Freda Elikplim Asem

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana, since 2026per ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Plant Science
Food Science
Soil Science
Economics and Econometrics
Business and International Management

Publications: 352020–2026
Citations: 243to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 5.541.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 39%12 of 31 scored papers
Open access: 74%26 papers free to read

8 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessUniversity of Ghanasince 2026

Education

PhD Development Studies, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)University of Ghana2011–2013
MSc. Agricultural and Resource Economics, Resource Economics and Environmental SociologyUniversity of Alberta2003–2006
BSc. Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessUniversity of Ghana1998–2001

On their papers

Publications

35 in all

Integrative review on the use of sensory evaluation methods in consumer-led product development for indigenous fruits and vegetables
2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen access5 citations10.3389/fsufs.2025.1657001
“Wrap and Plant” Seed Treatment: A Sustainable Management Practice for Yield Improvement and Storability of Yam Against Plant‐Parasitic Nematodes in Ghana

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General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Economics and Econometrics514%

Business and International Management411%

Nutrition and Dietetics411%

General Health Professions39%

Management Science and Operations Research39%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices14
Agricultural risk and resilience7
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development4
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion4
Seed and Plant Biochemistry4
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA3
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Banana Cultivation and Research2
Energy and Environment Impacts2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States3
China2
United Kingdom2
Kenya1
Korea1
Burkina Faso1
Togo1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH3 papers
University of Chinese Academy of SciencesCN2 papers
University of OxfordGB2 papers
North Carolina State UniversityUS2 papers
Chinese Academy of SciencesCN2 papers
Institute of Urban EnvironmentCN2 papers
Seoul National UniversityKR1 paper
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeUS1 paper
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems6
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)4
African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development2
Cogent Food & Agriculture2
Food Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal2
Heliyon2
Scientific African2
Agricultural Finance Review1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 4 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 43%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger12
5Gender equality4
1No poverty3
8Decent work and economic growth2
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Journal of Agronomy

Implication of educational reforms on agrarian labour: The case of free SHS on maize farms in Ghana

2026Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.55493/5005.v16i1.5850

Determinants of purchasing indigenous fruits and vegetables in Niger and Burkina Faso

2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.3389/fsufs.2026.1666484

Nutrition-sensitive value-chain development in Ghana: evidence from the field

2025Cogent Food & AgricultureJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1080/23311932.2025.2477189

Sensory Profile of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Kontomire), an Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetable in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17903412

Sensory Profile of Colocasia esculenta (Kontomire), an Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetable in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17901247

Survey Insights on Indigenous Fruits in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17902234

Sensory Lexicon Development for Alasa (African Star Apple – Chrysophyllum albidum)

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17901740

Analysis of Mushroom Consumption and its Determinants in Ghana

2024Journal of Agribusiness and Rural DevelopmentJournalOpen access3 citations10.17306/j.jard.2024.01831

Impact analysis of innovation and gendered constraints in the fisheries sector of southern Ghana

2023African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and DevelopmentJournalSenior author3 citations10.1080/20421338.2023.2218772

A copy in a repository

Closed 9 · 26%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

14 of 35 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Chinese Academy of Sciences2
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences2
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences2
University of Ghana2
A.G. Leventis Foundation1
African Development Bank Group1