Paul A. Asare

Associate Professor/PhD, University of Cape Coast, since 2005per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Food Science
Soil Science
Genetics
Ecology

In their own words

Plant Breeding and Agronomy

Publications: 542011–2026
Citations: 816to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 25
Field-weighted impact: 1.751.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%9 of 42 scored papers
Open access: 74%31 of the 42 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,154 citations, h-index 21 and i10-index 26 (882 citations and h-index 18 since 2021), as of October 14, 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/PhD, Crop ScienceUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2005

Education

PhD, Crop ScienceUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2012

Publications

54 in all

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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 Science3769%
Agronomy and Crop Science815%
Food Science815%
Soil Science815%
Genetics47%
Ecology36%
Insect Science36%
Mechanical Engineering36%
Horticulture24%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics12%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Cassava research and cyanide8
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism7
Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects6
Potato Plant Research6
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems5
Agricultural pest management studies4
Plant Pathogens and Resistance4
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement4
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research3
Banana Cultivation and Research3
Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies3
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

55% of their 42 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark8
Nigeria8
Barbados5
Congo (DRC)4
United States2
United Kingdom1
Pakistan1
Togo1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH10 papers
Aarhus UniversityDK8 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG8 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG8 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH7 papers
University of GhanaGH7 papers
University of the West IndiesBB5 papers
Université Evangélique en AfriqueCD4 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH3 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers

Where they publish

Heliyon3
Agronomy2
Frontiers in Horticulture2
Journal of Agricultural Science2
Plant Roots2
PLoS ONE2
Rhizosphere

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger14
15Life on land4
6Clean water and sanitation3
14Life below water2
1No poverty1
7Affordable and clean energy1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10

Most cited

Meta-analysis of crop yields of full, deficit, and partial root-zone drying irrigation
Agricultural Water Management6
2017135 citations
Morphological and molecular based diversity studies of some cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) germplasm in Ghana
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY2
201172 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Characterising shoot and root system trait variability and contribution to genotypic variability in juvenile cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plants

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Response of some cowpea genotypes to radiosensitivity using 60Co gamma radiation

2025International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and TechnologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.3329/ijarit.v15i1.82798

Optimizing Agronomic Zinc Biofortification in Carrots

2025Plant-Environment InteractionsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1002/pei3.70086

Investigating the Genetics of Scab Resistance and Yield Components in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

2025International Journal of Plant & Soil ScienceJournal0 citations

CARNEIRO, JL dos S. Caracterização morfológica e molecular de germoplasma de

2024PROPAGAÇÃO VEGETATIVA E DIVERSIDADE GENÉTICA DE INHAME (Dioscorea sp.)Journal0 citations

Crop Plants to Potassium (K) Deprivation

2021Plant RootsJournal0 citations

Phenotypic Characterization of Tiger Nuts (Cyperus esculentus L.) from Major Growing Areas in Ghana

2020The Scientific World JOURNALJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding41 citations10.1155/2020/7232591

Acta Scientific Agriculture1

How it can be read

74% free to read, of the 42 recorded

Diamond 7 · 13%Free to read and to publish
Gold 18 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 20%Behind a paywall
Unknown 12 · 22%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

17 of 54 papers name a funder

Udenrigsministeriet4
University of Cape Coast4
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation3
Danida Fellowship Centre3
African Union2
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior2
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India2
Directorate for Biological Sciences2

Reduced inequalities

11Sustainable cities and communities1

12Responsible consumption and production1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

201844 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Phenotypic Characterization of Tiger Nuts (Cyperus esculentus L.) from Major Growing Areas in Ghana

The Scientific World JOURNAL15

202041 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold