Patrick Byakagaba

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 631 citations indexed

About

Patrick Byakagaba is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Forestry and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Byakagaba has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 631 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 8 papers in Forestry and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Patrick Byakagaba's work include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (16 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (7 papers) and Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (6 papers). Patrick Byakagaba is often cited by papers focused on Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (16 papers), African Botany and Ecology Studies (7 papers) and Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (6 papers). Patrick Byakagaba collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, Norway and United States. Patrick Byakagaba's co-authors include Susan Balaba Tumwebaze, Stéphanie Mansourian, Nathan Bennett, C. Julián Idrobo, Kamaljit K. Sangha, Eleanor J. Sterling, Robin Loveridge, Neil Dawson, Supin Wongbusarakum and Lea M. Scherl and has published in prestigious journals such as Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Ecology and Society and Environmental Science & Policy.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Byakagaba

30 papers receiving 591 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation
    2021 329 citations Neil Dawson, Brendan Coolsaet et al. Ecology and Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrick Byakagaba Uganda 11 252 124 120 98 71 34 631
Manuel Boissière France 15 351 1.4× 136 1.1× 71 0.6× 105 1.1× 49 0.7× 38 578
N. Liswanti Indonesia 11 364 1.4× 126 1.0× 66 0.6× 80 0.8× 77 1.1× 41 607
Lowe Börjeson Sweden 11 187 0.7× 75 0.6× 115 1.0× 61 0.6× 57 0.8× 29 484
Heidi Prozesky South Africa 15 250 1.0× 99 0.8× 88 0.7× 75 0.8× 37 0.5× 32 677
Ida N.S. Djenontin United States 15 359 1.4× 67 0.5× 101 0.8× 115 1.2× 54 0.8× 32 651
Torben Birch‐Thomsen Denmark 16 225 0.9× 87 0.7× 96 0.8× 124 1.3× 42 0.6× 35 647
Imam Basuki Indonesia 16 339 1.3× 188 1.5× 57 0.5× 68 0.7× 52 0.7× 83 689
Cristy Watkins United States 13 278 1.1× 85 0.7× 73 0.6× 59 0.6× 33 0.5× 26 539
Annika Dahlberg Sweden 16 221 0.9× 104 0.8× 117 1.0× 72 0.7× 43 0.6× 25 521
Rose Pritchard United Kingdom 11 366 1.5× 87 0.7× 79 0.7× 50 0.5× 43 0.6× 19 572

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Byakagaba

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Byakagaba

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Byakagaba

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

All Works

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Purdon, Mark & Patrick Byakagaba. (2025). Mapping the Ontology and Epistemology of Research Into Forest Carbon Offsetting in Developing Countries. Environmental Policy and Governance. 35(5). 928–944. 1 indexed citations
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Byakagaba, Patrick, et al.. (2024). “Biodiversity Offsetting” in Uganda’s Protected Areas: A Pathway to Restoration of Forest Biodiversity?. Environmental Management. 73(6). 1134–1149.
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Egeru, Anthony, et al.. (2022). Anthropogenic induced land use/cover change dynamics of Budongo-Bugoma landscape in the Albertine region, Uganda. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science. 25(3). 639–649. 6 indexed citations
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Egeru, Anthony, Justine Namaalwa, Patrick Byakagaba, et al.. (2022). Interconnectedness of Ecosystem Services Potential with Land Use/Land Cover Change Dynamics in Western Uganda. Land. 11(11). 2056–2056. 3 indexed citations
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Dawson, Neil, Brendan Coolsaet, Eleanor J. Sterling, et al.. (2021). The role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in effective and equitable conservation. Ecology and Society. 26(3). 329 indexed citations breakdown →
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Byakagaba, Patrick, et al.. (2020). Local Institutions and the Governance of Tree Resources. Conservation and Society. 19(1). 44–56. 4 indexed citations
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Byakagaba, Patrick, et al.. (2019). The socio-economic and environmental implications of oil and gas exploration: Perspectives at the micro level in the Albertine region of Uganda. The Extractive Industries and Society. 6(2). 358–366. 23 indexed citations
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Tumusiime, David Mwesigye, Patrick Byakagaba, Mnason Tweheyo, & Nelson Turyahabwe. (2018). Predicting Attitudes towards Protected Area Management in a Developing Country Context. Journal of Sustainable Development. 11(6). 99–99. 3 indexed citations
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Byakagaba, Patrick, Anthony Egeru, Bernard Barasa, & David D. Briske. (2018). Uganda’s rangeland policy: intentions, consequences and opportunities. Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice. 8(1). 19 indexed citations
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Namaalwa, Justine, et al.. (2016). Natural Resources Policy Environment in Uganda, Implication for Gendered Adaptation to Climate Changes. 12(10). 2 indexed citations
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Tumusiime, David Mwesigye, Joseph Mawejje, & Patrick Byakagaba. (2016). Discovery of Oil: Community Perceptions and Expectations in Uganda’s Albertine Region. Journal of Sustainable Development. 9(6). 1–1. 11 indexed citations
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Mwavu, Edward N., et al.. (2016). Agrobiodiversity of homegardens in a commercial sugarcane cultivation land matrix in Uganda. International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management. 12(3). 191–201. 13 indexed citations
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Tumwebaze, Susan Balaba & Patrick Byakagaba. (2015). Soil organic carbon stocks under coffee agroforestry systems and coffee monoculture in Uganda. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 216. 188–193. 62 indexed citations
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Byakagaba, Patrick, Gerald Eilu, John Bosco Lamoris Okullo, Edward N. Mwavu, & Susan Balaba Tumwebaze. (2012). Shea Butter Tree (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn.) Fruit Yield in Relation to Dendrometric Traits and Land-Use in Uganda. Research Journal of Applied Sciences. 7(2). 92–99. 6 indexed citations
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Byakagaba, Patrick, et al.. (2011). Agroforestry as a Land Conflict Management Strategy in Western Uganda. 5(2). 42–48. 1 indexed citations
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Byakagaba, Patrick, et al.. (2010). Agroforestry as a Land Conflict Management Strategy in Western Uganda. 5(1). 18–24. 6 indexed citations
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Byakagaba, Patrick, Gerald Eilu, John Bosco Lamoris Okullo, Susan Balaba Tumwebaze, & Edward N. Mwavu. (2010). Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Vitellaria paradoxa (C.F.Gaertn.) Under Different Land Management Regimes in Uganda. Agricultural Journal. 6(1). 14–22. 31 indexed citations
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