Andrews Opoku

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Publishing since 1968, latest 2024

Agronomy and Crop Science
Soil Science
Plant Science
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Earth-Surface Processes
Ecology

In their own words

Soil Chemistry
Soil Fertility

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 511968–2024
Citations: 1,094to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 24
Field-weighted impact: 2.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%7 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 74%26 of the 35 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,556 citations, h-index 19 and i10-index 31 (1,071 citations and h-index 18 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

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

51 in all

Integrated Soil Fertility Management in Ghana: challenges and opportunities
2024Agricultural and Food Science Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access8 citations10.4314/afsjg.v16i1.6
Mechanisms for nutrient interactions from organic amendments and mineral fertilizer inputs under cropping systems: a review
2023PeerJ

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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

Agronomy and Crop Science2039%
Soil Science2039%
Plant Science1937%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences36%
Earth-Surface Processes24%
Ecology24%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics24%
Forestry24%
Genetics24%
Food Science12%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems17
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics13
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis6
Agricultural pest management studies4
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism4
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement4
Agricultural Innovations and Practices3
Agricultural Science and Fertilization3
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility3
Irrigation Practices and Water Management3
Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects3
Aeolian processes and effects2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

57% of their 35 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria16
Mali4
Congo (DRC)3
India2
Belgium2
United States1
Kenya1
Brazil1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH32 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG16 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG16 papers
University of GhanaGH7 papers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsML4 papers
Université Catholique de BukavuCD3 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH3 papers
Ghent UniversityBE2 papers
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsIN2 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH2 papers

Where they publish

Frontiers in Agronomy3
Agronomy Journal2
Experimental Agriculture2
Frontiers in Soil Science2
Journal of Experimental Agriculture International2
Journal of the Ghana Science Association2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger15
15Life on land6
6Clean water and sanitation3
12Responsible consumption and production2
13Climate action2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Soil nutrient loss through erosion: Impact of different cropping systems and soil amendments in Ghana
PLoS ONE15
2018164 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Effect of fertilizer deep placement with urea supergranule on nitrogen use efficiency of irrigated rice in Sourou Valley (Burkina Faso)
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems2
2014126 citationsWorld top 10%

Soil Carbon Sequestration and Crop Production Course Module

2023Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for AfricaReport1 citation

Legume-based cropping systems for improving soil environments in sub-Saharan Africa

2017JIRCAS International Symposium Proceedings: Legumes Improve Our Livelihood!JournalSenior author0 citations

Growth and yield response of carrot (Daucus carota L) to different green manures and plant spacing

2017Journal of biology, Agriculture and HealthcareJournalSenior author21 citations

Neem seed oil: a potent nitrification inhibitor to control nitrate leaching after incorporation of crop residues

2014Biological Agriculture & HorticultureJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1080/01448765.2014.885394

Factors influencing Soyabean Production and Willingness to Pay for Inoculum Use in Northern Ghana

2014Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen access4 citations10.9734/ajea/2014/6011

Assessment of Nutrient Flows and Balances in Smallholder Cereal-legume-livestock Farms in the Dry Savannas of West Africa

2014한국토양비료학회 학술발표회 초록집JournalFirst author0 citations

Assessing the performance of the grain legume marketing system in northern Ghana

2013International Journal of AgriScienceJournal4 citations

Legume inoculation technology manual

2013KNUST/IITAJournalSenior author4 citations

Mapping and documenting indigenous knowledge in climate change adaptation in Ghana

2011Africa Adaptation Programme RepJournal47 citations

Effect of water stress on the yield performance of seven dura x pisifera oil palm progenies

2008Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournal1 citation

Utilisation by sheep of herbage under tree crops in Ghana

1978Tropical Animal Health and ProductionJournalSenior author11 citations10.1007/bf02235293

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

The Journal of Agricultural Science2

How it can be read

74% free to read, of the 35 recorded

Diamond 6 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 22%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 18%Behind a paywall
Unknown 16 · 31%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

19 of 51 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation10
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology9
United States Agency for International Development3
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa2
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico1
Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro1
Royal Society1
U.S. Department of Agriculture1