Tesfay Araya

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 927 citations indexed

About

Tesfay Araya is a scholar working on Soil Science, Plant Science and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tesfay Araya has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 927 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Soil Science, 9 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tesfay Araya's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (12 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (7 papers). Tesfay Araya is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (15 papers), Soil erosion and sediment transport (12 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (7 papers). Tesfay Araya collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Ethiopia and Belgium. Tesfay Araya's co-authors include Jan Nyssen, Wim Cornelis, Bram Govaerts, Jozef Deckers, Hans Bauer, Patrick Nyambo, Cornelius Chiduza, Mitiku Haile, Dong‐Gill Kim and Salem Bouri and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Tesfay Araya

32 papers receiving 894 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Soil salinity and its associated effects on soil microorganisms, greenhouse gas emissions, crop yield, biodiversity and desertification: A review

2022 235 citations Zied Haj-Amor, Tesfay Araya et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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P. Nyamugafata Zimbabwe

S. K. Chaudhari India

Somasundaram Jayaraman India

Bianca N. Moebius‐Clune United States

R. S. Chaudhary India

Daniel S. Munk United States

Muhammad Ahmed Waqas China

Parvender Sheoran India

Tekalign Mamo Ethiopia

Emilio J. González-Sánchez Spain

P. Nyamugafata Zimbabwe

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74 ×0.6

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86 ×0.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Tesfay Araya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tesfay Araya

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Manyevere, Alen, et al.. (2025). Investigation of the responses of soil invertebrate communities to four decades of prescribed fire frequency levels in semi-arid savanna rangelands. Forest Ecology and Management. 580. 122521–122521.

Manyevere, Alen, et al.. (2025). Local Knowledge on Soil Quality Indicators, Climate Variability, and Farming Productivity: A Case of Farmers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Human Ecology. 53(2). 373–384.

Tadesse, Tewodros, et al.. (2025). Gold or crops: Preferences for agricultural land restoration practices in gold-mined landscapes in northern Ethiopia. Land Use Policy. 157. 107627–107627. 1 indexed citations

Araya, Tesfay, et al.. (2025). Glyphosate-microbial interactions: metagenomic insights and future directions. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1570235–1570235. 2 indexed citations

Araya, Tesfay, et al.. (2023). Effect of Compost, Blended (NPSZn), and Potassium Chloride Fertilizers on Soil Bulk Density and Moisture Content in Two Soil Textural Groups of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2023. 1–10. 1 indexed citations

Haj-Amor, Zied, Tesfay Araya, Dong‐Gill Kim, & Salem Bouri. (2023). Climate change effects on soil salinity in rainfed maize areas: a case study from South Africa. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 23(6). 2447–2465. 3 indexed citations

Araya, Tesfay, et al.. (2022). The impact of Tamarix invasion on the soil physicochemical properties. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 14 indexed citations

Haj-Amor, Zied, Tesfay Araya, Dong‐Gill Kim, et al.. (2022). Soil salinity and its associated effects on soil microorganisms, greenhouse gas emissions, crop yield, biodiversity and desertification: A review. The Science of The Total Environment. 843. 156946–156946. 235 indexed citations breakdown →

Araya, Tesfay, Frédéric Baudron, Emiru Birhane, et al.. (2020). Influence of 9 years of permanent raised beds and contour furrowing on soil health in conservation agriculture based systems in Tigray region, Ethiopia. Land Degradation and Development. 32(3). 1525–1539. 8 indexed citations

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Mehari, Teame Gereziher, et al.. (2020). Effects of combined application of phosphorus and sulfur fertilizers on agronomic traits and protein content of supplementary irrigated haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) varieties in Raya Valley, Northern Ethiopia. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 20(1). 15383–15401.

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Nyambo, Patrick, Cornelius Chiduza, & Tesfay Araya. (2020). Carbon Input and Maize Productivity as Influenced by Tillage, Crop Rotation, Residue Management and Biochar in a Semiarid Region in South Africa. Agronomy. 10(5). 705–705. 17 indexed citations

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Araya, Tesfay, Jan Nyssen, Frédéric Baudron, et al.. (2018). IMPLEMENTATION OF PERMANENT RAISED BEDS CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASED CROP YIELD AND PROFITABILITY IN THE NORTHEASTERN TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA. Experimental Agriculture. 55(5). 807–817. 3 indexed citations

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Nyambo, Patrick, et al.. (2018). Effects of Maize Residue Biochar Amendments on Soil Properties and Soil Loss on Acidic Hutton Soil. Agronomy. 8(11). 256–256. 42 indexed citations

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Araya, Tesfay, et al.. (2018). Effect of NPK and blended fertilizer application on nutrient uptake and use efficiency of selected sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (L.) Moench) varieties under rain-fed condition in Sheraro District, northern Ethiopia. Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science. 10(1). 140–140. 13 indexed citations

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Araya, Tesfay, Jan Nyssen, Bram Govaerts, et al.. (2016). Seven years resource-conserving agriculture effect on soil quality and crop productivity in the Ethiopian drylands. Soil and Tillage Research. 163. 99–109. 39 indexed citations

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Araya, Tesfay, Jan Nyssen, Bram Govaerts, et al.. (2014). Eight years of Conservation Agriculture-based cropping systems research in Eastern Africa to conserve soil and water and mitigate effects of climate change. The EGU General Assembly. 16. 86.

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Teka, Kassa, et al.. (2014). Assessing Soil Nutrient Additions through Different Composting Techniques in Northern Ethiopia. Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science. 6(2). 110–110. 3 indexed citations

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Araya, Tesfay, Wim Cornelis, Jan Nyssen, et al.. (2011). Effects of conservation agriculture on runoff, soil loss and crop yield under rainfed conditions in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Soil Use and Management. 27(3). 404–414. 96 indexed citations

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McConnachie, Andrew J., L. W. Strathie, Berhanu Abrha, et al.. (2010). Current and potential geographical distribution of the invasive plant Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in eastern and southern Africa. Weed Research. 51(1). 71–84. 107 indexed citations

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Nyssen, Jan, Bram Govaerts, Tesfay Araya, et al.. (2010). The use of the marasha ard plough for conservation agriculture in Northern Ethiopia. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 31(2). 287–297. 43 indexed citations

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