2026 Felix D. Dakora: Plant Science and Agronomy Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy	47	2493	2307	28	26	223	10039

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Botany
Bacteria
Gene

Felix D. Dakora focuses on Botany, Nitrogen fixation, Agronomy, Legume and Symbiosis. His Botany study incorporates themes from Rhizobiaceae and Rhizobium. His Nitrogen fixation study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Biodiversity, Cultivar, Plant nutrition, Soil fertility and Fabaceae.

His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil classification, Rhizobia and Inoculation. His research integrates issues of Abundance, Sorghum, Arachis hypogaea, Shoot and Poaceae in his study of Legume. His research investigates the connection between Root nodule and topics such as Organic acid that intersect with issues in Rhizosphere.

His most cited work include:

Root exudates as mediators of mineral acquisition in low-nutrient environments (908 citations)
The contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems. (402 citations)
Diverse functions of isoflavonoids in legumes transcend anti-microbial definitions of phytoalexins (226 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Botany, Agronomy, Nitrogen fixation, Bradyrhizobium and Vigna. The concepts of his Botany study are interwoven with issues in Rhizobia, Symbiosis, Root nodule, Rhizobium and Rhizosphere. His Root nodule research integrates issues from Biochemistry and Psoralea.

His work carried out in the field of Agronomy brings together such families of science as N2 Fixation and Horticulture. His work deals with themes such as Plant nutrition, Nutrient, Cultivar and Agriculture, which intersect with Nitrogen fixation. The various areas that Felix D. Dakora examines in his Bradyrhizobium study include Genetic variability, Phylogenetics, Macrotyloma and Phylogenetic tree.

He most often published in these fields:

Botany (46.91%)
Agronomy (40.72%)
Nitrogen fixation (24.74%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

Botany (46.91%)
Rhizobia (20.10%)
Bradyrhizobium (21.65%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Felix D. Dakora spends much of his time researching Botany, Rhizobia, Bradyrhizobium, Agronomy and Horticulture. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including 16S ribosomal RNA, Rhizobium, Root nodule, Phylogenetics and Rhizosphere. His Root nodule research is under the purview of Nitrogen fixation.

His Rhizobia research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Vigna and Soil water. In his study, Photosynthesis is strongly linked to Soil type, which falls under the umbrella field of Agronomy. Felix D. Dakora combines subjects such as Legume and Dry matter with his study of Horticulture.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Distribution and Phylogeny of Microsymbionts Associated with Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Nodulation in Three Agroecological Regions of Mozambique (27 citations)
Nature and mechanisms of aluminium toxicity, tolerance and amelioration in symbiotic legumes and rhizobia (25 citations)
Widespread Distribution of Highly Adapted Bradyrhizobium Species Nodulating Diverse Legumes in Africa. (19 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Botany
Bacteria
Ecology

His primary areas of study are Botany, Rhizobia, Bradyrhizobium, Rhizobium and Microbial inoculant. His study in Botany is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Bradyrhizobium yuanmingense, Bradyrhizobium pachyrhizi, Restriction fragment length polymorphism, Root nodule and Phylogenetics. His research in Rhizobia intersects with topics in Vigna and Macrotyloma.

His Bradyrhizobium research incorporates themes from Genetic variability and Legume. He has researched Genetic variability in several fields, including Soil water and Agronomy. His Symbiosis study combines topics in areas such as Nitrogen fixation, Nitrogenase, Rhizosphere and Root hair.

Best Publications

Root exudates as mediators of mineral acquisition in low-nutrient environments

Felix D. Dakora;Donald A. Phillips

1681
Citations
The contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems.

M.B. Peoples;J. Brockwell;D.F. Herridge;I.J. Rochester

981
Citations
Diverse functions of isoflavonoids in legumes transcend anti-microbial definitions of phytoalexins

F.D. Dakora;D.A. Phillips

372
Citations
Contribution of legume nitrogen fixation to sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

F.D. Dakora;S.O. Keya

344
Citations
Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops

Viviene N. Matiru;Felix D. Dakora

281
Citations
Defining new roles for plant and rhizobial molecules in sole and mixed plant cultures involving symbiotic legumes

Felix D. Dakora

272
Citations
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Root Exudates Contain Isoflavonoids in the Presence of Rhizobium meliloti.

Felix D. Dakora;Cecillia M. Joseph;Donald A. Phillips

192
Citations
Legume seed flavonoids and nitrogenous metabolites as signals and protectants in early seedling development.

Patrick A. Ndakidemi;Felix D. Dakora

190
Citations
Plant flavonoids: biological molecules for useful exploitation

FD Dakora

178
Citations
Yield and economic benefits of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and soybean (Glycine max) inoculation in northern Tanzania

Patrick Alois Ndakidemi;Felix D Dakora;E.M. Nkonya;D Ringo

177
Citations
African legumes: a vital but under-utilized resource

Janet I. Sprent;David W. Odee;Felix D. Dakora

170
Citations
Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems

Devra I. Jarvis;Christine Padoch;H. D. Cooper

168
Citations
Plant-associated symbiotic Burkholderia species lack hallmark strategies required in mammalian pathogenesis

Annette A. Angus;Christina M. Agapakis;Stephanie Fong;Shailaja Yerrapragada

164
Citations
Rhizobia as a Source of Plant Growth-Promoting Molecules: Potential Applications and Possible Operational Mechanisms

Sanjay K. Jaiswal;Mustapha Mohammed;Fadimata Y. I. Ibny;Felix D. Dakora

154
Citations
Symbiotic functioning and bradyrhizobial biodiversity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) in Africa.

Flora Pule-Meulenberg;Alphonsus K Belane;Tatiana Krasova-Wade;Felix D Dakora

138
Citations
Assessment of N2 fixation in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) and their relative N contribution to a succeeding maize crop in Northern Ghana

Felix D. Dakora;Roland A. Aboyinga;Yahaya Mahama;James Apaseku

135
Citations
Nature and mechanisms of aluminium toxicity, tolerance and amelioration in symbiotic legumes and rhizobia

Sanjay K. Jaiswal;Judith Naamala;Felix D. Dakora

126
Citations
Rhizosphere ecology of lumichrome and riboflavin, two bacterial signal molecules eliciting developmental changes in plants

Felix Dapare Dakora;Viviene Matiru;Alfred Sheku Kanu

94
Citations
Influence of mycorrhizal associations on foliar δ 15 N values of legume and non-legume shrubs and trees in the fynbos of South Africa: Implications for estimating N 2 fixation using the 15 N natural abundance method

Amy C. Spriggs;William D. Stock;Felix D. Dakora

87
Citations
Synthesis, release, and transmission of alfalfa signals to rhizobial symbionts

D. A. Phillips;F. D. Dakora;E. Sande;C. M. Joseph

82
Citations
Silicon nutrition promotes root growth and tissue mechanical strength in symbiotic cowpea

Felix D. Dakora;Aziwe Nelwamondo

82
Citations
Grain yield of common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) varieties is markedly increased by rhizobial inoculation and phosphorus application in Ethiopia

Tarekegn Yoseph Samago;Endalkachew W Anniye;Felix D Dakora

80
Citations