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

Effect of heat stress on two maize varieties under irrigation in Northern Region of Ghana
2015Int. J. Biol. Chem. SciJournal8 citations
Modelling heat stress effect on two maize varieties in Northern Region of Ghana
2015Global Advanced Research Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournal2 citations
Morphometric analysis of the Sumanpa River Catchmentat Mampong-Ashanti in Ghana

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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
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth ObservationNL3 papers
University of TwenteNL3 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

2015ARPN J Earth SciJournal7 citations

Challenges to maize fertilization in the forest and transition zones of Ghana

2014African Journal of Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author18 citations10.5897/ajar12.1698

Mechanical cassava harvesting as influenced by seedbed preparation and cassava variety

2014Applied Engineering in AgricultureJournal52 citations

HEALTH RISK OF AGROCHEMICALS USAGE IN TOMATO (Lycopersicum esculentum) PRODUCTION IN THE OFFINSO-NORTH DISTRICT OF GHANA

2013International Journal of Engineering Science and TechnologyJournalSenior author4 citations

Spatial variability of some soil chemical and physical properties of an agricultural landscape

2013West African journal of applied ecologyJournal37 citations

Production Constraints in Cocoa Nursery in Selected Major Cocoa Producing Areas in Ghana

2013Global Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology. Tafo, Ghana: Global Institute for Research and Education. Retrieved from: https://www. longdom. org/articles/production-constraints-in-cocoa-nursery-in-selectedmajor-cocoa-producing-areas-in-ghana. pdfJournal2 citations

Landuse Changes and their impacts on the hydrology of Sumampa catchment in Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana. Int

2013Journal of Engineering Research & TechnologyJournalSenior author3 citations

Changes in the Sumampa streamflow flashiness in the forest-savannah transitional zone, Mampong-Ashant, Ghana 1985-2009

2013Journal of Engineering and Applied SciencesJournalSenior author4 citations

Quantification of groundwater recharge in the river ODA catchment using the water table fluctuation method

2013Global Journal of Engineering, Design & TechnologyJournalSenior author13 citations

Field and modelled maize (Zea Mays) response to water stress at different growth stages

2013Global Journal of BiologyJournalFirst author16 citations

Selection of an ideal mesh size for the cracking unit of a palm kernel processing plant

2011Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen access3 citations10.4314/just.v30i3.64623

Design and evaluation of a simple PVC drip irrigation system using akposoe maize variety as a test crop

2011Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyJournal14 citations

Assessing sediment inputs to small reservoirs in Upper East Region, Ghana

2009Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable UseJournal44 citations10.1111/j.1440-1770.2009.00410.x

Influence of grid cell size and flow routing algorithm on soil-landform modeling

2009Journal of the Korean Geographical SocietyJournal31 citations

Irrigation options in the upper east region of Ghana

2008Increasing the Productivity and Sustainability of Rainfed Cropping Systems of Poor Smallholder FarmersJournalFirst author8 citations

Soil and water conservation in Ghana: practices, research and future direction

2008Synthesis of soil, water and nutrient management research in the Volta BasinJournalFirst author3 citations

Artificial Neural Network Estimation of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

2007Vadose Zone JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding79 citations10.2136/vzj2006.0131

Composting to ensure food security: Learning by doing

2006Livestock Research for Rural DevelopmentJournal8 citations

The potential of fonio (Digitaria exilis, Stapf) as feed for monogastrics

2006Livestock Research for Rural DevelopmentJournalSenior author15 citations

Crop–livestock systems in northern Ghana

2002Improving crop–livestock systems in the dry savannas of West and Central Africa. Ibadan: IITAJournalSenior author45 citations

Data gathering methods for land-use change modeling

2002GLOWA-German Programme on Global Change in the Hydrological Cycle.(Phase I, 2000-2003). Status Report 2002JournalFirst author1 citation

Improving livestock systems in the dry Savannas of West and Central Africa

2002Crop-livestock systems in the dry Savannas of West and Central Africa. Reports from the Workshop on livestock systems in the dry savannas of West and Central AfricaJournalSenior author14 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