Pauline Chivenge

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Pauline Chivenge is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Pauline Chivenge has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Soil Science, 11 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Pauline Chivenge's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (9 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (9 papers). Pauline Chivenge is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (25 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (9 papers) and Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (9 papers). Pauline Chivenge collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, France and United States. Pauline Chivenge's co-authors include Johan Six, Bernard Vanlauwe, Vincent Chaplot, Roberta Gentile, Phesheya Dlamini, Paramu Mafongoya, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, K.E. Giller and Paul Mapfumo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Scientific Reports and Water Resources Research.

In The Last Decade

Pauline Chivenge

52 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

The Potential Role of Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species as Future Crops under Water Scarce Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

2015 311 citations Pauline Chivenge, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pauline Chivenge South Africa	28	1.9k	962	729	667	533	52	3.6k
Generose Nziguheba Kenya	21	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	768 1.1×	357 0.5×	414 0.8×	47	3.7k
J. Nyamangara Zimbabwe	33	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	349 0.5×	632 1.2×	116	4.0k
Theodor Friedrich United Kingdom	22	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	920 1.3×	415 0.6×	661 1.2×	57	3.6k
Andreas de Neergaard Denmark	38	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	433 0.6×	656 1.0×	359 0.7×	98	4.0k
Paul L. Woomer Kenya	27	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	921 1.3×	681 1.0×	432 0.8×	66	3.9k
David W. Archer United States	33	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	948 1.3×	595 0.9×	281 0.5×	154	4.0k
Tek B. Sapkota Mexico	35	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.6×	791 1.1×	870 1.3×	1.2k 2.2×	76	4.2k
Clare Stirling United Kingdom	31	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	551 0.8×	716 1.1×	865 1.6×	73	3.5k
D.N. Mugendi Kenya	32	1.5k 0.8×	904 0.9×	919 1.3×	292 0.4×	657 1.2×	94	3.2k
Juhwan Lee United States	20	2.9k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	973 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	488 0.9×	53	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pauline Chivenge

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All Works

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Abay, Kibrom A., Jordan Chamberlin, Pauline Chivenge, & David J. Spielman. (2025). Fertilizer, soil health, and economic shocks: A synthesis of recent evidence. Food Policy. 133. 102892–102892. 1 indexed citations

Ludemann, Cameron I., Nathan Wanner, Pauline Chivenge, et al.. (2024). A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Earth system science data. 16(1). 525–541. 40 indexed citations

Falconnier, Gatien N., Rémi Cardinael, Marc Corbeels, et al.. (2023). The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. Outlook on Agriculture. 52(3). 311–326. 46 indexed citations

Njoroge, Samuel, et al.. (2023). The Impact of the Global Fertilizer Crisis in Africa. 2(1). 3–8. 2 indexed citations

Zingore, Shamie, Ivan Adolwa, Samuel Njoroge, et al.. (2022). Novel insights into factors associated with yield response and nutrient use efficiency of maize and rice in sub-Saharan Africa. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 42(5). 19 indexed citations

Chivenge, Pauline, et al.. (2021). Soil organic carbon and nitrogen in soil physical fractions in woody encroached grassland in South African savannas. Soil Research. 59(6). 595–608. 5 indexed citations

Abdalla, Khatab, Pauline Chivenge, Philippe Ciais, & Vincent Chaplot. (2021). Long‐term (64 years) annual burning lessened soil organic carbon and nitrogen content in a humid subtropical grassland. Global Change Biology. 27(24). 6436–6453. 10 indexed citations

Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Luxon Nhamo, Tendai Polite Chibarabada, et al.. (2021). Assessing Progress towards Sustainable Development Goals through Nexus Planning. Water. 13(9). 1321–1321. 27 indexed citations

Hellin, Jon, Jean Balié, Eleanor Fisher, et al.. (2020). Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia. Climate. 8(2). 35–35. 19 indexed citations

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Ward, David, et al.. (2018). Soil Organic Carbon Increases in Semi-Arid Regions while it Decreases in Humid Regions Due to Woody-Plant Encroachment of Grasslands in South Africa. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 15506–15506. 49 indexed citations

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Thierfelder, Christian, Pauline Chivenge, Walter Mupangwa, et al.. (2017). How climate-smart is conservation agriculture (CA)? – its potential to deliver on adaptation, mitigation and productivity on smallholder farms in southern Africa. Food Security. 9(3). 537–560. 172 indexed citations

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Jiri, Obert, Paramu Mafongoya, & Pauline Chivenge. (2017). Contextual vulnerability of rainfed crop-based farming communities in semi-arid Zimbabwe. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. 9(6). 777–789. 2 indexed citations

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Jiri, Obert, et al.. (2017). Climate smart crops for food and nutritional security for semi-arid zones of Zimbabwe. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 17(3). 12280–12294. 10 indexed citations

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Mutema, Macdex, et al.. (2017). Changes in carbon and nutrient fluxes from headwaters to ocean in a mountainous temperate to subtropical basin. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 42(13). 2038–2053. 4 indexed citations

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Abdalla, Khatab, Pauline Chivenge, Philippe Ciais, & Vincent Chaplot. (2016). No-tillage lessens soil CO ₂ emissions the most under arid and sandy soil conditions: results from a meta-analysis. Biogeosciences. 13(12). 3619–3633. 131 indexed citations

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Murendo, Conrad, et al.. (2016). The adoption of a portfolio of sustainable agricultural practices by smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics). 7 indexed citations

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Mafongoya, Paramu, Léonard Rusinamhodzi, Shephard Siziba, et al.. (2016). Maize productivity and profitability in Conservation Agriculture systems across agro-ecological regions in Zimbabwe: A review of knowledge and practice. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 220. 211–225. 55 indexed citations

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Chivenge, Pauline, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, & Paramu Mafongoya. (2015). The Potential Role of Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species as Future Crops under Water Scarce Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 12(6). 5685–5711. 311 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chivenge, Pauline, Bernard Vanlauwe, Roberta Gentile, et al.. (2009). Organic and Mineral Input Management to Enhance Crop Productivity in Central Kenya. Agronomy Journal. 101(5). 1266–1275. 64 indexed citations

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Chivenge, Pauline, et al.. (2004). Decision guides on manure use: a communication strategy. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 4 indexed citations

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