S. D. Arthur

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, since 2024per ORCID
Head of Weed Science/Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Artificial Intelligence
Cell Biology
Ecology
Horticulture

Publications: 132004–2026
Citations: 55to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.701.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%1 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 85%11 papers free to read

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

Research Scientist, Weed Science Section, Plant Health DivisionCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Researchsince 2024
Head of Weed Science/Research Scientist, Weed Science Section, Plant Health DivisionCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Researchsince 2022
Principal Technologist, Weed Science Section, Plant Health DivisionCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research2016–2024
Senior Technical Officer, Weed Science Section, Plant Health DivisionCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research2012–2016

Publications

13 in all

First Report of Aspergillus Niger Causing Collar Rot of Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.) in Ghana
2026African Journal of Sustainable Agricultural DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.46654/p89vk291
Influence of Hand Weeding and Herbicides on Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Yield and Financial Return in Ghana
2026

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Citations received each year

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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 Science1292%
Agronomy and Crop Science323%
Artificial Intelligence18%
Cell Biology18%
Ecology18%
Horticulture18%
Insect Science18%
Mechanical Engineering18%
Pollution18%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Peanut Plant Research Studies5
Agricultural pest management studies3
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems3
Plant Disease Management Techniques3
Cassava research and cyanide2
Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity2
Weed Control and Herbicide Applications2
Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions1
Banana Cultivation and Research1
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy1
Extraction and Separation Processes1
Forest Insect Ecology and Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

54% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States6
Kenya1
India1
Argentina1
Malawi1
Switzerland1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH11 papers
North Carolina State UniversityUS5 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH5 papers
University for Development StudiesGH5 papers
University of FloridaUS3 papers
University of GeorgiaUS3 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Directorate of Groundnut ResearchIN1 paper
Forschungszentrum JülichDE1 paper
ICAR-National Bureau Of Plant Genetic ResourcesIN1 paper

Where they publish

African Crop Science Journal1
African Journal of Microbiology Research1
African Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Development1
Agrochemicals1
Agronomy1
E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger7
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Horizon scanning for prioritising invasive alien species with potential to threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Ghana
NeoBiota2
202222 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Pesticides Abuse and Health Implications in Ghana: A Review
International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology
201917 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Evaluation of Production and Pest Management Practices in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) in Ghana

Research / Teaching Assistant, College of Agricultural Science EducationUniversity of Education, Winneba

Education

PhD Agronomy, Crop and Soil SciencesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2018–2024
MPhil Agronomy Weed Science, Crop and Soil SciencesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2014–2016
BEd Agricultural Science, College of Agricultural Science EducationUniversity of Education, Winneba2007–2011

Crop Production and Pesticide Use: Has Ghana Overlooked the Obvious on Health?

2024E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.38159/ehass.20245103

Storage rot of seed yam resulting from speargrass injuries

2020African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/acsj.v28i2.6

Pesticides Abuse and Health Implications in Ghana: A Review

2019International Journal of Environment Agriculture and BiotechnologyJournalOpen access17 citations10.22161/ijeab/4.3.38

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products1

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 5 · 38%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 38%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 2 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 13 papers name a funder

North Carolina Agricultural Foundation4
United States Agency for International Development3
University of Georgia2
Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development1
Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit1
European Commission1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Fundación Carolina1

20247 citationsOpen access · Gold

Storage rot of seed yam resulting from speargrass injuries

African Crop Science Journal

20202 citationsOpen access · Diamond