M. B. Mochiah

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Genetics

Publications: 461970–2026
Citations: 583to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 0.891.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%3 of 46 scored papers
Open access: 74%34 papers free to read

9 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

46 in all

Influence of Hand Weeding and Herbicides on Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Yield and Financial Return in Ghana
2026AgrochemicalsJournalOpen access0 citations10.3390/agrochemicals5020029
Evaluation of Production and Pest Management Practices in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in Ghana
2024AgronomyJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science3678%
Agronomy and Crop Science1430%
Insect Science1430%
Molecular Biology49%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences37%
Genetics24%
Horticulture24%
Soil Science24%
Animal Science and Zoology12%
Biotechnology12%

Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural pest management studies15
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems13
Insect Pest Control Strategies12
Insect-Plant Interactions and Control9
Peanut Plant Research Studies8
Cassava research and cyanide6
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences5
Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics4
Insect Resistance and Genetics4
Insect behavior and control techniques3
Plant Disease Management Techniques3
Plant Virus Research Studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

54% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234568Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States15
Kenya8
Australia3
China3
India2
Côte d’Ivoire2
United Kingdom2
Czechia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH19 papers
North Carolina State UniversityUS10 papers
International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyKE8 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH7 papers
University of FloridaUS6 papers
University of GeorgiaUS5 papers
University of ConnecticutUS3 papers
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityCN3 papers
Charles Sturt UniversityAU3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers

Where they publish

Peanut Science4
Sustainable Agriculture Research4
African Crop Science Journal3
Crop Protection3
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science3
Journal of Experimental Agriculture International3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger21
15Life on land5
14Life below water4
3Good health and well-being3
17Partnerships for the goals3
1No poverty2
10Reduced inequalities1
12

Most cited

Comparing the Effectiveness of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) and Hot Pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.) in the Management of the Major Pests of Cabbage Brassica oleracea (L.)
Sustainable Agriculture Research2
201669 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Wolbachia infection in Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) causes cytoplasmic incompatibility: implications for biological control
Biological Control3
200269 citationsOpen access · Green
Changes in the distribution of lepidopteran maize stemborers in Kenya from the 1950s to 1990s

Storage rot of seed yam resulting from speargrass injuries

2020African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/acsj.v28i2.6

Pesticides Abuse and Health Implications in Ghana: A Review

2019International Journal of Environment Agriculture and BiotechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.22161/ijeab/4.3.38

Effect of azadirachtin pre-treatment on major pests, diseases and yield of seed yam

2019Journal of Entomology and NematologyJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.5897/jen2018.0222

PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION AND POISONING AMONG SMALL HOLDER VEGETABLE AND FRUIT GROWERS IN GHANA – A REVIEW

2019HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalSenior author1 citation

Effect of plant bed type on nematode density and yield of cabbage in two regions of Ghana

2014Journal of Entomology and NematologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5897/jen2014.0108

The Use of Sugar Baits for the Integrated Management of Soil Arthropod Pests in Peanut (Arachis hypogaeaL.) in Ghana, West Africa

2013Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern AfricaJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4001/003.021.0210

Changes in the distribution of lepidopteran maize stemborers in Kenya from the 1950s to 1990s

2001International Journal of Tropical Insect ScienceJournalSenior author56 citations10.1017/s1742758400008511

Gates Open Research2

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 20 · 43%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

21 of 46 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development6
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation4
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation4
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa3
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology3
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council2
Charles Sturt University2
University of Georgia2

Responsible consumption and production

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science14

Onion as a Pest Control Intercrop in Organic Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) Production System in Ghana

Sustainable Agriculture Research2

201241 citationsOpen access · Hybrid