Agnes Simpson Budu

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science
Mechanical Engineering
Forestry
Horticulture

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 232007–2026
Citations: 797to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 4.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 52%12 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 61%14 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

Publications

23 in all

Effect of manual depulping and roasting on functional, rheological and sensory characteristics of cocoa liquor
2026Applied Food ResearchJournalOpen access8 citations10.1016/j.afres.2026.102033
Effect of roasting and mechanical depulping on the techno-functional properties of cocoa liquor
2026Translational Food Sciences

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science1565%
Nutrition and Dietetics1461%
Plant Science939%
Mechanical Engineering417%
Forestry29%
Horticulture29%
Animal Science and Zoology14%
Biochemistry14%
Biomaterials14%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health14%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties12
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis7
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications5
Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization4
Proteins in Food Systems4
Agricultural pest management studies3
Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Cassava research and cyanide2
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy2
Microencapsulation and Drying Processes2
Phytase and its Applications2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

India2
United Kingdom2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH11 papers
Institute for Scientific and Technological InformationGH8 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH3 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH3 papers
Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIN2 papers
University of StrathclydeGB2 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH1 paper
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH1 paper
Ghana Cocoa BoardGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Food Engineering3
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation3
International Journal of Food Properties2
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition2
Applied Food Research1
CyTA - Journal of Food1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger10
6Clean water and sanitation4
13Climate action1

Most cited

Chemical composition and physical quality characteristics of Ghanaian cocoa beans as affected by pulp pre-conditioning and fermentation
Journal of Food Science and Technology
2011191 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Response Surface Methodology for Studying the Effects of Feed Moisture and Ingredient Variations on the Chemical Composition and Appearance of Extruded Sorghum-Groundnut-Cowpea Blends
International Journal of Food Engineering2
2010125 citationsWorld top 10%
Effect of pulp preconditioning on acidification, proteolysis, sugars and free fatty acids concentration during fermentation of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) beans

Optimization of the sorghum malting process forpitoproduction in Ghana

2015Journal of the Institute of BrewingJournalOpen access41 citations10.1002/jib.191

Food Chemistry Advances1

How it can be read

61% free to read

Diamond 1 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 39%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 39%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 23 papers name a funder

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana2
United States Agency for International Development2
University of Ghana2
International Foundation for Science1

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

201180 citationsWorld top 10%

Granular structure, physicochemical and rheological characteristics of starch from yellow cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) genotypes

International Journal of Food Properties6

202251 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Optimization of the sorghum malting process forpitoproduction in Ghana

Journal of the Institute of Brewing2

201541 citationsOpen access · Gold