Ernest Baafi

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Also at Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée, University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Bolgatanga Technical University and Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Plant Science
Horticulture
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Insect Science
Molecular Biology

Publications: 252015–2026
Citations: 110to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 3.091.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%6 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 80%20 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Citations received each year

Career

On their papers

Publications

25 in all

Role of Genetic Diversity in Crop Improvement
2026Genetics.Book chapterOpen access1 citation10.5772/intechopen.1012445
Efficacy of Urtica spp. extract as botanical for sustainable management of soybean insect pests
2026African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen access

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science1872%
Horticulture624%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics416%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences416%
Insect Science416%
Molecular Biology416%
Genetics312%
Food Science28%
Geography, Planning and Development28%
Soil Science28%

Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy6
Agricultural Innovations and Practices4
Banana Cultivation and Research3
Genetics and Plant Breeding3
Insect Pest Control Strategies3
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research2
Agricultural pest management studies2
Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies2
Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies2
Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques2
Plant Molecular Biology Research2
Research on scale insects2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

32% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Mali3
South Africa3
Peru2
Uganda2
India2
China2
United States1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH6 papers
West Africa Centre for Crop ImprovementGH5 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche AppliquéeML3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIN2 papers
International Potato CenterPE2 papers
Nanjing Agricultural UniversityCN2 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH2 papers

Where they publish

CABI biotechnology series.3
African Crop Science Journal2
Open Agriculture2
Sustainable Agriculture Research2
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science1
Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger14
1No poverty2
12Responsible consumption and production2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Constraints and Breeding Priorities for Increased Sweetpotato Utilization in Ghana
Sustainable Agriculture Research2
201525 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Genetic incompatibilities in sweetpotato and implications for breeding end-user preferred traits
Australian Journal of Crop Science1
201613 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Genetic improvement of cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) through mutagenesis

2026Reproduction and BreedingJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.repbre.2026.04.001

Evaluation of Biopesticide (Urtica spp.) Against Insect Pests and Diseases of Sweet Potato for Food Security

2026International Journal of Life Science and Agriculture ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.55677/ijlsar/v05i02y2026-02

Validation of Key Reference Genes in Some Improved Varieties and Landraces of Yams in Ghana

2025Journal of Biotechnology and its ApplicationsJournalOpen access1 citation10.33425/2771-9014.1019

Genetic Response of Taro to Taro Leaf Blight Disease for Food System Resilience

2025Sustainable Agriculture ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.5539/sar.v14n2p35

Adoption of Improved Sweetpotato Varieties in Ghana

2018Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & SociologyJournalOpen access10 citations10.9734/ajaees/2018/39874

Genetic incompatibilities in sweetpotato and implications for breeding end-user preferred traits

2016Australian Journal of Crop ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.21475/ajcs.2016.10.06.p7618

Genetic control of dry matter, starch and sugar content in sweetpotato

2016Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1080/09064710.2016.1225813

Breeding Superior Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Cultivars for West Africa

2016Journal of Crop ImprovementJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1080/15427528.2016.1154492

Exploitation of genetic potential of sweetpotato for end-user traits improvement

2016African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4314/acsj.v24i4.4

Constraints and Breeding Priorities for Increased Sweetpotato Utilization in Ghana

2015Sustainable Agriculture ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author25 citations10.5539/sar.v4n4p1

Australian Journal of Crop Science1

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 7 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 24%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 5 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 25 papers name a funder

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa6
University of Ghana5
Centro Internacional de la Papa1
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers1
Universiteit van die Vrystaat1

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science2

201613 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Breeding Superior Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Cultivars for West Africa

Journal of Crop Improvement

201612 citationsWorld top 10%