D. Obeng‐Ofori

Catholic University College of Ghana

Publishing since 1993, latest 2026

Plant Science
Insect Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Publications: 861993–2026
Citations: 2,246to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 51
Field-weighted impact: 1.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%16 of 86 scored papers
Open access: 45%39 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

86 in all

Ability of the larval ectoparasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say, 1836) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to locate the rice moth Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1865) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in bagged and bulk stored rice
2010Journal of Plant Diseases and ProtectionJournal13 citations10.1007/bf03356337
Biological efficacy of CalneemTM oil against the tropical warehouse moth Ephestia cautella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in stored maize

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science5463%
Insect Science4148%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1113%
Genetics89%
Molecular Biology89%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience67%
Food Science67%
Horticulture67%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis56%
Ecology33%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Insect Pest Control Strategies42
Agricultural pest management studies22
Insect-Plant Interactions and Control15
Insect and Pesticide Research11
Insect behavior and control techniques11
Insect Utilization and Effects11
Plant and animal studies9
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior8
Insect Resistance and Genetics7
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy6
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity6
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research6

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

62% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Kenya21
Germany18
Netherlands8
Uganda7
Denmark4
United States4
United Kingdom4
Nigeria3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH50 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH27 papers
International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyKE20 papers
Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDE15 papers
Julius Kühn-InstitutDE7 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH7 papers
Wageningen University & ResearchNL6 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH6 papers
University of CopenhagenDK4 papers
University for Development StudiesGH4 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science12
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata7
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut)5
Journal of Chemical Ecology4
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed4
Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger23
15Life on land14
17Partnerships for the goals4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
12Responsible consumption and production3
3Good health and well-being2
6Clean water and sanitation2
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Most cited

Biological activity of 1,8 cineole, a major component of essential oil of Ocimum kenyense (Ayobangira) against stored product beetles
Journal of Applied Entomology
1997204 citations
Products derived from the leaves of Ocimum kilimandscharicum (Labiatae) as post-harvest grain protectants against the infestation of three major stored product insect pests
Bulletin of Entomological Research17
1995151 citations
Aggregation pheromone system of adult gregarious desert locust schistocerca gregaria (forskal)
Journal of Chemical Ecology

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Bio-rational control of red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) in stored wheat with Calneem® oil derived from neem seeds

2010Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut)PublicationOpen access1 citation10.5073/jka.2010.425.167.505

Mating interactions between okra and cassava biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on eggplant

2005International Journal of Tropical Insect ScienceJournalCorresponding11 citations10.1079/ijt200578

The behaviour of 9 stored product beetles at pitfall trap arenas and their capture in millet

1993Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataJournalFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1111/j.1570-7458.1993.tb00704.x

International Journal of Pest Management3

Journal of Applied Entomology3

How it can be read

45% free to read

Diamond 16 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 10 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 47 · 55%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

32 of 86 papers name a funder

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst10
Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung5
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development4
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung4
University of Ghana4
African Academy of Sciences1
Akershus Universitetssykehus1
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy1

8Decent work and economic growth1