Usman Magaji

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Usman Magaji is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Usman Magaji has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Plant Science, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Usman Magaji's work include Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics (6 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (5 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (4 papers). Usman Magaji is often cited by papers focused on Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics (6 papers), Genetics and Plant Breeding (5 papers) and Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies (4 papers). Usman Magaji collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Nigeria and Bangladesh. Usman Magaji's co-authors include Mohd Y. Rafii, Yusuff Oladosu, Gous Miah, Norhani Abdullah, Asfaliza Ramli, Ghazali Hussin, Mohd Razi Ismail, Abdul Rahim Harun, Samuel C. Chukwu and Abdul Latif and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Usman Magaji

30 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Principle and application of plant mutagenesis in crop im... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Principle and application of plant mutagenesis in crop improvement: a review
    2015 388 citations Yusuff Oladosu, Mohd Y. Rafii et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers

Usman Magaji
Asfaliza Ramli Malaysia
Vincent R. Pantalone United States
Everaldo Gonçalves de Barros Brazil
Ainong Shi United States
Tileye Feyissa Ethiopia
Sushil Kumar India
Qiusheng Kong China
Sanjay Kalia India
Maurílio Alves Moreira Brazil
Xin Ma China
Asfaliza Ramli Malaysia
Usman Magaji
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Countries citing papers authored by Usman Magaji

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Usman Magaji

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

All Works

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Magaji, Usman, et al.. (2022). Medicinal plants used in Soran district Kurdistan region of Iraq, an ethnobotanicals study. Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research. 11(1). 1–32. 1 indexed citations
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Chukwu, Samuel C., Mohd Y. Rafii, Shairul Izan Ramlee, et al.. (2019). Bacterial leaf blight resistance in rice: a review of conventional breeding to molecular approach. Molecular Biology Reports. 46(1). 1519–1532. 128 indexed citations
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Oladosu, Yusuff, Mohd Y. Rafii, Samuel C. Chukwu, et al.. (2019). Drought Resistance in Rice from Conventional to Molecular Breeding: A Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(14). 3519–3519. 173 indexed citations
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Rafii, Mohd Y., Khairulmazmi Ahmad, Azizah Misran, et al.. (2019). Analysis Of Recurrent Parent Genome Recovery In Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding Program In Watermelon. International journal of scientific and technology research. 8(8). 945–955. 2 indexed citations
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Magaji, Usman, et al.. (2018). Plant Disease Control: Understanding the Roles of Toxins and Phytoalexins in Host-Pathogen Interaction. Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia). 4(1). 2 indexed citations
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Rafii, Mohd Y., et al.. (2018). Breeding for Anthracnose Disease Resistance in Chili: Progress and Prospects. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(10). 3122–3122. 55 indexed citations
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Magaji, Usman, et al.. (2017). Molecular analysis of Hsp70 mechanisms in plants and their function in response to stress. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. 33(1). 26–39. 106 indexed citations
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Oladosu, Yusuff, Mohd Y. Rafii, Norhani Abdullah, et al.. (2017). Genotype × Environment interaction and stability analyses of yield and yield components of established and mutant rice genotypes tested in multiple locations in Malaysia. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science. 67(7). 590–606. 78 indexed citations
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Miah, Gous, Mohd Y. Rafii, Mohd Razi Ismail, et al.. (2017). Blast disease intimidation towards rice cultivation: a review of pathogen and strategies to control. The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 27(4). 1058–1066. 25 indexed citations
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Oladosu, Yusuff, Mohd Y. Rafii, Usman Magaji, et al.. (2017). Assessing The Representative And Discriminative Ability Of Test Environments For Rice Breeding In Malaysia Using GGE Biplot. International journal of scientific and technology research. 6(11). 8–16. 6 indexed citations
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Hussain, Jibran, A Mahmud, Khalid Javed, et al.. (2017). Productive performance, egg quality, and hatching traits of Japanese quail reared under different levels of glycerin. Poultry Science. 96(7). 2226–2232. 14 indexed citations
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Magaji, Usman, et al.. (2016). Phenotypic Response of Two Garlic Varieties to Different Nitrogen Fertilization Grown under Irrigation in Sudan Savannah Ecological Zone of Nigeria. International Journal of Agronomy. 2016. 1–9. 6 indexed citations
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Magaji, Usman, et al.. (2016). Genotypic character relationship and phenotypic path coefficient analysis in chili pepper genotypes grown under tropical condition. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 97(4). 1164–1171. 28 indexed citations
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Magaji, Usman, et al.. (2015). Expression of Target Gene Hsp70 and Membrane Stability Determine Heat Tolerance in Chili Pepper. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 140(2). 144–150. 31 indexed citations
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Magaji, Usman. (2015). Cow Dung, Goat and Poultry Manure and Their Effects on the Average Yields and Groth Parameters of Tomato Crop. Journal of Biology Agriculture and Healthcare. 5(5). 7–10. 5 indexed citations
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Magaji, Usman, Mohd Y. Rafii, Mohd Razi Ismail, et al.. (2014). Heat Shock Proteins: Functions And Response Against Heat Stress In Plants. International journal of scientific and technology research. 3(11). 204–218. 38 indexed citations

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