Akwasi Mensah‐Bonsu

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
Soil Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology
Business and International Management

Publications: 532009–2026
Citations: 602to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 3.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%16 of 53 scored papers
Open access: 74%39 papers free to read

4 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessUniversity of Ghanasince 2020

Education

PhD, Development EconomicsVrije Universiteit Amsterdam1998–2003
MPhil, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessUniversity of Ghana1995–1997

Honours, memberships and service

Agricultural Economics Society (AES)since 2017

On their papers

University of Ghana

Publications

53 in all

Spatial dependence and spillover effects in crop diversification practices: farm household level evidence from Ghana
2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.3389/fsufs.2026.1759867
Access and Use of Seasonal Weather Forecasts for Maize Production in Zimbabwe: Perspectives of Farmers, Extension Officers and Policy Shapers

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences2547%
Economics and Econometrics1223%
Soil Science1223%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1019%
Animal Science and Zoology815%
Business and International Management713%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance59%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law59%
Agronomy and Crop Science48%
Management Science and Operations Research48%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices25
Agricultural risk and resilience11
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development7
Livestock and Poultry Management6
Agriculture and Rural Development Research5
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion5
Urban and Rural Development Challenges4
Climate change impacts on agriculture3
Economic and Environmental Valuation3
Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets3
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA3
Energy and Environment Impacts3

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

47% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Korea3
Thailand3
Burkina Faso3
Benin3
Germany2
United States2
Nigeria2
Cameroon2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH5 papers
Asian Institute of TechnologyTH3 papers
Seoul National UniversityKR3 papers
CSIR - Animal Research InstituteGH3 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH3 papers
University of MarouaCM2 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
Université Ouaga IIBF2 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
Université d'Abomey-CalaviBJ2 papers

Where they publish

Scientific African3
Cogent Economics & Finance2
Journal of Environmental Management2
Meteorological Applications2
Research on World Agricultural Economy2
Acta agriculturae Slovenica1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger16
13Climate action6
1No poverty4
5Gender equality4
8Decent work and economic growth4
10Reduced inequalities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Contingent valuation study of the benefits of seasonal climate forecasts for maize farmers in the Republic of Benin, West Africa
Climate Services13
201787 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Women farmers' access to credit from rural banks in Ghana
Agricultural Finance Review
200984 citationsWorld top 10%
The state of food security and its determinants in Ghana: an ordered probit analysis of the household hunger scale and household food insecurity access scale

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Meteorological Applications

Crop Productivity and Multidimensional Poverty Reduction in Ghana

2025International journal of research and scientific innovationJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.51244/ijrsi.2025.12110143

Analysis of the Emerging Market for Poultry By-Products in Ghana

2024Caraka Tani Journal of Sustainable AgricultureJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.20961/carakatani.v39i1.82925

Analysis of Mushroom Consumption and its Determinants in Ghana

2024Journal of Agribusiness and Rural DevelopmentJournalOpen access3 citations10.17306/j.jard.2024.01831

Economic Benefits and Uses of Indigenous Seasonal Weather Forecasts in Zimbabwe

2024Research on World Agricultural EconomyJournalOpen access2 citations10.36956/rwae.v5i4.1240

IMPACT OF CROP PRODUCTIVITY ON POVERTY AMONG FARM HOUSEHOLDS IN GHANA

2021ACTA ECONOMICAJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.7251/ace2135077a

The nature and drivers of contracts in cattle herding and management: The case of Ghana

2020Pastoralism Research Policy and PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1186/s13570-020-00172-3

Gender-segregated analysis of the poultry value chain in Ghana

2019Gender Technology and DevelopmentJournalFirst author20 citations10.1080/09718524.2019.1661611

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FOOD SECURITY IN ECOWAS

2018Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic FieldsJournal2 citations10.14505/tpref.v9.1(17).04

Effect of gold mining on total factor productivity of farmers: Evidence from Ghana

2018Acta agriculturae SlovenicaJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.14720/aas.2018.111.2.08

Compliance with GLOBALGAP standards among smallholder pineapple farmers in Akuapem-South, Ghana

2016Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging EconomiesJournal35 citations10.1108/jadee-05-2013-0017

Internal Marketing Policy of Cocoa in Ghana: Farmers' Incentives and Challenges

2013International journal of innovation and applied studiesJournal9 citations

BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS OF BROILER PRODUCTION IN THE ACCRA-TEMA AND KUMASI AREAS

2013European Scientific Journal ESJJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations

Avian influenza shock and performance of the chicken markets in Benin

2012World s Poultry Science JournalJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1017/s0043933912000621

Analysis of Foodstuff Price Volatility in Ghana: Implications for Food Security

2011European Journal of Business and ManagementJournal35 citations

Agricultural and Food Economics1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 12 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 20 · 38%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

17 of 53 papers name a funder

Carnegie Corporation of New York3
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa2
University of Ghana2
A.G. Leventis Foundation1
African Development Bank Group1
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers1
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst1
Economic Research Service1

202355 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

The effect of integration, global value chains and international trade on economic growth and food security in ECOWAS

Cogent Food & Agriculture

201840 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Compliance with GLOBALGAP standards among smallholder pineapple farmers in Akuapem-South, Ghana

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies17

201635 citationsWorld top 10%