Kwadwo Ofori

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Genetics
Horticulture
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Forestry

In their own words

Agronomy
plant breeding

Publications: 1471970–2026
Citations: 1,610to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 54
Field-weighted impact: 1.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%15 of 91 scored papers
Open access: 70%64 of the 91 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,750 citations, h-index 31 and i10-index 80 (1,799 citations and h-index 22 since 2021), as of October 12, 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, Crop ScienceUniversity of Ghana1989–2016

Education

Msc , PhD, Crop Science and plant ecologyUniversity of Saskatchewan1982–1989
BSc, Crop ScienceUniversity of Ghana1979–1981

On their papers

Publications

147 in all

Participatory Rural Appraisal on Cowpea Production Constraints and Farmers’ Management Practices in Burkina Faso
2020Modern Applied ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.5539/mas.v14n11p9
Exploitation of Hybrid Vigor for Identification of Promising Sorghum F1 Hybrid for High Grain Yield and Resistance to Sorghum Midge
2020

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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

Plant Science7752%
Agronomy and Crop Science1611%
Genetics128%
Horticulture107%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics85%
Forestry85%
Soil Science75%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences64%
Molecular Biology64%
Insect Science53%

Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural pest management studies25
Genetics and Plant Breeding22
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement12
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems11
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy10
Peanut Plant Research Studies10
Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies9
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals9
African Botany and Ecology Studies7
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis7
Soybean genetics and cultivation7
Bioenergy crop production and management6

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

71% of their 91 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written34567911Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States15
Niger15
Nigeria11
Kenya9
India9
Ethiopia8
Côte d’Ivoire7
Taiwan7

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

West Africa Centre for Crop ImprovementGH55 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH25 papers
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du NigerNE15 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG9 papers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsIN8 papers
World Vegetable CenterTW7 papers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsML7 papers
Africa Rice CenterCI7 papers
Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches AgricolesBF6 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH6 papers

Where they publish

African Crop Science Journal6
Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science6
Journal of the Ghana Science Association4
Agronomy3
Food Control3
Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger37
15Life on land13
13Climate action4
6Clean water and sanitation3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
3Good health and well-being2
14Life below water2
1

Most cited

Diversity in 113 cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp] accessions assessed with 458 SNP markers
SpringerPlus1016
201470 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Farmers’ key production constraints and traits desired in cowpea in Ghana
Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
201369 citations
Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.): Predisposing factors and management interventions

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Journal of Agronomy

Selection of drought tolerant genotypes in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using indices

2020Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop ScienceJournal3 citations

Effect of substrates and fertilizer application rates on growth of two cocoa clones

2020IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science IOSR-JAVSJournal1 citation

Screening of cowpea germplasm for resistance to Striga gesnerioides in Niger

2019African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/acsj.v27i4.7

Yield performance stability of adapted and improved cowpea in the Equatoria region of South Sudan

2019Legume Research - An International JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.18805/lr-463

Analysis of Phenotypic Stability in 25 Cowpea Genotypes Across Six Environments

2019Indian Journal of Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.18805/ijare.a-429

Development and screening of cowpea recombinant inbred lines for seedling drought tolerance

2019Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop ScienceJournal19 citations

Assessment of salt tolerance and variability within some rice germplasm using microsatelittes

2018Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop ScienceJournalSenior author9 citations

Utilization and farmers’ knowledge on pigeonpea diversity in Benin, West Africa

2017Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author42 citations10.1186/s13002-017-0164-9

Differential responses of 15 cowpea genotypes to three Striga hot spots in Niger

2017International Journal of Biological and Chemical SciencesJournalOpen access4 citations10.4314/ijbcs.v11i4.2

GENES ACTION IN SALINITY TOLERANCE AND THE IMPLICATION IN RICE BREEDING

2017CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations

Assessing Garden Egg Genotypes for Sugars Accumulation in Varying Growth Conditions in Ghana

2017Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajaar/2017/35726

Genetic Diversity Assessment of Four Rice Varieties using SNP Markers

2017European Journal of Engineering and Technology ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.24018/ejeng.2017.2.12.504

Genetic control of beta-carotene, iron and zinc content in sweetpotato

2017Journal of Plant Studies; VolJournal8 citations

Farmers’ production constraints, knowledge of striga and preferred traits of pearl millet in Jigawa state, Nigeria

2017Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: D Agriculture and VeterinaryJournal22 citations

Genetic gain in heterosis of maize reciprocal composites

2017Hyderabad International Convention CentreReportSenior author0 citations

Genetic control of dry matter, starch and sugar content in sweetpotato

2016Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant ScienceJournalOpen access13 citations10.1080/09064710.2016.1225813

Relative Planting Dates Effect on the Agronomic Performance of Maize (Zea Mays L.) and Groundnut (Arachis Hypogea L) in an Intercrop System

2016American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (Global Society of Scientific Research and Researchers)JournalOpen access5 citations

Stability, agronomic performance and genetic variability of 10 cassava genotypes in Ghana

2016Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop ScienceJournalOpen access10 citations10.5897/jpbcs2016.0581

Field Assessment of Cowpea Genotypes for Drought Tolerance

2016International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations

Evaluation of Groundnut Mini Core to Identify Sources of Tolerance to End of Season Drought in the Sahel, Niger

2016International Journal of Plant Breeding and GeneticsJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.3923/ijpbg.2017.31.38

International Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics

How it can be read

70% free to read, of the 91 recorded

Diamond 25 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 9 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 27 · 18%Behind a paywall
Unknown 56 · 38%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

44 of 147 papers name a funder

University of Ghana19
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa12
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst12
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation3
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana3
Danida Fellowship Centre3
National Science Foundation3
United States Agency for International Development3

10Reduced inequalities1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

12Responsible consumption and production1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

201862 citationsWorld top 10%