Irene S. Egyir

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, since 1995per ORCID

Publishing since 1872, latest 2026

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
Soil Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Business and International Management
Plant Science

In their own words

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESS

Publications: 1091872–2026
Citations: 1,607to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 42
Field-weighted impact: 3.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 51%30 of 59 scored papers
Open access: 65%41 of the 63 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,352 citations, h-index 28 and i10-index 55 (1,639 citations and h-index 25 since 2021), as of October 12, 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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND AGRIBUSINESSUNIVERSITY OF GHANAsince 1995

Education

PhD Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessUniversity of Ghana1999–2003

Honours, memberships and service

Vice President Programmes, Ghana Association of Agricultural EconomistsGhana Association of Agricultural Economistssince 2007
Bromkamp Fellow, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessBromkamp GmbH1999

On their papers

Publications

109 in all

Economic Shocks and the Growth of the Construction Industry in Ghana Over the 50-Year Period From 1968 to 2017
2019Research in World EconomyJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.5430/rwe.v10n1p1
Gender dimensions of climate change adaptation practices: the experiences of smallholder crop farmers in the transition zone of Ghana
2019

Download CV:PDFWord

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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 Sciences3532%
Economics and Econometrics2220%
Soil Science1514%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1413%
Business and International Management76%
Plant Science76%
General Health Professions55%
Pollution55%
Horticulture44%
Sociology and Political Science44%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices35
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion14
Agricultural risk and resilience12
Agriculture and Rural Development Research7
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development7
Climate change impacts on agriculture6
Energy and Environment Impacts5
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development4
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy4
Economic and Environmental Valuation4
Urban and Rural Development Challenges4
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their 63 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234567Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States9
Kenya8
Nigeria7
Burkina Faso6
Switzerland6
Uganda5
Malawi5
Thailand4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH9 papers
Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen LandbauCH6 papers
Michigan State UniversityUS5 papers
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesMW5 papers
Asian Institute of TechnologyTH4 papers
Université Ouaga IIBF4 papers
University for Development StudiesGH4 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureUG3 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureKE3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers

Where they publish

Agricultural Finance Review5
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture4
CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)3
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability3
Journal of Food Distribution Research3
Academia Letters

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger22
13Climate action4
1No poverty3
8Decent work and economic growth3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
12Responsible consumption and production3
5Gender equality2
7

Most cited

Gender dimensions of climate change adaptation practices: the experiences of smallholder crop farmers in the transition zone of Ghana
African Geographical Review
2019141 citations
Agricultural credit provision: what really determines farmers’ participation and credit rationing?
Agricultural Finance Review1
2017110 citationsWorld top 10%
Women farmers' access to credit from rural banks in Ghana
Agricultural Finance Review
200984 citations

Every institution they have given on a paper.

African Geographical Review

Drivers of Farmers’ Relationship Choice in Commodity Supply Chains: The Case of Soybean in Northern Ghana

2018International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD)JournalOpen access1 citation10.47762/2018.964x.40

Assessing drivers of maize storage losses in south west Benin using a Fractional Response Model

2018Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut)PublicationOpen access0 citations10.5073/jka.2018.463.061

Credit constraints and labour allocation decisions in rural Burkina Faso

2017Agricultural Finance ReviewJournalSenior author21 citations10.1108/afr-05-2016-0047

SAIRLA: Decision makers’ needs assessment in Malawi and Ghana

2017CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)ReportOpen access0 citations

Gender and agriculture issues in Ghana and Malawi – a desk study

2017CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)ReportOpen access0 citations

Intensity of and factors affecting land and water management practices among smallholder maize farmers in Ghana

2017African Journal of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsJournal57 citations

SAIRLA Milestone 2 progress report for research themes 2 and 3

2017International Institute of Tropical AgricultureReport0 citations

1st International Conference on Food and Agricultural Economics: maize farmers in Ghana respond to fertilizer subsidy policy: what next to ensure sustainability?

2017First International Conference on Food and Agricultural Economics, April 27-28, 2017, Alanya, TurkeyReportFirst author1 citation

SAIRLA Ghana baseline report

2016CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)ReportOpen access0 citations

SAIRLA Ghana and Malawi stakeholder analysis

2016International Institute of Tropical AgricultureReport1 citation

Agricultural credit rationing in Ghana: what do formal lenders look for?

2014Agricultural Finance ReviewJournalSenior author46 citations10.1108/afr-01-2013-0004

Climate Change and Agricultural Adaptation Measures in the Transition Zone of Mid-Ghana

2014Journal of Agricultural ResearchJournalFirst author8 citations

Vendor and Consumer Differences in Perceptions of Food Quality in Ghana.

2014Journal of Food Distribution ResearchJournalSenior author1 citation

Microfinance, women and local economic development in Ghana

2014University of Ghana ReadersJournalFirst author2 citations

Consumer Preferences for US Food Products in Ghana

2014Journal of Food Distribution ResearchJournal0 citations

Factors that influence household demand for locally produced brown rice in Ghana

2014Journal of Economics and Sustainable DevelopmentJournalSenior author26 citations

Developments in agricultural economics and contemporary issues in Ghana

2014for the University of Ghana by Digibooks Ghana LimitedReport1 citation

Social Capital and Access to Credit by Farmer Based Organizations in the Karaga District of Northern Ghana

2013Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)JournalOpen access11 citations

Horticultural exports and measure of export success: lessons and policy implications from Ghana

2013Journal of International Marketing and ExportingJournal4 citations

Drivers of Success Study for CAADP Implementation

2013Ghana Case Study-NovemberJournalFirst author2 citations

Climate change and farmers’ adaptive capacity to strategic innovations: The case of northern Ghana

2012DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access38 citations

Factors influencing the intensity of export success in Ghana’s horticultural industry

2012International Journal of Business, Humanities and TechnologyJournalFirst author6 citations

Assessing the factors of adoption of agrochemicals by plantain farmers in Ghana

2011Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global EconomyJournalFirst author17 citations10.1108/17506201111119617

The Effect of ICT-Based Market Information Services on the Performance of Agricultural Markets

2011International Journal of ICT Research and Development in AfricaJournalFirst author6 citations10.4018/jictrda.2011070101

Technology adoption and land and water management practices among maize farmers in Ghana

2011Proceedings of the International Conference of Agricultural Production,“Increasing Agricultural Productivity and Enhancing Food Security in Africa: New Challenges and Opportunities”, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaJournal21 citations

Factors Influencing Entry and Continued Success of Firms in the Export of Fresh Horticultural Products from Ghana

2011Journal of International Marketing and ExportingJournalSenior author0 citations

Assessing the Market Integration of Locally Produced Groundnut in Ghana.“

2010World Food System-A Contribution from Europe” TropentagJournalSenior author6 citations

Financial costs and benefits of investing in domesticated “Sonkyi”(Allanblackia spp) in the forest region of Southern Ghana

20102010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South AfricaJournalFirst author0 citations

Strategic innovations in urban agriculture, food supply and livelihood support systems performance in Accea, Ghana

2009College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences. University of GhanaJournalFirst author8 citations

Empowering Farming Communities in Northern Ghana with Strategic Innovations and Productive Resources in Dryland Farming–An Impact Assessment

2009A report prepared by the strategic innovations in Dryland farming project (PN 6) for the challenge program for food and water, GhanaJournal12 citations

African Geographical Review2

Agroeconomia Croatica2

How it can be read

65% free to read, of the 63 recorded

Diamond 12 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 13 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 9 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 22 · 20%Behind a paywall
Unknown 46 · 42%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

27 of 109 papers name a funder

University of Ghana10
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers5
Government of the United Kingdom4
Stiftung Mercator Schweiz4
College of Engineering, Michigan State University3
Department for International Development3
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau3
Michigan State University3

Affordable and clean energy

10Reduced inequalities1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

17Partnerships for the goals1