Simon Heck

1.5k total citations
38 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Simon Heck is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Heck has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 10 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Simon Heck's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (6 papers) and Food composition and properties (4 papers). Simon Heck is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers), Agricultural Innovations and Practices (6 papers) and Food composition and properties (4 papers). Simon Heck collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Peru and Sweden. Simon Heck's co-authors include Christophe Béné, Edward H. Allison, Neil Andrew, Stephen J. Hall, Blake D. Ratner, Julius Juma Okello, Janet Seeley, Stanley D. Musgrave, Steven J. Russell and Max Bachmann and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The FASEB Journal and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Simon Heck

36 papers receiving 941 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Simon Heck 338 256 175 160 137 38 1.0k
Kathryn J. Fiorella 311 0.9× 219 0.9× 228 1.3× 151 0.9× 41 0.3× 61 1.2k
Nozomi Kawarazuka 218 0.6× 185 0.7× 185 1.1× 182 1.1× 51 0.4× 26 735
Jessica Bogard 615 1.8× 263 1.0× 429 2.5× 431 2.7× 276 2.0× 37 1.9k
Bapu Vaitla 451 1.3× 363 1.4× 415 2.4× 163 1.0× 402 2.9× 29 2.1k
Tom Brewer 414 1.2× 308 1.2× 51 0.3× 31 0.2× 94 0.7× 33 1.2k
Charles C. Crissman 121 0.4× 160 0.6× 71 0.4× 70 0.4× 281 2.1× 38 981
Steven M. Cole 99 0.3× 76 0.3× 140 0.8× 102 0.6× 63 0.5× 43 649
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku 107 0.3× 124 0.5× 63 0.4× 113 0.7× 158 1.2× 52 1.0k
Tonje C. Osmundsen 134 0.4× 508 2.0× 24 0.1× 233 1.5× 59 0.4× 40 1.1k
Alice P. Y. Chiu 194 0.6× 357 1.4× 134 0.8× 989 6.2× 38 0.3× 19 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Heck

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Heck

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Heck

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Heck. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Heck based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon Heck. Simon Heck is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Lividini, Keith, Hugo Campos, Simon Heck, Ekin Birol, & Guy Hareau. (2024). Biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Can Meaningfully Reduce the Burden of Vitamin A Deficiency. Current Developments in Nutrition. 8. 102300–102300. 1 indexed citations
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Nankumbi, Joyce, et al.. (2023). Predictors of vitamin A rich food consumption among women living in households growing orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes in selected regions in Uganda. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 880166–880166. 10 indexed citations
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Mulwa, Chalmers, Hugo Campos, Srinivasulu Rajendran, et al.. (2023). Gendered sweetpotato trait preferences and implications for improved variety acceptance in Uganda. Crop Science. 64(3). 1206–1218. 4 indexed citations
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Okello, Julius Juma, Daniel Collado, Benard Yada, et al.. (2022). Market Intelligence and Incentive-Based Trait Ranking for Plant Breeding: A Sweetpotato Pilot in Uganda. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 808597–808597. 12 indexed citations
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Mulwa, Chalmers, et al.. (2022). Effect of nutrition awareness on utilization of Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato among vulnerable populations in Kenya. Food Security. 15(2). 479–491. 5 indexed citations
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Heck, Simon, Wolfgang J. Grüneberg, Md. Nurul Amin, et al.. (2021). Assessing the Productivity, Quality and Profitability of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Grown in Riverbank of the Tista Floodplain Agro-Ecological Zone of Bangladesh. Agronomy. 11(10). 2046–2046. 8 indexed citations
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Ramírez, David A., Wolfgang J. Grüneberg, Maria Andrade, et al.. (2021). Phenotyping of productivity and resilience in sweetpotato under water stress through UAV‐based multispectral and thermal imagery in Mozambique. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 209(1). 41–55. 16 indexed citations
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Gemenet, Dorcus C., Mercy Kitavi, Reuben Ssali, et al.. (2020). Development of diagnostic SNP markers for quality assurance and control in sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] breeding programs. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0232173–e0232173. 17 indexed citations
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Heck, Simon, et al.. (2018). Sensory Attributes of Composite Breads from Shelf Storable Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Puree. Open Agriculture. 3(1). 459–465. 3 indexed citations
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Abong, George Ooko, et al.. (2018). The physiochemical properties and shelf‐life of orange‐fleshed sweet potato puree composite bread. Food Science & Nutrition. 6(6). 1555–1563. 35 indexed citations
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Okello, Julius Juma, et al.. (2017). Does Information on Food Production Technology Affect Consumers' Acceptance of Biofortified Foods? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information. 19(3). 237–254. 10 indexed citations
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Heck, Simon, et al.. (2013). Less hunger, better health and more wealth: the benefits of knowledge sharing in Malawi’s Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato project. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 3 indexed citations
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Heck, Simon, et al.. (2012). The ‘Fish Trader+’ model: reducing female fish traders’ vulnerability to HIV. African Journal of AIDS Research. 11(1). 17–26. 8 indexed citations
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Kabahenda, Margaret, et al.. (2011). Protein and Micronutrient Composition of Low-Value Fish Products Commonly Marketed in the Lake Victoria Region. World Journal of Agriculture and Soil Science. 7(5). 521–526. 40 indexed citations
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Andrew, Neil, Christophe Béné, Stephen J. Hall, et al.. (2007). Diagnosis and management of small‐scale fisheries in developing countries. Fish and Fisheries. 8(3). 227–240. 291 indexed citations
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Béné, Christophe & Simon Heck. (2005). Fish and Food Security in Africa. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 28. 8–13. 100 indexed citations
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Béné, Christophe & Simon Heck. (2005). Fisheries and the millennium development goals: solutions for Africa. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 28. 14–18. 22 indexed citations

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