Rasheed Adeleke

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rasheed Adeleke is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rasheed Adeleke has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Plant Science, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Rasheed Adeleke's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (21 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (17 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (15 papers). Rasheed Adeleke is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (21 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (17 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (15 papers). Rasheed Adeleke collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Nigeria and United Kingdom. Rasheed Adeleke's co-authors include Ashira Roopnarain, Cyril C. Nwangburuka, Bilainu Oboirien, Adekunle Raimi, Obinna T. Ezeokoli, Cornelius Carlos Bezuidenhout, Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Damase P. Khasa, Rudolf Krska and Harrison Ifeanyichukwu Atagana and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Rasheed Adeleke

109 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Origins, roles and fate of organic acids in soils: A review

2016 408 citations Rasheed Adeleke, Cyril C. Nwangburuka et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rasheed Adeleke South Africa	28	1.0k	469	435	330	316	118	2.5k
Valeria Ventorino Italy	34	1.2k 1.2×	395 0.8×	645 1.5×	600 1.8×	392 1.2×	74	2.8k
Banwari Lal India	31	916 0.9×	640 1.4×	412 0.9×	381 1.2×	145 0.5×	90	2.6k
M. Sudhakara Reddy India	40	1.5k 1.5×	485 1.0×	898 2.1×	346 1.0×	128 0.4×	172	5.8k
P. Panneerselvam India	28	1.5k 1.4×	502 1.1×	300 0.7×	199 0.6×	142 0.4×	98	2.7k
Ingrid H. Franke‐Whittle Austria	26	667 0.6×	605 1.3×	376 0.9×	465 1.4×	211 0.7×	40	2.5k
Rajesh Kumar India	17	1.7k 1.6×	449 1.0×	477 1.1×	231 0.7×	141 0.4×	74	2.8k
Magdalena Frąc Poland	28	1.8k 1.7×	375 0.8×	375 0.9×	268 0.8×	200 0.6×	155	3.4k
Spyridon Ntougias Greece	28	809 0.8×	590 1.3×	437 1.0×	211 0.6×	236 0.7×	96	2.2k
Vânia Maria Maciel Melo Brazil	34	946 0.9×	969 2.1×	835 1.9×	426 1.3×	304 1.0×	162	3.5k
Sohail Yousaf Pakistan	29	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 2.5×	278 0.6×	325 1.0×	130 0.4×	54	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Rasheed Adeleke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rasheed Adeleke

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Zhou, Zhongmin, Rasheed Adeleke, Heng Li, et al.. (2025). Biomineralization-driven simultaneous carbon/phosphorus recovery and membrane fouling control in anaerobic membrane bioreactor for swine wastewater treatment. Water Research. 286. 124264–124264. 1 indexed citations

Alayande, Kazeem Adekunle, et al.. (2024). Comparative genome composition of two closely related biocontrol strains of Bacillus velezensis endophytes. Gene Reports. 37. 102036–102036. 1 indexed citations

Hu, Yong, Rasheed Adeleke, Yuanpeng Wang, et al.. (2024). Carbon flow, energy metabolic intensity and metagenomic characteristics of a Fe (III)-enhanced anerobic digestion system during treating swine wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 935. 173431–173431. 4 indexed citations

Adio, Saheed Adewale, et al.. (2024). Numerical and experimental studies on combustion of Hura crepitans biodiesel-diesel blends in a compression ignition (CI) engine. 2. 100012–100012.

Raimi, Adekunle, et al.. (2024). Metabolomic profiling and 16 S rRNA metabarcoding of endophytes of two Aloe species revealed diverse metabolites. AMB Express. 14(1). 122–122. 1 indexed citations

Raimi, Adekunle, et al.. (2024). Genome sequence of Colletotrichum karsti isolated from rose leaves exhibiting anthracnose symptoms in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 13(10). e0027524–e0027524. 1 indexed citations

Botha, Tarryn L., Ashira Roopnarain, Busiswa Ndaba, et al.. (2023). Development of a GIS-based knowledge hub for contaminants of emerging concern in South African water resources using open-source software: Lessons learnt. Heliyon. 9(1). e13007–e13007. 6 indexed citations

Roopnarain, Ashira, et al.. (2021). Unravelling the anaerobic digestion ‘black box’: Biotechnological approaches for process optimization. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 152. 111717–111717. 50 indexed citations

Raimi, Adekunle & Rasheed Adeleke. (2021). Bioprospecting of endophytic microorganisms for bioactive compounds of therapeutic importance. Archives of Microbiology. 203(5). 1917–1942. 26 indexed citations

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Ayeni, Kolawole I., Omotade R. Ogunremi, Rasheed Adeleke, et al.. (2021). A review of microbes and chemical contaminants in dairy products in sub‐Saharan Africa. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 20(2). 1188–1220. 29 indexed citations

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Atagana, Harrison Ifeanyichukwu, et al.. (2020). Potential microbial drivers of biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in crude oil sludge using a composting technique. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 95(5). 1569–1579. 32 indexed citations

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Roopnarain, Ashira, et al.. (2019). Metagenomic insights into the microbial community and biogas production pattern during anaerobic digestion of cow dung and mixed food waste. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 95(1). 151–162. 24 indexed citations

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Ezeokoli, Obinna T., Cyril C. Nwangburuka, Rasheed Adeleke, et al.. (2018). Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore density and viability in soil stockpiles of South African opencast coal mines. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 36(2). 91–99. 9 indexed citations

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Roopnarain, Ashira, et al.. (2018). Comparative assessment of bio-fertiliser quality of cow dung and anaerobic digestion effluent. Cogent Food & Agriculture. 4(1). 1435019–1435019. 29 indexed citations

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Adeleke, Rasheed, et al.. (2018). Community composition and functions of endophytic bacteria of Bt maize. South African Journal of Science. 114(7/8). 17 indexed citations

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Adeleke, Rasheed, et al.. (2017). Ecological guild and enzyme activities of rhizosphere soil microbial communities associated with Bt‐maize cultivation under field conditions in North West Province of South Africa. Journal of Basic Microbiology. 57(9). 781–792. 54 indexed citations

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Ezeokoli, Obinna T., et al.. (2017). Metagenomic analyses of bacterial endophytes associated with the phyllosphere of a Bt maize cultivar and its isogenic parental line from South Africa. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 33(4). 80–80. 38 indexed citations

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Roopnarain, Ashira, et al.. (2017). Biases during DNA extraction affect bacterial and archaeal community profile of anaerobic digestion samples. 3 Biotech. 7(6). 375–375. 23 indexed citations

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Adeleke, Rasheed, et al.. (2012). Determining level of spread of an infectious disease in a given community. Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences. 3(1). 98–102.

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Adeleke, Rasheed. (2011). Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in South Africa - challenges of microbiology quality of water resources. African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development. 3(4). 55–64. 4 indexed citations

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