Nzula Kitaka

916 total citations
37 papers, 623 citations indexed

About

Nzula Kitaka is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nzula Kitaka has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 623 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Nzula Kitaka's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (19 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (10 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (9 papers). Nzula Kitaka is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (19 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (10 papers) and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment (9 papers). Nzula Kitaka collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Netherlands and Austria. Nzula Kitaka's co-authors include Julius Kipkemboi, Kenneth Irvine, K. M. Mavuti, David M. Harper, Frank O. Masese, Michael E. McClain, Gretchen M. Gettel, Elick O. Otachi, Jude M. Mathooko and Denie Augustijn and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Nzula Kitaka

34 papers receiving 600 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nzula Kitaka Kenya 13 416 174 151 137 114 37 623
Tadesse Fetahi Ethiopia 13 366 0.9× 102 0.6× 121 0.8× 184 1.3× 192 1.7× 46 623
Seyoum Mengistou Ethiopia 16 497 1.2× 202 1.2× 149 1.0× 231 1.7× 234 2.1× 76 833
Whitney M. Woelmer United States 10 217 0.5× 306 1.8× 120 0.8× 120 0.9× 178 1.6× 24 638
Joseph E. Flotemersch United States 13 425 1.0× 312 1.8× 198 1.3× 79 0.6× 179 1.6× 42 679
Bertrand Villeneuve France 14 476 1.1× 301 1.7× 193 1.3× 155 1.1× 101 0.9× 22 751
Andrea Funk Austria 16 479 1.2× 264 1.5× 142 0.9× 100 0.7× 246 2.2× 35 768
Ketlhatlogile Mosepele Botswana 13 259 0.6× 199 1.1× 46 0.3× 57 0.4× 100 0.9× 39 542
Sorain J. Ramchunder Singapore 13 437 1.1× 89 0.5× 96 0.6× 70 0.5× 171 1.5× 24 638
F. W. B. Bugenyi Uganda 13 525 1.3× 82 0.5× 96 0.6× 287 2.1× 63 0.6× 29 691
Julius Kipkemboi Kenya 13 335 0.8× 165 0.9× 80 0.5× 69 0.5× 141 1.2× 30 499

Countries citing papers authored by Nzula Kitaka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nzula Kitaka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nzula Kitaka

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

All Works

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Kitaka, Nzula, et al.. (2024). Agricultural intensification in Lake Naivasha Catchment in Kenya and associated nutrients and pesticides pollution. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18539–18539. 5 indexed citations
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Bruggen, J. J. A. van, et al.. (2024). Effects of combined nutrient and pesticide exposure on algal biomass, and Daphnia magna abundance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1). 4 indexed citations
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Kitaka, Nzula, et al.. (2024). Levels and Classification of Microplastics and Their Impact on the Wellbeing of Selected Commercially Important Fish Species in Kisumu Bay, Lake Victoria. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 113(6). 65–65. 2 indexed citations
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Nyika, Joan, et al.. (2023). A bibliometric study on diatom DNA metabarcording for water quality monitoring: a global perspective. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 48(4). 345–356. 2 indexed citations
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Mehdi, Bano, Karsten Schulz, Nzula Kitaka, et al.. (2023). Agricultural Practices and Soil and Water Conservation in the Transboundary Region of Kenya and Uganda: Farmers’ Perspectives of Current Soil Erosion. Agriculture. 13(7). 1434–1434. 11 indexed citations
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Hayes, Daniel S., et al.. (2021). Influence of land-use change and season on soil greenhouse gas emissions from a tropical wetland: A stepwise explorative assessment. The Science of The Total Environment. 787. 147701–147701. 27 indexed citations
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Vuolo, Francesco, Julius Kipkemboi, Nzula Kitaka, et al.. (2020). Socio-Economic Determinants of Land Use/Cover Change in Wetlands in East Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Anyiko Wetland, Kenya. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7. 30 indexed citations
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Otachi, Elick O., et al.. (2018). Effect of water quality on the parasite assemblages infecting Nile tilapia in selected fish farms in Nakuru County, Kenya. Parasitology Research. 117(11). 3459–3471. 46 indexed citations
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Kitaka, Nzula, et al.. (2018). Performance evaluation of Kangemi Sewage Plant in nutrients and organic matter removal, Nyeri Kenya. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University).
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Mutua, Benedict M., et al.. (2018). Access to Water in Kenya’s Coast Region: A Challenge to Community Development and Poverty Alleviation in Lamu County. 1 indexed citations
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Bruggen, J. J. A. van, et al.. (2015). Agricultural Expansion and Water Pollution: The Yin-Yang in the Quality of Natural Water Resources. 1 indexed citations
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Kitaka, Nzula, et al.. (2014). Some aspects of the feeding ecology of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 2(2). 1–7. 8 indexed citations
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Kitaka, Nzula, et al.. (2014). Length-weight relationship, condition factor, length at first maturity and sex ratio of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 2(2). 67–72. 24 indexed citations
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Mungai, Nancy W., et al.. (2013). Temporal Variation of Sedimentation from Surface Runoff from Agricultural Land Uses in Sondu-Miriu Basin, Kenya. 5(10). 577–590. 2 indexed citations
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Augustijn, Denie, et al.. (2013). Spatio‐temporal variations in the trophic status of Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use. 18(4). 317–328. 21 indexed citations
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Kitaka, Nzula, et al.. (2002). Chemical characteristics, with particular reference to phosphorus, of the rivers draining into Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Hydrobiologia. 488(1-3). 57–71. 8 indexed citations

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