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Michael Ansong · Peerford
Publications 57 Publications 2011–2026
Citations 2,291 Citations to those papers
h-index 20 h-index i10-index 32
Field-weighted impact 5.29 Field-weighted impact 1.00 is the world average
World top 10% 24% World top 10% 8 of 34 scored papers
Open access 75% Open access 27 of the 36 whose access is recorded 8 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.
Google Scholar shows 2,825 citations, h-index 22 and i10-index 36 (2,252 citations and h-index 21 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.
By year Papers, and the citations to them
Education
PhD, School of Environment Griffith University 2012–2016 MSc Natural Resources Management, Biology Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2008–2010 BSc(Hons) Natural Resources Management, Silviculture and Forest Management Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 2003–2007 Citations received each year
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
Global and Planetary Change 1526%
Plant Science 1119%
Nature and Landscape Conservation 814%
Insect Science 712%
Building and Construction 611%
Forestry 611%
Ecological Modeling 47%
Ecology 47%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 35%
Economics and Econometrics 24%
Topics most written on
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management12 African Botany and Ecology Studies6 Biological Control of Invasive Species6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies5 Bamboo properties and applications4 Species Distribution and Climate Change4 Forest ecology and management3 Forest Insect Ecology and Management3 Forest Management and Policy3 Mining and Resource Management3 Animal and Plant Science Education2 Economic and Environmental Valuation2
Where they publish PLoS ONE 5 Biological Invasions 2 Ecological Management & Restoration 2 International Journal of Forestry Research 2 Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management 2 NeoBiota 2 Scientific African Development goals addressed From each paper’s title and abstract
15 Life on land 13 2 Zero hunger 4 14 Life below water 3 1 No poverty 1 8 Decent work and economic growth 1 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure 1 11 Sustainable cities and communities 1 12
Most cited 2018 716 citations World top 10% Open access · Bronze
2018 314 citations World top 10% Open access · Hybrid
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
43 works
Every institution they have given on a paper.
2014 19th Australiasian Weeds Conference-Science, Community and Food Security: the weed Challenge Conference First author 14 citations
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Social Sciences & Humanities Open 2 How it can be read 75% free to read, of the 36 recorded
Diamond 2 · 4% Free to read and to publish Gold 16 · 28% In an open-access journal Hybrid 3 · 5% Open in a subscription journal Bronze 3 · 5% Free to read, no open licence Green 3 · 5% A copy in a repository Closed 9 · 16% Behind a paywall Unknown 21 · 37% Not recorded by the source Who funds it 14 of 57 papers name a funder
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 6 Akademie Věd České Republiky 4 Grantová Agentura České Republiky 4 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 3 Agencia Estatal de Investigación 2 Austrian Science Fund 2 Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 2 Natural Environment Research Council 2 Responsible consumption and production
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13 Climate action 1
16 Peace, justice and strong institutions 1
17 Partnerships for the goals 1 Nature Ecology & Evolution 15
2024 211 citations World top 10% Open access · Hybrid