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Researcher · University of Nairobi · Kenya

Peter M. Gitu

Peter M. Gitu publishes mostly in Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Plant Science, on topics such as Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

OpenAlex
World rank
#4,136,296
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Kenya
#3,791
of 7,520
Works
29
Citations
588
Citations per work
20.3
h-index
11
i10-index 11Top 71% in Molecular Biology
Peter M. Gitu

What does Peter M. Gitu research?

Peter M. Gitu's work is mostly in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%), Chemistry (13%).

Life Sciences: 13 works · 43.4% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 works · 23.7% of their workPlant Science: 3 works · 11.8% of their workFood Science: 2 works · 6.6% of their workInsect Science: 2 works · 5.3% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 works · 19.7% of their workMolecular Biology: 6 works · 19.7% of their workEverything else: 11 works · 38.1% of their workPhysical Sciences: 4 works · 13.2% of their workChemistry: 4 works · 13.2% of their workOrganic Chemistry: 4 works · 13.2% of their workHealth Sciences: 2 works · 5.3% of their workMedicine: 2 works · 5.3% of their workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 works · 5.3% of their workTHEIR WORKPeter M. Gitu29works
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences5%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences723.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology619.7%
  2. Everything else1138.1%
    1. Chemistry413.2%
    1. Medicine25.3%
  1. 1Molecular Biology20% of their works
  2. 2Organic Chemistry13% of their works
  3. 3Plant Science12% of their works
  4. 4Food Science7% of their works
  5. 5Insect Science5% of their works
  6. 6Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Peter M. Gitu's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Medicinal Plants, Biological Activities, Flavonoids, Antioxidants, Drug Discovery, Peptide Synthesis, Antioxidant and Phytochemistry.

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 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Medicinal Plants133 topics
  2. Biological Activities92 topics
  3. Flavonoids92 topics
  4. Antioxidants82 topics
  5. Drug Discovery71 topic
  6. Peptide Synthesis71 topic
  7. Antioxidant51 topic
  8. Phytochemistry51 topic
  9. Acetogenins41 topic
  10. Annonaceae41 topic
  11. Antimicrobial Activity41 topic
  12. Diabetes41 topic
  13. Essential Oils41 topic
  14. Oxidative Stress41 topic
  15. Oxytocin41 topic
  16. Social Behavior41 topic
  17. Glycosidase Inhibitors31 topic
  18. Oligosaccharide Synthesis31 topic
  19. Honey Bees21 topic
  20. Neonicotinoids21 topic

Where does Peter M. Gitu work?

Peter M. Gitu's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Nairobi, Kenya.

How many publications and citations does Peter M. Gitu have?

OpenAlex counts 29 works and 588 citations for Peter M. Gitu, an h-index of 11, ranking #4,136,296 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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