Robert Becker Pickson

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at Jiujiang Polytechnic University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Research Fellow, Jiujiang Polytechnic University of Science and Technology, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Soil Science
Accounting
Information Systems
Ecology

Publications: 202016–2026
Citations: 322to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 6.491.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 55%11 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 70%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

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Research FellowJiujiang Polytechnic University of Science and Technologysince 2021
Research Asistant, Research and Consultancy CenterUniversity of Professional Studies2015–2016

Education

Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics and Management)Sichuan Agricultural University2016–2020
MPhil. (Economics)Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2013–2015
Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Sociology)University of Cape Coast2005–2009

Publications

20 in all

Apple production under changing climate conditions in major producing countries
2026Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1038/s41598-026-54941-y
Towards Net-Zero emissions in Asia: The roles of agriculture and renewable energy
2026Gondwana Research

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics1050%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics735%
Soil Science420%
Accounting315%
Information Systems315%
Ecology210%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance210%
Plant Science210%
Pollution210%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment210%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Climate change impacts on agriculture6
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth5
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth5
Agricultural risk and resilience4
Economic Growth and Development3
Economic Growth and Productivity3
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact2
Energy and Environment Impacts2
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies2
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies2
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact2
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

90% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written11121213131414Home

Most frequent partner countries

China15
Australia11

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Newcastle AustraliaAU11 papers
Sichuan Agricultural UniversityCN8 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH5 papers
Nanchang UniversityCN4 papers
Jiujiang Polytechnic University of Science and TechnologyCN3 papers
Ghana Cocoa BoardGH2 papers
Jiangxi University of Software Professional TechnologyCN1 paper

Where they publish

Sustainable Development3
Theoretical Economics Letters3
Environmental Science and Pollution Research2
Modern Economy2
Asian Economic and Financial Review1
British Journal of Economics Management & Trade1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth7
13Climate action6
2Zero hunger5

Most cited

Climate change and food security nexus in Asia: A regional comparison
Ecological Informatics2
202345 citationsWorld top 10%
The impacts of climatic conditions on cereal production: implications for food security in Africa
Environment Development and Sustainability213
202343 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Achieving Zero Hunger in Nepal: The Role of Foreign Aid in Agriculture

2025Sustainable DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1002/sd.3421

The role of private sector investment in agriculture: A catalyst for sustainable development in Asia

2024Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding17 citations10.1002/sd.3105

Navigating the path to human well‐being amidst climate change in Asian countries

2024Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1002/sd.3098

Climate change and food security nexus in Asia: A regional comparison

2023Ecological InformaticsJournalFirst authorCorresponding45 citations10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102038

The impacts of climatic conditions on cereal production: implications for food security in Africa

2023Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding43 citations10.1007/s10668-023-03391-x

Empirical analysis of rice and maize production under climate change in China

2022Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding42 citations10.1007/s11356-022-20722-z

Revisiting Domestic Savings and Economic Growth Analysis in Ghana

2017Theoretical Economics LettersJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.4236/tel.2017.75093

Public Sector Wage and Inflation in Ghana

2017Asian Economic and Financial ReviewJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.18488/journal.aefr.2017.76.561.572

Savings-Growth Nexus in Ghana: Cointegration and Causal Relationship Analyses

2017Theoretical Economics LettersJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.4236/tel.2017.72012

The Interaction between Public Sector Wage, Inflation and Exchange Rate Volatility in Ghana

2017Theoretical Economics LettersJournalOpen accessCorresponding4 citations10.4236/tel.2017.73028

Ecological Informatics

Environment Development and Sustainability1

How it can be read

70% free to read

Diamond 7 · 35%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 15%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 6 · 30%Behind a paywall

Empirical analysis of rice and maize production under climate change in China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research13

202242 citationsWorld top 10%

Financial Development and Economic Growth: Additional Evidence from Ghana

Modern Economy

201740 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond