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16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
233
10,471
Ecotoxicology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
121
7,604
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
139
6,416
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
128
5,406
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
74
7,045
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
72
2,721
Diatom ecology and taxonomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
45
2,974
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,114
Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Biopolymer
Plant-soil-microbe interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
36
3,517
Ecotoxicology
endocrine disruption
tissue culture bioassays
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
30
1,072
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botany
natural resource use
entomology
education for sustainable development
indigenous
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
15
706
Aquatic Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
631
Biological Sciences
Limnology
water quality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
380
aquatic ecotoxicology
aquatic ecosystems
fish
macroinvertebrates
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
222
Botany
ethnobotany
ethnopharmacology
unconventional foodplants
Food security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
206
Freshwater fish parasitology
invasion biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
176
Mitochondria
mtDNA genetics
Bioenergetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
119
Biological sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
70
Ecotoxicology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
33
Marine parasitology
Taxonomy
Genetics
Morphology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Ecotoxicology
Marine Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
25
Arvind Kumar Gupta
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
233
10,471
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
H Bouwman
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
121
7,604
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
139
6,416
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
Victor Wepener
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
128
5,406
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Sarel Cilliers
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
37
74
7,045
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
Anel Petzer
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
72
2,721
Jonathan C. Taylor
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
45
2,974
Diatom ecology and taxonomy
Kerry Hadfield
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
32
1,114
Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
36
3,517
Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Biopolymer
Plant-soil-microbe interactions
Rialet Pieters
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
30
1,072
Ecotoxicology
endocrine disruption
tissue culture bioassays
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Cathy Dzerefos
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
15
706
botany
natural resource use
entomology
education for sustainable development
indigenous
Wynand Malherbe
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
13
20
631
Sandra Barnard
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
11
13
380
Biological Sciences
Limnology
water quality
Johannes Hendrik Erasmus
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
8
7
222
aquatic ecotoxicology
aquatic ecosystems
fish
macroinvertebrates
John Awungnjia Asong
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
7
7
206
Botany
ethnobotany
ethnopharmacology
unconventional foodplants
Food security
Marliese Truter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
7
7
176
Freshwater fish parasitology
invasion biology
Marianne Venter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
6
5
119
Mitochondria
mtDNA genetics
Bioenergetics
Lehlohonolo Mofokeng
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
6
2
70
Marelize Labuschagne
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
3
2
33
Anja Vermaak
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
2
0
13
Marine parasitology
Taxonomy
Genetics
Morphology
Nicole Van Gessellen
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
1
1
25
Ecotoxicology
Marine Biology