Kowiyou Yessoufou

University of Johannesburg — South Africa

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(35), Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies(20), Plant and animal studies(19), Species Distribution and Climate Change(19), Identification and Quantification in Food(13)

Publications162 total

Nature vs. nurture: parental care cushions agricultural drought impacts on child health in South Africa
Scientific Reports·2026Open Access
Evaluating the Conduciveness of the Policy Environment for Deploying Sustainable Renewable Energy Mini-Grids in Lesotho
Energies·2026Open Access
<b>Who knows, who uses, and who shares? Social network analysis of the use of</b><b> a threatened medicinal plant </b><b>in South Africa</b>
Figshare·2026Open Access
<b>Phylogenetic or functional community dispersions do not translate into demographic benefits or costs</b>
Figshare·2026Open Access
<b>Phylogenetic or functional community dispersions do not translate into demographic benefits or costs</b>
Figshare·2026Open Access
<b>Who knows, who uses, and who shares? Social network analysis of the use of</b><b> a threatened medicinal plant </b><b>in South Africa</b>
Figshare·2026Open Access
Economic hubs are a haven for environmental crime in South Africa
Environmental Research Communications·2025Open Access
Random Patterns of Medicinal Plants on a Phylogeny do not Imply Random Selections of Medicinal Plants
Economic Botany·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Policy and Land Degradation Are Neglected in the Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought Research Landscape in South Africa: Evidence From a Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis
Land Degradation and Development·2025· 2 cited
Integration of indigenous knowledge with scientific knowledge: A systematic review
Environmental Science & Policy·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
First spectral reflectance dataset of a highly invasive and aggressive alien plant species, Equisetum hyemale (snakegrass), in South Africa: Towards early detection and effective eradication
Data in Brief·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Sustainable tourism and green space: exploring how green spaces and natural attractions contribute to local tourism economies and revenue generation in Gauteng province
Discover Sustainability·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Whilst the gymnosperm tree of life may survive the ongoing biodiversity crisis, the angiosperm tree of life may not
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Household acceptance of solar water heaters in South Africa: An expectancy-disconfirmation model
Utilities Policy·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Random patterns of medicinal plants on a phylogeny do not imply random selections of medicinal plants
2025Open Access
Over half of the phylogenetic diversity accumulated on the African plant tree of life may be eroded under current biodiversity crisis even though threatened species are not evolutionarily unique
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Anthropogenic pressures, rather than plant vigour, promote insect herbivory rates on Securidaca longepedunculata along elevation in a South African woodland
2025
An African perspective to biodiversity conservation in the twenty-first century
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
Multiple Speciation and Extinction Rate Shifts Shaped the Macro-Evolutionary History of the Genus Lycium Towards a Rather Gradual Accumulation of Species Within the Genus
Diversity·2024Open Access
A Global Meta‐Analysis of the Effects of Greenspaces on COVID‐19 Infection and Mortality Rates
GeoHealth·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Hosam O. Elansary(23), Barnabas H. Daru(13), Michelle van der Bank(13), T. Jonathan Davies(9), Eman A. Mahmoud(9), Olivier Maurin(7), Ledile T. Mankga(6), Abed Alataway(6), Ahmed Z. Dewidar(6), Shiekh Marifatul Haq(5), Muhammad Majeed(5), Muhammad Waheed(5), Rainer W. Bussmann(5), Hayssam M. Ali(4), Mohamed A. Al-Yafrasi(3), Tarek K. Zin El‐Abedin(3), Bezeng S. Bezeng(3), Mohamed Z. M. Salem(3), B.S. Bezeng(3), Musheerul Hassan(3)