Rob Melis

1.6k total citations
94 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Rob Melis is a scholar working on Plant Science, Food Science and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Melis has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Plant Science, 25 papers in Food Science and 9 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Rob Melis's work include Agricultural pest management studies (29 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (25 papers) and Potato Plant Research (25 papers). Rob Melis is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural pest management studies (29 papers), Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (25 papers) and Potato Plant Research (25 papers). Rob Melis collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Uganda and Kenya. Rob Melis's co-authors include Hussein Shimelis, Paul Shanahan, Jane Muthoni, Julia Sibiya, Robooni Tumuhimbise, John Derera, R. Kawuki, J. Van Staden, Mark Laing and Jackson N. Kabira and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Field Crops Research.

In The Last Decade

Rob Melis

91 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rob Melis South Africa 20 1.0k 250 83 71 67 94 1.2k
S. K. Offei Ghana 18 788 0.8× 55 0.2× 84 1.0× 56 0.8× 44 0.7× 77 863
G. C. C. Tai Canada 19 1.0k 1.0× 517 2.1× 80 1.0× 137 1.9× 44 0.7× 60 1.1k
Richard Akromah Ghana 15 732 0.7× 125 0.5× 101 1.2× 83 1.2× 24 0.4× 128 897
Asrat Asfaw Nigeria 21 1.1k 1.1× 367 1.5× 224 2.7× 131 1.8× 49 0.7× 83 1.4k
Shairul Izan Ramlee Malaysia 18 750 0.7× 49 0.2× 58 0.7× 110 1.5× 34 0.5× 45 853
Ricardo Goenaga United States 15 528 0.5× 140 0.6× 39 0.5× 164 2.3× 40 0.6× 118 780
Damaris A. Odeny Kenya 21 914 0.9× 164 0.7× 174 2.1× 158 2.2× 22 0.3× 56 1.1k
Timothy G. Porch United States 24 1.6k 1.6× 78 0.3× 300 3.6× 174 2.5× 35 0.5× 76 1.7k
O. Stølen Russia 12 539 0.5× 222 0.9× 91 1.1× 77 1.1× 22 0.3× 31 721
Antonio M. De Ron Spain 25 1.5k 1.4× 96 0.4× 392 4.7× 98 1.4× 30 0.4× 68 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Melis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Melis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Melis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rob Melis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rob Melis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rob Melis. Rob Melis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Shimelis, Hussein, et al.. (2021). Genome-wide association analysis of bean fly resistance and agro-morphological traits in common bean. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0250729–e0250729. 9 indexed citations
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Chipeta, Michael M., Paul Shanahan, Rob Melis, Julia Sibiya, & I. R. M. Benesi. (2016). Farmers' knowledge of cassava brown streak disease and its management in Malawi. International Journal of Pest Management. 62(3). 175–184. 19 indexed citations
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Shimelis, Hussein, et al.. (2016). Combining ability analysis of yield and late blight [Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary] resistance of potato germplasm in Rwanda. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 10(6). 799–807. 10 indexed citations
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Shimelis, Hussein, et al.. (2015). Assessment of genetic relationship of promising potato genotypes grown in Rwanda using SSR markers. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 9(8). 696–700. 5 indexed citations
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Muthoni, Jane, Hussein Shimelis, & Rob Melis. (2015). Combining ability analysis of tuber yield and related traits and bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) resistance in potato.. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 9(5). 401–412. 7 indexed citations
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Muthoni, Jane, Jackson N. Kabira, Hussein Shimelis, & Rob Melis. (2015). Tetrasomic inheritance in cultivated potato and implications in conventional breeding. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 9(3). 185–190. 23 indexed citations
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Muthoni, Jane, Hussein Shimelis, & Rob Melis. (2014). Study of genetic relationship among Kenyan cultivated potato clones using SSR markers. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 8(4). 502–508. 4 indexed citations
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Muthoni, Jane, Jackson N. Kabira, Hussein Shimelis, & Rob Melis. (2014). Regulation of potato tuber dormancy: a review.. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 8(5). 754–759. 32 indexed citations
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Melis, Rob, et al.. (2014). Participatory evaluation methods of cassava varieties preferred in the mid-altitude tropical climate conditions of western Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 9(17). 1326–1333. 1 indexed citations
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Muthoni, Jane, Jackson N. Kabira, Hussein Shimelis, & Rob Melis. (2014). Producing potato crop from true potato seed (TPS): A comparative study. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 8(8). 1147–1151. 4 indexed citations
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Muthoni, Jane, Hussein Shimelis, & Rob Melis. (2013). Alleviating potato seed tuber shortage in developing countries: Potential of true potato seeds. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 7(12). 1946–1954. 15 indexed citations
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Muthoni, Jane, Hussein Shimelis, Rob Melis, & Jackson N. Kabira. (2012). Reproductive biology and early generation's selection in conventional potato breeding.. Australian Journal of Crop Science. 6(3). 488–497. 17 indexed citations
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Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Rob Melis, Paul Shanahan, & R. Kawuki. (2012). Farmers' Perceptions on Early Storage Root Bulking in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in East and Central Uganda and their Implication for Cassava Breeding. 22 indexed citations
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Mukankusi, Clare, et al.. (2011). A screening technique for resistance to Fusarium root rot of common bean. African Journal of Plant Science. 5(3). 152–161. 13 indexed citations
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Melis, Rob, et al.. (2011). Farmers’ participatory selection for early bulking cassava genotypes in semi-arid Eastern Kenya. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science. 3(3). 44–52. 35 indexed citations
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Melis, Rob, et al.. (2010). Combining the yield ability and secondary traits of selected cassava genotypes in the semi-arid areas of Eastern Kenya. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science. 2(7). 181–191. 13 indexed citations
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Nkalubo, Stanley T., et al.. (2007). Yield loss associated with anthracnose disease on Ugandan market-class dry bean cultivars.. 869–874. 13 indexed citations
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Melis, Rob, et al.. (2005). Occurence and prevalence of cowpea virus diseases in Uganda. 7. 1279–1283. 7 indexed citations

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