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Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Evelyn Steinhauer
University of Alberta
2
Susan Chiblow
York University
3
Derebe Alemneh
Asossa University
4
Anteneh Agezew Melash
University of Debrecen
5
Thirze Hermans
Wageningen University & Research
6
Zusiphe Mbelebele
University of KwaZulu-Natal
7
D. G. Kapayou
Pearson (United States)
8
Amos W. Wawire
Karatina University
9
Maxwell Jnr Opoku
University of Environment and Sustainable Development
10
Saima Sidik
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Rising Stars Papers

1
Harmonizing Traditional Knowledge with Environmental Preservation: Sustainable Strategies for the Conservation of Indigenous Medicinal Plants (IMPs) and Their Implications for Economic Well-Being
Sustainability|2024
44 cit.
2
Why loneliness is bad for your health
Nature|2024
13 cit.
3
Potent new pill provides COVID relief for the masses
Nature|2024
4 cit.
4
Lethal Marburg virus is on the rise in Rwanda: why scientists are worried
Nature|2024
4 cit.
5
Plant waste buried at sea to fight climate change
Science|2024
3 cit.
6
Growing wealth from nature: analyzing the profitability and determinants of high-value medicinal plants in smallholder production systems
Cogent Economics & Finance|2024
2 cit.
7
How to trick the immune system into attacking tumours
Nature|2025
2 cit.
8
Audio long read: Why loneliness is bad for your health
Nature|2024
1 cit.
9
Anishinaabek responsibilities and relationships are demonstrated in N'bi (Water) Declarations
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water|2024
1 cit.
10
Medicinal plant cultivation and smallholder welfare in Amatole, South Africa: A propensity score analysis
South African Journal of Science|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Rochelle Johnston
Unknown
2
Chalsissa Takele
Wollega University
3
Assen Mohamed
Addis Ababa University
4
Maren Seehawer
MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society
5
Paul J. Meighan
McGill University
6
Yousef Al Horr
Gulf Organisation for Research & Development
7
Pou Temara
Unknown
8
Marisa Elena Duarte
Arizona State University
9
Gaurav Sharma
Amity University
10
Dejene K. Mengistu
Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
<i>Colonialingualism</i>: colonial legacies, imperial mindsets, and inequitable practices in English language education
Diaspora Indigenous and Minority Education|2022
99 cit.
2
Indigenous agricultural knowledge: A neglected human based resource for sustainable crop protection and production
Heliyon|2023
60 cit.
3
Indigenous language revitalization using <i>TEK-nology</i> : how can traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and technology support intergenerational language transmission?
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development|2022
32 cit.
4
Approaches and Advantages of Increased Crop Genetic Diversity in the Fields
Diversity|2023
29 cit.
5
Transepistemic English language teaching for sustainable futures
ELT Journal|2023
22 cit.
6
Diversity and Traditional Use Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among Communities in the South and South-Eastern Zones of the Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Diversity|2022
11 cit.
7
Thermal Comfort in Buildings: Scientometric Analysis and Systematic Review
Journal of Architectural Engineering|2023
10 cit.
8
Dùthchas, a Scottish Gaelic Methodology to Guide Self-Decolonization and Conceptualize a Kincentric and Relational Approach to Community-Led Research
International Journal of Qualitative Methods|2022
9 cit.
9
Research Agendas in an Ubuntu Paradigm
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South|2023
8 cit.
10
Anishinaabek Giikendaaswin and Dùthchas nan Gàidheal: concepts to (re)center place-based knowledges, governance, and land in times of crisis
Ethnicities|2023
7 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Muhammad Sultan
Bahauddin Zakariya University
2
Moses Mensah
Central University
3
K.E. Giller
Wageningen University & Research
4
Sandie Suchet‐Pearson
Macquarie University
5
Joanne Sharp
University of Glasgow
6
Andrew Kliskey
University of Idaho
7
Andrea Berardi
The Open University
8
Christine Stilwell
University of KwaZulu-Natal
9
Nicholas M. Holden
University College Dublin
10
Fikret Berkes
University of Manitoba

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
REDISCOVERY OF TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AS ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
Ecological Applications|2000
3.8k cit.
2
Evolution of co-management: Role of knowledge generation, bridging organizations and social learning
Journal of Environmental Management|2008
2.4k cit.
3
Rethinking Community‐Based Conservation
Conservation Biology|2004
1.9k cit.
4
Adaptive Comanagement for Building Resilience in Social?Ecological Systems
Environmental Management|2004
1.8k cit.
5
Sacred Ecology: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Management
Economic Geography|2000
1.8k cit.
6
Community Resilience: Toward an Integrated Approach
Society & Natural Resources|2012
1.7k cit.
7
Conservation agriculture and smallholder farming in Africa: The heretics’ view
Field Crops Research|2009
1.5k cit.
8
Co-management: concepts and methodological implications
Journal of Environmental Management|2005
1.2k cit.
9
Community-based conservation in a globalized world
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2007
1.1k cit.
10
When yield gaps are poverty traps: The paradigm of ecological intensification in African smallholder agriculture
Field Crops Research|2012
1.1k cit.

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