Wilfred Elegba

Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Food Science
Forestry
Agronomy and Crop Science
Biomedical Engineering

Publications: 181970–2026
Citations: 105to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.801.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 78%14 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

18 in all

Prevalence of Cassava Mosaic Geminiviruses in the Volta Region of Ghana
2026The Open Agriculture JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.2174/0118743315450389260319070029
Histo-anatomical studies on induced water stress with virus infection on xylem tissues of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) cultivars
2026Vegetos

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science1583%
Molecular Biology633%
Food Science317%
Forestry211%
Agronomy and Crop Science16%
Biomedical Engineering16%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics16%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences16%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health16%
Soil Science16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Cassava research and cyanide8
Plant tissue culture and regeneration6
Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies5
Nematode management and characterization studies3
Plant Virus Research Studies3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Agricultural pest management studies2
GABA and Rice Research2
Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies2
Potato Plant Research2
Seed Germination and Physiology2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

39% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Uganda2
Austria2
Switzerland2
Belgium2
Taiwan2
United States1
Niger1
Ethiopia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH9 papers
University of LiègeBE2 papers
Gembloux Agro-Bio TechBE2 papers
Institute of Molecular Plant BiologyCH2 papers
International Atomic Energy AgencyAT2 papers
KU LeuvenBE2 papers
ETH ZurichCH2 papers
National Chung Hsing UniversityTW2 papers
National Agricultural Research InstituteUG2 papers
Lincoln University - MissouriUS1 paper

Where they publish

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY2
Frontiers in Plant Science2
African Crop Science Journal1
AoB Plants1
Biotechnologia1
Forests Trees and Livelihoods1
Indian Journal of Agricultural Research

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger8
1No poverty1
3Good health and well-being1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
15Life on land1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Efficient Genetic Transformation and Regeneration of a Farmer-Preferred Cassava Cultivar From Ghana
Frontiers in Plant Science1
202122 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Screening for Resistance in Farmer-Preferred Cassava Cultivars from Ghana to a Mixed Infection of CBSV and UCBSV
Plants
202016 citationsOpen access · Gold
Effect of mosaic virus diseases on dry matter content and starch yield of five cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) accessions in Ghana

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 BiologyJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1080/11263504.2024.2360465

Efficient Genetic Transformation and Regeneration of a Farmer-Preferred Cassava Cultivar From Ghana

2021Frontiers in Plant ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.3389/fpls.2021.668042

Optimisation of Somatic Embryogenesis in Cassava

2016Book chapterOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1007/978-3-319-45021-6_5

International journal of innovation and applied studies1

How it can be read

78% free to read

Diamond 6 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 4 · 22%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 18 papers name a funder

International Atomic Energy Agency5
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich2
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers1
Direktoratet for Utviklingssamarbeid1
Hawassa University1
International Fine Particle Research Institute1
Ministry of Education, India1
Wageningen University and Research1

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

201313 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Responses of smallholder farmers on sorghum production preferences and constraints in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development2

202110 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond