Francis Alemawor

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

SENIOR LECTURER, KNUSTper ORCID

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Food Science
Plant Science
Forestry
Biochemistry
Complementary and alternative medicine
Nutrition and Dietetics

In their own words

Food Chemistry
Food biotechnology

Publications: 242009–2026
Citations: 460to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 2.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%4 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 94%15 of the 16 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 600 citations, h-index 12 and i10-index 13 (355 citations and h-index 11 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, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYKNUST

Publications

24 in all

Impact of food processing methods on the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of pearl millet minerals
2026Exploration of Foods and FoodomicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.37349/eff.2026.1010116
Impact of Traditional Food Processing Techniques on Mineral Bioaccessibility in Ghanaian Fermented Millet-Based Koko and Zoomkoom
2025

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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

Food Science938%
Plant Science729%
Forestry417%
Biochemistry313%
Complementary and alternative medicine313%
Nutrition and Dietetics313%
Animal Science and Zoology28%
Agronomy and Crop Science14%
Analytical Chemistry14%
Business and International Management14%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

African Botany and Ecology Studies4
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis4
Fermentation and Sensory Analysis3
Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications3
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities3
Food composition and properties2
Horticultural and Viticultural Research2
Proteins in Food Systems2
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research1
Animal Nutrition and Physiology1
Banana Cultivation and Research1
Coconut Research and Applications1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

19% of their 16 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany2
Philippines2
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Koforidua Technical UniversityGH5 papers
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale ZusammenarbeitDE2 papers
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale ZusammenarbeitPH2 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
Jiangsu UniversityCN1 paper
Ghana Institute of LanguagesGH1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Food Science3
African journal of biotechnology2
American journal of food science and technology2
Scientific African2
Cogent Food & Agriculture1
Exploration of Foods and Foodomics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger8
15Life on land1

Most cited

Effect of Pleurotus ostreatus fermentation on cocoa pod husk composition: Influence of fermentation period and Mn2+ supplementation on the fermentation process
African journal of biotechnology
2009124 citations
Enzyme cocktail for enhancing poultry utilisation of cocoa pod husk
Scientific Research and Essay
200995 citations
Enhancement of the nutritive value of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) bean shells for use as feed for animals through a two-stage solid state fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus and …

Nutritional value and health benefits of cashew apple

2023JSFA reportsJournalOpen access39 citations10.1002/jsf2.107

Cashew Apples in Ghana: Stakeholders’ Knowledge, Perception, and Utilization

2022International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen access32 citations10.1155/2022/2749234

Quality of miracle berry wine as influenced by pH and inoculum levels

2019Journal of Food and Nutrition ResearchJournal2 citations

Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Full Fat and Defatted Ackee (Blighia sapida) Aril Flours

2014American journal of food science and technologyJournalOpen access19 citations10.12691/ajfst-2-6-3

Partial Substitution of Cocoa Butter with Processed Shea Butter in Milk Chocolate

2014Journal of Food Science and EngineeringJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.17265/2161-6256/2014.04.006

Enzyme cocktail for enhancing poultry utilisation of cocoa pod husk

2009Scientific Research and EssayJournalFirst author95 citations

How it can be read

94% free to read, of the 16 recorded

Diamond 6 · 25%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 4%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 33%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

5 of 24 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University1

Int. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Res

Nutritional value and health benefits of cashew apple

JSFA reports2

202339 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid