Solomon Maina

1.1k total citations
42 papers, 683 citations indexed

About

Solomon Maina is a scholar working on Plant Science, Endocrinology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Solomon Maina has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 683 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Plant Science, 14 papers in Endocrinology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Solomon Maina's work include Plant Virus Research Studies (30 papers), Plant and Fungal Interactions Research (14 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (9 papers). Solomon Maina is often cited by papers focused on Plant Virus Research Studies (30 papers), Plant and Fungal Interactions Research (14 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (9 papers). Solomon Maina collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Kenya and United States. Solomon Maina's co-authors include Richard A. Jones, Owain R. Edwards, Roy Njoroge Kimotho, Martin J. Barbetti, Francesca Stomeo, Monica Kehoe, Paul Gwakisa, Kilaza Samson Mwaikono, Peter Sseruwagi and Appolinaire Djikeng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Experimental Botany.

In The Last Decade

Solomon Maina

40 papers receiving 679 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Solomon Maina Australia 16 537 181 104 94 66 42 683
Ioannis Livieratos Greece 17 719 1.3× 277 1.5× 206 2.0× 136 1.4× 20 0.3× 39 794
Mark Wamalwa Kenya 13 262 0.5× 34 0.2× 91 0.9× 131 1.4× 31 0.5× 25 543
Adrian Fox United Kingdom 19 1.2k 2.2× 441 2.4× 250 2.4× 155 1.6× 47 0.7× 92 1.3k
Cecilia Hernández‐Zepeda Mexico 12 888 1.7× 283 1.6× 258 2.5× 92 1.0× 142 2.2× 29 1.0k
Georgios Vidalakis United States 21 1.3k 2.5× 340 1.9× 369 3.5× 226 2.4× 250 3.8× 79 1.5k
G. I. Mink United States 15 781 1.5× 264 1.5× 172 1.7× 112 1.2× 24 0.4× 67 836
Muhammad Saeed Pakistan 17 1.1k 2.1× 343 1.9× 331 3.2× 224 2.4× 86 1.3× 50 1.2k
Paula Luize Camargos Fonseca Brazil 11 281 0.5× 59 0.3× 62 0.6× 131 1.4× 14 0.2× 46 459
Daniel Plante Canada 8 236 0.4× 75 0.4× 35 0.3× 111 1.2× 7 0.1× 10 464
Guihua Wang China 12 153 0.3× 17 0.1× 38 0.4× 98 1.0× 5 0.1× 41 427

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Fields of papers citing papers by Solomon Maina

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Solomon Maina

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All Works

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Nyaboga, Evans N., et al.. (2025). Genomics insight on passion fruit viral disease complexity. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(10). e0034425–e0034425.
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Mahar, Jackie E., Jonathon C. O. Mifsud, Kate Van Brussel, et al.. (2025). Plant biosecurity threats detected using metatranscriptomic sequencing of animal gut contents. Virus Evolution. 11(1). veaf067–veaf067.
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Constable, Fiona, et al.. (2022). First report of watermelon crinkle leaf associated virus-1 (WCLaV-1) in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) in Australia. Journal of Plant Pathology. 105(1). 295–297. 11 indexed citations
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Nigam, Deepti, Solomon Maina, Francesca Stomeo, et al.. (2018). Metagenomic analysis of viruses associated with maize lethal necrosis in Kenya. Virology Journal. 15(1). 90–90. 66 indexed citations
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Wagacha, John M., et al.. (2018). A metagenomic study of the rumen virome in domestic caprids. Archives of Virology. 163(12). 3415–3419. 15 indexed citations
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Maina, Solomon, et al.. (2017). Occurrence and genetic variability of partial coat protein gene of Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) in Kenya. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 16(45). 2112–2120. 2 indexed citations
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Maina, Solomon, et al.. (2017). Frequent Association of Colletotrichum Species with Citrus Fruit and Leaf Spot Disease Symptoms and their Genetic Diversity in Ethiopia. Journal of Plant Pathology & Microbiology. 8(10). 4 indexed citations
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Maina, Solomon, et al.. (2017). First Complete Squash leaf curl China virus Genomic Segment DNA-A Sequence from East Timor. Genome Announcements. 5(24). 18 indexed citations
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Maina, Solomon, et al.. (2016). GENETIC BACKGROUND AND HSP70 GENE POLYMORPHISMS FOR HEAT TOLERANCE IN INDIGENOUS CHICKENS OF KENYA. 4 indexed citations
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Mwaikono, Kilaza Samson, Solomon Maina, Aswathy Sebastian, et al.. (2016). High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA Gene Reveals Substantial Bacterial Diversity on the Municipal Dumpsite. BMC Microbiology. 16(1). 145–145. 36 indexed citations
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Maina, Solomon, et al.. (2016). Complete Genome Sequences of the Carlavirus Sweet potato chlorotic fleck virus from East Timor and Australia. Genome Announcements. 4(3). 17 indexed citations
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Mwaikono, Kilaza Samson, Solomon Maina, & Paul Gwakisa. (2015). Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotype of Enteric Bacteria from a Municipal Dumpsite. 3(3). 82–94. 10 indexed citations
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Mwaikono, Kilaza Samson, Solomon Maina, Aswathy Sebastian, Vivek Kapur, & Paul Gwakisa. (2015). 16S rRNA Amplicons Survey Revealed Unprecedented Bacterial Community in Solid Biomedical Wastes. American journal of microbiological research. 3(4). 135–143. 7 indexed citations
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Macharia, Isaac, D. Backhouse, Robert A. Skilton, et al.. (2015). Diversity of Thrips Species and Vectors of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Tomato Production Systems in Kenya. Journal of Economic Entomology. 108(1). 20–28. 20 indexed citations
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Amimo, Joshua O., Anastasia N. Vlasova, Moses Njahira, et al.. (2014). Detection and genetic characterization of porcine group A rotaviruses in asymptomatic pigs in smallholder farms in East Africa: Predominance of P[8] genotype resembling human strains. Veterinary Microbiology. 175(2-4). 195–210. 40 indexed citations

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