Joseph Sarkodie‐Addo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 1988, latest 2026

Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Soil Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Environmental Chemistry
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

In their own words

Agronomy
Crop Science
Crop physiology
Farming Systems

Publications: 771988–2026
Citations: 783to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 0.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%3 of 46 scored papers
Open access: 91%42 of the 46 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,413 citations, h-index 20 and i10-index 30 (870 citations and h-index 14 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

77 in all

Economic evaluation of weed control and herbicide residues on cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Ghana
2016Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournal10 citations
Performance of five bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) landraces in the trasition agroecology of Ghana under different sowing dates
2016Agricultural and Food Science Journal of GhanaJournal14 citations

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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 Science3039%
Agronomy and Crop Science2127%
Soil Science1216%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics68%
Environmental Chemistry34%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences34%
Earth-Surface Processes23%
Forestry23%
Molecular Biology23%
Ecology11%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems15
Agricultural pest management studies11
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis8
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility7
Agricultural Science and Fertilization4
Cassava research and cyanide4
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics4
Soybean genetics and cultivation4
Banana Cultivation and Research3
Aeolian processes and effects2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices2
Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their 46 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Sierra Leone4
United States3
Congo (DRC)3
United Kingdom2
Senegal1
India1
South Africa1
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH17 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH6 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH5 papers
University of Cape CoastGH5 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH4 papers
Sierra Leone Agricultural Research InstituteSL4 papers
Université Catholique de BukavuCD3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
North Carolina State UniversityUS2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Experimental Agriculture International7
Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)6
International Journal of Plant & Soil Science4
International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research3
Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment2
Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger22
15Life on land9
13Climate action3
1No poverty1
6Clean water and sanitation1
8Decent work and economic growth1
12Responsible consumption and production1

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
Evaluation of five bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) landraces to heat and drought stress at Tono-Navrongo, Upper East Region of Ghana
African Journal of Agricultural Research
201284 citations
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varietal response to spacing in the Guinea savanna agro-ecological zone of Ghana Growth and yield

2015Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen access6 citations10.4314/just.v34i2.3

Mechanical cassava harvesting as influenced by seedbed preparation and cassava variety

2014Applied Engineering in AgricultureJournal52 citations

Effect of Some Agronomic Practices to Increase Maize Yield in Ghana

2012Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen access1 citation10.4314/just.v32i2.1

Growth and yield response of early and medium maturity soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) varieties to row spacing

2012International Journal of Science and Advanced TechnologyJournalFirst author25 citations

Spatial Arrangements and Time of Introducing an Intercrop on the Productivity of Component Crops in Maize (Zea mays L)-Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) Intercropping Systems

2012International Journal of Science and Advanced Technology. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,(KNUST), KumasiJournalFirst author6 citations

EFFECT OF SOWING DATE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT (VIGNA SUBTERRANEAN (L.) VERDC.) LANDRACES IN THE TRANSITION AND FOREST AGRO-ECOLOGIES OF GHANA

2011II International Symposium on Underutilized Plant Species: Crops for the Future-Beyond Food Security 979Journal0 citations

Effect of sowing date on the performance of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L. Verdc.) landraces in the transition and forest agro-ecologies of Ghana

2010XXVIII International Horticultural Congress on Science and Horticulture for People (IHC2010): International Symposium on 936Journal3 citations

Transformation in soil and availability to plants of 15N applied as inorganic fertilizer and grass residue

2007Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/just.v26i2.32984

Genetic variation within Tongo Yellow, a Ghanaian population pearl millet landrace population.

2006Sorghum Improvement Conference of North AmericaReportSenior author0 citations

The potential and constraint of agroforestry in forest fringe communities of the Asunafo District-Ghana

2003Amsterdam: Tropenbos International http://www. tropenbos. org/searchJournal9 citations

Nitrogen Dynamics in a Green Manure-maize Cropping System

2001Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College at Wye 2001.ThesisFirst author0 citations

Nitrogen dynamics in a green manure-maize rotation system.

2001Imperial College London (University of London)ThesisFirst author0 citations

Evaluation of Bradyrhizobium japonicum isolates from Ontario soybean fields.

1992University of GuelphThesisFirst author7 citations

Policy goals of the bank of Ghana, 1957-1983

1988UniversitasJournalFirst author3 citations10.10520/aja00495530_22

Journal of Agricultural Science2

Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences2

How it can be read

91% free to read, of the 46 recorded

Diamond 27 · 35%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 10%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 5%Behind a paywall
Unknown 31 · 40%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

10 of 77 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology4
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana1
European Commission1
Ministry of Foreign Affairs1
North Carolina Agricultural Foundation1
United States Agency for International Development1
University of Georgia1
University of Ghana1

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