Frederick Kankam

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Plant Science
Cell Biology
Food Science
Molecular Biology
Nutrition and Dietetics
Biotechnology

Publications: 461970–2026
Citations: 229to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 0.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%5 of 46 scored papers
Open access: 70%32 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

Studies on cropping systems and pesticide regimes in Tolon, in the Northern Region of Ghana
2026Journal of Applied Life Sciences and EnvironmentJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.46909/alse-584193
Response of common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to triple superphosphate fertilization in iron-rich Luvisols
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 Science4291%
Cell Biology1328%
Food Science511%
Molecular Biology37%
Nutrition and Dietetics37%
Biotechnology24%
Horticulture24%
Agronomy and Crop Science12%
Biomedical Engineering12%
Complementary and alternative medicine12%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases13
Nematode management and characterization studies9
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis7
Plant Disease Management Techniques7
Agricultural pest management studies6
Plant Pathogens and Resistance6
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity6
Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics5
Insect Pest Control Strategies4
Peanut Plant Research Studies4
Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food3
Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China4
United States1
Kenya1
India1
Vietnam1
Italy1
Turkey1
Morocco1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH16 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH6 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH5 papers
Gansu Agricultural UniversityCN4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH3 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
Alliance Bioversity International - CIATIT1 paper
Bioversity InternationalCO1 paper

Where they publish

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection5
Ghana Journal of Science Technology and Development5
IntechOpen eBooks4
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences3
Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science3
Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger17
15Life on land8
6Clean water and sanitation2
1No poverty1
12Responsible consumption and production1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Leaf spot disease of groundnut: A review of existing research on management strategies
Cogent Food & Agriculture1
202231 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Rhizoctonia Disease of Potato: Epidemiology, Toxin Types and Management
Egyptian Journal of Phytopathology2
202119 citationsOpen access · Bronze

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience

Heat and water stress tolerance of three Soybean (Glycine Max L.) varieties under two growing conditions

2025Ghana Journal of Science Technology and DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.47881/309.967x

Antifungal effects of botanical extracts against sweet potato root tuber rot fungal pathogens

2025Egyptian Journal of Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.21608/ejar.2025.271809.1519

Use of Nanomaterials as Nanofertilizers for Crop Betterment

2025Nanotechnology in the life sciencesBook chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-90617-6_10

Incidence and Severity of Cowpea Rust Disease among Selected Cowpea Genotypes in Northern Ghana

2023Ghana Journal of Science Technology and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.47881/386.967x

Anthracnose Disease of Mango: Epidemiology, Impact and Management Options

2022IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.5772/intechopen.105934

Preliminary Study on Evaluation of Sweet Potato Genotypes for Resistance to Sweet Potato Virus Disease (SPVD)

2022Ghana Journal of Science Technology and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.47881/373.967x

Role of Mycorrhizae in Crop Protection

2022IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen access6 citations10.5772/intechopen.109020

Rhizoctonia Disease of Potato: Epidemiology, Toxin Types and Management

2021Egyptian Journal of PhytopathologyJournalOpen accessFirst author19 citations10.21608/ejp.2021.72057.1028

Causes and management of pesticides contamination in agriculture: A review

2021Ghana Journal of Science Technology and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.47881/265.967x

Aflatoxin contamination in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.); its causes and management

2021Ghana Journal of Science Technology and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.47881/264.967x

Response of Five Cowpea Varieties to Some Phytonematodes under Field Conditions

2016International Journal of Plant & Soil ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ijpss/2016/27943

Influence of Inoculum Levels of Root Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

2014Asian Journal of Agriculture and Food SciencesJournalFirst author12 citations

Efficacy of Neem Seed Powder on Root Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) Infecting Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea)

2014Asian Journal of Agriculture and Food SciencesJournalFirst author0 citations

Efficacy of spraying intervals of Ridomil Plus 66 WP for control of taro leaf blight disease

1970African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4314/acsj.v29i1.9

African Crop Science Journal

African Journal of Microbiology Research1

How it can be read

70% free to read

Diamond 14 · 30%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 17%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 9%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 14 · 30%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 46 papers name a funder

National Institute of Food and Agriculture3
U.S. Department of Agriculture3
National Natural Science Foundation of China2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Ministry of Foreign Affairs1
United States Agency for International Development1

The Plant Pathology Journal

201617 citationsOpen access · Gold

Causes and management of pesticides contamination in agriculture: A review

Ghana Journal of Science Technology and Development2

202115 citationsOpen access · Hybrid