Edward Ebo Onumah

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

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

Publications: 462010–2026
Citations: 894to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 3.181.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%12 of 46 scored papers
Open access: 74%34 papers free to read

3 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

Implication of educational reforms on agrarian labour: The case of free SHS on maize farms in Ghana
2026Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.55493/5005.v16i1.5850
Understanding recent dynamics: prosperity and longevity in Ghana
2026Health Economics Review

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences2350%
Economics and Econometrics1328%
Soil Science1226%
Management Science and Operations Research1022%
Business and International Management715%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics511%
Animal Science and Zoology49%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance49%
General Health Professions37%
Global and Planetary Change37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices22
Agricultural risk and resilience12
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA10
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development7
Climate change impacts on agriculture4
Global trade and economics4
Livestock and Poultry Management4
Firm Innovation and Growth3
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth3
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations3
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion3
Organic Food and Agriculture3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

41% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Sweden3
Burkina Faso3
Germany3
Netherlands2
Thailand2
United Kingdom2
United States1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH7 papers
University of Cape CoastGH5 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH4 papers
Lund UniversitySE3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH3 papers
University of AmsterdamNL2 papers
University of GöttingenDE2 papers
Asian Institute of TechnologyTH2 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers

Where they publish

Cogent Economics & Finance3
African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development2
Caraka Tani Journal of Sustainable Agriculture2
Journal of Agricultural Sciences Belgrade2
Sustainability2
Acta agriculturae Slovenica1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger15
8Decent work and economic growth6
1No poverty5
6Clean water and sanitation2
10Reduced inequalities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
13Climate action1
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Most cited

Is resilience socially constructed? Empirical evidence from Fiji, Ghana, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam
Global Environmental Change
2016195 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Anthropogenic sources and environmentally relevant concentrations of heavy metals in surface water of a mining district in Ghana: a multivariate statistical approach
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A6
2010105 citations
Contingent valuation study of the benefits of seasonal climate forecasts for maize farmers in the Republic of Benin, West Africa

Crop Productivity and Multidimensional Poverty Reduction in Ghana

2025International journal of research and scientific innovationJournalOpen access0 citations10.51244/ijrsi.2025.12110143

COVID-19 and its impact on the profit of mango value chain actors

2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0299572

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

2024Caraka Tani Journal of Sustainable AgricultureJournalOpen access3 citations10.20961/carakatani.v39i1.82925

Value Chain Analysis of the Broiler Industry in the Southern Sector of Ghana

2023Caraka Tani Journal of Sustainable AgricultureJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.20961/carakatani.v38i2.74187

Dynamics of the poultry market in Ghana

2023Journal of Agricultural Sciences BelgradeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.2298/jas2304489o

Nontariff measures and production allocation decisions of cereal farmers in Ghana

2023AgribusinessJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1002/agr.21845

Determinants of competitiveness of irrigated and rain-fed tomato production technologies in Ghana

2023International Journal of Agricultural Policy and ResearchJournalOpen access2 citations10.15739/ijapr.23.009

Impact analysis of innovation and gendered constraints in the fisheries sector of southern Ghana

2023African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/20421338.2023.2218772

Non‐tariff measures and household welfare: Evidence from Ghana

2023Journal of International DevelopmentJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/jid.3859

Rice price volatility and transmission: implications for food security in Ghana

2022Cogent Economics & FinanceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1080/23322039.2022.2085605

Bayesian technical efficiency analysis of groundnut production in Ghana

2022Cogent Economics & FinanceJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1080/23322039.2022.2074627

Profit efficiency of layer production in Ghana

2021Sustainable FuturesJournalOpen accessSenior author20 citations10.1016/j.sftr.2021.100057

Regional Analysis of Fish Farms in Ghana: A Stochastic MetaFrontier Approach

2020Aquaculture StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4194/2618-6381-v20_2_04

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

2018Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic FieldsJournalSenior author2 citations10.14505/tpref.v9.1(17).04

Input Policies and Crop Diversification: Evidence from the Collines Region in Benin

2017African Development ReviewJournalSenior authorCorresponding26 citations10.1111/1467-8268.12286

Productivity and constraints analysis of commercial tilapia farms in Ghana

2017Kasetsart Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen access24 citations10.1016/j.kjss.2016.12.001

Technical Efficiency and Production Risk of Maize Production: Evidence from Ghana

2016Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & SociologyJournalOpen access14 citations10.9734/ajaees/2016/26014

Cost Efficiency of NERICA Producing Households in Ghana: A Modified Non-neutral Stochastic Frontier Analysis

2015Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.9734/ajea/2015/19866

Meta-frontier analysis of organic and conventional cocoa production in Ghana

2013Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika)JournalOpen access55 citations10.17221/128/2012-agricecon

Outreach and sustainability of inventory credit programme in Ghana

2011Journal of Agricultural Sciences BelgradeJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.2298/jas1102145o

Paths to Attaining Food Security: The Case of Cameroon

2010ChallengesJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.3390/challe10100005

African Development Review1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 12 · 26%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 4%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

University of Ghana6
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek5
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology2
United States Agency for International Development2
Agroscope1
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa1
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers1
Department for International Development1

Partnerships for the goals

201787 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Trends in Agriculturally-Relevant Rainfall Characteristics for Small-scale Agriculture in Northern Ghana

Journal of Agricultural Science2

201067 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Meta-frontier analysis of organic and conventional cocoa production in Ghana

Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika)

201355 citationsOpen access · Gold