Esi K Colecraft

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2004, latest 2023

Nutrition and Dietetics
General Health Professions
Safety Research
Psychiatry and Mental health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Hematology

Publications: 722004–2023
Citations: 1,198to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 30
Field-weighted impact: 1.501.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%9 of 72 scored papers
Open access: 69%50 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

Publications

72 in all

Marital transition is associated with food insecurity, low dietary diversity, and overweight in a female population in rural Ghana
2023African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access10 citations10.18697/ajfand.116.22645
Local meanings and perceptions of women’s empowerment: Qualitative evidence from female and male farmers in rural Ghana

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics6388%
General Health Professions3346%
Safety Research2433%
Psychiatry and Mental health1521%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health913%
Hematology710%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health710%
Business and International Management57%
Pollution46%
Economics and Econometrics34%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access61
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations32
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare24
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues15
Iron Metabolism and Disorders7
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet7
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development5
Energy and Environment Impacts4
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion3
Agricultural Innovations and Practices2
Agricultural risk and resilience2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

90% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada45
United States37
United Kingdom5
Italy3
France2
Indonesia2
South Africa2
Benin2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

McGill UniversityCA44 papers
Iowa State UniversityUS19 papers
University of MichiganUS6 papers
Collège MacDonaldCA5 papers
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsIT3 papers
Pennsylvania State UniversityUS3 papers
Florida International UniversityUS3 papers
University of DenverUS2 papers
Heifer InternationalUS2 papers
World Vision InternationalGB2 papers

Where they publish

The FASEB Journal21
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development13
Current Developments in Nutrition8
Maternal and Child Nutrition3
TSpace (University of Toronto)3
Journal of Nutrition2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger45
1No poverty8
14Life below water4
5Gender equality2
8Decent work and economic growth2
3Good health and well-being1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The Global Nutrition Report 2014: Actions and Accountability to Accelerate the World’s Progress on Nutrition
Journal of Nutrition
2015310 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity among school-aged children in urban Ghana
BMC Obesity2
201792 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
An agriculture–nutrition intervention improved children's diet and growth in a randomized trial in G hana

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development

Development of a facilitator guide for nutrition education on overweight and obesity in the eastern region of Ghana

2023African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.18697/ajfand.116.23010

Rapid review of research on dietary attitudes, beliefs and practices in Ghana 1990-2020

2022African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.18697/ajfand.107.21775

Comparison of Two School Feeding Programmes in Ghana, West Africa

2016International Journal of Child Health and NutritionJournalOpen access7 citations10.6000/1929-4247.2016.05.02.2

The Ghana Cookbook: A Review

2016JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.18113/p8ik260048

Community Interventions for Dietary Improvement in Ghana

2014Food and Nutrition BulletinJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1177/15648265140354s305

Nutritional status of alcoholics in peri-urban areas of the greater Accra region of Ghana

2014African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.18697/ajfand.63.12925

Microfinance with education in rural Ghana: Men's perception of household level impact

2012African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding14 citations10.18697/ajfand.49.enam7

Street foods contribute to nutrient intakes among children from rural communities in Winneba and Techiman municipalities, Ghana

2012African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding13 citations10.18697/ajfand.49.enam8

Advances in Nutrition1

How it can be read

69% free to read

Diamond 1 · 1%Free to read and to publish
Gold 29 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 7 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 22 · 31%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

46 of 72 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development24
Global Affairs Canada7
International Development Research Centre7
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation6
Government of Canada5
Fondation Rideau Hall3
Fondations communautaires du Canada3
McGill University3

Maternal and Child Nutrition2

201871 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green