Yoseph Beyene

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Yoseph Beyene is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoseph Beyene has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Plant Science, 64 papers in Genetics and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Yoseph Beyene's work include Genetics and Plant Breeding (74 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (63 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (34 papers). Yoseph Beyene is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Plant Breeding (74 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (63 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (34 papers). Yoseph Beyene collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, Mexico and United States. Yoseph Beyene's co-authors include B. M. Prasanna, José Crossa, Stephen Mugo, Kassa Semagn, Manje Gowda, Michael Olsen, Xuecai Zhang, Dan Makumbi, Juan Burgueño and Paulino Pérez‐Rodríguez and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Trends in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Yoseph Beyene

97 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Genomic Selection in Plant Breeding: Methods, Models, and Perspectives

2017 963 citations José Crossa, Osval A. Montesinos‐López et al. profile →
Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments

2021 131 citations B. M. Prasanna, Jill E. Cairns et al. Theoretical and Applied Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yoseph Beyene Kenya	33	3.9k	2.7k	587	543	215	102	4.4k
Manje Gowda Kenya	36	4.1k 1.0×	2.7k 1.0×	604 1.0×	511 0.9×	112 0.5×	96	4.5k
Dan Makumbi Kenya	31	3.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	868 1.5×	363 0.7×	110 0.5×	92	3.8k
Martin Bohn United States	34	3.3k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	372 0.6×	869 1.6×	464 2.2×	109	4.1k
Gina Brown‐Guedira United States	41	5.7k 1.5×	2.0k 0.8×	785 1.3×	626 1.2×	170 0.8×	180	5.9k
Stephen Mugo Kenya	25	2.1k 0.5×	998 0.4×	458 0.8×	487 0.9×	267 1.2×	98	2.4k
David Hoisington Mexico	45	5.9k 1.5×	2.8k 1.1×	677 1.2×	1.3k 2.4×	206 1.0×	115	6.6k
Monika Messmer Switzerland	34	3.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	658 1.1×	424 0.8×	67 0.3×	95	3.8k
Kassa Semagn Kenya	35	4.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	444 0.8×	622 1.1×	86 0.4×	87	4.6k
Gaël Pressoir United States	11	3.5k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	436 0.7×	699 1.3×	65 0.3×	16	4.6k
Thomas Miedaner Germany	45	6.5k 1.7×	1.7k 0.7×	648 1.1×	402 0.7×	86 0.4×	221	7.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Beyene, Yoseph, et al.. (2026). Genetic Insights from Line × Tester analysis of Maize Lethal Necrosis testcrosses for developing multi-stress-resilient hybrids in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS ONE. 21(2). e0339252–e0339252.

Suresh, L. M., Manje Gowda, Yoseph Beyene, et al.. (2025). Identification of gray leaf spot–resistant donor lines in tropical maize germplasm and their agronomic performance under artificial inoculation. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1536981–1536981.

Beyene, Yoseph, Beatrice Elohor Ifie, Manje Gowda, et al.. (2024). Agronomic Performance and Resistance to Maize Lethal Necrosis in Maize Hybrids Derived from Doubled Haploid Lines. Agronomy. 14(10). 2443–2443. 1 indexed citations

Jung, Mark, Lisa A. Marshall, Craig Hastings, et al.. (2024). Edited eukaryotic translation initiation factors confer resistance against maize lethal necrosis. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 22(12). 3523–3535. 1 indexed citations

Meisel, Barbara, Julius Pyton Sserumaga, Godfrey Asea, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of Event MON 87460 in drought-tolerant maize hybrids under optimal and managed drought-stress in eastern and southern africa. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 22(1). 100352–100352. 1 indexed citations

Gowda, Manje, Yoseph Beyene, Biswanath Das, et al.. (2024). A combination of joint linkage and genome-wide association study reveals putative candidate genes associated with resistance to northern corn leaf blight in tropical maize. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1448961–1448961. 2 indexed citations

Beyene, Yoseph, Vijay Chaikam, Pangirayi Tongoona, et al.. (2024). Testcross performance and combining ability of intermediate maturing drought tolerant maize inbred lines in Sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1471041–1471041. 2 indexed citations

Dida, Mathews M., et al.. (2023). Combination of linkage and association mapping with genomic prediction to infer QTL regions associated with gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight resistance in tropical maize. Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1282673–1282673. 11 indexed citations

Montesinos‐López, Osval A., Carolina Saint Pierre, Salvador A. Gezan, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Sparse Testing for Genomic Prediction of Plant Breeding Crops. Genes. 14(4). 927–927. 11 indexed citations

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Bruce, Anani Y., Dan Makumbi, Yoseph Beyene, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Resistance Mechanisms to Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in Tropical Maize Inbred Lines. Agronomy. 13(1). 203–203. 8 indexed citations

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Qu, Jingtao, Fengling Fu, Haoqiang Yu, et al.. (2022). Low-Density Reference Fingerprinting SNP Dataset of CIMMYT Maize Lines for Quality Control and Genetic Diversity Analyses. Plants. 11(22). 3092–3092. 2 indexed citations

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Otim, M., A. Șimon, Godfrey Asea, et al.. (2022). Performance of Bt maize event MON810 in controlling maize stem borers Chilo partellus and Busseola fusca in Uganda. Crop Protection. 156. 105945–105945. 7 indexed citations

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Prasanna, B. M., Jill E. Cairns, P.H. Zaidi, et al.. (2021). Beat the stress: breeding for climate resilience in maize for the tropical rainfed environments. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 134(6). 1729–1752. 131 indexed citations breakdown →

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Olsen, Michael, José Crossa, Juan Burgueño, et al.. (2021). Scalable Sparse Testing Genomic Selection Strategy for Early Yield Testing Stage. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 658978–658978. 19 indexed citations

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Gowda, Manje, Yoseph Beyene, Juan Burgueño, et al.. (2020). Hybrid Breeding for MLN Resistance: Heterosis, Combining Ability, and Hybrid Prediction. Plants. 9(4). 468–468. 16 indexed citations

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Nair, Sudha, Yoseph Beyene, Biswanath Das, et al.. (2020). Combination of Linkage Mapping, GWAS, and GP to Dissect the Genetic Basis of Common Rust Resistance in Tropical Maize Germplasm. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(18). 6518–6518. 21 indexed citations

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Sserumaga, Julius Pyton, Sylvester O. Oikeh, Stephen Mugo, et al.. (2015). Genotype by environment interactions and agronomic performance of doubled haploids testcross maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids. Euphytica. 207(2). 353–365. 35 indexed citations

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Tefera, Tadele, et al.. (2011). Grain yield, stem borer and disease resistance of new maize hybrids in Kenya. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 10(23). 4777–4783. 16 indexed citations

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Beyene, Yoseph, et al.. (2011). Testcross performance of doubled haploid maize lines derived from tropical adapted backcross populations. Maydica. 56(4). 351–358. 10 indexed citations

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Worku, Mohammed, M. Nigussie, Yoseph Beyene, et al.. (2002). Maize seed production at research centers in Ethiopia.. 20(1-2). 170–175. 1 indexed citations

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