Jacqueline Naalamle Amissah

Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2016per ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Prof. Naalamle Amissah is an Associate Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Crop Science at the University of Ghana. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, a Master of Science Degree and a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Cornell University, USA. Her research has focused on the selection, evaluation, and propagation of economically important plants that are either difficult-to-propagate or at risk of… More on ORCID

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Forestry
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

In their own words

Medicinal plants
Shea trees
tissue culture
Indigenous Crops
Food Systems

Publications: 412012–2026
Citations: 262to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 2.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%8 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 80%33 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

Senior Lecturer, Crop ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 2016
Lecturer, Crop ScienceUniversity of Ghana2009–2016

Education

PhD, Department of HorticultureCornell University2003–2007
M.S., HorticultureCornell University2000–2003
BSc. Agriculture, AgricultureUniversity of Science and Technology1994–1999

Publications

41 in all

Integrative review on the use of sensory evaluation methods in consumer-led product development for indigenous fruits and vegetables
2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.3389/fsufs.2025.1657001
Gender and Geography of the Perception and Consumption Patterns of Indigenous Fruits and Vegetables in Ghana

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science2356%
Molecular Biology1332%
Food Science1024%
Nutrition and Dietetics615%
Forestry410%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences410%
Cell Biology37%
Biomaterials25%
Immunology25%
Soil Science25%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Plant tissue culture and regeneration7
Seed and Plant Biochemistry7
Seed Germination and Physiology7
Synthesis and bioactivity of alkaloids7
African Botany and Ecology Studies4
Agricultural Innovations and Practices4
Food composition and properties3
Plant Disease Management Techniques3
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases3
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications3
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability3
Agricultural pest management studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

29% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States3
Japan2
United Kingdom2
Denmark1
Kenya1
Australia1
China1
India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

West Africa Centre for Crop ImprovementGH6 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH5 papers
Institute for Scientific and Technological InformationGH3 papers
University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUS2 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH2 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y TrigoMX1 paper
Chiba UniversityJP1 paper
Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIN1 paper
Gansu Agricultural UniversityCN1 paper

Where they publish

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems5
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)4
American Journal of Plant Sciences3
Heliyon3
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research3
Food Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger17
15Life on land5
5Gender equality2
12Responsible consumption and production2
13Climate action2
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Physicochemical and microstructural characteristics of Frafra potato ( Solenostemon rotundifolius ) starch
International Journal of Food Properties13
202332 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Physical, chemical, and rheological properties of flour from accessions of Frafra potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius)
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
202429 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Honours, memberships and service

MemberAmerican Society for Horticultural Sciencesince 2017
MemberInternational Society for Horticultural Sciencesince 2010
Visiting Scholar, Center for African StudiesHarvard University2018
Visiting Scientist, NIABNational Institute of Agricultural Botany2016

Food Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal

Seed age and PEG priming enhance germination and seedling development of Solanum torvum

2026European Journal of Horticultural ScienceJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1079/ejhs.2026.0021

Spatial heterogeneity of profitability among indigenous fruit and vegetable farmers in West Africa

2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.3389/fsufs.2026.1845331

Sensory Profile of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Kontomire), an Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetable in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17903412

Sensory Profile of Colocasia esculenta (Kontomire), an Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetable in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17901247

Survey Insights on Indigenous Fruits in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17902234

Sensory Lexicon Development for Alasa (African Star Apple – Chrysophyllum albidum)

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17901740

Greenhouse Tomato Production for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security in the Tropics

2022IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding17 citations10.5772/intechopen.105853

Conservation and Sustainable Use of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

2022IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.5772/intechopen.108249

Genetic diversity and population structure of the antimalarial plant Cryptolepis sanguinolenta in Ghana

2022Frontiers in Conservation ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.3389/fcosc.2022.1020981

Genetic diversity and cryptolepine concentration of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl). Schlt. from selected regions of Ghana

2016Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.jarmap.2015.12.005

Asexual Propagation of Sheanut Tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) Using a Container Layering Technique

2013American Journal of Plant SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.4236/ajps.2013.49216

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research2

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 8 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Gold 18 · 44%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

20 of 41 papers name a funder

University of Ghana6
Volkswagen Foundation5
United States Agency for International Development3
Carnegie Corporation of New York2
Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana2
U.S. Department of Agriculture2
Alborada Trust1
Foshan University1

202427 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold