• Isolation and functional profiling of seed‐associated bacteria from rattlepods (crotalaria spp.) with biotechnological potential 

  Odoi, Brenda A.; Nthiwa, Daniel M.; Neondo, Johnstone O .; Muli, Joshua K.; Kamau, Peter K.; Budambula, Nancy L. (Wiley, 2026)

  Microorganisms associated with plant seeds have recently gained increased attention due to their pivotal role in enhancing plant health through the acquisition of nutrients and plant growth promotion. Although rattlepods ...
• Trends in demographic and health survey publications based on a bibliometric analysis 

  Omondi, Evans; Kariuki, Symon M.; Ouedraogo, Soumaila; Odhiambo, Rachel; Osuka, Daniel; Wekesa, Eliud; Kitsao-Wekulo, Patricia; Kiragga, Agnes; Kyobutungi, Catherine (Taylor and Francis, 2026-06-01)

  Background: The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, launched in 1984, provides high-quality population health data that underpins a vast body of global health research. However, the scale and growth patterns of ...
• Model checks for Bayesian estimation and forecasting of health coverage indicators in low- and middle-income countries 

  Alkema, Leontine; Mooney, Shauna; Kagoye, Sophia; Ferreira, Leonardo Z.; Mady, Roland; Wilson, Emily; Bietsch, Kristin; Adero, Godfrey; Kaberia, Peter M.; Kananura, Rornald M.; Mutua, Martin K.; Njeri, Anne; Wekesa, Eliud (The royal Society publishing, 2026-05-18)

  Statistical models are needed to produce estimates and forecasts of health coverage indicators in low- and middle-income countries, where data are often sparse and of uneven quality. We consider a class of Bayesian transition ...
• Citation and policy influence of research using demographic and health survey data: a bibliometric analysis 

  Omondi, Evans; Wekesa, Eliud; Kariuki, Symon M; Odhiambo, Rachel; Osuka, Daniel; Ouedraogo, Soumaila; Kitsao-Wekulo, Patricia; Kiragga, Agnes; Kyobutungi, Catherine (BioMed Central, 2026-05-14)

  Background: While citation counts are critical metrics for scholarly impact of research articles, they cannot objectively measure other impacts of research to society. Research articles have broader impact beyond academic, ...
• Evaluation of cabbage aphid preference for Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata): implications for trap cropping in kale systems 

  Mutua, Bretor K.; Adan, Isack H.; Karanja, Edward N.; Dubois, Thomas; Mutyambai, Daniel M. (Springer, 2026-04-29)

  Trap cropping has proven to be a promising, widely documented, and sustainable eco-friendly strategy within integrated pest management systems for managing insect pests. Numerous studies have successfully demonstrated its ...

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