Edward Adzesiwor Obodai

Publishing since 1819, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Aquatic Science
Ecology
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ocean Engineering
Pollution

In their own words

Aquaculture
Fisheries Management
Ecology
Limnology
Oceanography

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 461819–2026
Citations: 479to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 0.841.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 67%12 of the 18 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 774 citations, h-index 17 and i10-index 24 (418 citations and h-index 13 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

46 in all

Morphological Evidence of Phenotypic Plasticity in Shells of Oyster ( Crassostrea tulipa ) From Sub‐Habitats in the Densu Estuary, Ghana
2026Aquaculture Fish and FisheriesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1002/aff2.70170
Ecotoxicological and health risks associated with sediment-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in peri-urban closed and open coastal lagoons

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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

Global and Planetary Change1328%
Aquatic Science49%
Ecology49%
Nature and Landscape Conservation24%
Ocean Engineering24%
Pollution24%
Artificial Intelligence12%
Economics and Econometrics12%
Endocrinology12%
Food Science12%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies11
Marine and fisheries research4
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth3
Fish Biology and Ecology Studies3
Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry2
Marine Ecology and Invasive Species2
Algal biology and biofuel production1
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior1
Avian ecology and behavior1
Biological Research and Disease Studies1
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics1
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their 18 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Australia2
South Africa2
Denmark1
United States1
Ethiopia1
Norway1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies2 papers
University of TasmaniaAU2 papers
Aalborg UniversityDK1 paper
Norwegian University of Life SciencesNO1 paper
World BankUS1 paper
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of the Ghana Science Association8
Aquaculture Fish and Fisheries3
Ghana Journal of Science2
International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences2
Journal of Fisheries and Coastal Management2
University of Cape Coast2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water11
2Zero hunger1
6Clean water and sanitation1
12Responsible consumption and production1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Concentrations of heavy metals in two Ghanaian Lagoons
Arch. Appl. Sci. Res
201153 citations
Statistical Evaluation of Environmental Contamination, Distribution and Source Assessment of Heavy Metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury) in Some Lagoons and an Estuary Along the Coastal Belt of Ghana
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology14
201140 citations
Mangrove oyster farming: Prospects as supplementary livelihood for a Ghanaian fishing community
Journal of Fisheries and Coastal Management

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Habitat distribution and diet analysis of two sympatric species of Balistes in the Western Gulf of Guinea

2024International Journal of Ecology and Environmental SciencesJournalSenior author3 citations

Mangrove oyster farming: Prospects as supplementary livelihood for a Ghanaian fishing community

2019Journal of Fisheries and Coastal ManagementJournal39 citations

Growth, Mortality and Exploitation Rates of Sarotherodon melanotheron in the Dominli Lagoon of Ghana

2015Momona Ethiopian Journal of ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/mejs.v7i2.8

Concentrations of heavy metals in two Ghanaian Lagoons

2011Arch. Appl. Sci. ResJournalFirst author53 citations

Comparative study of tilapiine populations from two contrasting habitats in Ghana

2011University of Cape CoastReportFirst author4 citations

Effect of Depuration on Microbial Content of Mangrove Oyster (Crassostr Ea Tulipa) From Benya Lagoon, Ghana

2010Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.4314/ejesm.v3i2.59832

In vitro fertilization and embryonic development of crassostrea tulip in Ghana

2007Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst author3 citations

Effect of recruitment period on the performance of cultured oysters in Ghana

2007Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst author3 citations

Studies on the atidza method of fishing at Nawuni, Northern region, Ghana

2004Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst author0 citations

Preliminary observations on fishing activities in the Tono Dam, Upper-East Region, Ghana

2003Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst author7 citations

Performance of oyster (Crassostrea tulipa) spat cultured at different densities

2000Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/jgsa.v2i3.17886

Effect of fouling organisms on cultured oysters, Crassostrea tulipa, in three Ghanaian lagoons

2000Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst author10 citations

Performance of oysters in reciprocal transplants between two Ghanaian lagoons

1999Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst author1 citation10.4314/jgsa.v1i2.17808

An update of the number, types and distributin of coastal laggons in Ghana

1999Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalSenior author33 citations

Studies on the culturing of the mangrove oyster Crassostrea tulipa in Ghana

1997Doctoral thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Cape Coast, GhanaThesisFirst author9 citations

Studies of culturing of mangrove oyster, Crassostrea tulipa

1997Ghana. Unpublished PhD thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Cape CoastJournalFirst author8 citations

Agricultural sciences.

Annals of Experimental Biology1

How it can be read

67% free to read, of the 18 recorded

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 6 · 13%Behind a paywall
Unknown 28 · 61%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

10 of 46 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development6
Ghana Education Trust Fund2
Consortium for Ocean Leadership1
Foshan University1
World Bank Group1

An update of the number, types and distributin of coastal laggons in Ghana

Journal of the Ghana Science Association

199933 citations