Michael Ayamga

Environmental Protection Agency

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Soil Science
Economics and Econometrics
Urban Studies
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Global and Planetary Change

Publications: 202007–2026
Citations: 332to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 2.121.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%6 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 50%10 papers free to read

2 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

20 in all

Rice Cultivation and Weed Control in Ghana’s Guinea Savannah Zone
2026Book chapter0 citations10.9734/bpi/asti/v7/7041
Simulating Agroecology Policy Options for the Resilience of Smallholder Food Security to Climate Shocks
2026Climate Resilience and SustainabilityJournalOpen access0 citations

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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

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences1155%
Soil Science1050%
Economics and Econometrics630%
Urban Studies630%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics315%
Global and Planetary Change210%
Plant Science210%
Safety Research210%
Sociology and Political Science210%
Accounting15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development7
Land Rights and Reforms6
Urban and Rural Development Challenges6
Agricultural Innovations and Practices4
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion4
Agricultural risk and resilience3
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management2
Income, Poverty, and Inequality2
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare2
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

20% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany3
South Africa2
Burundi1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH20 papers
University of BonnDE3 papers
St. John Bosco College of EducationGH3 papers
University of the Free StateZA2 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureBI1 paper

Where they publish

Environment Development and Sustainability2
Ghana Journal of Science Technology and Development2
Agricultural Finance Review1
British Journal of Economics Management & Trade1
Climate Resilience and Sustainability1
Environmental Development1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger6
1No poverty4
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Impact of agricultural credit on farm income under the Savanna and Transitional zones of Ghana
Agricultural Finance Review4
201853 citationsWorld top 10%
To what extent should farm households diversify? Implications on multidimensional poverty in Ghana
World Development Perspectives1
202045 citationsWorld top 10%
Factors Influencing the Decision to Participate in Micro-credit Programme: An Illustration for Northern Ghana

Large-scale land acquisition and agricultural household labor supply in northern Ghana

2025Ghana Journal of Science Technology and DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.47881/430.967x

Agroecology and resilience of smallholder food security: a systematic review

2023Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen access39 citations10.3389/fsufs.2023.1267630

Impact of Rainwater Harvesting on Livelihood Outcomes in Northern Ghana

2023International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD)JournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.47762/2023.964x.122

Contract Farming and Smallholder Farmer Productivity in Northern Ghana: Does Farm Size Matter?

2023Ghana Journal of Science Technology and DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.47881/368.967x

Impact of land grabbing on food security: evidence from Ghana

2022Environment Development and SustainabilityBook chapter23 citations10.1007/s10668-022-02294-7

The reality of market inefficiencies and technology adoption nexus: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

2018International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and EcologyJournal1 citation10.1504/ijarge.2018.097471

Determinants of Non-farm Micro and Small Enterprise Participation in Rural Ghana

2017British Journal of Economics Management & TradeJournalOpen accessSenior author22 citations10.9734/bjemt/2017/33814

An analysis of household farm investment decisions under varying land tenure arrangements in Ghana

2016Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (University of Kassel)JournalOpen accessFirst author23 citations

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

How it can be read

50% free to read

Diamond 2 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 25%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 50%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 20 papers name a funder

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst2
German Academic Exchange Service London1
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn1

Ghana Journal of Development Studies1

200743 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Agroecology and resilience of smallholder food security: a systematic review

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2

202339 citationsOpen access · Gold

Impact of land grabbing on food security: evidence from Ghana

Environment Development and Sustainability2

202223 citationsWorld top 10%