John Abraham

Senior Lecturer · Conservation Biology & Entomology

Also at University of Education, Winnebafrom their recent papers

Professor and Head, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, since 2017per ORCID

In their own words

General Entomology
Crop Protection
Chemical Ecology
Forest and Agroecology
Integrated Pest Management

Publications: 232015–2026
Citations: 722to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 2.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%4 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 76%16 of the 21 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 17 publications, 534 citations to them, h-index 7.

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Google Scholar shows 1,009 citations, h-index 11 and i10-index 11 (782 citations and h-index 11 since 2021), as of October 5, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Insect Science1043%
Plant Science835%
Ecology522%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics417%
Molecular Biology417%
Ocean Engineering313%
Pollution313%
Water Science and Technology29%
Analytical Chemistry14%
Biomaterials14%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Insect Pest Control Strategies7
Insect behavior and control techniques6
Insect-Plant Interactions and Control5
Insect Resistance and Genetics4
Plant and animal studies4
Forest Insect Ecology and Management3
Insect and Pesticide Research2
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution2
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment2
Water resources management and optimization2
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
Agricultural pest management studies1

Who they write with

64 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 64 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

38% of their 21 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Italy4
United States2
Russia1
Czechia1
Austria1
Canada1
Nigeria1
Thailand1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Education, WinnebaGH6 papers
Free University of Bozen-BolzanoIT4 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH3 papers
Ministry of Food and AgricultureGH3 papers
Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUS2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH2 papers
CAB InternationalGB1 paper
Carleton UniversityCA1 paper
Chiang Mai UniversityTH1 paper

Where they publish

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata2
Journal of Water Resource and Protection2
Psyche A Journal of Entomology2
African Entomology1
African Journal of Ecology1
African Journal of Plant Science1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land6
11Sustainable cities and communities3
2Zero hunger2
6Clean water and sanitation2
12Responsible consumption and production2
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Advances in the Chemical Ecology of the Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) and its Applications
John Abraham
Journal of Chemical Ecology15
2018139 citationsWorld top 10%
Behavioral and Antennal Responses of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) to Volatiles From Fruit Extracts
John Abraham
Environmental Entomology
2015121 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor and Head, College of Veterinary and Animal SciencesKerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences Universitysince 2017

Education

Ph.D, Livestock Production and ManagementTamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University2009–2012
Ph.D Scholar, Livestock Production and ManagementTamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University2009–2012
MVSc, Livestock Production ManagementIndian Veterinary Research Institute1999–2001
MVSc Scholar, Livestock Production ManagementIndian Veterinary Research Institute1999–2001
BVSc & A H, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences MannuthyKerala Agricultural University1993–1999

Honours, memberships and service

Millennium Aliance AwardFederation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry2016
Life Member, ISAPMIndian Society of Animal Production and Managementsince 2001

Recent publications

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Anthropogenic and seasonal signatures of microfibre contamination in fish from two Ghanaian coastal lagoons
John Abraham, Prof. Jones Abrefa Danquah
Aquatic Ecology11
20261 citation
Communities dependence on non-timber forest products in Kalakpa resource reserve of Ghana
John Abraham, Prof. Jones Abrefa Danquah
Discover Sustainability2
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Ecological risk and environmental implications of microfibre pollution in tropical coastal wetlands of Ghana
John Abraham, Prof. Jones Abrefa Danquah
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances14
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Host age preference and biology of Coccygidium luteum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a larval parasitoid of the fall armyworm
John Abraham
Bulletin of Entomological Research12
20253 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Superparasitism and its effects on the fitness of the larval parasitoid, Coccygidium luteum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
John Abraham
European Journal of Entomology
20251 citationOpen access · Gold
DNA Barcoding of Insects and Its Direct Application for Plant Protection
John Abraham, Rofela Combey
Open Journal of Applied Sciences2
20243 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Response of Odonata assemblages to disturbance in urban freshwater habitats
John Abraham, Rofela Combey
African Journal of Ecology11
20242 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Urban lawn vegetation structure impact arthropod abundance and cattle egret foraging success
John Abraham, Justus P. Deikumah
Scientific African11
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
Basic Developmental Characteristics of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Reared under Laboratory Conditions
John Abraham
Psyche A Journal of Entomology12
202315 citationsOpen access · Gold
Palm wine as a food-based bait for monitoring adult Ceratitis ditissima (Munro) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in citrus orchards
John Abraham
African Entomology17
20237 citationsOpen access · Gold

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