Sarah Darkwa

Publishing since 2003, latest 2025

Food Science
Ecology
Education
General Health Professions
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

In their own words

Food Science
Nutrition & the Environment

Publications: 322003–2025
Citations: 394to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.071.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 78%14 of the 18 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 840 citations, h-index 13 and i10-index 14 (455 citations and h-index 12 since 2021), as of October 14, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Publications

32 in all

Comparative analysis of microbial contamination in vegetables sourced from farms, markets and street vendors in cape coast, Ghana
2025Archives of Agriculture and Environmental ScienceJournalSenior author0 citations
Assessment of levels of heavy metals in some common local spices sold in two markets in Cape Coast Ghana
2025Archives of Agriculture and Environmental ScienceJournalSenior author

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Citations received each year

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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

Food Science413%
Ecology39%
Education39%
General Health Professions39%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law39%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health39%
Analytical Chemistry26%
Biomedical Engineering26%
Molecular Biology26%
Nutrition and Dietetics26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling3
Edible Oils Quality and Analysis2
Environmental Education and Sustainability2
Food Safety and Hygiene2
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations2
Identification and Quantification in Food2
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability2
Sustainability in Higher Education2
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies1
Biodiesel Production and Applications1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Coastal and Marine Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

6% of their 18 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryUS1 paper
Tumu College of EducationGH1 paper
University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH1 paper
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH1 paper

Where they publish

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development3
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics3
Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science2
Environmental Practice2
International Journal of Food Microbiology2
Scientific African2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger3
4Quality education2
10Reduced inequalities2
14Life below water2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Flying under the radar: A study of public attitudes towards unmanned aerial vehicles
Research & Politics
2014160 citations
Predicting adulteration of Palm oil with Sudan IV dye using shortwave handheld spectroscopy and comparative analysis of models
Vibrational Spectroscopy1016
202035 citations
Quality and safety evaluation of important parameters in palm oil from major cities in Ghana
Scientific African14

Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding17 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0288685

Scientific African

2021Scientific AfricanReportSenior author1 citation

Collection, identification, physico-chemical and microbial quality analysis of non-alcoholic drinks in the Cape Coast Metropolis

2018Unpublished master‘s dissertation, Department of Vocational and Technical Education, University of Cape CoastJournalSenior author1 citation

Environmental Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of University of Cape Coast-Ghana

2016Journal of Education Society and Behavioural ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.9734/bjesbs/2016/25158

Assessment of chemical contaminants in corn dough from selected corn wet milling plants in Mankessim

2016Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.18488/journal.1005/2016.6.6/1005.6.106.118

Campus Sustainability Assessment: The Case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

2016British Journal of Applied Science & TechnologyJournalFirst author2 citations10.9734/bjast/2016/25553

An Exploration of Possible Consequences of Indiscriminate Consumption of Bissap Drink in Ghana

2016British Microbiology Research JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.9734/bmrj/2016/28563

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Lifestyle Practices of Hypertensive Patients in the Cape Coast Metropolis-Ghana

2015Journal of Scientific Research and ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author18 citations10.9734/jsrr/2015/19891

Consumers' Knowledge, Understanding and Use of Food Label Information, and How it Affects Purchasing Decision in Ho, Ghana

2015RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations

ASSESSING STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTH RISKS OF PLASTICIZER EXPOSURE

2015RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

Asian Journal of Empirical Research

2015Asian Journal of Empirical ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations

Knowledge of nutrition facts on food labels and their impact on food choices on consumers in Koforidua, Ghana: a case study

2014South African Journal of Clinical NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1080/16070658.2014.11734479

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development

2013Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentJournal0 citations

Spices and Condiments in Ghana: Their Utilization in Comminuted Meat

2013Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentJournal9 citations

Risk perception, knowledge and behavior: Case studies of fishermen from Lake Ontario, USA and Fosu Lagoon, Ghana

2009State University of New York College of Environmental Science and ForestryThesisFirst author0 citations

Aspán, A., see Eriksson, J.(104) 93 Audinet, N., see Gnanou Besse, N.(104) 123

2005International Journal of Food MicrobiologyJournal0 citations

Effect of boiling and roasting on the fermentation of soybeans into dawadawa (Soy-dawadaw

2005International Journal of Food MicrobiologyJournal0 citations

Asian Food Science Journal

Asian Journal of Empirical Research1

How it can be read

78% free to read, of the 18 recorded

Diamond 6 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 13%Behind a paywall
Unknown 14 · 44%Not recorded by the source

202133 citationsOpen access · Gold

The Knowledge, Attitudes and Lifestyle Practices of Hypertensive Patients in the Cape Coast Metropolis-Ghana

Journal of Scientific Research and Reports

201518 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond