E.L.K. Osafo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Science, since 1981per ORCID

Publishing since 1984, latest 2026

Agronomy and Crop Science
Plant Science
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Forestry
Nutrition and Dietetics

In their own words

Ruminant nutrition
ruminant production
crop residues
climate change

Publications: 661984–2026
Citations: 532to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 0.701.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%2 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 60%15 of the 25 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 821 citations, h-index 15 and i10-index 23 (352 citations and h-index 10 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Department of Animal ScienceKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Sciencesince 1981

Education

Department of AgricultureUniversity of Reading

Honours, memberships and service

British Society of Animal Science

On their papers

Publications

66 in all

Effects of amount offered and chopping on intake and selection of sorghum stover by Ethiopian sheep and cattle
1997Animal ScienceJournalFirst author46 citations
Excess Feeding of Stovers from Sorghum and Maize for Small Ruminants and Cattle in Cereal-based Integrated Farming Systems in Africa
1997Second FAO Electronic Conference: Tropical Feeds Livestock Feed Resources within Integrated Farming SystemsJournalFirst author

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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 Science1726%
Plant Science1015%
Animal Science and Zoology914%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics35%
Forestry35%
Nutrition and Dietetics35%
Aquatic Science23%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences23%
Food Science12%
General Health Professions12%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology14
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health7
Moringa oleifera research and applications4
Animal Nutrition and Physiology3
Food composition and properties3
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems2
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth2
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies2
Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows2
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

52% of their 25 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
Namibia3
Nigeria3
Costa Rica2
Denmark2
Kenya2
United States2
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH5 papers
CSIR - Animal Research InstituteGH5 papers
University for Development StudiesGH4 papers
University of NamibiaNA3 papers
University of CopenhagenDK2 papers
Universidad de Costa RicaCR2 papers
Scotland's Rural CollegeGB2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
Chinhoyi University of TechnologyZW2 papers

Where they publish

Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science6
Animal Research International3
BSAP Occasional Publication3
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972)3
Ghana Society of Animal Production (GSAP)2
Journal of Science and Technology2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger5
6Clean water and sanitation4
3Good health and well-being1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Herbage yield and chemical composition of four varieties of Napier (Pennisetum purpureum) grass harvested at three different days after planting
Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America
201069 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Effects of amount offered and chopping on intake and selection of sorghum stover by Ethiopian sheep and cattle
Animal Science
199746 citations
A nationwide quality improvement project to accelerate Ghana's progress toward Millennium Development Goal Four: design and implementation progress

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Haematological and Serum Biohemical Patterns in Large White Pigs Raised in Ghana

1995Journal of Science and TechnologyJournal4 citations

The effects of processed sheanut cake and groundnut skins on the growth performance and organ characteristics of rats

1995Ghana Journal of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Molecular BiologyJournalSenior author25 citations

The effect of variety and amount offered of chopped sorghum stover on the performance of sheep

1994Small ruminant research and development in Africa. Proceedings of the third biennial conference of the African small ruminant research network. UICC, Kampala, UgandaJournalFirst author1 citation

The effect of mortality on the probable multiplication of sheep in the humid tropical zone in Ghana

1994Proceedings of the 22nd Ghana Animal Science Association Symposium held at the University of Cape Coast, Cape CoastJournalSenior author6 citations

Feeding chopped sorghum stover to Ethiopian sheep: effects of sorghum variety and amount offered on intake, digestibility and live-weight change

1993Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972)JournalFirst author3 citations

Feeding sorghum stover to Ethiopian, yearling cattle: effects of amount of stover offered and cottonseed cake supplement on intake and growth

1992Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972)JournalFirst author6 citations

Feeding sorghum stover to ethiopian sheep: effect of chopping and amount offered on growth, intake and selection

1991Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972)JournalFirst author0 citations

Effects of different levels of cocoa pod husk on performance and carcass characteristics of finisher pigs

1984Proceedings of the 9th International Cocoa Research ConferenceJournal5 citations

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)2

How it can be read

60% free to read, of the 25 recorded

Diamond 6 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 8%In an open-access journal
Bronze 3 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 15%Behind a paywall
Unknown 41 · 62%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 66 papers name a funder

Department for International Development3
African Academy of Sciences2
Association of Commonwealth Universities2
Australian Agency for International Development1
Department for International Development, UK Government1
International Atomic Energy Agency1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
University of Kentucky1

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

201243 citationsWorld top 10%

The effects of processed sheanut cake and groundnut skins on the growth performance and organ characteristics of rats

Ghana Journal of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology

199525 citations