Kwadwo Owusu Ayeh

University of Ghana

Senior Lecturer, Department of Plant and Environmental Biology, University of Ghana-Legon, since 2014per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Plant Science
Food Science
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Complementary and alternative medicine

Publications: 152011–2026
Citations: 45to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.601.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 73%11 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Department of Plant & Environmental BiologyDepartment of Plant and Environmental Biology, University of Ghana-Legonsince 2014

Education

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
PhDNorwegian University of Life Sciences

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

15 in all

Genotype-specific radiosensitivity and mutagenic dose optimization in Ghanaian cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ): a case study of cowpea cultivar Videza and Songotra
2026International Journal of Radiation BiologyJournal1 citation10.1080/09553002.2026.2636295
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Three Plant Crude Extracts for the Management of Major Insect Vectors on Different Okra Varieties in Ghana

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Plant Science1387%
Food Science320%
Molecular Biology320%
Biochemistry17%
Biotechnology17%
Complementary and alternative medicine17%
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems17%
Endocrinology17%
Genetics17%
Horticulture17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural pest management studies3
Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics3
Genetics and Plant Breeding3
Plant Virus Research Studies3
Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens2
Plant Molecular Biology Research2
Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance2
Plant tissue culture and regeneration2
Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress1
Banana Cultivation and Research1
Circadian rhythm and melatonin1
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Norway2
United Kingdom2
Australia1
Nigeria1
Pakistan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH9 papers
John Innes CentreGB2 papers
Norwegian University of Life SciencesNO2 papers
Norwich Research ParkGB2 papers
University of EducationPK1 paper
University of TasmaniaAU1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH1 paper
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Research Notes2
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development1
Agricultural Science Digest - A Research Journal1
Asian Journal of Biological Sciences1
Australian Journal of Crop Science1
Cell Biology and Development1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger5
6Clean water and sanitation2
15Life on land2

Most cited

Screening for drought tolerance potential of nine cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) genotypes from Ghana
Heliyon6
202113 citationsOpen access · Gold
Immunolocalization of pectic polysaccharides during abscission in pea seeds (Pisum sativum L.) and in abscission less def pea mutant seeds
BMC Research Notes15
201613 citationsOpen access · Gold
Influence of salicylic acid and potassium nitrate on plant height and flowering time of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under varying salinity and drought-induced stresses

Indian Journal of Agricultural Research

Farmer Knowledge and Incidence of Taro Leaf Blight Disease in Major Taro-growing Regions of Ghana

2025African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.18697/ajfand.144.25130

Indirect plant regeneration in Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea alata yam genotypes using different explants

2024Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant BiologyJournal0 citations10.1080/11263504.2024.2360465

Egyptian Journal of Botany

European Journal of Biology and Biotechnology1

How it can be read

73% free to read

Diamond 7 · 47%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 27%In an open-access journal
Closed 4 · 27%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 15 papers name a funder

Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet2
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1
Division of Environmental Biology1
University of Ghana1

Ghana Journal of Science6

20218 citationsOpen access · Diamond