F.Y. Obese

University of Ghana

Professor of Animal Science, University of Ghana, since 2019per ORCID

Publishing since 1995, latest 2025

Agronomy and Crop Science
Genetics
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Reproductive Medicine
Economics and Econometrics

Publications: 271995–2025
Citations: 312to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 1.551.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%5 of 27 scored papers
Open access: 63%17 papers free to read

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 of Animal Science, Animal ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 2019

Education

PhD in Animal Science, Agriculture and Food SystemsThe University of Melbourne2000–2004

Honours, memberships and service

Editorial Board member of the Translational Animal Science Journal, Animal ScienceAmerican Society of Animal Sciencesince 2018
Ordinary Member, Animal ScienceUniversity Teachers Association of Ghanasince 2010
Fellow

Publications

27 in all

Influence of black soldier fly larvae meal-based diets on growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical parameters during the starter and finisher phases in broiler chicken
2025Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science.JournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/gjansci.v16i1.2
Haematological and Serum Biochemical Profiles in Sheep Fed Megathyrsus maximus Hay Supplemented with Urea- Mineral Block Only or in Combination with Leucaena leucocephala

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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 Science1244%
Genetics1141%
Animal Science and Zoology1037%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics519%
Reproductive Medicine519%
Economics and Econometrics27%
Forestry27%
Plant Science27%
Building and Construction14%
Cell Biology14%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology9
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock7
Reproductive Physiology in Livestock7
Animal Nutrition and Physiology4
Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities4
Livestock and Poultry Management4
Animal Behavior and Reproduction3
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health3
Sperm and Testicular Function3
Agricultural Systems and Practices2
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2
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

41% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom9
Australia2
Kenya1
Canada1
France1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH8 papers
University of GlasgowGB7 papers
CSIR - Animal Research InstituteGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH3 papers
Ministry of Food and AgricultureGH2 papers
The University of MelbourneAU1 paper
Laboratoire des applications Thérapeutiques des UltrasonsFR1 paper
University of AberdeenGB1 paper
University of OxfordGB1 paper

Where they publish

Tropical Animal Health and Production3
Animal Frontiers2
Comparative Clinical Pathology2
Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research2
Poultry Science2
African Journal of Range and Forage Science1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger7
14Life below water4
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Smallholder poultry production in the context of increasing global food prices: roles in poverty reduction and food security
Animal Frontiers2
202384 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Sexing in guinea fowls (Numida meleagris)
Poultry Science10
201535 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Ghana Society of Animal Production

Ordinary Member, Animal ScienceGhana Science Association

Visiting Professor, School of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Western Australia2011

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology

Sex Steroid Hormone Dynamics in Reproduction in Sheep

2024IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen access0 citations10.5772/intechopen.1007933

Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19 on Ghana’s Livestock Industry: The Role of Stakeholders

2022European Journal of Agriculture and Food SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.24018/ejfood.2022.4.3.507

Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in Ghana

2021Animal FrontiersJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1093/af/vfaa056

Growth and reproductive performance of West African dwarf goats at the Animal Research Institute, Katamanso Station

2018Ghana Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations

Sexing in guinea fowls (Numida meleagris)

2015Poultry ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author35 citations10.3382/ps/peu067

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Avian Biology Research1

How it can be read

63% free to read

Diamond 6 · 22%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 37%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

12 of 27 papers name a funder

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission6
China Scholarship Council4
University of Glasgow4
University of Ghana3
Association of Commonwealth Universities2
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana1
Crawford Fund1
International Atomic Energy Agency1

202132 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold