Hussein Shimelis

Hussein Shimelis publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Hussein Shimelis D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hussein Shimelis sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Screening of Bread Wheat Genotypes for Drought Tolerance Using Phenotypic and Proline Analyses.

  Learnmore Mwadzingeni;Hussein Shimelis;Samson Tesfay;Toi J. Tsilo

  324
  Citations

• Fusarium head blight of wheat: Pathogenesis and control strategies

  C.C. Dweba;S. Figlan;H.A. Shimelis;T.E. Motaung

  312
  Citations

• Breeding wheat for drought tolerance: Progress and technologies

  Learnmore Mwadzingeni;Hussein Shimelis;Ernest Dube;Mark D Laing

  262
  Citations

• Genome-wide association analysis of agronomic traits in wheat under drought-stressed and non-stressed conditions.

  Learnmore Mwadzingeni;Hussein Shimelis;D. Jasper G. Rees;Toi J. Tsilo

  193
  Citations

• Genetic Improvement of Wheat for Drought Tolerance: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities

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  169
  Citations

• Agronomic and Physiological Traits, and Associated Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Affecting Yield Response in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): A Review.

  Nkhathutsheleni Maureen Tshikunde;Jacob Mashilo;Hussein Shimelis;Alfred Odindo

  150
  Citations

• Opportunities and challenges of speed breeding: A review

  Maliata Athon Wanga;Hussein Shimelis;Jacob Mashilo;Mark D. Laing

  139
  Citations

• Potato Production in Kenya: Farming Systems and Production Constraints

  Jane Jane Muthoni;Hussein Shimelis;Rob Melis

  128
  Citations

• Treatment of wastewater from rubber industry in Malaysia

  S.P. Ramalema;H. Shimelis;I. Ncube;Karl J. Kunert

  125
  Citations

• Factors affecting crop water use efficiency: A worldwide meta-analysis

  Nozibusiso Mbava;Macdex Mutema;Rebecca Zengeni;Hussein Shimelis

  108
  Citations

• Production constraints and breeding approaches for cowpea improvement for drought prone agro-ecologies in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Lydia N. Horn;Lydia N. Horn;H. Shimelis

  105
  Citations

• Variance components and heritabilities of yield and agronomic traits among cowpea genotypes

  Hussein Shimelis;Rhandzu Shiringani

  94
  Citations

• Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc.) Production, Utilisation and Genetic Improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Nomathemba Gloria Majola;Abe Shegro Gerrano;Hussein Shimelis

  84
  Citations

• Genomics-assisted breeding for boosting crop improvement in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan).

  Lekha Pazhamala;Rachit K. Saxena;Vikas K. Singh;C. V. Sameerkumar

  84
  Citations

• Crops for increasing soil organic carbon stocks – A global meta analysis

  Isack Mathew;Hussein Shimelis;Macdex Mutema;Budiman Minasny

  83
  Citations

• Drought stress in sorghum: Mitigation strategies, breeding methods and technologies—A review

  Muhammad Ahmad Yahaya;Muhammad Ahmad Yahaya;Hussein Shimelis

  81
  Citations

• What crop type for atmospheric carbon sequestration: Results from a global data analysis

  Isack Mathew;Hussein Shimelis;Macdex Mutema;Vincent Chaplot

  77
  Citations

• Storage root formation, dry matter synthesis, accumulation and genetics in sweetpotato

  Placide Rukundo;Hussein Shimelis;Mark Laing;Daphrose Gahakwa

  75
  Citations

• Selection of cowpea genotypes based on grain mineral and total protein content

  Abe Shegro Gerrano;Willem S. Jansen van Rensburg;Sonja L. Venter;Nemera G. Shargie

  75
  Citations

• Genotype-by-environment interaction of newly-developed sweet potato genotypes for storage root yield, yield-related traits and resistance to sweet potato virus disease

  Stephan Ngailo;Hussein Shimelis;Julia Sibiya;Kiddo Mtunda

  73
  Citations

• Management of Bacterial Wilt [Rhalstonia solanacearum Yabuuchi et al., 1995] of Potatoes: Opportunity for Host Resistance in Kenya

  Jane Muthoni;Hussein Shimelis;Rob Melis

  71
  Citations

• Development of NIRS models for rapid quantification of protein content in sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) LAM.]

  Lembe Samukelo Magwaza;Sónia Inês Messo Naidoo;Sunette M. Laurie;Mark D. Laing

  69
  Citations

• Comparison of the Efficacy of Ground Wild Cucumber Fruits, Aldicarb and Fenamiphos on Suppression of Meloidogyne incognita in Tomato

  P. W. Mashela;H. A. Shimelis;F. N. Mudau

  67
  Citations

• Genotype-by-environment interaction for grain yield among novel cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) selections derived by gamma irradiation.

  Lydia Horn;Hussein Shimelis;Fatma Sarsu;Learnmore Mwadzingeni

  65
  Citations

• Genotype-by-environment interaction and yield stability of quality protein maize hybrids developed from tropical-highland adapted inbred lines

  Demissew Abakemal;Hussein Shimelis;John Derera

  49
  Citations