Ernest Ekow Abano

University Lecturer, Researcher, Industry Practitioner, University of Cape Coast, since 2006per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

A professor at the Department of Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering at the University of Cape Coast, Prof Abano's research has focused on food processing and postharvest drying technologies for foods and biological products through the application of novel and improved drying methods, including solar, hot air, microwave-vacuum, far-infrared radiation, and ultrasound-assisted drying. He has worked extensively on pineapple, mango,… More on ORCID

Food Science
Plant Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Biotechnology
Forestry
Mechanics of Materials

In their own words

drying
lycopene
vitamin C
ultrasonic
far-infrared
microwave vacuum

Publications: 352011–2026
Citations: 703to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 1.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%5 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 66%23 papers free to read

2 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

University Lecturer, Researcher, Industry Practitioner, Agricultural and Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2006

Education

Cambridge University
BSc, Agricultural EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1999–2003
PhD, Food Science and EngineeringJiangsu University2013

Publications

35 in all

Two decades of near infrared spectroscopy in fruit quality analysis: A bibliometric review of trends, innovations, and future directions
2026Journal of Near Infrared SpectroscopyJournal1 citation10.1177/09670335261434638
Optimising Cassava‐Yam Composite Gari for Improved Zinc and Quality Attributes
2026Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science1851%
Plant Science1749%
Nutrition and Dietetics617%
Biotechnology514%
Forestry514%
Mechanics of Materials514%
Analytical Chemistry39%
Animal Science and Zoology39%
Biomaterials39%
Molecular Biology39%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Food Drying and Modeling11
Microencapsulation and Drying Processes8
Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management7
African Botany and Ecology Studies5
Freezing and Crystallization Processes5
Microbial Inactivation Methods5
Cassava research and cyanide3
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis3
Meat and Animal Product Quality3
Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging3
Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses3
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China7
Uganda1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Jiangsu UniversityCN7 papers
Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH4 papers
Ghana Cocoa BoardGH3 papers
Food and Drugs AuthorityGH3 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH3 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH2 papers
Ministry of Food and AgricultureGH2 papers
Technische Universität DresdenDE1 paper
Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyUG1 paper
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Food Science5
Journal of Agricultural Engineering4
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation3
Journal of Food Quality3
Food Science & Nutrition2
Journal of Food Process Engineering2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger13
7Affordable and clean energy5
6Clean water and sanitation3
1No poverty1
10Reduced inequalities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
14Life below water1
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Most cited

Influence of Air Temperature on the Drying Kinetics and Quality of Tomato Slices
Journal of Food Processing & Technology7
201179 citationsWorld top 10%
Enzymolysis reaction kinetics and thermodynamics of defatted wheat germ protein with ultrasonic pretreatment
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
201370 citations
INFLUENCE OF COMBINED MICROWAVE‐VACUUM DRYING ON DRYING KINETICS AND QUALITY OF DRIED TOMATO SLICES
Journal of Food Quality

Effects of Partially Replacing Wheat Flour with Tiger Nut Flour on the Physical and Sensory Properties of Different Types of Bread

2022The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Foods: Food, Microbiome, and Health&mdash;A Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Foods&rsquo; Impact on Our WellbeingConferenceOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.3390/foods2022-12955

Drying Kinetics and Quality of Whole, Halved, and Pulverized Tiger Nut Tubers (Cyperus esculentus)

2021International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1155/2021/8870001

Microwave and Blanching Pretreatments for Hot Air Drying of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Slices (Ipomoea batatas)

2020International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1155/2020/8872429

Microwave and steam blanching as pre-treatments before air drying of Moringa oleifera leaves

2020Journal of Agricultural EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.4081/jae.2020.1044

Temperature, microwave power and pomace thickness impact on the drying kinetics and quality of carrot pomace

2019Journal of Agricultural EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.4081/jae.2019.872

β‐Carotene‐fortified gari: Processing variables effect on nutritional and sensory qualities

2019Journal of Food Process EngineeringJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1111/jfpe.13322

Kinetics and Quality of Microwave-Assisted Drying of Mango (Mangifera indica)

2016International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1155/2016/2037029

Microwave and blanch‐assisted drying of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata)

2015Food Science & NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1002/fsn3.249

Simultaneous detection of water-soluble vitamins using the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) - a review

2014Croatian Journal of Food Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author28 citations10.17508/cjfst.2014.6.2.08

Thin-layer catalytic far-infrared radiation drying and flavour of tomato slices

2014Journal of Agricultural EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.4081/jae.2014.226

Effects of ascorbic acid, salt, lemon juice, and honey on drying kinetics and sensory characteristic of dried mango

2013Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)JournalOpen accessFirst author37 citations

Variation in ultrasonic frequency and time as pre-treatments to air-drying of carrot

2013Journal of Agricultural EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.4081/jae.2012.e23

Optimization of Drying Conditions for Quality Dried Tomato Slices Using Response Surface Methodology

2012Journal of Food Processing and PreservationJournalFirst author49 citations10.1111/jfpp.12056

Influence of Air Temperature on the Drying Kinetics and Quality of Tomato Slices

2011Journal of Food Processing & TechnologyJournalFirst author79 citations10.4172/2157-7110.1000123

Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology1

How it can be read

66% free to read

Diamond 2 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 16 · 46%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 34%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 35 papers name a funder

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana2
Government of Jiangsu Province1
Japan International Cooperation Agency1
Jiangsu University1
Ministry of Foreign Affairs1
National Natural Science Foundation of China1
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province1
Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions1

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