Eric Yirenkyi Danquah

Also at West Africa Centre for Crop Improvementfrom their recent papers

Director/Professor, University of Ghana, since 2007per ORCID

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Eric Yirenkyi Danquah is a Professor of Plant Genetics at the Department of Crop Science of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana. He is a recipient of the University of Ghana Distinguished Award for Meritorious Service, 2013, a member of the IAEA’s Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Applications, the 2018 Laureate, Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences (GCHERA) World Agriculture Prize, the 2022… More on ORCID

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

In their own words

Agriculture

Publications: 2211970–2026
Citations: 2,781to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 93
Field-weighted impact: 1.861.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%37 of 152 scored papers
Open access: 68%104 of the 153 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 4,192 citations, h-index 35 and i10-index 115 (2,721 citations and h-index 27 since 2021), as of October 12, 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

Director/Professor, West Africa Centre for Crop ImprovementUniversity of Ghanasince 2007

Education

PhD, GeneticsUniversity of Cambridge1989–1993

On their papers

Publications

221 in all

Phenotypic Variability of 20 Rice Genotypes Under Salt Stress
2015International Journal of Plant Breeding and GeneticsJournalOpen access7 citations10.3923/ijpbg.2016.45.51
Genetic Mechanisms Controlling Salt Tolerance in F3 Populations of Rice
2015International Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science12557%
Genetics3817%
Agronomy and Crop Science3114%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics136%
Food Science136%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences115%
Molecular Biology115%
Horticulture84%
Forestry73%
Insect Science63%

Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Genetics and Plant Breeding49
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals37
Agricultural pest management studies24
Plant Virus Research Studies16
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility15
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement14
Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies13
Bioenergy crop production and management12
Cassava research and cyanide12
Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics10
Agricultural Innovations and Practices9
GABA and Rice Research9

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

76% of their 153 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written58910141624Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States37
Nigeria32
Kenya24
India19
Benin16
Ethiopia14
United Kingdom14
Niger12

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

West Africa Centre for Crop ImprovementGH118 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH33 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG26 papers
Cornell UniversityUS22 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG22 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH15 papers
International Maize and Wheat Improvement CenterKE14 papers
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du NigerNE12 papers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsIN11 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureBJ11 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Crop Improvement9
Frontiers in Plant Science8
Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science8
Agronomy7
International Journal of Agronomy6
Euphytica4
Genes

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger55
15Life on land21
13Climate action8
10Reduced inequalities6
12Responsible consumption and production6
6Clean water and sanitation5
16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
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Most cited

Molecular markers associated with a new source of resistance to the cassava mosaic disease
African Journal of Biotechnology
2005108 citations
Accelerating Breeding for Heat Tolerance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): An Integrated Approach
Agronomy
2019106 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Maximizing efficiency of genomic selection in CIMMYT’s tropical maize breeding program
Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Fully sequence indexed collections of chemically mutagenized plants: a tool for understanding gene function

2015IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-ANIMALConference1 citation

–Improving food and nutritional security in Ghana through mutation breeding of Sorghum

2014Mutagenesis: exploring novel genes and pathwaysBook chapter1 citation

Journal of Cereals and Oilseeds

2013AssessmentJournal0 citations

Farmers’ key production constraints and traits desired in cowpea in Ghana

2013Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural DevelopmentJournalSenior author69 citations

Genetic analysis of resistance to rosette disease of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

2013PhD Thesis. University of Ghana, Legon. GhanaThesis7 citations

Relationship between flower, immature pod pigmentation and seed testa of cowpea

2012International Journal of Biodiversity and ConservationJournal8 citations

CCAFS Theme 1 workshop: Climate-smart crops

2011CGIAR Research Program on Climate ChangeReport0 citations

Esterase, total protein and seed storage protein diversity in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench)

2009West African Journal of Applied EcologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding26 citations10.4314/wajae.v9i1.45677

Combining ability analysis of resistance to mosaic virus disease in cassava

2009African Crop Science SocietyReportSenior author13 citations

Improvement of Cocoyam

2007Breeding of Neglected and Under-Utilized Crops, Spices, and HerbsJournalFirst author0 citations

Improvement of Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) in Ghana

2007Breeding of Neglected and Under-Utilized Crops, Spices, and HerbsBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.1201/9781482280548-12

Vegetable and spice crop production in West-Africa

2007City PublishersReport47 citations

A review of the applications of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in crop improvement

2006Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalSenior author0 citations

Characterization of a mutant population of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott)

2006International Journal of BotanyJournalSenior author6 citations

Improvement of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) using gamma irradiation and tissue culture

2004Genetic improvement of underutilized and neglected crops in low income food deficit countries through irradiation and related techniques, Pretoria, South AfricaJournal19 citations

Genetic diversity in cocoyam as revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers

2004Genetic improvement of under-utilized and neglected crops in low income food deficit countries through irradiation and related techniquesJournalSenior author4 citations

African Crop Science Journal3

How it can be read

68% free to read, of the 153 recorded

Diamond 25 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 55 · 25%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 13 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 7 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 49 · 22%Behind a paywall
Unknown 68 · 31%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

82 of 221 papers name a funder

University of Ghana29
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation20
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa14
United States Agency for International Development11
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst10
International Development Research Centre8
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers7
National Science Foundation4

Partnerships for the goals

3Good health and well-being1

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

World top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Diversity in 113 cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp] accessions assessed with 458 SNP markers

SpringerPlus1016

201470 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond