Samuel Amponsah

University of Energy and Natural Resources

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Aquatic Science
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Sociology and Political Science
Molecular Biology

Publications: 552016–2026
Citations: 246to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.331.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%8 of 55 scored papers
Open access: 91%50 papers free to read

4 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

55 in all

Growth, mortality and exploitation rate of Pseudupeneus prayensis from the coast of Ghana, West Africa
2026International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.31015/jaefs.2026.1.20
Record-Keeping in Small-scale Aquaculture: Perceptions and Challenges
2026

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Aquatic Science3564%
Ecology2545%
Global and Planetary Change2240%
Nature and Landscape Conservation1527%
Sociology and Political Science47%
Molecular Biology35%
Nutrition and Dietetics35%
Business and International Management24%
Economics and Econometrics24%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences24%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies33
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity19
Marine and fisheries research19
Ichthyology and Marine Biology7
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies7
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies6
Fish Ecology and Management Studies5
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth4
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior4
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Identification and Quantification in Food3
Sex work and related issues3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom7
Australia3
Egypt2
Norway2
India2
Nigeria2
Japan1
Côte d’Ivoire1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH14 papers
University of PortsmouthGB7 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH4 papers
University of WollongongAU3 papers
Norwegian Institute of Marine ResearchNO2 papers
Ain Shams UniversityEG2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers
Federal Institute for Risk AssessmentDE1 paper
Food Research InstituteSK1 paper
Fundacion Agencia Aragonesa para la Investigacion y el DesarrolloES1 paper

Where they publish

Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries4
AQUATIC RESEARCH3
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries3
Davao Research Journal3
DergiPark (Istanbul University)3
Ghana Journal of Science3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water29
2Zero hunger3
6Clean water and sanitation1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Composition of nutrients, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbiological quality in processed small indigenous fish species from Ghana: Implications for food security
PLoS ONE2
202038 citationsOpen access · Gold
Market women’s skills, constraints, and agency in supplying affordable, safe, and high-quality fish in Ghana
MAST. Maritime studies/Maritime studies
202233 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Biophysical and Socioeconomic State and Links of Deltaic Areas Vulnerable to Climate Change: Volta (Ghana), Mahanadi (India) and Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (India and Bangladesh)

Davao Research Journal

Evaluating the Ecologigical Integrity of a Tropical Lake Using Community Degradation Index

2026Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and FisheriesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.46384/jmsf.1799116

Benefits and Challenges of Record-Keeping Among Small-Scale Fisherfolk in Ghana

2026Sustainable Aquatic ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.65869/sar.v5.i2.165

Growth and exploitation rate of Common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis in Ghanaian Coastal Waters

2026Davao Research JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.59120/drj.v17i3.629

Understanding transactional sex among small scale fisherfolks in Ghana

2025Marine and Fishery Sciences (MAFIS)JournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.47193/mafis.3822025010107

Assessing the effects of farming on water quality of fish farms in Ghana: the case study of Sunyani Municipality

2025International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.31015/2025.2.18

Reproductive Biology of Red Pandora (Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882) from the Coast of Ghana and Implications for Management

2024Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and FisheriesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.46384/jmsf.1389524

Through the lens of fisherfolks: understanding shark fishing in Ghana for management and conservation purposes

2024DergiPark (Istanbul University)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aquaculture industry in Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

2024International Journal of Social Sciences and Education ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.24289/ijsser.1493581

Shark Fishing in Ghana: What We Ought to Know

2023IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.5772/intechopen.109301

Population Dynamics of Shark Species in the Coast Of Ghana, West Africa

2023Research in Agriculture Livestock and FisheriesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.3329/ralf.v9i3.63971

Socioeconomics and management of small cetacean bycatch in Ghana

2023The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issueJournalOpen access1 citation10.47536/jcrm.v24i1.798

Population Dynamics of Seabreams (Pagrus caeruleostictus, Pagellus bellottii, Dentex angolensis and Dentex congoensis) from the Coast of Ghana, West Africa

2023Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and FisheriesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.46384/jmsf.1231226

Investigating the fishery of Owabi fishing community in Ghana, West Africa using traditional ecological knowledge

2023International Journal of Social Sciences and Education ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.24289/ijsser.1284817

INCREASED AWARENESS OF SHARK KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION AMONG CHILDREN IN GHANA: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH

2023DergiPark (Istanbul University)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Multivariate analysis of abundance and distribution of fish species in coast of Ghana, West Africa

2022Research in Agriculture Livestock and FisheriesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.3329/ralf.v9i1.59536

Stock Assessment Indicators for Sustainable Exploitation of Chrysichthys walkeri in Lake Volta, Ghana, West Africa

2022Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.17216/limnofish.1037218

Length–weight relationships of six marine fish species from the coast of Ghana

2021Journal of Applied IchthyologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1111/jai.14199

Biological Parameters of False Scad (Decapterus Rhonchus) Encountered in the Coastal Waters of Elmina, Ghana

2020Research in Agriculture Livestock and FisheriesJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.3329/ralf.v7i3.51370

Pattern of Fish Consumption and Fish Distribution: A Study on Sunyani Municipality, Ghana

2020Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/ajfar/2020/v10i130173

Marine and Fishery Sciences (MAFIS)

Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research2

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 31 · 56%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 55 papers name a funder

European Commission3
Australian Agency for International Development2
Norges Forskningsråd2
University of Ghana2
University of Portsmouth2
University of Wollongong2
Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft1
Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung1

201827 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Food safety knowledge and practices among fresh coconut vendors

Scientific African2

202016 citationsOpen access · Gold