Wilson Agyei Agyare

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Usefrom their recent papers

Associate Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2008per ORCID

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Soil Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Forestry
Water Science and Technology
Ecology

In their own words

Soil and Water Engineering and Conservation
Irrigation
Agricultural land use planning
Crop and Soil Modelling
Climate Change
Soil and Water Engineering
Land Use
Soil erosion

Publications: 882002–2026
Citations: 1,265to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 36
Field-weighted impact: 1.421.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%6 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 65%28 of the 43 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,811 citations, h-index 25 and i10-index 53 (1,169 citations and h-index 19 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2008
Senior Research Scientist, Savannah Agricultural Research InstitueCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research1996–2008

Education

PhD, Zentrum for Entwinglungsforchung (Centre for Development Research),University of Bonn2000–2004
MSc., EremologyGhent University1994–1996
BSc. Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Publications

88 in all

Climate information services and farm-level decision-making in the Pra River Basin of Ghana
2026Discover EnvironmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44274-026-00655-x
Influence of tillage and mulching practices on growth, yield, and grain quality of Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L.)
2026Crop Design

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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

Global and Planetary Change1618%
Soil Science1416%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1113%
Forestry1011%
Water Science and Technology910%
Ecology67%
Environmental Engineering56%
Plant Science56%
Agronomy and Crop Science33%
Horticulture22%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

African Botany and Ecology Studies9
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies8
Soil erosion and sediment transport8
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management7
Agriculture and Rural Development Research6
Climate change impacts on agriculture5
Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes4
Land Use and Ecosystem Services4
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics4
Climate variability and models3
Flood Risk Assessment and Management3
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

49% of their 43 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany11
Kenya4
Benin4
Togo3
United States3
Netherlands3
Côte d’Ivoire2
Korea1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land UseGH17 papers
University of BonnDE8 papers
University for Development StudiesGH6 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH6 papers
University of TwenteNL3 papers
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth ObservationNL3 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH3 papers
Forestry Research Institute of GhanaGH3 papers
Université d'Abomey-CalaviBJ3 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH3 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research5
Scientific African3
Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa2
ADRRI Journal Of Advances In Science, Engineering and Artificial Intelligence2
International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology2
Journal of Engineering Research & Technology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land10
2Zero hunger9
6Clean water and sanitation6
13Climate action5
7Affordable and clean energy1
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
12

Most cited

Dark red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) protein hydrolysates inhibit the growth of oxidizing substances in plain yogurt
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
202082 citations
Artificial Neural Network Estimation of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity
Vadose Zone Journal15
200779 citations
Spatio-Temporal Trend Analysis of Rainfall and Temperature Extremes in the Vea Catchment, Ghana
Climate13

Assessing the Impact of Hydro-Climatic Variation on Groundwater Yield in North-East Region of Ghana

2024ADRRI Journal Of Advances In Science, Engineering and Artificial IntelligenceJournal0 citations

Groundwater quality assessment for domestic and irrigation in North-East Region of Ghana

2024ADRRI Journal of Engineering and TechnologyJournal1 citation

Assessing the Level of Dependency and Sufficiency of Groundwater Use in Rainy and Dry Seasons in North-East Region of Ghana

2024ADRRI Journal Of Advances In Science, Engineering and Artificial IntelligenceJournal0 citations

EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF DISC FILTERS USED BY PERI-URBAN FARMERS IN REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM WASTEWATER AT ZAGYURI IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN SAGNERIGU MUNICIPAL OF NORTHERN …

2024GREENER JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH Учредители: Greener JournalsJournal0 citations

Soil Carbon Sequestration and Crop Production Course Module

2023Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for AfricaReportFirst author1 citation

Soil and water conservation training manual

2023International Institute of Tropical AgricultureReportFirst author0 citations

Climatic zoning of Ghana using selected meteorological variables for the period 1976–2018

2022Meteorological ApplicationsJournalOpen accessSenior author67 citations10.1002/met.2049

Benefits and costs of cultivating rice using biochar-inorganic fertilizer combinations

2022Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchJournalOpen access17 citations10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100491

Ghana's railway transport services delivery: A review

2022Transportation EngineeringJournalOpen accessSenior author16 citations10.1016/j.treng.2022.100111

Evaluation of land suitability for crop production in Northern Ghana using GIS and AHP based techniques

2022International Journal of Environment and GeoinformaticsJournalOpen access9 citations10.30897/ijegeo.1022275

Modelling rice yield from biochar-inorganic fertilizer amended fields

2021Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchJournalOpen access8 citations10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100123

An Implications of Soil Erosion on Prospects of Maize and Groundnut Yield in Selected Northern Regions of Ghana

2021DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations

Spatiotemporal Analysis of Potential Impact of Soil Erosion on Maize and Groundnuts Yield in Northern Ghana

2021Journal of Applied Geospatial InformationJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.30871/jagi.v5i2.3271

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

2021Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations

Effect of soil and water conservation methods on maize performance and soil water retention in Northern region of Ghana

2019International Journal of Scientific and Technology ResearchJournal4 citations

Estimation of Flow-Duration and Low-Flow Frequency Parameters for the Sumanpa Stream at Mampong-Ashanti in Ghana for the 1985-2009 Period

2016American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers)JournalOpen access10 citations

Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)2

Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use2

How it can be read

65% free to read, of the 43 recorded

Diamond 9 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 17%Behind a paywall
Unknown 45 · 51%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

17 of 88 papers name a funder

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung10
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology8
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use8
International Fund for Agricultural Development3
University of Twente2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn1
University of California, Santa Barbara1

Responsible consumption and production

World top 10%Open access · Gold

Climatic zoning of Ghana using selected meteorological variables for the period 1976–2018

Meteorological Applications11

202267 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold