Joseph Okani Honger

University of Ghana

Also at Council for Scientific and Industrial Researchfrom their recent papers

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Plant Science
Cell Biology
Insect Science
Horticulture
Molecular Biology
Ecology

Publications: 261970–2026
Citations: 232to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 1.911.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%5 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 58%15 papers free to read

23 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

26 in all

First Report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae Causing Stem End Rot of Avocado, Pawpaw and Passion Fruits in Ghana
2026New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/nzc2.70145
Pathogen identification and chemical control of brown leaf spot disease of rice caused by Bipolaris oryzae
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science2596%
Cell Biology1454%
Insect Science312%
Horticulture28%
Molecular Biology28%
Ecology14%
Forestry14%
Global and Planetary Change14%
Pollution14%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases14
Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies11
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity10
Banana Cultivation and Research9
Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens5
Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control3
Nematode management and characterization studies3
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy2
Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food2
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
Cassava research and cyanide1
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

19% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States4
South Africa2
India1
Germany1
Israel1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH12 papers
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH6 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH4 papers
Washington State UniversityUS3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH2 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchZA2 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH2 papers
West Africa Centre for Crop ImprovementGH2 papers

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Science3
African Crop Science Journal2
Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection2
Indian Phytopathology2
Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana1
CABI Reviews1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger6
15Life on land5
14Life below water2
1No poverty1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Mango anthracnose disease: the current situation and direction for future research
Frontiers in Microbiology15
202399 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Identification and molecular characterisation of Colletotrichum species from avocado, citrus and pawpaw in Ghana
South African Journal of Plant and Soil15
201630 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Threats to global food security from emerging phytoplasma crop diseases

2025The Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen access9 citations10.1017/s0021859625100178

First report of a stylar end rot disease of guava fruits caused by Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae in Ghana

2025Physiological and Molecular Plant PathologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.103051

Characterisation and in-vitro Control of Curvularia lunata , the Causal Agent of Brown Leaf Spot Disease of Rice in Ghana

2023Agricultural and Food Science Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4314/afsjg.v15i1.3

The Aetiology, Incidence and Severity of Mango Tree Decline Disease in Ghana

2018Ghana Journal of ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations

Identification and molecular characterisation of Colletotrichum species from avocado, citrus and pawpaw in Ghana

2016South African Journal of Plant and SoilJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1080/02571862.2015.1125958

Identification and species status of the mango biotype of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in Ghana

2014European Journal of Plant PathologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding25 citations10.1007/s10658-014-0480-z

CANKER-LIKE DISEASE CAUSED BY XANTHOMONAS SP. IN A CITRUS NURSERY IN GHANA.

2007Ghana Journal of HorticultureJournalFirst author2 citations

Prevalence of plant-parasitic nematodes in rice fields in Ghana

1970African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/acsj.v29i4.4

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How it can be read

58% free to read

Diamond 3 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 42%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 26 papers name a funder

University of Ghana5
North Carolina State University1
World Bank Group1

Threats to global food security from emerging phytoplasma crop diseases

The Journal of Agricultural Science

20259 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze