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Augustine Suh Niba

Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Nelson Mandela Drive Campus, P/Bag X1, Mthatha, 5117, South Africa

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Review ArticleOpen accessThe Socio-Cultural and Economic Significance of Goats Among the amaXhosa People of South Africa: A ReviewEmrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Augustine Suh NibaThe interplay between the traditional utility of goats and cultural beliefs influencing their economic and social significance has been largely overlooked in research, including in South Africa. Factually, studies have been inclined to ignore the intricate relationships that exist in goat keeping and the economic as well as the socio-cultural impact among households and subsistence farmers of the “amaXhosa” people. … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 6 May 2026 · 1,614 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessMoringa Oleifera for Enhancing Livestock Performance and Product Quality: A Bibliometric AnalysisEmrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Augustine Suh NibaThis bibliometric analysis evaluates global research on Moringa oleifera as a feed supplement for enhancing livestock performance and product quality. A total of 95 peer-reviewed articles published between 2002 and 2023 were retrieved from Web of Science. Bibliometric indicators revealed mean citations per document of 19.89, average co-authors per document of 5.14, and an annual research growth rate of 10.73%. … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 21, Issue 4 · 19 Feb 2026 · 1,492 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessA Bibliometric Assessment of Urban Agriculture Indexed in Scopus and Wos From 1978-2023Emrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Augustine Suh Niba, Eunice Amaka AkuruUrban agriculture is a system of food production in and around urban settlements aimed at ameliorating the challenge of food shortage. The goal of this study is to explore emergent worldwide publication trends, contemporary focus and gaps in urban agriculture research over the last four decades (1978-2023). Despite the numerous research work on urban agriculture, gap existed in literatures on … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 3 · 14 Sep 2025 · 3,978 accessesView PDF Cite

Review ArticleOpen accessBibliometric Research on Goat Ticks: A Global Analysis from 1990 - 2024Emrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Augustine Suh NibaThis study illustrates the results trends of academic literatures in line with goat ticks globally. An aggregate of 1204 documents was Web of Science (WOS) data archive for evaluation utilizing bibliometric analysis. From the study, the result presented comprised, relevant subject matters in the field of study, global citations, affiliated organizations, source of documents as well as vital keywords and … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 2 · 22 Aug 2025 · 5,039 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessBibliometric Global Research Trends on Snail FarmingEmrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Augustine Suh NibaSnail farming (Heliciculture) has been recognized as a vital agricultural sector in many parts of the world because of its role in the production of animal protein. However, less research has been carried out on the holistic picture of the global research status on snail studies. We aimed to make a bibliometric evaluation based on a total of 212 research … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 19 Feb 2025 · 6,272 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessBibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends on Invertebrate and Conservation Studies from 1990-2022Emrobowansan Monday Idamokoro, Augustine Suh NibaThe current paper presents findings on research studies in line with conservation and invertebrates (1990-2022) using bibliometric techniques in R studio software. Results obtained from the study among others include; key authors, nations' citations and publication numbers, affiliations, journal sources, and important keywords that are often used by authors in the field. A total of 417 pieces of research literature … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 1 · 12 Oct 2024 · 5,114 accessesView PDF Cite