S. Konlan

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana

Also at Peoples' Friendship University of Russiafrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Horticulture
Plant Science
Forestry
Agronomy and Crop Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Pharmacology

Publications: 282013–2026
Citations: 178to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 0.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%4 of 28 scored papers
Open access: 71%20 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

28 in all

Effect of Potential Allelochemicals From Shade Trees on Cocoa Seedlings' Performance
2026Weed ResearchJournal0 citations10.1111/wre.70054
Introduction of Food‐Based Cover Crops Reduces Weed Control Frequency, Improves Land Productivity, and Increases Income of Robusta Coffee Farms
2026Advances in AgricultureJournalOpen access

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Horticulture2175%
Plant Science1554%
Forestry621%
Agronomy and Crop Science518%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics414%
Pharmacology414%
Complementary and alternative medicine27%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences27%
Global and Planetary Change27%
Nature and Landscape Conservation27%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy21
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems5
Agricultural pest management studies4
Coffee research and impacts4
African Botany and Ecology Studies3
Agriculture and Rural Development Research3
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems3
Weed Control and Herbicide Applications3
Agricultural Innovations and Practices2
Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications2
Growth and nutrition in plants2
Seed Germination and Physiology2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

14% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Russia2
Japan1
Switzerland1
Israel1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
Peoples' Friendship University of RussiaRU2 papers
Busoga UniversityUG2 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH2 papers
Bern University of Applied SciencesCH1 paper
Yamagata UniversityJP1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Agronomy5
International Journal of Plant & Soil Science3
Asian Journal of Agricultural Research2
Advances in Agriculture1
African Journal of Agricultural Research1
Agroforestry Systems1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land9
2Zero hunger8
1No poverty2
6Clean water and sanitation1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Nutrient Uptake by Young Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.)
International Journal of Agronomy
202126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Predictors of integrated soil fertility management practice among cocoa farmers in Ghana
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research2
202126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Growth and yield response of cashew ( Anacardium occidentale L.) clones to spacing in the Guinea Savanna zone of Ghana

2026Agrosystems Geosciences & EnvironmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/agg2.70326

Storage Effects on Shea ( Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn) Seed Radicle Protrusion and Plumule Development

2025International Journal of AgronomyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1155/ioa/9855783

Physiological and growth responses of cacao to glyphosate exposure

2023Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part BJournal9 citations10.1080/03601234.2023.2169523

Predictors of integrated soil fertility management practice among cocoa farmers in Ghana

2021Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100174

Effects of Nut Cracking and Gibberellic Acid on Emergence and Early Growth of Shea Seedlings

2016Asian Journal of Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.3923/ajar.2016.107.113

Crop and Weed Response to Diuron in the Rain Forest Zone of Ghana

2015Asian Journal of Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.3923/ajar.2016.56.64

Evaluation of River Sand as a Medium for Raising Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao L.) Seedlings

2014American Journal of Agriculture and ForestryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.11648/j.ajaf.20140204.13

Effects of Nut Weight and Sowing Depth on Emergence and Growth of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Seedlings

2014Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.9734/ajea/2014/9656

Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment

American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry1

How it can be read

71% free to read

Diamond 8 · 29%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 11%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 8 · 29%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

12 of 28 papers name a funder

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana11
Commission on Higher Education1
Florida Atlantic University1
U.S. Department of Agriculture1

202123 citationsWorld top 10%