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

Development of end-user preferred sweetpotato varieties
2016Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournal10 citations
Adaptive Capacity and Coping Strategies in the Face of Climate Change: A Comparative Study of Communities around Two Protected Areas in the Coastal Savanna and Transitional Zones of Ghana
2015Journal of Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen access59 citations

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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.

Constraints and Breeding Priorities for Increased Sweetpotato Utilization in Ghana

2015Sustainable Agriculture ResearchJournalOpen access25 citations10.5539/sar.v4n4p1

Phenotypic Variability of 20 Rice Genotypes Under Salt Stress

2015International Journal of Plant Breeding and GeneticsJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.3923/ijpbg.2016.45.51

Genetic Mechanisms Controlling Salt Tolerance in F3 Populations of Rice

2015International Journal of Plant Breeding and GeneticsJournal4 citations10.3923/ijpbg.2015.262.268

Genetic analysis of single cross Quality Protein Maize (QPM) hybrids

2015Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop ScienceJournal6 citations

Effect of flower production and time of flowering on pod yield of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L) genotypes

2014IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.9790/2380-07434449

Evaluation of cowpea genotypes for phosphorus use efficiency

2014Journal of Agricultural and Crop ResearchJournal17 citations

Screening tomato genotypes for adaptation to high temperature in West Africa

2013Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant ScienceJournalOpen access34 citations10.1080/09064710.2013.813062

Heat tolerance in field grown tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under semi-arid conditions of West Africa

2013Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)Journal0 citations

Farmers’ key production constraints and traits desired in cowpea in Ghana

2013Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural DevelopmentJournal69 citations

Genetic control of seed size in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp)

2013Int. J. Agric. SciJournalSenior author33 citations

Genetic analysis of resistance to rosette disease of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

2013PhD Thesis. University of Ghana, Legon. GhanaThesis7 citations

Variation and correlation among agronomic traits in 10 accessions of garden eggplant (Solanum gilo Raddi) in Ghana

2012International journal of science and natureJournalSenior author32 citations

Relationship between flower, immature pod pigmentation and seed testa of cowpea

2012International Journal of Biodiversity and ConservationJournal8 citations

A survey of oil palm based cropping systems in Ghana

2006Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournal1 citation

Comparison of taro production and constraints between West Africa and the Pacific

2004School of Agriculture, University of the South Pacific, Alafua CampusJournalFirst author13 citations

Performance of food crops inter-cropped with oil palm

2001Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournal1 citation

Variability in some quantitative characters of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) landraces in Ghana

2000Ghana Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4314/gjas.v33i2.1866

Heterosis in cowpealandraces from Ghana

1999Ghana Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/gjas.v32i1.1910

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%