Samuel Imathiu

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Samuel Imathiu is a scholar working on Food Science, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Imathiu has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Food Science, 28 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Samuel Imathiu's work include Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (12 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (10 papers). Samuel Imathiu is often cited by papers focused on Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food (12 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (10 papers). Samuel Imathiu collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and Uganda. Samuel Imathiu's co-authors include Simon Edwards, Rumiana V. Ray, Matthew A. Back, Willis Owino, Christopher Mutungi, Hippolyte Affognon, John Kinyuru, Martin C. Hare, Sunday Ekesi and Komi K. M. Fiaboe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Food Research International and International Journal of Food Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Imathiu

56 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Benefits and food safety concerns associated with consumption of edible insects

2019 293 citations Samuel Imathiu SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samuel Imathiu Kenya	21	640	564	410	362	200	59	1.5k
Marina Pasquini Italy	24	417 0.7×	875 1.6×	396 1.0×	438 1.2×	41 0.2×	52	1.7k
Alberto Brugiapaglia Italy	21	206 0.3×	548 1.0×	256 0.6×	294 0.8×	51 0.3×	64	1.8k
Luisa Pozzo Italy	17	268 0.4×	452 0.8×	127 0.3×	192 0.5×	23 0.1×	43	965
Manuela Taccari Italy	21	247 0.4×	407 0.7×	355 0.9×	206 0.6×	17 0.1×	28	1.2k
Theo de Rijk Netherlands	13	393 0.6×	265 0.5×	223 0.5×	49 0.1×	44 0.2×	19	747
Roberta Foligni Italy	17	280 0.4×	509 0.9×	461 1.1×	245 0.7×	14 0.1×	49	1.2k
Paula Correia Portugal	24	656 1.0×	307 0.5×	994 2.4×	186 0.5×	21 0.1×	116	2.0k
Marco Cullere Italy	27	533 0.8×	1.3k 2.3×	217 0.5×	715 2.0×	15 0.1×	91	2.6k
Pramote Paengkoum Thailand	22	253 0.4×	255 0.5×	187 0.5×	117 0.3×	14 0.1×	92	1.3k
Federica Cardinali Italy	25	355 0.6×	1.3k 2.2×	688 1.7×	650 1.8×	14 0.1×	82	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Imathiu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Imathiu, Samuel, et al.. (2025). Distribution, traditional utilization, processing, and health benefits associated with the consumption of morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)]: a survey from selected districts of Botswana. Journal of Ethnic Foods. 12(1).

Imathiu, Samuel, et al.. (2025). Impact of extraction techniques and processing conditions on pectin and antioxidant recovery from mango peels. Discover Food. 5(1).

Owino, Willis, et al.. (2024). Near-infrared spectrometry for rapid and real-time prediction of specific quality attributes in intact cactus pear fruits (Opuntia ficus-indica L.). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3.

Imathiu, Samuel, et al.. (2023). Environmental exposure assessment of lead and cadmium in street vended foods sold in selected locations in Kenya. Food Science & Nutrition. 11(6). 2610–2619. 8 indexed citations

Imathiu, Samuel, et al.. (2023). Effect of nixtamalization of maize and heat treatment of soybean on the nutrient, antinutrient, and mycotoxin levels of maize-soybean-based composite flour. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 1 indexed citations

Imathiu, Samuel, et al.. (2022). Aflatoxin and fumonisin mycotoxins contamination along the maize value chain in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 22(3). 19801–19821. 4 indexed citations

Taskin, Eren, et al.. (2022). Valorization of African indigenous leafy vegetables: The role of phyllosphere microbiota. Food Research International. 162(Pt A). 111944–111944. 7 indexed citations

Imathiu, Samuel. (2021). Neglected and Underutilized Cultivated Crops with Respect to Indigenous African Leafy Vegetables for Food and Nutrition Security. 9(3). 115–125. 38 indexed citations

Owino, Willis, et al.. (2021). Postharvest losses of bulb onion (Allium cepa L.) in selected sub-counties of Kenya. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 21(2). 17529–17544. 3 indexed citations

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Taskin, Eren, Margherita Dall’Asta, Maria Chiara Fontanella, et al.. (2021). Fermentation as a tool for increasing food security and nutritional quality of indigenous African leafy vegetables: the case of Cucurbita sp.. Food Microbiology. 99. 103820–103820. 27 indexed citations

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Onyango, Arnold N., Samuel Imathiu, Ming Zhang, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of Five Essential Oils by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and their Effect on Fungal Growth Inhibition and Sensory Acceptability of Soymilk. Journal of Food Research. 9(2). 36–36. 1 indexed citations

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Onyango, Arnold N., Samuel Imathiu, Marthe De Boevre, et al.. (2019). The Growth of Different Probiotic Microorganisms in Soymilk from Different Soybean Varieties and their Effects on Anti-oxidant Activity and Oligosaccharide Content. Journal of Food Research. 8(1). 41–41. 13 indexed citations

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Imathiu, Samuel. (2019). Benefits and food safety concerns associated with consumption of edible insects. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18. 1–11. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

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Owino, Willis, et al.. (2019). Effect of selected pretreatments prior to drying on physical quality attributes of dried mango chips. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56(8). 3854–3863. 34 indexed citations

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Onyango, Arnold N., et al.. (2019). Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria Starter Cultures on Vitamin and Oligosaccharide Composition of Milk Extracted from Three Common Bean (Phaselous Vulgaris L) Varieties. Journal of Food Research. 8(3). 103–103. 7 indexed citations

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Mutungi, Christopher, John Kinyuru, Samuel Imathiu, et al.. (2018). Moisture adsorption properties and shelf-life estimation of dried and pulverised edible house cricket Acheta domesticus (L.) and black soldier fly larvae Hermetia illucens (L.). Food Research International. 106. 420–427. 68 indexed citations

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Imathiu, Samuel, Josephine Birungi, Sita R. Ghimire, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of mycotoxin content in soybean (Glycine max L.) grown in Rwanda. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 18(3). 13808–13824. 11 indexed citations

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Imathiu, Samuel, et al.. (2017). Influence of physicochemical parameters on storage stability: Microbiological quality of fresh unpasteurized fruit juices. Food Science & Nutrition. 5(6). 1098–1105. 47 indexed citations

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Imathiu, Samuel, Rumiana V. Ray, Matthew A. Back, Martin C. Hare, & Simon Edwards. (2017). Agronomic practices influence the infection of an oats cultivar with Fusarium langsethiae. Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica. 52(1). 15–27. 9 indexed citations

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Edwards, Simon, Samuel Imathiu, Rumiana V. Ray, Matthew A. Back, & Martin C. Hare. (2012). Molecular studies to identify the Fusarium species responsible for HT-2 and T-2 mycotoxins in UK oats. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 156(2). 168–175. 80 indexed citations

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