Eric Amoah Asante

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Senior Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2020per ORCID
Lecturer, Koforidua Polytechnic, since 2008per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Plant Science
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Horticulture

In their own words

Agricultural Machinery Design
Discrete Element Modelling

Publications: 332011–2026
Citations: 422to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.911.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%4 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 92%23 of the 25 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 550 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 7 (486 citations and h-index 8 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Agricultural and Biosystems EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2020
Lecturer, Mechanical EngineeringKoforidua Polytechnicsince 2008

Education

PhD in Agricutural Engineering, School of Agricultural Equipment EngineeringJiangsu Universitysince 2014

On their papers

Publications

33 in all

Effect of maturity and the colour parameters on the cocoa opening force using the existing mechanical system
2026Research in Agricultural EngineeringJournalOpen access0 citations10.17221/149/2025-rae
Influence of tillage and mulching practices on growth, yield, and grain quality of Cowpea (Vigna Unguiculata L.)
2026Crop Design

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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

Plant Science1752%
Mechanical Engineering721%
Biomedical Engineering39%
Civil and Structural Engineering39%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering39%
Horticulture39%
Agronomy and Crop Science26%
Food Science26%
Mechanics of Materials26%
Speech and Hearing26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization5
Plant Surface Properties and Treatments4
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy3
Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics3
Agricultural pest management studies2
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems2
Cassava research and cyanide2
Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics2
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis2
Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control2
Noise Effects and Management2
Plant responses to water stress2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

44% of their 25 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1245679Home

Most frequent partner countries

China10
United States1
Israel1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Koforidua Technical UniversityGH16 papers
Jiangsu UniversityCN9 papers
Abetifi Presbyterian College of EducationGH3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
Tamale Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
Holon Institute of TechnologyIL1 paper
Iowa State UniversityUS1 paper
Agricultural Research OrganizationIL1 paper
Jiangsu University of Science and TechnologyCN1 paper

Where they publish

Advances in Applied Sciences3
International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and Technology3
Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (JGhIE)3
International journal of agricultural and biological engineering2
International Journal of Technology and Management Research2
JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURE

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

7Affordable and clean energy4
2Zero hunger3
6Clean water and sanitation3
8Decent work and economic growth1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Analysis of potential impaction and phytotoxicity of surfactant-plant surface interaction in pesticide application
Crop Protection6
2019144 citationsWorld top 10%
Effects of shading and insect-proof screens on crop microclimate and production: A review of recent advances
Scientia Horticulturae2
2018112 citationsWorld top 10%
A review of air disturbance technology for plant frost protection

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Performance modelling and optimization of disc angle and tractor speed for a disc ridger in loamy soil using RSM

2025International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.3329/ijarit.v15i1.82759

Charged Pesticide Spray Swath and Volumetric Droplets Distribution Impact by Nozzle Types, Spacing and Height

2025Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/just.v43i4.5

Comparative analysis of mechanical properties of paddy rice for different variety-moisture content interactions

2024International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and TechnologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.3329/ijarit.v14i1.74525

Evaluation of integrated threshing and drying design concepts for paddy rice using analytical hierarchy process

2024International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.3329/ijarit.v14i1.74526

Relative Effect of Tillage Methods and Weeding Regimes on Seasonal Weeds Biomass and Maize Performance

2024Journal of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Animal SciencesJournal1 citation

Development and evaluation of agro-waste composite for sound insulation

2023Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (JGhIE)JournalOpen access1 citation10.56049/jghie.v23i4.115

Development and evaluation of a mechanical model for the assessment of cocoa pod opening force

2023Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (JGhIE)JournalOpen access1 citation10.56049/jghie.v23i4.111

Cutting resistance assessment for three varieties of cassava roots

2023Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (JGhIE)JournalOpen access0 citations10.56049/jghie.v23i4.116

Performance Evaluation of a Cowpea Thresher at Various Moisture Contents

2020International Journal of Technology and Management ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.47127/ijtmr.v2i2.55

A review of air disturbance technology for plant frost protection

2018International journal of agricultural and biological engineeringJournalOpen access33 citations10.25165/j.ijabe.20181103.3172

Review of air disturbance technology for plant frost protection

2018International journal of agricultural and biological engineeringJournalOpen access5 citations10.25165/ijabe.v11i3.3172

EFFECT OF OPEN AIR DRYING DURATION ON SEED MOISTURE AND THE THRESHING QUALITY OF COWPEA

2017JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN AGRICULTUREJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.24297/jaa.v7i1.5923

Performance evaluation of a cowpea thresher at various moisture contents

2017International Journal of Technology and Management ResearchJournalFirst author6 citations

Airfoil optimization design for frost protection wind machines using Profili software

2015International Agricultural Engineering JournalJournal7 citations

American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry1

How it can be read

92% free to read, of the 25 recorded

Diamond 14 · 42%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 24%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 24%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

12 of 33 papers name a funder

Jiangsu University6
Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions5
Government of Jiangsu Province4
National Natural Science Foundation of China3
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation2
Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund2
Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Independent Innovation Fund1
Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Science Foundation1

International journal of agricultural and biological engineering7

201833 citationsOpen access · Gold

Quantitative Assessment of Cold Injury in Tea Plants by Terahertz Spectroscopy Method

Agronomy

202331 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold