Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa

Also at Ghana Communication Technology Universityfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa is a Professor of Food Science and Technology and currently the Vice-Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Tesano-Accra and the Chief of Fiapre Traditional Area in the Bono Region of Ghana under the stool name Obrempong Professor Kyem-Amponsah II. He was formerly the Interim Vice-Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), President of the Ghana Technology University College (GTUC),… More on ORCID

Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science
Horticulture
Forestry
Animal Science and Zoology

Publications: 612001–2026
Citations: 2,644to those papers
h-index: 25i10-index 46
Field-weighted impact: 3.551.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%20 of 61 scored papers
Open access: 33%20 papers free to read

19 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Vice Chancellor, Office of the Vice ChancellorGhana Communication Technology University2021–2029

Education

PhD Food Science, Centre for Food Science and TechnologyUniversity of Strathclyde2006–2008
Master of Philosophy in Food Science, Department of Nutrition and Food ScienceUniversity of Ghana1997–1999
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Food Science, Department of Nutrition and Food ScienceUniversity of Ghana1992–1996

Honours, memberships and service

Publications

61 in all

Application of response surface methodology for studying the influence of soaking, blanching and sodium hexametaphosphate salt concentration on some biochemical and physical characteristics of cowpeas ( Vigna unguiculata ) during canning
2005Journal of Food EngineeringJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.07.032
Effect of nixtamalization on the chemical and functional properties of maize

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science4370%
Nutrition and Dietetics2948%
Plant Science2134%
Horticulture915%
Forestry58%
Animal Science and Zoology47%
Mechanical Engineering47%
Agronomy and Crop Science23%
Biochemistry23%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis23%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties24
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis22
Proteins in Food Systems16
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications10
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy9
Agricultural pest management studies6
Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology5
Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization4
Cassava research and cyanide4
African Botany and Ecology Studies3
Botanical Research and Applications3
Meat and Animal Product Quality3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

41% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Belgium16
Denmark3
United Kingdom3
Sweden3
Zambia3
China1
Indonesia1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghent UniversityBE16 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH7 papers
KU LeuvenBE6 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH5 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH4 papers
Institute for Scientific and Technological InformationGH4 papers
University of StrathclydeGB3 papers
Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSE3 papers
University of CopenhagenDK3 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH3 papers

Where they publish

Food Research International7
Food Chemistry5
International Journal of Food Engineering5
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition5
Journal of Food Engineering4
International Journal of Food Science & Technology3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger18
6Clean water and sanitation4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
12Responsible consumption and production2
14Life below water2
15Life on land2
7Affordable and clean energy1

Most cited

Factors influencing quality variation in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) bean flavour profile — A review
Food Research International12
2016478 citationsWorld top 10%
Chemical composition and physical quality characteristics of Ghanaian cocoa beans as affected by pulp pre-conditioning and fermentation
Journal of Food Science and Technology
2011191 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Industrial manufacture of sugar-free chocolates – Applicability of alternative sweeteners and carbohydrate polymers as raw materials in product development

Vice Chancellor, Office of the Vice ChancellorGhana Communication Technology University

Lecturer to Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food ScienceUniversity of Ghana2000–2018

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The microflora of fermented nixtamalized corn

2004International Journal of Food MicrobiologyJournalSenior authorCorresponding29 citations10.1016/s0168-1605(03)00114-4

Effect of fermentation on the quality characteristics of nixtamalized corn

2002Food Research InternationalJournalSenior authorCorresponding27 citations10.1016/s0963-9969(02)00108-4

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development2

Agroforestry Systems2

How it can be read

33% free to read

Diamond 3 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 41 · 67%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

17 of 61 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development6
Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad5
VLIRUOS5
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana3
Universiteit Gent3
Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds UGent1
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek1
University of Seoul1

Trends in Food Science & Technology

2013138 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze