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Researcher · Alabama State University · United States

Kennedy S. Wekesa

Kennedy S. Wekesa publishes mostly in Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Nutrition and Dietetics, on topics such as Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques.

OpenAlex
World rank
#6,683,333
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#1,545,331
of 1,627,098
Works
17
Citations
415
Citations per work
24.4
h-index
11
i10-index 12Top 65% in Sensory Systems
Kennedy S. Wekesa

What does Kennedy S. Wekesa research?

Kennedy S. Wekesa's work is mostly in Neuroscience (30%), Nursing (14%), Psychology (10%).

Life Sciences: 6 works · 34.0% of their workNeuroscience: 5 works · 30.0% of their workSensory Systems: 3 works · 16.0% of their workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 works · 14.0% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 works · 4.0% of their workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 works · 4.0% of their workEverything else: 6 works · 34.0% of their workSocial Sciences: 3 works · 18.0% of their workPsychology: 2 works · 10.0% of their workSocial Psychology: 2 works · 10.0% of their workSocial Sciences: 1 works · 8.0% of their workSociology and Political Science: 1 works · 8.0% of their workHealth Sciences: 2 works · 14.0% of their workNursing: 2 works · 14.0% of their workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 works · 14.0% of their workTHEIR WORKKennedy S. Wekesa17works
Life Sciences34%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences18%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience530.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.0%
  2. Everything else634.0%
    1. Psychology210.0%
    2. Social Sciences18.0%
    1. Nursing214.0%
  1. 1Sensory Systems16% of their works
  2. 2Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience14% of their works
  3. 3Nutrition and Dietetics14% of their works
  4. 4Social Psychology10% of their works
  5. 5Sociology and Political Science8% of their works
  6. 6Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Kennedy S. Wekesa's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Olfactory System, COVID-19, Olfactory Dysfunction, Drosophila, Neuroscience, Sweet Taste, Taste Receptors and Oxytocin.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Olfactory System152 topics
  2. COVID-1981 topic
  3. Olfactory Dysfunction81 topic
  4. Drosophila71 topic
  5. Neuroscience71 topic
  6. Sweet Taste71 topic
  7. Taste Receptors71 topic
  8. Oxytocin51 topic
  9. Social Behavior51 topic
  10. Invasive Species42 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services21 topic
  12. GPR54 Gene21 topic
  13. Island Ecosystems21 topic
  14. Pollinator Decline21 topic
  15. Population Dynamics21 topic
  16. Puberty21 topic
  17. Risk Management21 topic
  18. Vulnerability21 topic

Where does Kennedy S. Wekesa work?

Kennedy S. Wekesa's main affiliation in the publication record is Alabama State University, United States.

How many publications and citations does Kennedy S. Wekesa have?

OpenAlex counts 17 works and 415 citations for Kennedy S. Wekesa, an h-index of 11, ranking #6,683,333 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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