Poesen, Atsushi Tsunekawa, et al.. (2015). Sediment yield variability at various catchment scales and its impact on reservoirs in the Ethiopian highlands. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 5 indexed citations
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Taye, Gebeyehu, Jean Poesen, Matthias Vanmaercke, et al.. (2014). Effectiveness of soil and water conservation structures in reducing runoff and soil loss for different land use and slope gradients: case study from northern Ethiopia. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 16. 5452. 2 indexed citations
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Haregeweyn, Nigussie, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Tsubo, et al.. (2014). Modeling the hydrologic effects of land and water development interventions: a case study of the upper Blue Nile river basin. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 555. 2 indexed citations
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Nyssen, Jan, R. Neil Munro, H Mitiku, et al.. (2008). Understanding the Environmental Changes in Tigray, Ethiopia: a photographic record over 30 years.. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 18 indexed citations
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Nyssen, Jan, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Katrien Descheemaeker, et al.. (2006). Modelling the effect of soil and water conservation practices in Tigray, Ethiopia. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 407–411. 8 indexed citations
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Nyssen, Jan, Maude Veyret‐Picot, Kassa Teka, et al.. (2003). Gully erosion rates and causes in Dogu’a Tembien (Northern Ethiopian Highlands) as derived from field measurements and observers’ evidence. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 114–118. 1 indexed citations

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