Morakinyo A.B. Fakorede

Obafemi Awolowo University

Publishing since 1978, latest 2025

Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Genetics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Molecular Biology

Publications: 861978–2025
Citations: 1,901to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 44
Field-weighted impact: 2.111.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 29%25 of 86 scored papers
Open access: 31%27 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

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

86 in all

Heterotic Patterns of IITA and CIMMYT Early‐Maturing Yellow Maize Inbreds under Contrasting Environments
2016Agronomy JournalJournalOpen access50 citations10.2134/agronj2015.0425
Grouping of early maturing quality protein maize inbreds based on SNP markers and combining ability under multiple environments
2015Field Crops Research

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science7992%
Agronomy and Crop Science5867%
Genetics2529%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics33%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences22%
Molecular Biology22%
Nutrition and Dietetics22%
Ecology11%
Insect Science11%
Management Science and Operations Research11%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Genetics and Plant Breeding67
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility52
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals24
Agricultural pest management studies12
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems11
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement10
Plant Parasitism and Resistance7
Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology5
Plant Virus Research Studies4
Bioenergy crop production and management2
Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies2
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Ghana9
Kenya6
United States3
Côte d’Ivoire2
Benin2
Cameroon2
Togo1
Burkina Faso1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG65 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG43 papers
Adekunle Ajasin UniversityNG14 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH8 papers
Ahmadu Bello UniversityNG7 papers
Ekiti State UniversityNG6 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH5 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureKE5 papers
Institute for Agricultural ResearchNG3 papers
Ekiti State PolytechnicNG3 papers

Where they publish

Crop Science9
Experimental Agriculture7
Euphytica6
Agronomy Journal4
The Journal of Agricultural Science3
Acta agriculturae Slovenica2
CABI Reviews

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger40
15Life on land10
13Climate action8
14Life below water2
6Clean water and sanitation1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Advances in Genetic Enhancement of Early and Extra-Early Maize for Sub-Saharan Africa
2
2017112 citationsWorld top 10%
Heterotic grouping of tropical early-maturing maize inbred lines based on combining ability in Striga-infested and Striga-free environments and the use of SSR markers for genotyping
Field Crops Research15
2013111 citationsWorld top 10%
Combining ability, heterotic patterns and genetic diversity of extra-early yellow inbreds under contrasting environments

Agronomic traits associated with genetic gains in maize yield during three breeding eras in West Africa.

2014CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)JournalOpen access24 citations

Selection of extra-early maize inbreds under low N and drought at flowering and grain-filling for hybrid production.

2011CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)JournalOpen access51 citations

Grain yield of maize varieties of different maturity groups under marginal rainfall conditions

2008Journal of Agricultural Sciences BelgradeJournalOpen access23 citations10.2298/jas0803183o

Varietal Differences in Development of Maize (Zea mays L.) Seedlings on Compacted Soils

2001Journal of Agronomy and Crop ScienceJournalSenior authorCorresponding16 citations10.1046/j.1439-037x.2001.00467.x

Effect of Corn Varieties on Ogi Quality

1987Journal of Food ScienceJournalSenior author28 citations10.1111/j.1365-2621.1987.tb06603.x

Response of Maize to Planting Dates in a Tropical Rainforest Location

1985Experimental AgricultureJournalFirst authorCorresponding29 citations10.1017/s0014479700012217

Variability for Seedling Vigour in Maize

1981Experimental AgricultureJournalFirst author29 citations10.1017/s0014479700011455

Cereal Research Communications2

How it can be read

31% free to read

Diamond 10 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 59 · 69%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

18 of 86 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation9
United States Agency for International Development5
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture4
State Tobacco Monopoly Administration2

2013104 citationsWorld top 10%