2026
38. Mirmazloumi, S. Mohammad., Kipkulei, Harison., Waswa, Rose., Landmann, Tobias., Dienya, Tom., Schwarz, Maximillian., Ramoino, Fabrizio., Albergel, Clement., & Ghazaryan, Gohar. (2026). High-resolution monitoring of intra-seasonal agricultural drought using Sentinel-2 and machine learning across bimodal growing seasons in Kenya. Ecological Indicators, 185, 114790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.114790
37. Bundi, R., Rotich, B., Ojwang, D., Chumar, K., Lameck, A. S., Njue, P., & Kipkulei, Harison Kiplagat. (2026). Environmental and socio-economic impacts assessment of stone quarrying along River Mutonga, Meru County, Kenya. Discover Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-026-00482-w
36. Obsi G, D., Mosissa E, T., Biftu J, G., Kedir A, Z., Bekele, Y., M., Makonene K., D., Dereje Mekonen, L., G., Edilu T, G., Benti C, F., Wakgari B, G., Amanuel D, J., Fufa E, S., Niguse D, I., Girma, T., Wagari, M., Habtamu N, A., Tamiru, H. Hinew D, D., Desalegne G, H., Takala D, W., Çelik, M, A., Batu A, M., Girma L, A., Reta R, Z., Tulu T, S., Diba, D., Kipkulei Harison, Kiplagat., Badasa Moisa, M. (2026). Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources and Farming Community Adaptation Strategies in Southwestern Ethiopia. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2026.101207
35. Moisa, Mitiku. Badasa., Iticha, B., Chalchissa, F. B., Roba, Z. R., Kipkulei, Harison. Kiplagat., Deribew, K. T., Gemeda, D. O., & Tariq, A. (2026). Geospatial evidence of enhanced soil carbon storage, moisture stability, and microclimate mitigation under Ethiopia’s green legacy initiative. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 198(3), 223. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-026-15056-z
34. Gurmessa, M. M., Moisa, M. B., Ejigu, T. E., Roba, Z. R., Chalchissa, F. B., Demelash, M., Negash, D., Iticha, B., Deribew, K. T., Kipkulei, Harison. Kiplagat., Feyissa, M. E., & Gemeda, D. O. (2026). Land suitability analysis for sustainable cultivation of apple (Malus domestica) using integrated geospatial and multi-criteria modelling in Southwestern Ethiopia. Discover Sustainability, 7(1), 353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-026-02905-7
33. Moisa, M. B., Iticha, B., Chalchissa, F. B., Roba, Z. R., Kipkulei, H. K., Deribew, K. T., Gemeda, D. O., & Tariq, A. (2026). Geospatial evidence of enhanced soil carbon storage, moisture stability, and microclimate mitigation under Ethiopia’s green legacy initiative. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-026-15056-z
32. Rotich, Brian., Kipkulei, Harison., Abdalrahman Ahmed, Azaria Stephano Lameck, Isaiah Maket, Bernard Soi, Stanley Makindi & Mark Boitt (2026).Spatio-temporal variation of ecosystem service values in response to land use/land cover changes: the case of Baringo County, Kenya. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-026-02729-4
31. Moisa, Mitiku. Badasa., Iticha, B., Chalchissa, F. B., Roba, Z. R., Kipkulei, Harison. Kiplagat., Deribew, K. T., Wolteji, B. N., Rebouh, N. Y., Gemeda, D. O., & Tariq, A. (2026). Mapping the Spatiotemporal Nexus of Soil Moisture and Salinity in Semi-Arid Croplands for Sustainable Agriculture. Earth Systems and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-025-01007-0
30. Roba, Z., Moisa, M., Chalchissa, F., Mana, M., Kipkulei, Harison., Deribew, K., Tabor, K., Aiymeku, T., Tariq, A., Negash, D., & Gemeda, D. (2025). GIS-Based Assessment of Urban Environmental Quality (UEQ): Spatial Analysis and Implications for Sustainable Urban Planning: The Case of Finfinnee and Shaggar Cities. Discover Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8142228/v1
2025
29. Rotich, Brian, Ahmed, Abdalrahman, Kinyili, Benjamin, Kipkulei, Harison (2025): Historical and projected forest cover changes in the Mount Kenya Ecosystem: implications for sustainable forest management. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 26, 100628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2025.100628
28. Rotich, Brian., Chabari, Samson., Soi, Bernard., & Kipkulei, Harison. (2025). Influence of elevation, soil depth and climatic variables on soil physicochemical properties: a case study of farmlands on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya. Discover Soil, 2(1), 71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44378-025-00102-y
27. Lameck, Azaria Stephano, Rotich, Brian, Ahmed, Abdalrahman, Kipkulei, Harison K., Akos, Peto, Boros, Emil (2025): Influence of environmental variables and anthropogenic activities on soda-saline lakes chemistry in northern Tanzania: a remote sensing and GIS approach. Heliyon, 11(2), e41691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e41691
26. Lameck, Azaria Stephano, Rotich, Brian, Ahmed, Abdalrahman, Kipkulei, Harison K., Mnyawi, Silvester Raymond, Czimber, Kornel (2025): Land use/land cover changes due to gold mining in the Singida region, central Tanzania: environmental and socio-economic implications. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(4), 464. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13921-x
25. Kipkulei, Harison, Rotich, Brian, Ahmed, Abdalrahman, Lameck, Azaria, Burudi, Jocelyn, Hounkpati, Kossi, Makindi, Stanley, Boitt, Mark, Sieber, Stefan, Kindu, Mengistie (2025): Land use/land cover dynamics in an arid and semi-arid landscape: a 24-year analysis of Baringo County, Kenya (2000–2024). Global and Earth Surface Processes Change, 4, 100006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gespch.2025.100006
24. Otieno, Loventa. Anyango., Otieno, Terry. Amolo., Rotich, Brian., Löhr, Katharina., & Kipkulei, Harison, K (2025). Integrating remote sensing and machine learning to evaluate environmental drivers of post-fire vegetation recovery in the Mount Kenya forest. Discover Geoscience, 3(1), 81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-025-00196-5
23. Otieno, Terry Amolo, Otieno, Loventa Anyango, Rotich, Brian, Löhr, Katharina, Kipkulei, Harison Kiplagat (2025): Modeling climate change impacts and predicting future vulnerability in the Mount Kenya forest ecosystem using remote sensing and machine learning. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(6), 631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14089-0
22. Kipkulei, Harison K., Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko D., Lana, Marcos, Ghazaryan, Gohar, Baatz, Roland, Löhr, Katharina, Matavel, Custodio, Boitt, Mark K., Chisanga, Charles B., Rotich, Brian, Sieber, Stefan (2025): Modeling the impact of climate change on maize (Zea mays L.) production at the county scale in Kenya. Regional Environmental Change, 25(2), 62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-025-02403-y
21. Kipkulei, Harison K., Boitt, Mark, Bekele Eshetu, Shibire, Sieber, Stefan, Rotich, Brian (2025): Modelling maize yield sensitivity to abiotic stresses in East Africa: integration of crop modelling and synthetic climate change scenarios. International Journal of Plant Production, 19(3), 351-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-025-00341-7
20. Chalchissa, Fedhasa B., Moisa, Mitiku B., Roba, Zenebe R., Kipkulei, Harison K., Deribew, Kiros T., Negash, Dugassa, Gudeta, Tolera M., Tariq, Aqil, Gemeda, Dessalegn O. (2025): Synergistic Pathways of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and green legacy initiative in shaping hydrological stress and land surface temperature in Abay Basin. Trees, Forests and People, 22, 101039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101039
19. Rotich, Brian, Szegi, Tamás, Gelsleichter, Yuri Andrei, Fuchs, Márta, Ocansey, Caleb Melenya, Phenson, Justine Nsima, Abdulkadir, Mustapha, Kipkulei, Harison, Wawire, Amos, Mutuma, Evans, Mesele, Samuel Ayodele, Michéli, Erika, Csorba, Ádám (2025): Variation in soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks across elevation gradients and soil depths in the Mount Kenya East Forest. Land, 14(6), 1217. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14061217
18. Ahmed, Abdalrahman, Rotich, Brian, Kipkulei, Harison K., Lameck, Azaria Stephano, Gallai, Bence, Czimber, Kornel (2025): Vegetation dynamics and climate variability in conflict zones: a case study of Sortony Internally Displaced Camp, Darfur, Sudan. Land, 14(8), 1680. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14081680
2024
17. Kipkulei, Harison K., Bellingrath‐Kimura, Sonoko D., Lana, Marcos, Ghazaryan, Gohar, Baatz, Roland, Matavel, Custodio, Boitt, Mark, Chisanga, Charles B., Rotich, Brian, Moreira, Rodrigo M., Sieber, Stefan (2024): Agronomic management response in maize (Zea mays L.) production across three agroecological zones of Kenya. Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 7(1), e20478. https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20478
16. Chen, Yishan, Kipkulei, Harison Kiplagat, Xie, Zhiqiang, Sieber, Stefan (2024): Assessment of agricultural sustainability performance in Dali Prefecture, China using the DPSIR Model. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 22(1), 2401201. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2024.240120
15. Chisanga, Charles Bwalya, Chilambwe, Alice, Kipkulei, Harison K., Mubanga, Kabwe H. (im Druck): Climate change impact on management practices of maize yield: case of Mount Makulu, Zambia. preprint. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.2143.v1
14. Kipkulei, Harison. Kiplagat., (2024). Maize condition monitoring and yield prediction in Kenyan agricultural landscapes: A remote sensing and crop modelling integration approach. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin https://doi.org/10.18452/29993
13. Rotich, Brian, Maket, Isaiah, Kipkulei, Harison K., Ocansey, Caleb Melenya, Justine, Phenson Nsima, MohammedZein, Mohammed Ahmed, Csorba, Ádám, Michéli, Erika (2024): Determinants of soil and water conservation practices adoption by smallholder farmers in the central highlands of Kenya. Farming System, 2(2), 100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.farsys.2024.100081
12. Matavel, Custodio Efraim, Hoffmann, Harry, Kaechele, Harald, Löhr, Katharina, Bonatti, Michelle, Kipkulei, Harison K., Njoya, Hamza Moluh, Massuque, Jonas, Sieber, Stefan, Rybak, Constance (2024): Does participatory research stimulate sustained adoption of energy technologies? Lessons from stove dissemination in Gurué district, rural Mozambique. Technology in Society, 79, 102722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102722
11. Mugabe, Paschal, Kipkulei, Harison, Sieber, Stefan, Mhache, Emmanuel, Löhr, Katharina (2024): Examining climate trends and patterns and their implications for agricultural productivity in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. Frontiers in Climate, 6, 1346677. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1346677
10. Eshetu, Shibire B., Kipkulei, Harison K., Koepke, Julian, Kächele, Harald, Sieber, Stefan, Löhr, Katharina (2024): Impact of forest landscape restoration in combating soil erosion in the Lake Abaya catchment, Southern Ethiopia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(3), 228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12378-8
9. Kipkulei, Harison K., Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko D., Lana, Marcos, Ghazaryan, Gohar, Baatz, Roland, Matavel, Custodio, Boitt, Mark K., Chisanga, Charles B., Rotich, Brian, Moreira, Rodrigo M., Sieber, Stefan (2024): Maize yield prediction and condition monitoring at the sub-county scale in Kenya: synthesis of remote sensing information and crop modeling. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 14227. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-62623-w
8. Hounkpati, Kossi, Adjonou, Kossi, Moluh Njoya, Hamza, Hlovor, Atsu K. Dogbeda, Kipkulei, Harison K., Sieber, Stefan, Löhr, Katharina, Kokou, Kouami (2024): Strengthening forest landscape restoration through understanding land use dynamics: case study of Tchamba Prefecture (Togo). Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 52(5), 1117-1134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-024-01862-w
2023
7. Matavel, Custodio E., Hoffmann, Harry, Hafner, Johannes M., Kipkulei, Harison K., Uckert, Götz, Kaingo, Jacob, Salavessa, João, Mbwana, Hadijah A., Issa, Ramula, Novela, Leonel S., Sieber, Stefan, Rybak, Constance (2023): Fuel scarcity or household wealth? Assessing the drivers of cooking energy consumption patterns in rural areas in East Africa. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 32(1), 12-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2022.2153282
6. Matavel, Custodio Efraim, Kächele, Harald, Hafner, Johannes M., Rybak, Constance, Uckert, Götz, Hoffmann, Harry, Kipkulei, Harison K., Massuque, Jonas, Steinke, Jonathan, Sieber, Stefan (2023): How to increase cookstove adoption? Exploring cost-effective dissemination techniques in Central Mozambique. Energy Research & Social Science, 100, 103082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103082
2022
5. Kipkulei, Harison K., Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko Dorothea, Lana, Marcos, Ghazaryan, Gohar, Baatz, Roland, Boitt, Mark, Chisanga, Charles B., Rotich, Brian, Sieber, Stefan (2022): Assessment of maize yield response to agricultural management strategies using the DSSAT–CERES-Maize model in Trans Nzoia County in Kenya. International Journal of Plant Production, 16(4), 557-577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-022-00220-5
4. Rotich, Brian, Kindu, Mengistie, Kipkulei, Harison K., Kibet, Stephen, Ojwang, Dennis (2022): Impact of land use/land cover changes on ecosystem service values in the cherangany hills water tower, Kenya. Environmental Challenges, 8, 100576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100576
3. Kipkulei, Harison K., Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko D., Lana, Marcos, Ghazaryan, Gohar, Boitt, Mark, Sieber, Stefan (2022): Modelling cropland expansion and its drivers in Trans Nzoia County, Kenya. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 8(4), 5761-5778. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-022-01475-7
2020
2. Boitt, Mark K., Albright, Oburo M., Kipkulei, Harison K. (2020): Assessment of soil erosion and climate variability on Kerio Valley Basin, Kenya. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 08(6), 97-114. https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2020.86008
2017
1. Kipkulei, Harison K., Mark, Boitt, Imwati, Andrew (2017): Spatial variability of malnutrition and predictions based on climate change and other causal factors: a case study of north rift ASAL counties of Kenya. Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change, 8(10), 1000416. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000416