Patrick Mucunguzi

846 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 598 citations indexed

About

Patrick Mucunguzi is a scholar working on Plant Science, Forestry and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Mucunguzi has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 598 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 8 papers in Forestry and 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Patrick Mucunguzi's work include African Botany and Ecology Studies (8 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Patrick Mucunguzi is often cited by papers focused on African Botany and Ecology Studies (8 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (6 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Patrick Mucunguzi collaborates with scholars based in Uganda, Norway and United Kingdom. Patrick Mucunguzi's co-authors include Esezah Kakudidi, James Kalema, Maud M. Kamatenesi, Mukadasi Buyinza, Patience Tugume, Justine Namaalwa, Hannington Oryem‐Origa, Frank Kansiime, Esther Katuura and Mary Namaganda and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Tropical Ecology, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine and Ecology and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Mucunguzi

26 papers receiving 569 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plant species used by communities around Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda

2016 265 citations Patience Tugume, Esezah Kakudidi et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Mucunguzi Uganda	10	326	147	100	95	93	26	598
James Kalema Uganda	9	341 1.0×	158 1.1×	114 1.1×	89 0.9×	78 0.8×	29	641
P. Ssegawa Uganda	11	343 1.1×	164 1.1×	92 0.9×	133 1.4×	160 1.7×	19	794
L. Catarino Portugal	17	373 1.1×	121 0.8×	96 1.0×	81 0.9×	86 0.9×	97	936
Chiranjibi Pattanaik India	14	244 0.7×	73 0.5×	74 0.7×	119 1.3×	127 1.4×	43	582
Germano Guarim Neto Brazil	13	464 1.4×	115 0.8×	101 1.0×	49 0.5×	34 0.4×	54	653
Sumit Chakravarty India	14	258 0.8×	79 0.5×	83 0.8×	103 1.1×	164 1.8×	76	583
Gerhard Langenberger Germany	10	226 0.7×	79 0.5×	83 0.8×	39 0.4×	105 1.1×	17	513
Viviany Teixeira do Nascimento Brazil	11	421 1.3×	157 1.1×	151 1.5×	50 0.5×	47 0.5×	22	596
Hemant K. Badola India	14	361 1.1×	46 0.3×	78 0.8×	138 1.5×	102 1.1×	35	678
B. P. Nautiyal India	17	414 1.3×	60 0.4×	105 1.1×	177 1.9×	66 0.7×	67	771

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Mucunguzi

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20 of 20 papers shown

Katuura, Esther, et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of floristic richness and diversity in six central forest reserves of north eastern Uganda. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 25(1). 12–12. 2 indexed citations

Mucunguzi, Patrick, et al.. (2021). The role of the faith-based organisations in tree planting in Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Studies. 79(3). 436–449. 1 indexed citations

Mucunguzi, Patrick, et al.. (2020). Nutritional value of selected wild edible plants in Teso-Karamoja region, Uganda. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 20(4). 16112–16126. 1 indexed citations

Mucunguzi, Patrick, et al.. (2019). Wild edible plants used by communities in and around selected forest reserves of Teso-Karamoja region, Uganda. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 15(1). 3–3. 61 indexed citations

Tugume, Patience, Esezah Kakudidi, Mukadasi Buyinza, et al.. (2016). Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plant species used by communities around Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12(1). 5–5. 265 indexed citations breakdown →

Tugume, Patience, Mukadasi Buyinza, Esezah Kakudidi, et al.. (2016). Non-Timber Forest Products Trade and Community Livelihoods around Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda. Journal of Agricultural Studies. 4(4). 1–1. 5 indexed citations

Tugume, Patience, Mukadasi Buyinza, Justine Namaalwa, et al.. (2015). Socio-economic predictors of dependence on Non-timber forest products: lessons from Mabira Central Forest Reserve Communities. 4(2). 24 indexed citations

Eycott, Amy E., et al.. (2014). Structural Changes are More Important than Compositional Changes in Driving Biomass Loss in Ugandan Forest Fragments. 3(2). 4 indexed citations

Mucunguzi, Patrick, et al.. (2013). Massive structural and compositional changes over two decades in forest fragments near Kampala, Uganda. Ecology and Evolution. 3(11). 3804–3823. 7 indexed citations

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Kansiime, Frank, et al.. (2007). Wetland vegetation and nutrient retention in Nakivubo and Kirinya wetlands in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 32(15-18). 1359–1365. 29 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick, et al.. (2007). Uses of tree species producing gum arabic in Karamoja, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology. 45(s1). 17–21. 8 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick, et al.. (2007). Phenology of Asteraceae in selected districts of central Uganda. African Journal of Ecology. 45(s3). 67–72. 2 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick, et al.. (2007). Diversity and distribution of wild terrestrial orchids of Mt Elgon Forest National Park, eastern Uganda. African Journal of Ecology. 45(s3). 21–28. 9 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick, John Kasenene, Jeremy J. Midgley, P. Ssegawa, & John R. S. Tabuti. (2007). Distinguishing forest tree communities in Kibale National Park, western Uganda using ordination and classification methods. African Journal of Ecology. 45(s3). 99–108. 5 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick. (2007). Diversity and distribution of hemi‐epiphytes and facultative herbaceous epiphytes in Kibale National Park, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology. 45(s1). 57–64. 7 indexed citations

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Kansiime, Frank, et al.. (2007). Nutrient status and retention in pristine and disturbed wetlands in Uganda: management implications. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 15(6). 453–467. 37 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick & Hannington Oryem‐Origa. (1996). Effects of heat and fire on the germination of Acacia sieberiana D.C. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. in Uganda. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 12(1). 1–10. 36 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick. (1995). A Review of Non‐formal Environmental Education in Uganda. Environmental Education Research. 1(3). 337–344. 6 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick. (1995). Bruchids and survival of Acacia seeds. African Journal of Ecology. 33(3). 175–183. 13 indexed citations

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Mucunguzi, Patrick. (1995). Environmental Education in the Formal Sector of Education in Uganda. Environmental Education Research. 1(2). 233–240. 3 indexed citations

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