Victor Owusu

University of Education, Winneba

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Professor (Full), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyper ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
Soil Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
Sociology and Political Science

In their own words

Development Economics
Agricultural Economics
Environmental & Resource Economics
Impact Evaluation
Agribusiness

Publications: 1202008–2026
Citations: 3,441to those papers
h-index: 30i10-index 76
Field-weighted impact: 4.971.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 55%45 of 82 scored papers
Open access: 50%41 of the 82 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 4,673 citations, h-index 33 and i10-index 79 (3,175 citations and h-index 29 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor (Full), Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and ExtensionKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Education

PhD, Development EconomicsVrije Universiteit Amsterdam

On their papers

Publications

120 in all

Assessing the determinants of adoption of improved cassava varieties among farmers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
2014ADRRI Journal (Multidisciplinary)Journal13 citations
Effects of land tenure systems on resource-use productivity and efficiency in Ghana’s rice industry
2014African Journal of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsJournalSenior author84 citations

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences3731%
Economics and Econometrics2118%
Soil Science2118%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1815%
Ecology119%
Sociology and Political Science119%
Plant Science108%
Business and International Management87%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law87%
Global and Planetary Change76%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices36
Agricultural risk and resilience18
Climate change impacts on agriculture14
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies9
Economic and Environmental Valuation9
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development8
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion8
Coastal and Marine Management6
Energy and Environment Impacts6
Agriculture and Rural Development Research4
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration4
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

65% of their 82 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany23
South Africa12
New Zealand11
China8
Sweden7
Senegal3
United States3
Canada3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH67 papers
University of GhanaGH12 papers
Lincoln UniversityNZ10 papers
University of the Free StateZA10 papers
Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDE8 papers
Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSE7 papers
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielDE6 papers
Huazhong Agricultural UniversityCN5 papers
University of HohenheimDE3 papers
Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenDE3 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE4
Climate and Development3
Environment Development and Sustainability3
Ghana Journal of Geography3
Land Use Policy3
African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics2
Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger23
13Climate action9
1No poverty7
14Life below water7
11Sustainable cities and communities3
15Life on land3
6Clean water and sanitation2
8

Most cited

Non-farm work and food security among farm households in Northern Ghana
Food Policy1
2010317 citationsWorld top 10%
Land tenure differences and investment in land improvement measures: Theoretical and empirical analyses
Journal of Development Economics15
2010311 citationsWorld top 10%
Impact of agricultural extension service on adoption of chemical fertilizer: Implications for rice productivity and development in Ghana

Every institution they have given on a paper.

2013Resources Conservation and RecyclingJournalFirst authorCorresponding95 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.07.002

Consumer Willingness to Pay a Premium for Organic Fruit and Vegetable in Ghana

2013RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen accessFirst author91 citations10.22004/ag.econ.144649

Assessing the factors influencing groundwater irrigation technology adoption in Ghana

2013Irrigation Management, Technologies and Environmental ImpactJournalFirst author18 citations

Animal traction in Ghana

2013International Food Policy Research InstituteReportSenior author30 citations

Evaluation of four special initiatives of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture

2013International Food Policy Research InstituteReport49 citations

Intersectoral labor mobility and deforestation in Ghana

2012Environment and Development EconomicsJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.1017/s1355770x12000253

Adoption of improved cassava varieties in Ghana

2012Agricultural JournalJournalFirst author51 citations

Perception on untreated wastewater irrigation for vegetable production in Ghana

2011Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding35 citations10.1007/s10668-011-9312-x

Technical efficiency of maize producers in three agro ecological zones of Ghana

2011Unpublished Master of Philosophy dissertation, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-GhanaJournal12 citations

An empirical analysis on the determinants of child labor in cocoa production in Ghana

2008Paper Presentation at PENet ConferenceJournalFirst author13 citations

British Food Journal2

How it can be read

50% free to read, of the 82 recorded

Diamond 5 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 41 · 34%Behind a paywall
Unknown 38 · 32%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

29 of 120 papers name a funder

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities4
National Natural Science Foundation of China3
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
International Development Research Centre2
International Fine Particle Research Institute2
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
National Research Foundation of Korea2

Decent work and economic growth

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2

10Reduced inequalities2

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

17Partnerships for the goals1

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences2

2016181 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Climate change adaptation strategies, productivity and sustainable food security in southern Mali

Climatic Change2

2020149 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid