Steve Amisah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Aquatic Science
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Horticulture
Business and International Management

In their own words

My areas of research interest include water resources management Impacts of anthropogenic perturbations on aquatic environments and biota
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Publications: 602000–2026
Citations: 1,160to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 39
Field-weighted impact: 1.901.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%7 of 40 scored papers
Open access: 43%17 of the 40 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,618 citations, h-index 23 and i10-index 44 (669 citations and h-index 15 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

Publications

60 in all

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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

Aquatic Science1830%
Ecology1627%
Global and Planetary Change712%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis712%
Horticulture610%
Business and International Management47%
Nature and Landscape Conservation47%
Pollution47%
Animal Science and Zoology35%
Immunology35%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth10
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity10
Fish Biology and Ecology Studies10
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy6
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology5
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior4
Fish Ecology and Management Studies4
Heavy metals in environment4
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development4
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies4
Animal Nutrition and Physiology3
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

70% of their 40 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark10
United States10
United Kingdom5
Kenya4
Egypt3
Ireland1
Canada1
Tanzania1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Purdue University West LafayetteUS6 papers
Technical University of DenmarkDK6 papers
Virginia TechUS4 papers
University of CopenhagenDK4 papers
Aarhus UniversityDK4 papers
Moi UniversityKE4 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH4 papers
National Institute of Oceanography and FisheriesEG3 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH3 papers
Oregon State UniversityUS2 papers

Where they publish

Aquaculture International5
Aquaculture Research4
Journal of applied science and environmental management3
Water Quality Exposure and Health3
African Journal of Aquatic Science2
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water11
2Zero hunger5
6Clean water and sanitation4
13Climate action3
1No poverty2
12Responsible consumption and production2
15Life on land2
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Most cited

Using traditional knowledge to cope with climate change in rural Ghana
Unasylva
2009197 citations
Response of the fish populations of the River Don in South Yorkshire to water quality and habitat improvements
Environmental Pollution
200061 citations
Water scarcity under a changing climate in Ghana: Options for livelihoods adaptation
Development
200852 citations
Growth performance of the African catfish,Clarias gariepinus, fed varying inclusion levels ofLeucaena leucocephala leaf meal

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Gillnet selectivity estimates for five commercially important fish species in Tono Reservoir, Northern Ghana

2017Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable UseJournal8 citations10.1111/lre.12188

Assessment of catch, diversity and abundance of ichthyofauna in the Tono Reservoir, Northern Ghana

2017International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic StudiesJournal8 citations

Identifying local strains of Oreochromis Niloticus that are adapted to future climate conditions

2016Report Submitted to United States Agency for International Development (USAID)Journal4 citations

Assessment of farmed tilapia value chain in Ghana

2015Aquaculture InternationalJournalSenior author26 citations10.1007/s10499-015-9960-1

Environmental Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage

2014Worldviews Global Religions Culture and EcologyJournalSenior author16 citations10.1163/15685357-01801003

Constraints and opportunities in cage aquaculture in Ghana

2011Better science, better fish, better life: Proceedings of the ninth international symposium on Tilapia in aquacultureJournal15 citations

Harnessing the opportunities and overcoming the constraints to widespread adoption of cage aquaculture in Ghana

2011Final Project Report Submitted to United States Agency for International Development Aquaculture and Fisheries Collaborative Research Support Program Corvallis, OregonJournal5 citations

Growth performance of the African catfish,Clarias gariepinus, fed varying inclusion levels ofLeucaena leucocephala leaf meal

2010Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding48 citations10.4314/jasem.v13i1.55257

Livelihood trends in Response to Climate Change in Forest Fringe Communities of the Offin Basin in Ghana

2010Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst author24 citations10.4314/jasem.v13i2.55294

Effects of bamboo substrate and supplementary feed on growth and production of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus

2010Journal of applied science and environmental managementJournalOpen accessFirst author14 citations10.4314/jasem.v12i2.55521

Mercury Accumulation in the Clam, Galatea paradoxa (Born 1778) at the Volta Estuary, Ghana

2010Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournal5 citations10.1007/s00128-010-0125-7

Aplicando los conocimientos tradicionales para afrontar el cambio climático en zonas rurales de Ghana

2009Unasylva: Revista Internacional de Silvicultura e Industrias ForestalesJournal6 citations

Journal of Animal Research and Nutrition

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management2

How it can be read

43% free to read, of the 40 recorded

Diamond 7 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 23 · 38%Behind a paywall
Unknown 20 · 33%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

21 of 60 papers name a funder

Danish International Development Agency8
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology7
United States Agency for International Development6
Udenrigsministeriet3
Danida Fellowship Centre1
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet1
Leverhulme Trust1
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1

Journal of applied science and environmental management14

201048 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Effects of bamboo substrate and supplementary feed on growth and production of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

200846 citations