Emmanuel Acheampong

University of Cape Coast

Also at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchfrom their recent papers

Principal Technologist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Strategy and Management
Horticulture
Pollution

In their own words

Forest Governance and Policy
Forests and Livelihoods
Climate Change Governance
Small and Medium

Publications: 702000–2026
Citations: 1,393to those papers
h-index: 24i10-index 41
Field-weighted impact: 3.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%20 of 45 scored papers
Open access: 56%25 of the 45 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,849 citations, h-index 25 and i10-index 39 (1,165 citations and h-index 21 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

Principal Technologist, ProjectsCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Researchsince 2021
Project Officer, Renewable EnergyIntsitute of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Soultions2019–2020
Advisor, EnergySNV Netherlands Development Organization2014–2018

Education

MSc. Applied Statistics, MathematicsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2015–2019
BSc. Actuarial Science, Mathematical Science

Publications

70 in all

How does homegarden size affect input and output per unit area?–a case study of the Bieha District, Southern Burkina Faso
2014International Journal of AgriScienceJournalSenior author10 citations
Promising start, bleak outlook: The role of Ghana's modified taungya system as a social safeguard in timber legality processes
2013Forest Policy and EconomicsJournalSenior author42 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

Global and Planetary Change1927%
Ecology913%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences811%
Strategy and Management811%
Horticulture710%
Pollution69%
Economics and Econometrics57%
Soil Science57%
Biomedical Engineering34%
Business and International Management34%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management17
Forest Management and Policy8
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact8
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development7
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy7
Energy and Environment Impacts6
Land Rights and Reforms5
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability4
Agriculture and Rural Development Research3
Biofuel production and bioconversion3
Economic and Environmental Valuation3
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

51% of their 45 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark7
United Kingdom7
Finland4
Netherlands4
Indonesia4
Australia3
India3
Czechia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH40 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH9 papers
University of CopenhagenDK7 papers
Forestry Research Institute of GhanaGH6 papers
University of OxfordGB4 papers
Universitas Gadjah MadaID3 papers
University of AmsterdamNL3 papers
University of CambridgeGB3 papers
University of East AngliaGB3 papers
University of Eastern FinlandFI2 papers

Where they publish

Forest Policy and Economics4
Sustainability3
Ghana J. Forestry2
Ghana Journal of Forestry2
Ghana Journal of Geography2
Society & Natural Resources2
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Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land7
17Partnerships for the goals6
1No poverty5
2Zero hunger5
13Climate action4
5Gender equality2
3Good health and well-being1
6

Most cited

Management of Ghana’s modified taungya system: challenges and strategies for improvement
Agroforestry Systems1
201684 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Farmers’ perspectives on climate change manifestations in smallholder cocoa farms and shifts in cropping systems in the forest-savannah transitional zone of Ghana
Land Use Policy13
201776 citationsWorld top 10%
Chapter 16. SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – A Political Ecology Perspective

Socio-economic impact of biofuel feedstock production on local livelihoods in Ghana

2013Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.13140/2.1.3133.5048

On-Farm Tree Planting in Ghana’s High Forest Zone: The Need to Consider Carbon Payments

2012Studies in ecological economicsBook chapterOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.1007/978-94-007-5176-7_22

Natural resources conflicts and the biofuel industry: implications and proposals for Ghana

2012Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalSenior author7 citations

Homegardens as a source of income for rural households–a case study of Bieha District, Southern Burkina Faso

2012Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology BJournalSenior author24 citations

Improving benefits from marginal lands: contribution of homegardens to household income generation in the Bieha district of Southern Burkina Faso

2011Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development held in University of BonnJournalSenior author9 citations

Estimating the number of jobs created by chainsaw activities in Ghana

2011Ghana J. ForestryJournalSenior author16 citations

The impact of tree tenure and access on chainsaw milling in Ghana

2011Ghana Journal of ForestryJournalFirst author59 citations

Sustainability of jobs created by chainsaw activities in Ghana

2009Ghana case study of illegal chainsaw milling. Developing alternatives to illegal chainsaw milling through multi-stakeholder dialogue in Ghana and Guyana project. FORIG Research Report (CSIR-FORIG/TR/EMJournalSenior author7 citations

Forest and tree tenure, access to timber and their impact on chainsaw operations in Ghana

2009Ghana case study of illegal chainsaw milling. Developing alternatives to illegal chainsaw milling through multi-stakeholder dialogue in Ghana and Guyana. FORIG Research ReportJournalFirst author11 citations

Migrations, Frontiers and the Forest Margin in South-western Ghana

2006The Social Ecology of Tropical Forests: Migration, Populations and Frontiers. Kyoto University Press, Kyoto, Japan and Trans Pacific Press, Victoria, AustraliaJournalFirst author2 citations

Meeting the Protein Requirements of Broiler Chickens through Plant Sources

2000Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalSenior author0 citations

Accra: REDD+ Energy and Agriculture Programme1

How it can be read

56% free to read, of the 45 recorded

Diamond 3 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 29%Behind a paywall
Unknown 25 · 36%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

11 of 70 papers name a funder

European Commission4
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek3
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond3
Wellcome Trust3
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
Volkswagen Foundation2
Agencia Estatal de Investigación1
Biodiversa+1

Clean water and sanitation

8Decent work and economic growth1

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

10Reduced inequalities1

Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People