Stephen G. Giteru

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen G. Giteru is a scholar working on Food Science, Biomaterials and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen G. Giteru has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Food Science, 7 papers in Biomaterials and 4 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen G. Giteru's work include Proteins in Food Systems (7 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (4 papers). Stephen G. Giteru is often cited by papers focused on Proteins in Food Systems (7 papers), Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (5 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (4 papers). Stephen G. Giteru collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Bangladesh. Stephen G. Giteru's co-authors include Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Benjamin W.B. Holman, David Hopkins, Indrawati Oey, M. Azam Ali, Mohammed Ali, Zhongxiang Fang, Stuart Johnson, Azam Ali and Ranil Coorey and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Food Chemistry and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Stephen G. Giteru

22 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) and its role in meat spoilage: A review

2021 649 citations Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Benjamin W.B. Holman et al. Trends in Food Science & Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen G. Giteru New Zealand	15	488	483	468	304	279	22	1.5k
Weiqing Lan China	26	648 1.3×	420 0.9×	585 1.3×	235 0.8×	549 2.0×	82	1.8k
Guoyuan Xiong China	25	792 1.6×	653 1.4×	765 1.6×	221 0.7×	306 1.1×	75	1.8k
Grith Mortensen Denmark	19	344 0.7×	491 1.0×	396 0.8×	196 0.6×	226 0.8×	34	1.3k
Chunhong Yuan Japan	25	785 1.6×	604 1.3×	751 1.6×	261 0.9×	499 1.8×	117	2.1k
Enrique Márquez‐Ríos Mexico	25	1.0k 2.1×	572 1.2×	831 1.8×	210 0.7×	598 2.1×	121	2.3k
C.N. Ravishankar India	24	592 1.2×	291 0.6×	670 1.4×	214 0.7×	634 2.3×	93	1.9k
Baohua Kong China	28	759 1.6×	605 1.3×	1.1k 2.3×	263 0.9×	400 1.4×	116	2.3k
Jianrong Li China	23	479 1.0×	799 1.7×	514 1.1×	238 0.8×	371 1.3×	54	1.8k
Zhang Wang China	15	379 0.8×	458 0.9×	560 1.2×	238 0.8×	311 1.1×	38	1.6k
C. O. Mohan India	19	707 1.4×	651 1.3×	511 1.1×	348 1.1×	582 2.1×	55	1.9k

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Giteru, Stephen G., et al.. (2025). Dietary Phospholipids and Their Impact on Crustacean Physiology: Growth, Metabolism, Immunity, and Beyond. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2025(1). 8180797–8180797. 1 indexed citations

Giteru, Stephen G., Simon M. Loveday, Jessica Gathercole, & Julie A. Cakebread. (2023). Influence of extraction method on inherent properties and techno‐functional behavior of quinoa protein ingredients. 1(4). 135–148. 3 indexed citations

Ahmmed, Mirja Kaizer, Shuva Bhowmik, Fatema Ahmmed, et al.. (2023). Utilisation of probiotics for disease management in giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): Administration methods, antagonistic effects and immune response. Journal of Fish Diseases. 46(12). 1321–1336. 5 indexed citations

Oey, Indrawati, et al.. (2023). Exposure to petroleum-derived and biopolymer microplastics affect fast start escape performance and aerobic metabolism in a marine fish. The Science of The Total Environment. 906. 167423–167423. 13 indexed citations

Giteru, Stephen G., et al.. (2022). Wool keratin as a novel alternative protein: A comprehensive review of extraction, purification, nutrition, safety, and food applications. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 22(1). 643–687. 56 indexed citations

Ahmmed, Mirja Kaizer, Shuva Bhowmik, Stephen G. Giteru, et al.. (2022). An Update of Lectins from Marine Organisms: Characterization, Extraction Methodology, and Potential Biofunctional Applications. Marine Drugs. 20(7). 430–430. 21 indexed citations

Ahmmed, Mirja Kaizer, et al.. (2021). Comparative growth and morphometric assessment between cultures of wild and hatchery-produced mud crabs. Heliyon. 7(9). e07964–e07964. 8 indexed citations

Giteru, Stephen G., M. Azam Ali, & Indrawati Oey. (2021). Elucidating the pH influence on pulsed electric fields-induced self-assembly of chitosan-zein-poly(vinyl alcohol)-polyethylene glycol nanostructured composites. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 588. 531–546. 12 indexed citations

Giteru, Stephen G., M. Azam Ali, & Indrawati Oey. (2021). Recent progress in understanding fundamental interactions and applications of zein. Food Hydrocolloids. 120. 106948–106948. 98 indexed citations

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Bekhit, Alaa El‐Din A., Stephen G. Giteru, Benjamin W.B. Holman, & David Hopkins. (2021). Total volatile basic nitrogen and trimethylamine in muscle foods: Potential formation pathways and effects on human health. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 20(4). 3620–3666. 103 indexed citations

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Bekhit, Alaa El‐Din A., Benjamin W.B. Holman, Stephen G. Giteru, & David Hopkins. (2021). Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) and its role in meat spoilage: A review. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 109. 280–302. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ali, Azam, et al.. (2020). Silk fibroin nanoscaffolds for neural tissue engineering. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 31(9). 81–81. 25 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., Azam Ali, & Indrawati Oey. (2020). Understanding the relationship between rheological characteristics of pulsed electric fields treated chitosan-zein-poly(vinyl alcohol)-polyethylene glycol composite dispersions and the structure-function of their resulting thin-films. Food Hydrocolloids. 113. 106452–106452. 26 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., Mohammed Ali, & Indrawati Oey. (2020). Optimisation of pulsed electric fields processing parameters for developing biodegradable films using zein, chitosan and poly(vinyl alcohol). Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies. 60. 102287–102287. 15 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., et al.. (2019). In-vitro degradation and toxicological assessment of pulsed electric fields crosslinked zein-chitosan-poly(vinyl alcohol) biopolymeric films. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 135. 111048–111048. 17 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., Indrawati Oey, & Mohammed Ali. (2018). The effect of pulsed electric fields on the rheology and microstructure of chitosan-poly(vinyl alcohol) composites. International Journal of Nanotechnology. 15(8/9/10). 655–655. 4 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., M. Azam Ali, & Indrawati Oey. (2018). Solvent strength and biopolymer blending effects on physicochemical properties of zein-chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol composite films. Food Hydrocolloids. 87. 270–286. 65 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., et al.. (2017). Effect of kafirin-based films incorporating citral and quercetin on storage of fresh chicken fillets. Food Control. 80. 37–44. 55 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., Indrawati Oey, & Mohammed Ali. (2017). Feasibility of using pulsed electric fields to modify biomacromolecules: A review. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 72. 91–113. 150 indexed citations

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Giteru, Stephen G., Ranil Coorey, Dean Bertolatti, et al.. (2014). Physicochemical and antimicrobial properties of citral and quercetin incorporated kafirin-based bioactive films. Food Chemistry. 168. 341–347. 93 indexed citations

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