Victor Shitumbanuma

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 961 citations indexed

About

Victor Shitumbanuma is a scholar working on Soil Science, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Victor Shitumbanuma has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 961 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Soil Science, 3 papers in Pollution and 2 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Victor Shitumbanuma's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers), Heavy metals in environment (3 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (2 papers). Victor Shitumbanuma is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (5 papers), Heavy metals in environment (3 papers) and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems (2 papers). Victor Shitumbanuma collaborates with scholars based in Zambia, Norway and United States. Victor Shitumbanuma's co-authors include Gerard Cornelissen, David W. Rutherford, Sarah E. Hale, Robert Thomas Bachmann, Hans Peter H. Arp, Andrew R. Zimmerman, Adam O’Toole, Kristina L. Sundqvist, Johannes Lehmann and Vegard Martinsen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Plant and Soil.

In The Last Decade

Victor Shitumbanuma

15 papers receiving 943 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.

Quantifying the Total and Bioavailable Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Dioxins in Biochars

2012 531 citations Sarah E. Hale, Johannes Lehmann et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Victor Shitumbanuma Zambia	7	436	258	178	173	168	15	961
Roberto Calvelo Pereira New Zealand	18	501 1.1×	260 1.0×	138 0.8×	158 0.9×	146 0.9×	30	1.1k
Adam O’Toole Norway	9	291 0.7×	232 0.9×	169 0.9×	187 1.1×	113 0.7×	13	773
Filip Mercl Czechia	19	256 0.6×	386 1.5×	165 0.9×	140 0.8×	105 0.6×	40	963
H. M. S. K. Herath Sri Lanka	12	713 1.6×	259 1.0×	129 0.7×	143 0.8×	271 1.6×	21	1.2k
Tanveer Ali Sial China	18	349 0.8×	342 1.3×	63 0.4×	100 0.6×	199 1.2×	26	1.1k
Alex Dellantonio Austria	4	244 0.6×	215 0.8×	73 0.4×	298 1.7×	175 1.0×	5	924
Xuebo Zheng China	18	216 0.5×	346 1.3×	77 0.4×	132 0.8×	140 0.8×	47	893
Chang Oh Hong South Korea	22	242 0.6×	452 1.8×	101 0.6×	208 1.2×	82 0.5×	82	1.2k
Mark Durenkamp United Kingdom	17	862 2.0×	357 1.4×	119 0.7×	227 1.3×	329 2.0×	20	1.7k
Charlene N. Kelly United States	15	402 0.9×	161 0.6×	46 0.3×	126 0.7×	133 0.8×	24	953

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Martinsen, Vegard, Andreas Botnen Smebye, Alfred Obia, et al.. (2025). Enhancing yields and climate resilience through conservation agriculture: multi-year regional on-farm trials in Zambia. Plant and Soil. 513(1). 489–505. 1 indexed citations

Shitumbanuma, Victor, et al.. (2022). Influence of Soil Fertility Management on Nitrogen Mineralization, Urease Activity and Maize Yield. Journal of Agricultural Science. 14(2). 9–9. 3 indexed citations

Shitumbanuma, Victor, et al.. (2020). Organic Inputs and Chemical Fertilizer on Carbon Mineralization From Two Ultisols. Journal of Agricultural Science. 12(11). 223–223. 1 indexed citations

Shitumbanuma, Victor, et al.. (2020). Lead, Zinc and Cadmium Accumulation, and Associated Health Risks, in Maize Grown near the Kabwe Mine in Zambia in Response to Organic and Inorganic Soil Amendments. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(23). 9038–9038. 22 indexed citations

Shitumbanuma, Victor, et al.. (2019). PILOTING REMEDIATION STRATEGIES FOR LEAD POLLUTION IN KABWE ZAMBIA. 77(1). 37. 1 indexed citations

Shitumbanuma, Victor, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a New Method of Measuring the Chemical Reactivity of Liming Materials on Two Acid Soils from Zambia. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 51(3). 327–340. 2 indexed citations

Martinsen, Vegard, Victor Shitumbanuma, Jan Mulder, Christian Ritz, & Gerard Cornelissen. (2017). Effects of hand-hoe tilled conservation farming on soil quality and carbon stocks under on-farm conditions in Zambia. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 241. 168–178. 16 indexed citations

Bauer, Marvin E., et al.. (2016). Soil Mapping in Chongwe, Zambia by Digital Analysis of Landsat Data. Journal of Agricultural Science. 8(9). 152–152. 1 indexed citations

Martinsen, Vegard, Jan Mulder, Victor Shitumbanuma, et al.. (2014). Farmer‐led maize biochar trials: Effect on crop yield and soil nutrients under conservation farming. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 177(5). 681–695. 99 indexed citations

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Cornelissen, Gerard, Vegard Martinsen, Victor Shitumbanuma, et al.. (2013). Biochar Effect on Maize Yield and Soil Characteristics in Five Conservation Farming Sites in Zambia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 256–274. 240 indexed citations

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Hale, Sarah E., Johannes Lehmann, David W. Rutherford, et al.. (2012). Quantifying the Total and Bioavailable Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Dioxins in Biochars. Environmental Science & Technology. 46(5). 2830–2838. 531 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shitumbanuma, Victor, et al.. (2006). Dental fluorosis associated with drinking water from hot springs in Choma district in southern province, Zambia. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 29(1). 51–58. 32 indexed citations

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Ritvo, Gad, Victor Shitumbanuma, & J. B. Dixon. (2004). Soil solution sulfide control by two iron-oxide minerals in a submerged microcosm. Aquaculture. 239(1-4). 217–235. 6 indexed citations

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Shitumbanuma, Victor, et al.. (2003). FarmLime Project Summary Report. 1 indexed citations

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Ritvo, Gad, Victor Shitumbanuma, & Tzachi M. Samocha. (2002). Changes in the Concentration of Nutrients and Other Chemical Properties of Shrimp Pond Soils as a Function of Pond Use. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 33(3). 233–243. 5 indexed citations

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