Philip Aniah

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Soil Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Sociology and Political Science
Pollution

Publications: 222014–2026
Citations: 454to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 2.691.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 36%8 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 68%15 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

22 in all

Mapping farmers’ perceptions of climate risks and adaptive vulnerability in semi-arid Ghana
2026Discover EnvironmentJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/s44274-026-00551-4
From forest decline to climate change: environmental perceptions and awareness among charcoal producers in the Savannah zone of northern Ghana

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Global and Planetary Change1255%
Soil Science836%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics732%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences732%
Sociology and Political Science523%
Pollution418%
Horticulture29%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law29%
Plant Science29%
Anthropology15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management10
Climate change impacts on agriculture7
Agricultural Innovations and Practices5
Agricultural risk and resilience5
Energy and Environment Impacts4
Land Use and Ecosystem Services4
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development3
Land Rights and Reforms3
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration2
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy2
Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology2
African cultural and philosophical studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

9% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
China1
Tanzania1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH5 papers
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Bolgatanga Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeUS1 paper
Suzhou University of Science and TechnologyCN1 paper
Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentET1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper
University of Dar es SalaamTZ1 paper
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

Environment Development and Sustainability2
Environmental Challenges2
Local Environment2
Cogent Social Sciences1
Discover Environment1
Discover Global Society1
Discover Sustainability

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

13Climate action7
15Life on land6
12Responsible consumption and production2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Smallholder farmers' livelihood adaptation to climate variability and ecological changes in the savanna agro ecological zone of Ghana
Heliyon
2019172 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Land use and land cover change detection and prediction based on CA-Markov chain in the savannah ecological zone of Ghana
Environmental Challenges15
202249 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Topic: Smallholder Farmers' Adaptation Practices to the Effects of Land Degradation on Livelihoods in Semi‐Arid Ghana

2026Land Degradation and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/ldr.70844

Vegetable farmers’ knowledge on pesticides use in Northwest Ghana

2020Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding48 citations10.1007/s10668-020-00916-6

The Effects of Climate Change on Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana

2016International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations

Behind the Myth: Indigenous Knowledge and Belief Systems in Natural Resource Conservation in North East Ghana

2014International Journal of Environmental Protection and PolicyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding38 citations10.11648/j.ijepp.20140203.11

How it can be read

68% free to read

Diamond 2 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 36%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 32%Behind a paywall

Environment Development and Sustainability2

202048 citationsWorld top 10%

Behind the Myth: Indigenous Knowledge and Belief Systems in Natural Resource Conservation in North East Ghana

International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy1215

201438 citationsOpen access · Hybrid