Richard Kunz

547 total citations
21 papers, 343 citations indexed

About

Richard Kunz is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Kunz has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 343 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 7 papers in Plant Science and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Richard Kunz's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (5 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (5 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (4 papers). Richard Kunz is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (5 papers), Climate change impacts on agriculture (5 papers) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture (4 papers). Richard Kunz collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and Sweden. Richard Kunz's co-authors include Roland Schulze, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Mbulisi Sibanda, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, Vimbayi Grace Petrova Chimonyo, Graham Jewitt, Gregory A. Kiker, Alistair Clulow, Shaeden Gokool and Mark Horan and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Global Environmental Change and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Richard Kunz

19 papers receiving 305 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Kunz South Africa 11 110 88 66 61 60 21 343
Meijian Yang United States 12 111 1.0× 71 0.8× 88 1.3× 20 0.3× 47 0.8× 18 323
Franziska Strauss Austria 8 159 1.4× 75 0.9× 138 2.1× 22 0.4× 40 0.7× 15 459
P.N.S. Bartling United States 11 104 0.9× 108 1.2× 80 1.2× 30 0.5× 46 0.8× 19 349
Leonardo Amaral Monteiro Brazil 10 83 0.8× 145 1.6× 47 0.7× 30 0.5× 19 0.3× 22 334
Bakary Djaby Belgium 8 126 1.1× 110 1.3× 126 1.9× 58 1.0× 21 0.3× 22 349
Vijaysinha Kakade India 9 73 0.7× 103 1.2× 45 0.7× 35 0.6× 22 0.4× 14 360
Alexandre Simões Lorenzon Brazil 12 121 1.1× 51 0.6× 30 0.5× 40 0.7× 60 1.0× 34 371
Andreas Schaumberger Austria 11 159 1.4× 108 1.2× 67 1.0× 27 0.4× 17 0.3× 39 423
Anna Hampf Germany 9 81 0.7× 172 2.0× 75 1.1× 56 0.9× 12 0.2× 13 371
Aline C. Soterroni Brazil 10 192 1.7× 48 0.5× 47 0.7× 58 1.0× 30 0.5× 22 459

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Kunz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Kunz

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All Works

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Clulow, Alistair, et al.. (2025). Water use and productivity of Cannabis sativa L., KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa. Journal of Cannabis Research. 7(1). 64–64.
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Gokool, Shaeden, Alistair Clulow, Mbulisi Sibanda, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Potential of Remote Sensing to Facilitate Integrated Weed Management in Smallholder Farms: A Scoping Review. Drones. 8(3). 81–81. 5 indexed citations
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Gokool, Shaeden, et al.. (2024). Leveraging Google Earth Engine and Machine Learning to Estimate Evapotranspiration in a Commercial Forest Plantation. Remote Sensing. 16(15). 2726–2726. 2 indexed citations
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Gokool, Shaeden, Richard Kunz, Alistair Clulow, et al.. (2023). Crop Monitoring in Smallholder Farms Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Facilitate Precision Agriculture Practices: A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability. 15(4). 3557–3557. 46 indexed citations
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Gokool, Shaeden, et al.. (2022). Deriving moderate spatial resolution leaf area index estimates from coarser spatial resolution satellite products. Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment. 26. 100743–100743. 4 indexed citations
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Kunz, Richard, et al.. (2022). Evapotranspiration estimates of soybean using surface renewal: Comparison with crop coefficient approach. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 128. 103244–103244. 1 indexed citations
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Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Richard Kunz, Mbulisi Sibanda, et al.. (2022). Mapping the spatial distribution of underutilised crop species under climate change using the MaxEnt model: A case of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Climate Services. 28. 100330–100330. 10 indexed citations
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Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Tendai Polite Chibarabada, Richard Kunz, et al.. (2022). Modelling Neglected and Underutilised Crops: A Systematic Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities. Sustainability. 14(21). 13931–13931. 6 indexed citations
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Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Mbulisi Sibanda, Richard Kunz, et al.. (2021). Multi-criteria suitability analysis for neglected and underutilised crop species in South Africa. PLoS ONE. 16(1). e0244734–e0244734. 21 indexed citations
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Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of Land Suitability Methods with Reference to Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species: A Scoping Review. Land. 10(2). 125–125. 65 indexed citations
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Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Eranga M. Wimalasiri, Richard Kunz, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, & Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi. (2020). Optimizing Traditional Cropping Systems Under Climate Change: A Case of Maize Landraces and Bambara Groundnut. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 4. 562568–562568. 18 indexed citations
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Mengistu, M. G., J. M. Steyn, Richard Kunz, et al.. (2016). A preliminary investigation of the water use efficiency of sweet sorghum for biofuel in South Africa. Water SA. 42(1). 152–152. 21 indexed citations
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Schulze, Roland, et al.. (2011). Methodological approaches to assessing eco-hydrological responses to climate change in South Africa.. 20 indexed citations
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Graham, L. Phil, Lotta Andersson, Mark Horan, et al.. (2011). Using multiple climate projections for assessing hydrological response to climate change in the Thukela River Basin, South Africa. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 36(14-15). 727–735. 36 indexed citations
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Jewitt, Graham & Richard Kunz. (2011). The impact of biofuel feedstock production on water resources: a developing country perspective. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 5(4). 387–398. 16 indexed citations
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Jewitt, Graham, et al.. (2009). Scoping study on water use of crops/trees for biofuels in South Africa.. 12 indexed citations
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Schulze, Roland & Richard Kunz. (1995). Potential Shifts in Optimum Growth Areas of Selected Commercial Tree Species and Subtropical Crops in Southern Africa Due to Global Warming. Journal of Biogeography. 22(4/5). 679–679. 13 indexed citations
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Kunz, Richard, Roland Schulze, & Robert J. Scholes. (1995). An Approach to Modelling Spatial Changes of Plant Carbon: Nitrogen Ratios in Southern Africa in Relation to Anticipated Global Climate Change. Journal of Biogeography. 22(2/3). 401–401. 9 indexed citations
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Schulze, Roland, Gregory A. Kiker, & Richard Kunz. (1993). Global climate change and agricultural productivity in southern Africa. Global Environmental Change. 3(4). 330–349. 37 indexed citations

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