Afia Sakyiwaa Amponsah

Sunyani Technical University

Publishing since 2018, latest 2026

Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Analytical Chemistry
Plant Science
Pollution
Animal Science and Zoology

Publications: 272018–2026
Citations: 41to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 2.681.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%6 of 27 scored papers
Open access: 74%20 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

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

27 in all

Dynamic Rheological Properties of Wheat Flour Doughs Enhanced With Cashew Pomace: A Frequency Sweep Analysis
2026Journal of Food Processing and PreservationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1155/jfpp/9270341
Multivariate Optimization of Thermal Processing Parameters of Solanum torvum Fruits: A Response Surface Methodology Approach to Maximize Nutritional Value

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science1556%
Nutrition and Dietetics1037%
Analytical Chemistry622%
Plant Science622%
Pollution519%
Animal Science and Zoology311%
Biochemistry311%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis311%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine311%
Biotechnology27%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties7
Heavy metals in environment5
Heavy Metals in Plants5
Food Safety and Hygiene4
Food Drying and Modeling3
Meat and Animal Product Quality3
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities3
Phytoestrogen effects and research3
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications3
Proteins in Food Systems3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Botanical Research and Applications2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Pakistan2
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Education, WinnebaGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH2 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH2 papers
Jiangsu UniversityCN1 paper
Sindh Agriculture UniversityPK1 paper
University of EducationPK1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Food Science4
Environmental Health Insights3
Food Science & Nutrition3
Journal of Food Processing and Preservation3
African Journal Of Applied Research2
Journal of Culinary Science & Technology2
Biotechnologia1
Cereal Chemistry1

How it can be read

74% free to read

Diamond 4 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 22%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 7 · 26%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger6
12Responsible consumption and production5

Most cited

Effect of Boiling on Heavy Metal and Cyanide Concentrations and Associated Health Risks in Cassava and Cocoyam From a Gold Mining Area in Kade, Ghana
International Journal of Food Science
20257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Lettuce and Spring Onion on Human Health in Kumasi, Ghana
Environmental Health Insights
20247 citationsOpen access · Gold
Comparative Assessment of Matrix Integration Dynamics Between Beetroot Powder and Paste in Wheat‐Based Cupcake Formulations
Food Science & Nutrition
20254 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination in Selected Farm Vegetables and Soils
African Journal Of Applied Research
20254 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Microbial Diversity, Nutritional Composition, and Health Implications of Fermented Locust Bean Seed (Dawadawa) From Ghana
International Journal of Food Science
20254 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Mycotoxin Development in Cashew Apple-Wheat Flour Composite During Tropical Storage

2026Environmental Health InsightsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1177/11786302261423019

Dietary exposure and health risk assessment of heavy metals in hibiscus sabdariffa calyces sold in Ghanaian markets

2026Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part BJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/03601234.2026.2712146

Apparent Versus Bioaccessible Mineral Enrichment in Pearl Millet Composite Cake

2026Cereal ChemistryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/cche.70104

Heavy Metal Concentrations and Health Risk Assessment of Melon Seeds ( Citrullus lanatus ) From Selected Markets in Ghana

2026International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1155/ijfo/8819979

Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination in Selected Farm Vegetables and Soils

2025African Journal Of Applied ResearchJournalOpen access4 citations10.26437/ajar.v10i2.845

Statistical Modeling of Nutritional Enhancement During Thermal Processing of Solanum torvum

2025Journal of Food Processing and PreservationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1155/jfpp/2149421

Assessing Levels of Monosodium Glutamate and Microbes in Street Foods

2024African Journal Of Applied ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.26437/ajar.v10i2.816

Optimization of Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum) Powder Spice Blend by Means of D-optimal Design

2018International Journal of Innovative Food Science and TechnologyJournal1 citation10.25218/ijifst.2018.01.001.02