R. J. Tanko

Ahmadu Bello University

Publishing since 1997, latest 2025

Agronomy and Crop Science
Plant Science
Forestry
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology
Food Science

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 231997–2025
Citations: 129to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 0.231.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 83%19 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

23 in all

Productivity of Maize-Elephant Grass and Lablab-Mucuna mixtures in the Northern Guinea Savannah of Nigeria
2025Nigerian Journal of Animal ProductionJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.51791/njap.v52i6.9108
Growth Components and Yield of Brachiaria Ruziziensis (Congo Grass) and Centrosema Pascuorum (Centro) Mixtures as Influenced by Mixture Ratios, Phosphorus Levels and Stage of Harvest

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Agronomy and Crop Science1774%
Plant Science1148%
Forestry522%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics417%
Animal Science and Zoology313%
Food Science29%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law29%
Ecology14%
Genetics14%
Organic Chemistry14%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology13
Agricultural pest management studies7
Bioenergy crop production and management5
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems4
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems4
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health3
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Botanical Research and Chemistry2
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies2
Food and Agricultural Sciences2
Peanut Plant Research Studies2
Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

17% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Kenya3
Australia1
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Institute for Agricultural ResearchNG3 papers
International Livestock Research InstituteKE3 papers
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityNG3 papers
University of JosNG3 papers
University of MaiduguriNG3 papers
National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison ServicesNG2 papers
National Veterinary Research InstituteNG2 papers
Western Sydney UniversityAU1 paper
Federal College of Education, KanoNG1 paper
Sa'adu Zungur UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production11
Animal Feed Science and Technology2
Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies2
Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research1
ATBU Journal of Science, Technology & Education1
Experimental Agriculture

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger6
6Clean water and sanitation4
15Life on land2
14Life below water1

Most cited

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) for food and fodder in crop-livestock systems: forage and seed yields, chemical composition and rumen degradation of leaf and stem fractions of 38 cultivars
Animal Feed Science and Technology2
199944 citations
The evaluation of dual-purpose groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) varieties for fodder and seed production at Shika, Nigeria
The Journal of Agricultural Science2
200127 citations
CROP RESIDUES FOR MULCH AND FEED IN CROP–LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS: IMPACT ON MAIZE GRAIN YIELD AND SOIL PROPERTIES IN THE WEST AFRICAN HUMID FOREST AND SAVANNA ZONES

Ensiling quality of columbus grass (Sorghum almum) grown in northern Nigeria

1997Animal Feed Science and TechnologyJournalSenior author10 citations10.1016/s0377-8401(97)00044-8

FUDMA Journal of Sciences1

Journal of Agricultural Science1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 13 · 57%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 2 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 9%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 23 papers name a funder

Ahmadu Bello University2
Aberystwyth University1
College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University1
Tertiary Education Trust Fund1

Experimental Agriculture

Evaluation of Maize Accessions for Nutrients Composition, Forage and Silage Yields

Journal of Agricultural Science14

201412 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Ensiling quality of columbus grass (Sorghum almum) grown in northern Nigeria

Animal Feed Science and Technology

199710 citations