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Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice is a peer-reviewed journal published by Frontiers, covering Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Animal Diversity and Health Studies, Transboundary Water Resource Management. Over its lifetime it has published 476 papers, which have received 8,864 citations.

PublisherFrontiers
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Animal Diversity and Health Studies Transboundary Water Resource Management Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Agriculture and Rural Development Research
ISSN2041-7128
Citation impact (2-yr)1.9
h-index46
i10-index237
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Nairobi
Journal websitepastoralismjournal.springeropen.com
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Papers published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice per year

20
2014
26
2015
25
2016
33
2017
30
2018
19
2019
27
2020
32
2021
48
2022
31
2023
24
2024
41
2025

Citation impact of Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice by publication year

692
2014
849
2015
564
2016
640
2017
710
2018
648
2019
818
2020
376
2021
515
2022
348
2023
103
2024
81
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

Measuring household vulnerability to climate-induced stresses in pastoral rangelands of Kenya: Implications for resilience programming

Francis Opiyo, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Moses Nyangito · 13 Aug 2014

This study uses statistical and econometric tools to measure households’ vulnerability in pastoral rangelands of Kenya. It considered 27 socio-economic and biophysical indicators obtained from 302 households’ in-depth interviews to reflect climate vulnerability components: adaptive capacity, exposure and sensitivity. The theoretical framework used combines exposure and sensitivity to produce potential impact, which was then compared…

Raiding pastoral livelihoods: motives and effects of violent conflict in north-western Kenya

Janpeter Schilling, Francis Opiyo, Jürgen Scheffran · 1 Jan 2012

Conflicts related to livestock raiding are not new phenomena in many pastoral societies in the Horn of Africa. Traditionally, various pastoral communities use raiding as a cultural practice for restocking of herds, especially after periods of drought or outbreaks of diseases. However, in recent years, livestock raiding has become more frequent, violent and destructive. This…

Livestock mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review

Matthew D. Turner, Eva Schlecht · 25 Aug 2019

Livestock mobility is a complex concept holding many different meanings for observers of pastoralism. The movement of African pastoralists with their livestock has historically been seen by outsiders as working against both environmental and development goals. Recently, there has been an embrace of the logics of livestock mobility while uncertainties persist of what it means…

Climate change perception and impacts on cattle production in pastoral communities of northern Tanzania

Esther G. Kimaro, Siobhan M. Mor, Jenny‐Ann Toribio · 20 Jul 2018

This study examines pastoralists’ perception on climate change and impacts on cattle production from ten study villages of Monduli District in Tanzania. This study drew empirical data from 130 cattle owners and 81 participants from focus group discussions in the study villages. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data respectively. Findings…

Pastoralist livelihoods and wildlife revenues in East Africa: a case for coexistence?

Katherine Homewood, Pippa Chenevix Trench, Dan Brockington · 1 Jan 2012

East African arid and semi-arid lands are home to many of the world's pastoralists and most spectacular savanna wildlife populations, attracting substantial conservation and tourism revenues. Yet these peoples are among the poorest (and most affected by extreme climatic events), and the wildlife is in unsustainable decline. National governments, international donors and conservation agencies favour…

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