Simon Chege Kimenju

2.1k total citations
26 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Simon Chege Kimenju is a scholar working on Plant Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Chege Kimenju has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Simon Chege Kimenju's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (6 papers). Simon Chege Kimenju is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (6 papers). Simon Chege Kimenju collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Mexico and Germany. Simon Chege Kimenju's co-authors include Hugo De Groote, Ulrich B. Morawetz, Matin Qaim, Jon Hellin, Fred Kanampiu, Stephan Klasen, Ramona Rischke, Bernard Munyua, Anani Y. Bruce and Sebastian Palmas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nutrients and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Simon Chege Kimenju

26 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Chege Kimenju Kenya 16 720 270 252 223 222 26 1.4k
Jan W. Low Kenya 24 893 1.2× 181 0.7× 112 0.4× 371 1.7× 142 0.6× 113 2.1k
Thomas Dubois Kenya 28 1.3k 1.8× 90 0.3× 330 1.3× 123 0.6× 56 0.3× 118 2.6k
Brandon R. McFadden United States 19 490 0.7× 308 1.1× 171 0.7× 231 1.0× 179 0.8× 70 1.2k
Giuseppe Nocella United Kingdom 16 307 0.4× 262 1.0× 58 0.2× 421 1.9× 325 1.5× 36 1.4k
Idah Mugambi Kenya 14 369 0.5× 339 1.3× 240 1.0× 61 0.3× 37 0.2× 31 1.0k
Rosaria Viscecchia Italy 17 382 0.5× 130 0.5× 69 0.3× 576 2.6× 264 1.2× 48 1.4k
Hettie C. Schönfeldt South Africa 24 319 0.4× 38 0.1× 158 0.6× 431 1.9× 293 1.3× 88 1.8k
Stef de Haan Peru 22 940 1.3× 59 0.2× 91 0.4× 495 2.2× 90 0.4× 69 1.8k
Sven Anders Canada 20 278 0.4× 294 1.1× 42 0.2× 267 1.2× 107 0.5× 70 1.3k
Sinéad N. McCarthy Ireland 21 261 0.4× 41 0.2× 98 0.4× 477 2.1× 417 1.9× 56 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Chege Kimenju

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Chege Kimenju

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Chege Kimenju

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All Works

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Wanjohi, Milka, Gershim Asiki, Calistus Wilunda, et al.. (2025). Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Is Associated With Poor Diet Quality and Nutrient Intake Among Adolescents in Urban Slums, Kenya. International Journal of Public Health. 69. 1607891–1607891. 2 indexed citations
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Holdsworth, Michelle, et al.. (2023). Review of policy action for healthy environmentally sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 65. 101376–101376. 4 indexed citations
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Barth‐Jaeggi, Tanja, Simon Chege Kimenju, Shabana F. Pasha, et al.. (2023). Nutrition transition, double burden of malnutrition, and urbanization patterns in secondary cities of Bangladesh, Kenya and Rwanda. BMC Nutrition. 9(1). 125–125. 3 indexed citations
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Downs, Shauna, et al.. (2022). Food Environments and Their Influence on Food Choices: A Case Study in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Nutrients. 14(13). 2571–2571. 15 indexed citations
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Downs, Shauna, et al.. (2021). Drivers of food choice among women living in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. Appetite. 168. 105748–105748. 15 indexed citations
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Rutsaert, Pieter, Jason Donovan, & Simon Chege Kimenju. (2021). Demand-side challenges to increase sales of new maize hybrids in Kenya. Technology in Society. 66. 101630–101630. 26 indexed citations
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Groote, Hugo De, Simon Chege Kimenju, Bernard Munyua, et al.. (2020). Spread and impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) in maize production areas of Kenya. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 292. 106804–106804. 196 indexed citations
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Kimenju, Simon Chege & Matin Qaim. (2016). The nutrition transition and indicators of child malnutrition. Food Security. 8(3). 571–583. 12 indexed citations
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Groote, Hugo De, et al.. (2015). But what do rural consumers in Africa think about GM food. MOspace Institutional Repository (University of Missouri). 3 indexed citations
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Rischke, Ramona, Simon Chege Kimenju, Stephan Klasen, & Matin Qaim. (2015). Supermarkets and food consumption patterns: The case of small towns in Kenya. Food Policy. 52. 9–21. 85 indexed citations
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Kimenju, Simon Chege, Ramona Rischke, Stephan Klasen, & Matin Qaim. (2015). Do supermarkets contribute to the obesity pandemic in developing countries?. Public Health Nutrition. 18(17). 3224–3233. 70 indexed citations
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Groote, Hugo De, et al.. (2015). Measuring rural consumers’ willingness to pay for quality labels using experimental auctions: the case of aflatoxin‐free maize in Kenya. Agricultural Economics. 47(1). 33–45. 42 indexed citations
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Groote, Hugo De, Simon Chege Kimenju, Paddy Likhayo, et al.. (2013). Effectiveness of hermetic systems in controlling maize storage pests in Kenya. Journal of Stored Products Research. 53. 27–36. 137 indexed citations
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Obare, Gideon A., et al.. (2013). Analysis of urban consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for African Leafy Vegetables (ALVs) in Kenya: a case of Eldoret Town. Food Security. 5(4). 591–595. 45 indexed citations
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Groote, Hugo De & Simon Chege Kimenju. (2012). Consumer Preferences for Maize Products in Urban Kenya. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 33(2). 99–110. 47 indexed citations
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Morawetz, Ulrich B., et al.. (2011). Improving the Use of Experimental Auctions in Africa: Theory and Evidence. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 37 indexed citations
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Kimenju, Simon Chege, et al.. (2011). Farmers, consumers and gatekeepers and their attitudes towards biotechnology. 10(23). 4767–4776. 9 indexed citations
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Groote, Hugo De, Simon Chege Kimenju, & Ulrich B. Morawetz. (2010). Estimating consumer willingness to pay for food quality with experimental auctions: the case of yellow versus fortified maize meal in Kenya. Agricultural Economics. 42(1). 1–16. 124 indexed citations

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