B.K. Ahunu

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1989, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Genetics
Agronomy and Crop Science
General Health Professions
Safety Research
Animal Science and Zoology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 251989–2026
Citations: 324to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 0.351.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 40%10 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

25 in all

Genome-Wide Characterisation of the Ashanti Dwarf Pig Within a Global Context: Insights into Diversity, Inbreeding, and Adaptive Signatures
2026LifeJournalOpen access0 citations10.3390/life16050745
Population Structure and Genomic Characterisation of the Ashanti Dwarf Pig of Ghana
2024AnimalsJournal

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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

Nutrition and Dietetics1456%
Genetics1040%
Agronomy and Crop Science832%
General Health Professions728%
Safety Research520%
Animal Science and Zoology416%
Psychiatry and Mental health416%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics312%
Pollution28%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access13
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock10
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations7
Livestock Farming and Management5
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues4
Agriculture and Rural Development Research3
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals3
Livestock and Poultry Management3
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology3
Energy and Environment Impacts2
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

64% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written134681011Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States13
Canada12
United Kingdom3
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Iowa State UniversityUS13 papers
McGill UniversityCA12 papers
University of CambridgeGB3 papers
University of EssexGB2 papers
The University of MelbourneAU1 paper
Institute for Social and Economic ResearchGB1 paper
University of BristolGB1 paper
Ministry of Food and AgricultureGH1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
CSIR - Animal Research InstituteGH1 paper

Where they publish

The FASEB Journal8
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development2
Livestock Production Science2
Tropical Animal Health and Production2
Animal Science1
Animals1
British Journal Of Nutrition

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger13
1No poverty3
15Life on land2
3Good health and well-being1
10Reduced inequalities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Constraints on the Use of Animal Source Foods for Young Children in Ghana: A Participatory Rapid Appraisal Approach
Ecology of Food and Nutrition2
200657 citations
Dual fortification of salt with iron and iodine in women and children in rural Ghana
East African Medical Journal3
200844 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Caregivers’ nutrition knowledge and attitudes are associated with household food diversity and children’s animal source food intake across different agro-ecological zones in Ghana

Production practices of local pig farmers in Ghana

2019International Journal of Livestock ProductionJournalOpen access13 citations10.5897/ijlp2019.0583

Seasonal effect on rumen function in sheep on range in the Accra Plains of Ghana

2014Tropical Animal Health and ProductionJournalSenior author14 citations10.1007/s11250-014-0629-y

Variation in Some Qualitative Traits of the Indigenous Guinea Fowls in Northern Ghana

2014Global journal of animal scientific researchJournalOpen access4 citations

Relationship between caregivers' income generation activities and their children's animal source food intake

2012African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access7 citations10.18697/ajfand.49.enam5

Influence of Terminal Age of Weighing on Growth Curve Parameters in N'dama Cattle

1996Journal of Applied Animal ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1080/09712119.1996.9706130

East African Medical Journal1

How it can be read

40% free to read

Diamond 2 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 16%In an open-access journal
Bronze 3 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 60%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

13 of 25 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development11
Cambridge Trust1
University of Cambridge1
University of Ghana1

British Journal Of Nutrition2

201541 citationsOpen access · Bronze