F. K. Kumaga

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1994, latest 2021

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

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 171994–2021
Citations: 219to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.871.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%2 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 35%6 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

Publications

17 in all

Field performance and survival of cocoa seedlings raised in different growing media
2021Acta Universitatis Sapientiae Agriculture and EnvironmentJournalOpen access2 citations10.2478/ausae-2021-0009
Mulching and Irrigation Practices on Cocoa Seedling Survival and Field Establishment
2020Journal of Agriculture and Crops

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science1482%
Agronomy and Crop Science529%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics212%
Forestry212%
Horticulture212%
Soil Science212%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering16%
Food Science16%
Molecular Biology16%
Nature and Landscape Conservation16%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural pest management studies6
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems4
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis4
Nematode management and characterization studies3
Soybean genetics and cultivation3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Banana Cultivation and Research2
Cassava research and cyanide2
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy2
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement2
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

59% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria4
Cameroon3
United States2
Austria1
United Kingdom1
Italy1
Kenya1
Norway1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG4 papers
Bolgatanga Technical UniversityGH3 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureCM3 papers
University of FloridaUS2 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH2 papers
Free University of Bozen-BolzanoIT1 paper
International Atomic Energy AgencyAT1 paper
UiT The Arctic University of NorwayNO1 paper
University of ReadingGB1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureTZ1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of the Ghana Science Association2
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae Agriculture and Environment1
Agro-Science1
Agroforestry Systems1
Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research1
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land9
2Zero hunger5

Most cited

Cultivation and use of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in the Volta Region of Ghana
Journal of Food Technology in Africa2
200147 citations
Evaluation of the nutritional composition ofthe seeds of some selected African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst Ex. A. Rich (Harms)) accessions
Agro-Science2
201840 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Effects of crop rotation and fallow residue management on maize growth, yield and soil carbon in a savannah-forest transition zone of Ghana

Assessing Garden Egg Genotypes for Sugars Accumulation in Varying Growth Conditions in Ghana

2017Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/ajaar/2017/35726

Effect of flower production and time of flowering on pod yield of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L) genotypes

2014IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary ScienceJournalOpen access12 citations10.9790/2380-07434449

Simple Formulation of the Soil Water Effect on Residue Decomposition

2010Communications in Soil Science and Plant AnalysisJournal7 citations10.1080/00103620903460781

Diversity of Indigenous Field Isolates of Cowpea Bradyrhizobia from Ecological Zones of Ghana

2002Current plant science and biotechnology in agricultureBook chapter0 citations10.1007/0-306-47615-0_301

Cultivation and use of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in the Volta Region of Ghana.

2000Plant Genetic Resources NewsletterJournalSenior author31 citations

Differences in response to phosphorus among cowpea (Vigna unguiculanta (l) walp.) cultivars

1999Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/jgsa.v1i2.17799

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis1

How it can be read

35% free to read

Diamond 4 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 11 · 65%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 17 papers name a funder

European Commission1
International Atomic Energy Agency1

The Journal of Agricultural Science15

Cultivation and use of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) in the Volta Region of Ghana.

Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter2

200031 citations