H. M. Amoatey

University of Ghana

Also at Ghana Atomic Energy Commissionfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1992, latest 2026

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Agronomy and Crop Science
Genetics

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 461992–2026
Citations: 417to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 0.881.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%4 of 46 scored papers
Open access: 78%36 papers free to read

2 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

46 in all

Genotype-specific radiosensitivity and mutagenic dose optimization in Ghanaian cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ): a case study of cowpea cultivar Videza and Songotra
2026International Journal of Radiation BiologyJournal1 citation10.1080/09553002.2026.2636295
Combining ability, maternal and reciprocal effects for growth traits, total carotenoids and beta carotene in yellow maize (Zea mays L.)
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 Science3678%
Molecular Biology817%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics49%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences49%
Agronomy and Crop Science37%
Genetics37%
Horticulture37%
Soil Science37%
Ecology24%
Food Science24%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural pest management studies13
Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics11
Genetics and Plant Breeding8
Plant tissue culture and regeneration6
Plant Virus Research Studies5
Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies4
Plant Reproductive Biology4
Soybean genetics and cultivation4
Banana Cultivation and Research3
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy3
Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects3
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
Peru1
Australia1
Egypt1
Germany1
Pakistan1
Taiwan1
Spain1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH35 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH7 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH5 papers
University of Cape CoastGH4 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH3 papers
Swansea UniversityGB2 papers
Radiological and Medical Sciences Research InstituteGH2 papers
Universidad de MurciaES1 paper
University of AleppoSY1 paper
University of EducationPK1 paper

Where they publish

Australian Journal of Crop Science4
Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International3
Journal of Experimental Agriculture International3
African Crop Science Journal2
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development2
Heliyon2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger21
14Life below water8
15Life on land6
6Clean water and sanitation1
7Affordable and clean energy1
12Responsible consumption and production1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Cultivation and use of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in the Volta Region of Ghana
Journal of Food Technology in Africa2
200147 citations
Evaluation of crossability studies between selected eggplant accessions with wild relatives S. torvum, S. anguivi and S. aethopicum (Shum group)
Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science15
201837 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Cultivation and use of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in the Volta Region of Ghana.

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Genetic variation, heritability and genetic advance of eggplant accessions (Solanum spp.)

2024Bulgarian Portal for Open ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations

In vitro regeneration of Vitellaria paradoxa from shoot tip explants

2022BiotechnologiaJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.5114/bta.2022.113917

Gene effect and heritability of yield and its components in eggplant

2020African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen access1 citation10.4314/acsj.v28i2.8

Nutritional and antioxidant composition of eggplant accessions in Ghana

2019African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen access15 citations10.4314/acsj.v27i2.6

Phenotypic screening of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) walp) genotypes for resistance to cowpea viral diseases

2018African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access4 citations10.18697/ajfand.82.17160

Callus induction and plant regeneration via leaf segments of three accessions of African rice (Oryza glaberrimaStued.)

2017International Journal of Environment Agriculture and BiotechnologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.22161/ijeab/2.5.17

Incidence of sweet potato viruses in the coastal Savannah agro-ecological zone of Ghana

2015CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)Journal2 citations10.4454/jpp.v97i1.030

Evaluation of Potential Accessions of African Rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud) with Essential Mineral Elements for Breeding Purposes

2015Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.9734/jaeri/2015/15314

Genetic Diversity Studies in 29 Accessions of Okra (Abelmoschus spp L.) Using 13 Quantitative Traits

2014Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst author24 citations10.9734/ajea/2015/12306

Water use efficiencies of maize cultivars grown under rain-fed conditions

2011Agricultural SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author27 citations10.4236/as.2011.22018

Productivity and soil water use by rainfed maize genotypes in a coastal savannah environment

2011Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide)JournalOpen access9 citations

Potential of crop models for improving and sustaining crop production in Ghana

2001Ghana Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/gjas.v34i1.1838

Complementary genes control biparental plastid inheritance in Pelargonium

1992Theoretical and Applied GeneticsJournalSenior author21 citations10.1007/bf00222876

Journal of Agricultural Science

Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide)1

How it can be read

78% free to read

Diamond 19 · 41%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 17%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 22%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 46 papers name a funder

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung1
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana1
International Institute for Environment and Development1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration1
University of Ghana1
University of Missouri1
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use1

Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter

Water use efficiencies of maize cultivars grown under rain-fed conditions

Agricultural Sciences12

201127 citationsOpen access · Diamond

The impact of gamma irradiation and storage on the physicochemical properties of tomato fruits in Ghana

Food Quality and Safety2

202025 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold