Tobi Fadiji

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Tobi Fadiji is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Plant Science and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Tobi Fadiji has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 19 papers in Plant Science and 13 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Tobi Fadiji's work include Material Properties and Processing (17 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (14 papers) and Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (10 papers). Tobi Fadiji is often cited by papers focused on Material Properties and Processing (17 papers), Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management (14 papers) and Plant Surface Properties and Treatments (10 papers). Tobi Fadiji collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, China and United Kingdom. Tobi Fadiji's co-authors include Umezuruike Linus Opara, C.J. Coetzee, Tarl Berry, Mahdi Rashvand, Michael O. Daramola, Samuel A. Iwarere, Alemayehu Ambaw, Guillermo Garcia‐Garcia, Thijs Defraeye and Hana Trollman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Trends in Food Science & Technology and Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.

In The Last Decade

Tobi Fadiji

44 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Review on Antimicrobial Packaging for Extending the She... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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.

  1. A Review on Antimicrobial Packaging for Extending the Shelf Life of Food
    2023 147 citations Tobi Fadiji, Mahdi Rashvand et al. Processes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tobi Fadiji South Africa 20 461 393 381 285 136 45 1.2k
Tarl Berry South Africa 16 411 0.9× 177 0.5× 269 0.7× 450 1.6× 51 0.4× 33 912
Alemayehu Ambaw South Africa 20 675 1.5× 193 0.5× 166 0.4× 459 1.6× 77 0.6× 35 1.1k
Ebrahim Ahmadi Iran 23 604 1.3× 275 0.7× 125 0.3× 228 0.8× 239 1.8× 69 1.5k
Clément Vigneault Canada 22 1.3k 2.8× 116 0.3× 94 0.2× 591 2.1× 158 1.2× 54 2.1k
A.R. East New Zealand 25 1.3k 2.8× 216 0.5× 67 0.2× 594 2.1× 89 0.7× 102 1.9k
Gary Burgess United States 15 84 0.2× 218 0.6× 259 0.7× 94 0.3× 168 1.2× 52 845
Jiawei Han China 16 408 0.9× 389 1.0× 67 0.2× 649 2.3× 99 0.7× 30 1.6k
Vanee Chonhenchob Thailand 22 378 0.8× 577 1.5× 137 0.4× 299 1.0× 63 0.5× 56 1.2k
Antonio Derossi Italy 29 515 1.1× 326 0.8× 137 0.4× 1.1k 3.9× 160 1.2× 102 3.1k
Mark Irle France 17 103 0.2× 144 0.4× 157 0.4× 57 0.2× 227 1.7× 61 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Tobi Fadiji

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tobi Fadiji

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tobi Fadiji

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tobi Fadiji. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tobi Fadiji 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 Tobi Fadiji. Tobi Fadiji is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Qiang, Hong, et al.. (2025). Investigation on the protection ability of two commonly packaging methods to apples during express transportation. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 48. 101475–101475. 1 indexed citations
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Rashvand, Mahdi, Da‐Wen Sun, Christian Krupitzer, et al.. (2025). Artificial intelligence for prediction of shelf-life of various food products: Recent advances and ongoing challenges. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 159. 104989–104989. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiguo, Fideline Tchuenbou‐Magaia, Ali Abas Wani, et al.. (2024). Preserving freshness:Innovations for fresh-eating fruit distribution and damage prevention – A review. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 44. 101323–101323. 16 indexed citations
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Aremu, Adeyemi O., et al.. (2024). Plants as an alternative to the use of chemicals for crop protection against biotic threats: trends and future perspectives. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 170(4). 711–766. 5 indexed citations
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Fadiji, Tobi, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the horizontal collision damage behavior of fruit during transporting based on a new instrumented impactor. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 213. 112977–112977. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhengguang, Tobi Fadiji, Jun Yang, Zhiguo Li, & Fideline Tchuenbou‐Magaia. (2023). Impact of mechanical stimulation on the life cycle of horticultural plant. Horticultural Plant Journal. 9(3). 381–394. 14 indexed citations
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Fadiji, Tobi, Mahdi Rashvand, Michael O. Daramola, & Samuel A. Iwarere. (2023). A Review on Antimicrobial Packaging for Extending the Shelf Life of Food. Processes. 11(2). 590–590. 147 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Huijie, et al.. (2022). Prediction of the temperature sensitivity of strawberry drop damage using dynamic finite element method. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 190. 111939–111939. 29 indexed citations
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Kaseke, Tafadzwa, et al.. (2022). Effect of gum Arabic and ethanol pretreatments on drying kinetics and quality attributes of dried carrot slices. Heliyon. 8(12). e12037–e12037. 14 indexed citations
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Ambaw, Alemayehu, Tobi Fadiji, & Umezuruike Linus Opara. (2021). Thermo-Mechanical Analysis in the Fresh Fruit Cold Chain: A Review on Recent Advances. Foods. 10(6). 1357–1357. 21 indexed citations
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Jagtap, Sandeep, Farah Bader, Guillermo Garcia‐Garcia, et al.. (2020). Food Logistics 4.0: Opportunities and Challenges. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 2–2. 114 indexed citations
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Fadiji, Tobi, C.J. Coetzee, & Umezuruike Linus Opara. (2020). Evaluating the displacement field of paperboard packages subjected to compression loading using digital image correlation (DIC). Food and Bioproducts Processing. 123. 60–71. 16 indexed citations
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Berry, Tarl, Tobi Fadiji, Thijs Defraeye, C.J. Coetzee, & Umezuruike Linus Opara. (2018). A multi-parameter approach to vent hole design for cartons packed with internal packaging. Acta Horticulturae. 1307–1314. 3 indexed citations
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Fadiji, Tobi, Tarl Berry, C.J. Coetzee, & Umezuruike Linus Opara. (2017). Investigating the Mechanical Properties of Paperboard Packaging Material for Handling Fresh Produce Under Different Environmental Conditions: Experimental Analysis and Finite Element Modelling. RIT Scholar Works (Rochester Institute of Technology). 9(2). 3. 31 indexed citations
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Opara, Umezuruike Linus & Tobi Fadiji. (2017). Compression damage susceptibility of apple fruit packed inside ventilated corrugated paperboard package. Scientia Horticulturae. 227. 154–161. 47 indexed citations
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Berry, Tarl, Tobi Fadiji, Thijs Defraeye, & Umezuruike Linus Opara. (2016). The role of horticultural carton vent hole design on cooling efficiency and compression strength: A multi-parameter approach. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 124. 62–74. 74 indexed citations
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Fadiji, Tobi, C.J. Coetzee, Pankaj B. Pathare, & Umezuruike Linus Opara. (2015). Susceptibility to impact damage of apples inside ventilated corrugated paperboard packages: Effects of package design. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 111. 286–296. 55 indexed citations
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Olatinwo, Segun O., et al.. (2012). Conceptual Design and Implementation of a Cloud Computing Platform Paradigm. Computer Engineering and Intelligent Systems. 3(12). 41–52. 2 indexed citations

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