Paul Mapfumo

4.7k citations

97 papers · 2.9k indexed · h-index 33

Impact in

Soil Science top 0.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
Agronomy and Crop Science top 0.5%
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility

Papers in ⓘ

Plant Science 43
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis 21
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects 9
Soil Science 41
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 23
- Agricultural risk and resilience 8

Co-authors: Florence Mtambanengwe (69 shared papers)K.E. Giller (22 shared papers)Régis Chikowo (25 shared papers)Hatirarami Nezomba (28 shared papers)Johan Six (1 shared paper)H.K. Murwira (1 shared paper)Pauline Chivenge (1 shared paper)Jairos Rurinda (12 shared papers)
Journals: Field Crops Research (8 papers)Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems (6 papers)Symbiosis (5 papers)Plant and Soil (5 papers)PLoS ONE (3 papers)
Partner nations: Zimbabwe Netherlands Kenya

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Paul Mapfumo

90 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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1	Long-term impact of reduced tillage and residue management on soil carbon stabilization: Implications for conservation agriculture on contrasting soils Soil and Tillage Research ·Pauline Chivenge, H.K. Murwira, K.E. Giller, Paul Mapfumo, Johan Six	2006	323
2	Agroecology-based aggradation-conservation agriculture (ABACO): Targeting innovations to combat soil degradation and food insecurity in semi-arid Africa Field Crops Research ·Pablo Tittonell, Éric Scopel, Nadine Andrieu, Héléna Posthumus, Paul Mapfumo, Marc Corbeels, G.E. van Halsema, Rabah Lahmar, Simon Lugandu, Jacqueline Rakotoarisoa, Florence Mtambanengwe, B. Pound, Régis Chikowo, Krishna Naudin, Bernard Triomphe, Saidi Mkomwa	2012	131
3	Participatory action research (PAR) as an entry point for supporting climate change adaptation by smallholder farmers in Africa Environmental Development ·Paul Mapfumo, S. Adjei‐Nsiah, Florence Mtambanengwe, Régis Chikowo, K.E. Giller	2012	113
4	Organic Matter Management as an Underlying Cause for Soil Fertility Gradients on Smallholder Farms in Zimbabwe Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems ·Florence Mtambanengwe, Paul Mapfumo	2005	111
5	Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe Agricultural Systems ·Mariana C. Rufino, J. Dury, Pablo Tittonell, Mark T. van Wijk, Mario Herrero, Shamie Zingore, Paul Mapfumo, K.E. Giller	2010	108
6	Soil fertility management strategies and practices by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Paul Mapfumo, K.E. Giller	2001	94
7	Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do? Global Change Biology ·Jairos Rurinda, Mark T. van Wijk, Paul Mapfumo, Katrien Descheemaeker, Iwan Supit, K.E. Giller	2015	86
8	Building on indigenous knowledge to strengthen the capacity of smallholder farming communities to adapt to climate change and variability in southern Africa Climate and Development ·Paul Mapfumo, Florence Mtambanengwe, Régis Chikowo	2015	72
9	Zinc fertilization influence on maize productivity and grain nutritional quality under integrated soil fertility management in Zimbabwe Field Crops Research ·Grace M. Manzeke, Florence Mtambanengwe, Hatirarami Nezomba, Paul Mapfumo	2014	71
10	Pathways to transformational change in the face of climate impacts: an analytical framework Climate and Development ·Paul Mapfumo, Mary Onyango, Saïd K. Honkponou, El Houssine El Mzouri, Andrew K. Githeko, Lilia Rabeharisoa, Joy Apiyo Obando, Nancy Omolo, Amos Majule, Fatima Denton, Jessica Ayers, Arun Agrawal	2015	70
11	Maize productivity and mineral N dynamics following different soil fertility management practices on a depleted sandy soil in Zimbabwe Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Régis Chikowo, Paul Mapfumo, P. Nyamugafata, K.E. Giller	2003	70
12	Woody legume fallow productivity, biological N2-fixation and residual benefits to two successive maize crops in Zimbabwe Plant and Soil ·Régis Chikowo, Paul Mapfumo, P. Nyamugafata, K.E. Giller	2004	69
13	Mineral N dynamics, leaching and nitrous oxide losses under maize following two-year improved fallows on a sandy loam soil in Zimbabwe Plant and Soil ·Régis Chikowo, Paul Mapfumo, P. Nyamugafata, K.E. Giller	2004	68
14	Sources of vulnerability to a variable and changing climate among smallholder households in Zimbabwe: A participatory analysis Climate Risk Management ·Jairos Rurinda, Paul Mapfumo, Mark T. van Wijk, Florence Mtambanengwe, Mariana C. Rufino, Régis Chikowo, K.E. Giller	2014	67
15	Fertilizer management and soil type influence grain zinc and iron concentration under contrasting smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe Scientific Reports ·Muneta G. Manzeke, Florence Mtambanengwe, Michael J. Watts, Elliott M. Hamilton, R. M. Lark, Martin R. Broadley, Paul Mapfumo	2019	62
16	Comparative assessment of maize, finger millet and sorghum for household food security in the face of increasing climatic risk European Journal of Agronomy ·Jairos Rurinda, Paul Mapfumo, Mark T. van Wijk, Florence Mtambanengwe, Mariana C. Rufino, Régis Chikowo, K.E. Giller	2014	55
17	Maize productivity and nutrient and water use efficiencies across soil fertility domains on smallholder farms in Zimbabwe Field Crops Research ·Natasha Kurwakumire, Régis Chikowo, Florence Mtambanengwe, Paul Mapfumo, Sieglinde S. Snapp, Adrian Johnston, Shamie Zingore	2014	52
18	Soil fertility management effects on maize productivity and grain zinc content in smallholder farming systems of Zimbabwe Plant and Soil ·Grace M. Manzeke, Paul Mapfumo, Florence Mtambanengwe, Régis Chikowo, Takesure Tendayi, İsmail Çakmak	2012	50
19	Tapping indigenous herbaceous legumes for soil fertility management by resource-poor farmers in Zimbabwe Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Paul Mapfumo, Florence Mtambanengwe, K.E. Giller, S. Mpepereki	2005	50
20	Managing soil fertility to adapt to rainfall variability in smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe Field Crops Research ·Jairos Rurinda, Paul Mapfumo, Mark T. van Wijk, Florence Mtambanengwe, Mariana C. Rufino, Régis Chikowo, K.E. Giller	2013	47

About Paul Mapfumo

Paul Mapfumo is a scholar working on Plant Science, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 97 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Agricultural Innovations and Practices (26 papers), Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (26 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (23 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (21 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (18 papers), Crop Yield and Soil Fertility (12 papers), Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (9 papers) and Agricultural risk and resilience (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Soil Science (1.3k citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (856 citations), General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (688 citations), Forestry (167 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (759 citations). Paul Mapfumo has collaborated with scholars based in Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Kenya. Frequent co-authors include Florence Mtambanengwe, K.E. Giller, Régis Chikowo, Hatirarami Nezomba, Johan Six, H.K. Murwira, Pauline Chivenge, Jairos Rurinda, P. Nyamugafata and Pablo Tittonell. Their work appears in journals such as Field Crops Research, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, Symbiosis, Plant and Soil and PLoS ONE.

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