Saliou Niassy

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Saliou Niassy is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saliou Niassy has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Insect Science, 43 papers in Plant Science and 27 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Saliou Niassy's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (34 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (27 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (27 papers). Saliou Niassy is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (34 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (27 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (27 papers). Saliou Niassy collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, South Africa and France. Saliou Niassy's co-authors include Sunday Ekesi, Sevgan Subramanian, Komi K. M. Fiaboe, Nguya K. Maniania, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Chrysantus M. Tanga, Emily Kimathi, Hippolyte Affognon, Girma Hailu and Samira A. Mohamed and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Saliou Niassy

92 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Edible Crickets (Orthoptera) Around the World: Distribution, Nutritional Value, and Other Benefits—A Review

2021 137 citations Henlay J. O. Magara, Saliou Niassy et al. profile →
The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability

2024 65 citations Evanson R. Omuse, Henri E. Z. Tonnang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saliou Niassy Kenya	23	1.7k	731	700	505	451	95	2.1k
Fathiya M. Khamis Kenya	25	2.3k 1.3×	682 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	438 0.9×	489 1.1×	155	2.8k
Komi K. M. Fiaboe Kenya	31	3.0k 1.7×	1.3k 1.8×	1.1k 1.6×	468 0.9×	759 1.7×	124	3.7k
Fernando G. Barroso Spain	22	1.7k 1.0×	978 1.3×	273 0.4×	175 0.3×	410 0.9×	51	2.5k
Segenet Kelemu Kenya	19	625 0.4×	307 0.4×	596 0.9×	188 0.4×	213 0.5×	56	1.3k
Valérie Heuze France	5	1.3k 0.7×	770 1.1×	243 0.3×	159 0.3×	284 0.6×	14	1.8k
Rudy Caparros Megido Belgium	24	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	422 0.6×	207 0.4×	426 0.9×	63	2.4k
Samira A. Mohamed Kenya	30	2.9k 1.7×	233 0.3×	1.6k 2.4×	691 1.4×	310 0.7×	184	3.4k
Paul Vantomme Italy	14	1.6k 0.9×	987 1.4×	224 0.3×	120 0.2×	408 0.9×	30	1.9k
Manuela Renna Italy	24	2.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.9×	364 0.5×	157 0.3×	526 1.2×	87	3.0k
Chuleui Jung South Korea	25	2.6k 1.5×	482 0.7×	687 1.0×	230 0.5×	918 2.0×	232	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Saliou Niassy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saliou Niassy

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Vandenberg, Grant W., et al.. (2025). Potential health benefits of insect bioactive metabolites and consumer attitudes towards edible insects. npj Science of Food. 9(1). 195–195.

Badolo, Athanase, et al.. (2024). Effect of photoperiod and 20-hydroxyecdysone on post-embryonic development and diapause disruption in Cirina butyrospermi Vuillet (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) under laboratory conditions. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 11(7). 1261–1271.

Agboka, Komi, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Beatrice Muriithi, et al.. (2024). Assessing the potential economic benefits of classical biological control of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis by Fopius arisanus in Kenya. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 44(3). 1045–1052. 2 indexed citations

Otim, M., et al.. (2024). Biorationals and Synthetic Insecticides for Controlling Fall Armyworm and Their Influence on the Abundance and Diversity of Parasitoids. Sustainability. 16(8). 3118–3118. 3 indexed citations

Sokame, Bonoukpoè Mawuko, et al.. (2024). A system dynamics model for predicting African armyworm occurrence and population dynamics. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 380. 109378–109378. 1 indexed citations

Niassy, Saliou, Frank Chidawanyika, Fathiya M. Khamis, et al.. (2024). Comparative microbiome diversity in root-nodules of three Desmodium species used in push-pull cropping system. Frontiers in Microbiology. 15. 1395811–1395811. 5 indexed citations

Magara, Henlay J. O., Chrysantus M. Tanga, Brian L. Fisher, et al.. (2024). Impact of temperature on the bionomics and geographical range margins of the two-spotted field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus in the world: Implications for its mass farming. PLoS ONE. 19(4). e0300438–e0300438. 8 indexed citations

Tonnang, Henri E. Z., Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Mark Wamalwa, Saliou Niassy, & Beatrice Muriithi. (2023). System Dynamics Modeling for Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Food Supply Chains: A Case Study of Kenya and Rwanda. Sustainability. 15(6). 4717–4717. 2 indexed citations

Chipabika, Gilson, Fathiya M. Khamis, Patrick Chiza Chikoti, et al.. (2023). Abundance, diversity and richness of natural enemies of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Zambia. Frontiers in Insect Science. 3. 1091084–1091084. 6 indexed citations

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Chidawanyika, Frank, Beatrice Muriithi, Saliou Niassy, et al.. (2023). Sustainable intensification of vegetable production using the cereal ‘push-pull technology’: benefits and one health implications. Environmental Sustainability. 6(1). 25–34. 20 indexed citations

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Agboka, Komi, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Beatrice Muriithi, et al.. (2023). Economic impact of a classical biological control program: application to Diachasmimorpha longicaudata against Bactrocera dorsalis fruit fly in Kenya. BioControl. 69(3). 269–278. 5 indexed citations

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Omuse, Evanson R., Saliou Niassy, Nkoba Kiatoko, et al.. (2022). A fungal-based pesticide does not harm pollination service provided by the African stingless bee Meliponula ferruginea on cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Apidologie. 53(3). 4 indexed citations

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Niassy, Saliou, Emily Kimathi, Daisy Salifu, et al.. (2021). Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa. PLoS ONE. 16(6). e0249042–e0249042. 60 indexed citations

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Torto, Baldwyn, et al.. (2021). Odor composition of field versus laboratory desert locust populations. Journal of Insect Physiology. 134. 104296–104296. 5 indexed citations

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Omuse, Evanson R., Saliou Niassy, John M. Wagacha, et al.. (2021). Suitable models to describe the effect of temperature on conidial germination and mycelial growth of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana. Biocontrol Science and Technology. 32(3). 281–298. 10 indexed citations

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Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A., Christian W. W. Pirk, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, et al.. (2018). Prediction of insect pest distribution as influenced by elevation: Combining field observations and temperature-dependent development models for the coffee stink bug, Antestiopsis thunbergii (Gmelin). PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0199569–e0199569. 49 indexed citations

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Hailu, Girma, et al.. (2018). Maize–Legume Intercropping and Push–Pull for Management of Fall Armyworm, Stemborers, and Striga in Uganda. Agronomy Journal. 110(6). 2513–2522. 126 indexed citations

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Niassy, Saliou, et al.. (2016). Resolving the taxonomic status of Frankliniella schultzei (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) colour forms in Kenya – a morphological-, biological-, molecular- and ecological-based approach. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 37(2). 57–70. 11 indexed citations

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Niassy, Saliou, et al.. (2013). Effect of timely application of alternated treatments of Bacillus thuringiensis and neem on agronomical particulars of cabbage. African Journal of Agricultural Research. 8(48). 6164–6170. 6 indexed citations

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Niassy, Saliou, et al.. (2011). Pathogenicity of local Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum strains on Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche and Farmaire and Zonocerus variegatus Linnaeus in Senegal. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(1). 28–33. 11 indexed citations

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