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Most cited papers from Rift Valley University
What are the most cited papers from Rift Valley University?
The most cited paper from Rift Valley University is "Pleistocene Homo sapiens from Middle Awash, Ethiopia" (Tim D. White, Berhane Asfaw, David Degusta et al., 2003), with 1,030 citations. Next come "Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids" (679) and "Australopithecus garhi : A New Species of Early Hominid from Ethiopia" (497).
Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 15 citations is listed.
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| 1 | Pleistocene Homo sapiens from Middle Awash, Ethiopia Tim D. White, Berhane Asfaw, David Degusta et al. · Nature | Jun 2003 | 1,030 |
| 2 | Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids Tim D. White, Berhane Asfaw, Yonas Beyene et al. · Science | Oct 2009 | 679 |
| 3 | Australopithecus garhi : A New Species of Early Hominid from Ethiopia Berhane Asfaw, Tim D. White, Owen Lovejoy et al. · Science | 23 Apr 1999 | 497 |
| 4 | Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale region, Ethiopia Rainer Willi Bussmann, Paul Swartzinsky, Aserat Worede et al. · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine | 24 Sep 2011 | 417 |
| 5 | Stratigraphic, chronological and behavioural contexts of Pleistocene Homo sapiens from Middle Awash, Ethiopia J. Desmond Clark, Yonas Beyene, Giday WoldeGabriel et al. · Nature | Jun 2003 | 408 |
| 6 | The characteristics and chronology of the earliest Acheulean at Konso, Ethiopia Yonas Beyene, Shigehiro Katoh, Giday WoldeGabriel et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 28 Jan 2013 | 405 |
| 7 | The Pelvis and Femur ofArdipithecus ramidus: The Emergence of Upright Walking C. Owen Lovejoy, Gen Suwa, Linda B. Spurlock et al. · Science | Oct 2009 | 336 |
| 8 | Asa Issie, Aramis and the origin of Australopithecus Tim D. White et al. · Nature | Apr 2006 | 289 |
| 9 | Remains of Homo erectus from Bouri, Middle Awash, Ethiopia Berhane Asfaw, William Henry Gilbert, Yonas Beyene et al. · Nature | Mar 2002 | 285 |
| 10 | Combining Prehension and Propulsion: The Foot of Ardipithecus ramidus C. Owen Lovejoy, Bruce Latimer, Gen Suwa et al. · Science | Oct 2009 | 254 |
| 11 | A new species of great ape from the late Miocene epoch in Ethiopia Gen Suwa, Reiko T. Kono, Shigehiro Katoh et al. · Nature | Aug 2007 | 247 |
| 12 | Careful Climbing in the Miocene: The Forelimbs of Ardipithecus ramidus and Humans Are Primitive C. Owen Lovejoy, Scott W. Simpson, Tim D. White et al. · Science | Oct 2009 | 233 |
| 13 | Geology and palaeontology of the Late Miocene Middle Awash valley, Afar rift, Ethiopia Giday WoldeGabriel, Yohannes Haile‐Selassie, Paul Randall Renne et al. · Nature | Jul 2001 | 227 |
| 14 | Neither chimpanzee nor human, Ardipithecus reveals the surprising ancestry of both Tim D. White, C. Owen Lovejoy, Berhane Asfaw et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 20 Apr 2015 | 220 |
| 15 | Paleobiological Implications of the Ardipithecus ramidus Dentition Gen Suwa, Reiko T. Kono, Scott W. Simpson et al. · Science | Oct 2009 | 207 |
| 16 | The first skull of Australopithecus boisei Gen Suwa, Berhane Asfaw, Yonas Beyene et al. · Nature | Oct 1997 | 157 |
| 17 | The Ardipithecus ramidus Skull and Its Implications for Hominid Origins Gen Suwa, Berhane Asfaw, Reiko T. Kono et al. · Science | Oct 2009 | 149 |
| 18 | Newly discovered fossil hominid skull from the Afar depression, Ethiopia Glenn Carter Conroy, Clifford J. Jolly, Douglas Lloyd Cramer et al. · Nature | Nov 1978 | 125 |
| 19 | Jaws and teeth ofAustralopithecus afarensis from Maka, Middle Awash, Ethiopia Tim D. White, Gen Suwa, Scott W. Simpson et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | 2000 | 121 |
| 20 | Hominid cranial remains from upper pleistocene deposits at Aduma, Middle Awash, Ethiopia Yohannes Haile‐Selassie, Berhane Asfaw, Tim D. White · American Journal of Physical Anthropology | 11 Aug 2003 | 84 |
| 21 | Anaemia and nutritional status of adolescent girls in Babile District, Eastern Ethiopia. Kedir Teji, Yadeta Dessie, Tesfaye Assebe et al. · PubMed | 2016 | 83 |
| 22 | Effect of Nutrition Education on Pregnancy Specific Nutrition Knowledge and Healthy Dietary Practice among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa Ashenafi Zelalem, Mulualem Endeshaw, Mamaru Ayenew et al. · clinics in Mother and Child Health | 2017 | 80 |
| 23 | Early Pleistocene Homo erectus fossils from Konso, southern Ethiopia Gen Suwa, Berhane Asfaw, Yohannes Haile‐Selassie et al. · Anthropological Science | 2007 | 79 |
| 24 | A 1.4-million-year-old bone handaxe from Konso, Ethiopia, shows advanced tool technology in the early Acheulean Katsuhiro Sano, Yonas Beyene, Shigehiro Katoh et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 13 Jul 2020 | 70 |
| 25 | New geological and palaeontological age constraint for the gorilla–human lineage split Shigehiro Katoh, Yonas Beyene, Tetsumaru Itaya et al. · Nature | Feb 2016 | 54 |
| 26 | Plio-Pleistocene terrestrial mammal assemblage from Konso, southern Ethiopia Gen Suwa, Hideo Nakaya, Berhane Asfaw et al. · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology | 24 Dec 2003 | 52 |
| 27 | Prevalence of Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors Among Women Attended Cervical Cancer Screening Center at Gahandi Memorial Hospital, Ethiopia Mulugeta Mekuria, Kebede Edosa, Mulualem Endashaw et al. · Cancer Informatics | 2021 | 50 |
| 28 | Ardipithecus ramidus and the evolution of the human cranial base William H. Kimbel, Gen Suwa, Berhane Asfaw et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 6 Jan 2014 | 50 |
| 29 | Diet and Pre-eclampsia: A Prospective Multicentre Case–Control Study in Ethiopia Mulualem Endeshaw, Fantu Abebe, Melkamu Bedimo et al. · Midwifery | 10 Mar 2015 | 49 |
| 30 | Endocranial ontogeny and evolution in early Homo sapiens : The evidence from Herto, Ethiopia Christoph P. E. Zollikofer, Thibault Bienvenu, Yonas Beyene et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | Aug 2022 | 41 |
| 31 | Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo “cepranensis,” and the Daka cranium William Henry Gilbert, Tim D. White, Berhane Asfaw · Journal of Human Evolution | Sep 2003 | 41 |
| 32 | Newly discovered cercopithecid, equid and other mammalian fossils from the Chorora Formation, Ethiopia Gen Suwa, Yonas Beyene, Hideo Nakaya et al. · Anthropological Science | 2015 | 40 |
| 33 | Obesity in young age is a risk factor for preeclampsia: a facility based case-control study, northwest Ethiopia Mulualem Endeshaw, Fantu Abebe, Solomon Adanew Worku et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | 19 Aug 2016 | 37 |
| 34 | Effect of Maternal Nutrition and Dietary Habits on Preeclampsia: A Case-Control Study Mulualem Endeshaw, Fikadu Ambaw Yehualashet, Amanu Aragaw et al. · International Journal of Clinical Medicine | 2014 | 37 |
| 35 | Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators et al. · Nature Communications | 7 May 2025 | 35 |
| 36 | A comprehensive community epilepsy programme: the Nakuru project A.T Feksi, J Kaamugisha, S Gatiti et al. · Epilepsy Research | Apr 1991 | 31 |
| 37 | Cryptic Diversity within the Major Trypanosomiasis Vector Glossina fuscipes Revealed by Molecular Markers Naomi A. Dyer, Sophie Ravel, Kwang–Shik Choi et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases | 9 Aug 2011 | 30 |
| 38 | Local Knowledge of Plants and Their Uses Among Women in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia Matthew W. Luizza, Heather A. Young, Christina Kuroiwa et al. · Digital Collections of Colorado (Colorado State University) | 8 Jan 2014 | 30 |
| 39 | Minimum Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in East Africa Countries: A Multilevel Analysis Temam Beshir Raru, Bedasa Taye Merga, Gutema Mulatu et al. · International Journal of Public Health | Jun 2023 | 28 |
| 40 | Under nutrition as a predictor of poor academic performance; the case of Nekemte primary schools students, Western Ethiopia Dejene Seyoum, Reta Tsegaye, Amanuel Tesfaye · BMC Research Notes | 6 Nov 2019 | 28 |
| 41 | Adverse drug reactions among major depressive disorders: patterns by age and gender Tariku Sisay, Roza Wami · Heliyon | Dec 2021 | 24 |
| 42 | Prevalence and Risk Factors of Active Trachoma among Children in Gondar Zuria District North Gondar, Ethiopia Muluken Asres, Mulualem Endeshaw, Melese Yeshambaw · Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2016 | 24 |
| 43 | COVID-19 vaccine side effect: age and gender disparity in adverse effects following the first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine among the vaccinated population in Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study Astawus Alemayehu, Abebaw Demissie, Mohammed Yusuf et al. · SAGE Open Medicine | 2022 | 23 |
| 44 | Linking policies and regulations to sustainable finance for the promotion of urban agriculture: Evidence from micro and small businesses Goshu Desalegn, Anita Tangl, Mária Fekete‐Farkas et al. · Heliyon | 24 May 2024 | 22 |
| 45 | Determinants of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study Bereket Duko, Yirdaw Melese, Jemal Ebrahim · Tobacco Induced Diseases | 2 Sep 2019 | 22 |
| 46 | Toxicological impacts and mitigation strategies of food contaminants: a global perspective and comprehensive narrative review Gudisa Bereda · Current Research in Toxicology | 2025 | 20 |
| 47 | Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Determinant Factors among General Public in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Astawus Alemayehu, Abebaw Demissie, Mohammed Yusuf et al. · Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology | 2022 | 19 |
| 48 | Integrative geochronology calibrates the Middle and Late Stone Ages of Ethiopia’s Afar Rift Elizabeth M. Niespolo, Giday WoldeGabriel, William K. Hart et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 6 Dec 2021 | 19 |
| 49 | Canine sexual dimorphism in Ardipithecus ramidus was nearly human-like Gen Suwa, Tomohiko Sasaki, Sileshi Semaw et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | Dec 2021 | 19 |
| 50 | Variation in population structure and dynamics of montane forest tree species in Ethiopia guide priorities for conservation and research Nicholas E. Young, William H. Romme, Paul Evangelista et al. · Biotropica | 20 Feb 2017 | 19 |
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