Bernard Effah

University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development

Publishing since 2013, latest 2025

Building and Construction
Polymers and Plastics
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Plant Science
Automotive Engineering

Publications: 92013–2025
Citations: 73to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.941.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%1 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 44%4 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

9 in all

Evaluating some properties of 10-, 15-, and 20-year-old teak ( Tectona grandis ) for pulp and paper production
2025Wood Material Science and EngineeringJournal2 citations10.1080/17480272.2025.2515148
Assessment of Forestry Residues Potential for Off-Grid Electrification in The Republic of Benin (West Africa)
2023International Journal of Biomass and Renewables

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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

Building and Construction667%
Polymers and Plastics444%
Biomedical Engineering333%
Mechanics of Materials222%
Plant Science222%
Automotive Engineering111%
Education111%
Food Science111%
Mechanical Engineering111%
Nature and Landscape Conservation111%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Wood Treatment and Properties6
Lignin and Wood Chemistry3
Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites3
Bamboo properties and applications2
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies1
Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions1
Education and Critical Thinking Development1
Energy and Environment Impacts1
Forest ecology and management1
Mechanical Behavior of Composites1
Polymer crystallization and properties1
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications1

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-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa5
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kumasi Technical UniversityGH4 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA4 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH1 paper
Tamale Technical UniversityGH1 paper
St. John Bosco College of EducationGH1 paper
St. Monica's College of EducationGH1 paper
University of PretoriaZA1 paper
Université de ParakouBJ1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper

Where they publish

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products1
International Journal of Biomass and Renewables1
International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Technology (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)1
Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies1
Maderas Ciencia y tecnología1
Springer Science Reviews

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land5
12Responsible consumption and production3
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Mechanical properties of wood-plastic composites made from various wood species with different compatibilisers
European Journal of Wood and Wood Products15
201736 citations
Characterisation of the Interfacial Adhesion of the Different Components in Wood–Plastic Composites with AFM
Springer Science Reviews12
201515 citations
Physical properties of palmyra palm wood for sustainable utilization as a structural material
Maderas Ciencia y tecnología

CHEMICAL FORCE MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS OF WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES PRODUCED FROM DIFFERENT WOOD SPECIES AND COMPATIBILIZERS

2017Wood and Fiber Science (Society of Wood Science and Technology)JournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations

Development of Kiln-Drying Schedules for Two Lesser-Known Timber Species in Ghana

2014International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Technology (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations

Surface and Interface Analysis1

Wood and Fiber Science (Society of Wood Science and Technology)1

How it can be read

44% free to read

Diamond 1 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 22%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 56%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 9 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
National Research Foundation1
Universiteit Stellenbosch1

20217 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Development of Kiln-Drying Schedules for Two Lesser-Known Timber Species in Ghana

International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering and Technology (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)15

20144 citationsOpen access · Green

Student's assessment of internship programme. A case of College of Agriculture Education, Mampong-Ashanti of University of Education, Winneba

Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies17

20134 citationsWorld top 10%