Robert Wahiti Gituru

1.1k total citations
46 papers, 861 citations indexed

About

Robert Wahiti Gituru is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Wahiti Gituru has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 861 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 18 papers in Plant Science and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Wahiti Gituru's work include Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (11 papers). Robert Wahiti Gituru is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (17 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (11 papers). Robert Wahiti Gituru collaborates with scholars based in China, Kenya and United States. Robert Wahiti Gituru's co-authors include Qingfeng Wang, Jinming Chen, You‐Hao Guo, Xue Yan, Samwel Maina Njuguna, Chun‐Feng Yang, Ling‐Yun Chen, Yingshi Guo, Shi‐Guo Sun and Jun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Environmental Management and Annals of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Robert Wahiti Gituru

45 papers receiving 838 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Wahiti Gituru China 17 402 337 294 154 109 46 861
Kun Sun China 19 144 0.4× 392 1.2× 169 0.6× 105 0.7× 111 1.0× 76 985
Efraín Tovar‐Sánchez Mexico 20 295 0.7× 380 1.1× 140 0.5× 160 1.0× 188 1.7× 79 1.2k
Cathy Clermont‐Dauphin France 19 176 0.4× 591 1.8× 150 0.5× 48 0.3× 60 0.6× 36 1.2k
Mohammed Ater Morocco 22 258 0.6× 955 2.8× 105 0.4× 108 0.7× 225 2.1× 87 1.6k
Yan Luo China 20 100 0.2× 607 1.8× 313 1.1× 119 0.8× 47 0.4× 76 1.5k
Niels Jacobsen Denmark 20 593 1.5× 772 2.3× 391 1.3× 50 0.3× 108 1.0× 91 1.4k
Fuchen Shi China 18 117 0.3× 752 2.2× 157 0.5× 129 0.8× 44 0.4× 81 1.3k
M. Socorro González‐Elizondo Mexico 19 375 0.9× 541 1.6× 122 0.4× 359 2.3× 88 0.8× 118 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Wahiti Gituru

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Wahiti Gituru

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All Works

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Li, Qingyun, Yi Wang, Huimin Zhou, et al.. (2024). The Cissus quadrangularis genome reveals its adaptive features in an arid habitat. Horticulture Research. 11(4). uhae038–uhae038. 1 indexed citations
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Njuguna, Samwel Maina, et al.. (2023). Decadal Assessment of Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, and Pesticides as Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Kenya's Surface Waters: A Review. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 42(10). 2105–2118. 8 indexed citations
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Mwachala, Geoffrey, et al.. (2022). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Taita Hills, Eastern Arc Mountain. PhytoKeys. 191. 1–158. 9 indexed citations
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Njuguna, Samwel Maina, et al.. (2021). Assessing heavy metal contamination in soils using improved weighted index (IWI) and their associated human health risks in urban, wetland, and agricultural soils. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(46). 66012–66025. 9 indexed citations
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Gituru, Robert Wahiti, et al.. (2021). Altitudinal variation of leaf carbon isotope for Dendrosenecio keniensis and Lobelia gregoriana in Mount Kenya alpine zone. Biotropica. 53(5). 1394–1405. 2 indexed citations
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Gituru, Robert Wahiti, et al.. (2020). Peponium elgonense (Cucurbitaceae), a new species from Mount Elgon in Kenya. Phytotaxa. 443(2).
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Gituru, Robert Wahiti, et al.. (2020). Traditional knowledge, use and conservation of plants by the communities of Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya. Plant Diversity. 42(6). 479–487. 17 indexed citations
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Budambula, Nancy L. M., et al.. (2020). Phenotypic Diversity of Doum Palm (Hyphaene compressa), a Semi‐Domesticated Palm in the Arid and Semi‐Arid Regions of Kenya. Scientifica. 2020. 1–13. 4 indexed citations
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Budambula, Nancy L. M., et al.. (2020). Hyphaene compressa, an important palm in the arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 20. 4 indexed citations
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Njuguna, Samwel Maina, et al.. (2019). Application of multivariate statistical analysis and water quality index in health risk assessment by domestic use of river water. Case study of Tana River in Kenya. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 133. 149–158. 73 indexed citations
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Njuguna, Samwel Maina, et al.. (2018). Health risk assessment by consumption of vegetables irrigated with reclaimed waste water: A case study in Thika (Kenya). Journal of Environmental Management. 231. 576–581. 61 indexed citations
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Njuguna, Samwel Maina, et al.. (2017). Assessment of macrophyte, heavy metal, and nutrient concentrations in the water of the Nairobi River, Kenya. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 189(9). 454–454. 31 indexed citations
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Gichira, Andrew W., Zhizhong Li, Josphat K. Saina, et al.. (2017). The complete chloroplast genome sequence of an endemic monotypic genusHagenia(Rosaceae): structural comparative analysis, gene content and microsatellite detection. PeerJ. 5. e2846–e2846. 33 indexed citations
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Gituru, Robert Wahiti, et al.. (2013). Effects of floral herbivory on foraging behaviour of bumblebees and female reproductive success in Pedicularis gruina (Orobanchaceae). Flora. 208(10-12). 562–569. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Ling‐Yun, et al.. (2012). Generic phylogeny and historical biogeography of Alismataceae, inferred from multiple DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63(2). 407–416. 41 indexed citations
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Chen, Ling‐Yun, Jinming Chen, Robert Wahiti Gituru, & Qingfeng Wang. (2012). Generic phylogeny, historical biogeography and character evolution of the cosmopolitan aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 12(1). 30–30. 73 indexed citations
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Li, Jun, Qingfeng Wang, Robert Wahiti Gituru, Chun‐Feng Yang, & You‐Hao Guo. (2012). Reversible anther opening enhances male fitness in a dichogamous aquatic plant Butomus umbellatus L., the flowering rush. Aquatic Botany. 99. 27–33. 4 indexed citations
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Gituru, Robert Wahiti, et al.. (2010). Callus Induction and Plant Regeneration fromIn VitroCultured Leaves, Petioles and Scales ofLilium Leucanthum(Baker) Baker. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment. 24(4). 2071–2076. 28 indexed citations

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