Shepard Ndlela

496 total citations
42 papers, 290 citations indexed

About

Shepard Ndlela is a scholar working on Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shepard Ndlela has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 290 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Insect Science, 14 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Shepard Ndlela's work include Insect behavior and control techniques (31 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (26 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (13 papers). Shepard Ndlela is often cited by papers focused on Insect behavior and control techniques (31 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (26 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (13 papers). Shepard Ndlela collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, South Africa and Sudan. Shepard Ndlela's co-authors include Samira A. Mohamed, Sunday Ekesi, Abdelmutalab G. A. Azrag, Fathiya M. Khamis, George Ong’amo, Paul N. Ndegwa, Saliou Niassy, Henri E. Z. Tonnang, Hannalene du Plessis and Beatrice Muriithi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Shepard Ndlela

41 papers receiving 283 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shepard Ndlela Kenya 11 234 129 72 45 39 42 290
Emma Thompson United Kingdom 5 151 0.6× 94 0.7× 61 0.8× 53 1.2× 61 1.6× 6 236
Anthony Hanson United States 9 156 0.7× 147 1.1× 45 0.6× 56 1.2× 63 1.6× 17 289
Raphaëlle Mouttet France 9 206 0.9× 138 1.1× 113 1.6× 82 1.8× 29 0.7× 26 291
Dewi Sartiami Indonesia 8 232 1.0× 175 1.4× 18 0.3× 61 1.4× 71 1.8× 47 345
H. Höhn Switzerland 10 203 0.9× 91 0.7× 96 1.3× 128 2.8× 18 0.5× 39 284
Souleymane Nacro Burkina Faso 11 173 0.7× 140 1.1× 29 0.4× 110 2.4× 59 1.5× 56 310
R.W. Olszak Poland 10 273 1.2× 144 1.1× 69 1.0× 142 3.2× 33 0.8× 67 339
Belén Cotes Spain 14 244 1.0× 149 1.2× 49 0.7× 150 3.3× 36 0.9× 15 341
Meghan A. Vankosky Canada 11 156 0.7× 161 1.2× 49 0.7× 54 1.2× 26 0.7× 31 262
Pengxiang Wu China 10 179 0.8× 99 0.8× 29 0.4× 62 1.4× 97 2.5× 31 239

Countries citing papers authored by Shepard Ndlela

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shepard Ndlela

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shepard Ndlela

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All Works

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Cheseto, Xavier, et al.. (2025). Selective lure for Bactrocera dorsalis based on shared palpal and antennal responses across three economically important tephritid species. Journal of Pest Science. 98(4). 1789–1801. 1 indexed citations
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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
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Herren, Jeremy K., et al.. (2024). Shaping the Microbial Landscape: Parasitoid-Driven Modifications of Bactrocera dorsalis Microbiota. Microbial Ecology. 87(1). 81–81. 3 indexed citations
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Dekker, Teun, Egmont R. Rohwer, Shepard Ndlela, et al.. (2024). Mango headspace volatiles trigger differential responses of the mango fruit fly Ceratitis cosyra and its parasitoids. Heliyon. 10(9). e30068–e30068. 1 indexed citations
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Khamis, Fathiya M., Shepard Ndlela, Rainer Meyhöfer, et al.. (2024). Comparative transcriptome analysis of false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta in response to high and low-temperature treatments. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics. 50. 101199–101199. 2 indexed citations
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Ndlela, Shepard, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and Damage Levels of Thaumatotibia leucotreta on Capsicum in Selected Counties in Lower Eastern Kenya. Agriculture. 13(6). 1203–1203. 1 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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Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A., et al.. (2023). Predicting the impact of climate change on the potential distribution of the invasive tomato pinworm Phthorimaea absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Scientific Reports. 13(1). 16477–16477. 4 indexed citations
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Weldon, Christopher W., et al.. (2023). Friend or Foe: Symbiotic Bacteria in Bactrocera dorsalis–Parasitoid Associations. Biology. 12(2). 274–274. 1 indexed citations
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Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A., Samira A. Mohamed, Shepard Ndlela, & Sunday Ekesi. (2023). Invasion risk by fruit trees mealybug Rastrococcus invadens (Williams) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) under climate warming. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. 2 indexed citations
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Herren, Jeremy K., et al.. (2022). Differential immune responses in new and old fruit fly-parasitoid associations: Implications for their management. Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 945370–945370. 5 indexed citations
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Azrag, Abdelmutalab G. A., Samira A. Mohamed, Shepard Ndlela, & Sunday Ekesi. (2022). Predicting the habitat suitability of the invasive white mango scale, Aulacaspis tubercularis; Newstead, 1906 (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) using bioclimatic variables. Pest Management Science. 78(10). 4114–4126. 11 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Samira A., Thomas Dubois, Abdelmutalab G. A. Azrag, Shepard Ndlela, & Peter Neuenschwander. (2022). Classical biological of key horticultural pests in Africa: successes, challenges, and opportunities. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 53. 100945–100945. 6 indexed citations
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Koomen, Irene, et al.. (2021). Effect of Moisture Stress on the Development of False Codling Moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Two Tomato Varieties. Neotropical Entomology. 50(5). 828–834. 1 indexed citations
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Ndlela, Shepard, Samira A. Mohamed, Abdelmutalab G. A. Azrag, et al.. (2020). Interactions between Two Parasitoids of Tephritidae: Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) and Psyttalia cosyrae (Wilkinson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), under Laboratory Conditions. Insects. 11(10). 671–671. 12 indexed citations
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