Taofic Alabi

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Taofic Alabi is a scholar working on Insect Science, Social Psychology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Taofic Alabi has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Insect Science, 9 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Taofic Alabi's work include Insect Utilization and Effects (13 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (9 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (8 papers). Taofic Alabi is often cited by papers focused on Insect Utilization and Effects (13 papers), Animal and Plant Science Education (9 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (8 papers). Taofic Alabi collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Ivory Coast and France. Taofic Alabi's co-authors include Éric Haubruge, Frédéric Francis, Rudy Caparros Megido, Christophe Blecker, Yves Brostaux, Ludovic Sablon, Sabine Danthine, Didier Drugmand, Daniel Cluzeau and Michel Frédérich and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Food Hydrocolloids and Food Research International.

In The Last Decade

Taofic Alabi

29 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Consumer acceptance of insect-based alternative meat products in Western countries

2016 411 citations Rudy Caparros Megido, Christophe Blecker et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Taofic Alabi Belgium	11	1.1k	738	250	209	182	31	1.4k
Giulia Muir Italy	5	1.1k 1.0×	629 0.9×	295 1.2×	156 0.7×	99 0.5×	8	1.3k
Joost Van Itterbeeck Japan	10	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.6×	555 2.2×	215 1.0×	183 1.0×	15	2.1k
Rudy Caparros Megido Belgium	24	2.1k 1.9×	1.2k 1.6×	426 1.7×	422 2.0×	243 1.3×	63	2.4k
John Kinyuru Kenya	24	1.4k 1.2×	930 1.3×	383 1.5×	336 1.6×	93 0.5×	102	1.9k
Mario Amato Italy	19	910 0.8×	695 0.9×	126 0.5×	249 1.2×	346 1.9×	34	1.4k
Julieta Ramos‐Elorduy Mexico	16	1.5k 1.3×	862 1.2×	490 2.0×	267 1.3×	84 0.5×	28	1.7k
Anna Adámková Czechia	16	981 0.9×	564 0.8×	265 1.1×	289 1.4×	54 0.3×	57	1.3k
Valérie Heuze France	5	1.3k 1.1×	770 1.0×	284 1.1×	243 1.2×	108 0.6×	14	1.8k
S. Savoldelli Italy	16	969 0.9×	505 0.7×	248 1.0×	230 1.1×	107 0.6×	54	1.1k
Marie Borkovcová Czechia	17	782 0.7×	475 0.6×	239 1.0×	146 0.7×	51 0.3×	40	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Taofic Alabi

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Karoui, Romdhane, et al.. (2025). Ultrasound-enhanced extraction and structural dynamics of protein-polysaccharide complexes from cashew apple bagasse: structure–function relationship. Food Hydrocolloids. 171. 111843–111843. 1 indexed citations

Clerck, Caroline De, Taofic Alabi, Enoch G. Achigan‐Dako, et al.. (2025). Genome-wide association study of fat content and fatty acid composition of shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn subsp. paradoxa). BMC Genomics. 26(1). 164–164. 1 indexed citations

Clerck, Caroline De, et al.. (2025). Efficient in vitro regeneration and genetic fidelity analysis of shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn) using ISSR markers. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 75. 28–38.

Clerck, Caroline De, et al.. (2024). An innovative optimized protocol for high-quality genomic DNA extraction from recalcitrant Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa, C.F. Gaertn) plant and its suitability for downstream applications. Molecular Biology Reports. 51(1). 171–171. 3 indexed citations

Obahoundjé, Salomon, Arona Diédhiou, Alberto Troccoli, et al.. (2024). Teal-WCA: A Climate Services Platform for Planning Solar Photovoltaic and Wind Energy Resources in West and Central Africa in the Context of Climate Change. Data. 9(12). 148–148.

Alabi, Taofic, et al.. (2024). Genetic diversity and population structure of superior shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa) using SNP markers for the establishment of a core collection in Côte d’Ivoire. BMC Plant Biology. 24(1). 913–913. 4 indexed citations

Alabi, Taofic, et al.. (2024). Characterization of a novel natural protein-polysaccharide complex from cashew apple bagasse and its functional implications. Food Chemistry. 464(Pt 3). 141861–141861. 6 indexed citations

Alabi, Taofic, et al.. (2023). Thermal and structural behavior of mango (Mangifera indica L) kernel fat from three Ivorian varieties. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 101(1). 67–78. 2 indexed citations

Alabi, Taofic, et al.. (2023). Assessment of composition, color, and oxidative stability of mango (Mangifera indica L.) kernel fats from various Ivorian varieties. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 101(3). 283–295. 6 indexed citations

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Alabi, Taofic, et al.. (2023). Valorization of cashew apple bagasse in food application: Focus on the use and extraction of nutritional or bioactive compounds. Food and Humanity. 1. 848–863. 7 indexed citations

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Clerck, Caroline De, et al.. (2023). Morphological traits and sustainability of plus shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn.) in Côte d'Ivoire. BASE. 2 indexed citations

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Silvie, Pierre, et al.. (2017). Plantes pesticides et protection des cultures maraichères en Afrique de l’Ouest (synthèse bibliographique). BASE. 288–304. 34 indexed citations

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Francis, Frédéric, et al.. (2017). Parasitisme d’Apis mellifera adansonii (Latreille 1804) et de Meliponula bocandei (Spinola 1853) par Aethina tumida (Murray 1867): premier recensement au Gabon et impact sur la domestication. Entrepôt pour orphelin. 70. 1 indexed citations

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Paul, Aman, Michel Frédérich, Roel Uyttenbroeck, et al.. (2016). Nutritional composition and rearing potential of the meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus Zetterstedt). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 19(4). 1111–1116. 25 indexed citations

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Alabi, Taofic, et al.. (2014). Impacts of earthworms on soil components and dynamics. A review. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 64 indexed citations

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Alabi, Taofic, et al.. (2013). Changes of soil structure and earthworm community under different agricultural management. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Megido, Rudy Caparros, Ludovic Sablon, Yves Brostaux, et al.. (2013). Edible Insects Acceptance by Belgian Consumers: Promising Attitude for Entomophagy Development. Journal of Sensory Studies. 29(1). 14–20. 295 indexed citations

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Danthine, Sabine, Christophe Blecker, Aman Paul, et al.. (2013). Physicochemical properties of lipids extracted from Tenebrio molitor larvae. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations

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Alabi, Taofic, Sébastien Patiny, François Verheggen, Frédéric Francis, & Éric Haubruge. (2009). Origine et évolution du cannibalisme dans les populations animales : pourquoi manger son semblable ?. BASE. 13(3). 409–425. 10 indexed citations

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Alabi, Taofic, J. P. Michaud, Ludovic Arnaud, & Éric Haubruge. (2008). A comparative study of cannibalism and predation in seven species of flour beetle. Ecological Entomology. 33(6). 716–726. 37 indexed citations

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